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Options for Anticoagulant Therapy During Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Safety and Efficiency of Bridging with Dabigatran Compared to Interruption of NOACs
Catheter ablation is an established method for treating supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. Patients with atrial fibrillation should also use anticoagulant therapy to prevent thromboembolic events, even during ablation. The number of patients being treated with new anticoagulants (NOACs) is increasing, but the use of direct factor Xa inhibitors poses a risk of life-threatening bleeding during catheterization if a specific antidote is not available at the healthcare facility. Options to prevent this complication include short-term…
Prokinetics in the Treatment of Diabetic Gastroparesis
One of the common complications of diabetes mellitus is a motility disorder of the gastrointestinal…
Pregabalin can be chosen as the 1st line treatment for postherpetic neuralgia
The efficacy of pregabalin in patients with postherpetic neuralgia has been demonstrated in 4…
Effect of Trifluridine/Tipiracil Combination Depending on Patient Prognosis
The results of the RECOURSE clinical study were published in 2015 and became an important basis for…
Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency on Inflammatory Cytokine Concentrations in Patients with Diabetic Foot Syndrome
Vitamin D deficiency is relatively common in the population. Vitamin D plays an important role, among...
Treatment with Osimertinib in Patients with NSCLC After Disease Progression on Previous Therapy – Case Study
We present a case study of a patient with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a proven…
Quality of Life in Patients with mCRC Treated with mFOLFOXIRI and Panitumumab
At the congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in September 2019, the results…
Changes in Blood Count as Possible Prognostic Markers of Response to Panitumumab in Patients with mCRC
As part of the VALENTINO study with panitumumab in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer…
Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis Step by Step in 4 Points
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. With the aging population, this topic is…
Incidence of Allergic Diseases in Children Probably Unrelated to Air Pollution
A recently published extensive meta-analysis of 7 cohorts of children aged 4 and 8 from 5 European…