Navigating the geography of mortality – towards a GPS for Public Health Policy

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation today and tomorrow

The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in 2002 has initiated a paradigm shift in the treatment of patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis. The early technical and procedural success of this minimal invasive treatment in high-risk patients has promoted further innovation and development of transcatheter heart valve systems during the last 13 years.

Metabolic syndrome and hypogonadism – two peas in a pod

A large number of studies in men have demonstrated a close association between central obesity, the metabolic syndrome and hypogonadism. Reciprocally, men with hypogonadism share an increased life-time risk for the development of the metabolic syndrome, which suggests a bidirectional relationship between states of insulin resistance and low levels of testosterone.

Ultraviolet radiation protection and skin cancer awareness in recreational athletes: a survey among participants in a running event

This study was designed to ­assess the UVR protection and skin cancer awareness among recreational athletes attending the largest running event in Switzerland.

Elevated high-sensitivity troponin T levels are associated with adverse cardiac remodelling and myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of ­elevated high-sensitive cardiac troponin T levels with the severity of disease expression and adverse events in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.