Journal
Doctor-reviewed medical articles on cardiology, heart rhythm, prevention, and women’s heart health. Written and reviewed by your cardiology team in Zurich.
Angina Pectoris: When Is a Cardiac Catheterisation Really Necessary?
Is aspirin worthwhile in primary prevention?
Blood pressure and heart health: the 2024 ESC guidelines
Arterial Hypertension: Diagnosis and Individualised Treatment
Chest pain in women. When to see a doctor. A decision rule.
Lowering High Blood Pressure: The 6-Step Plan for Healthy Readings
Echocardiography. What an ultrasound of the heart shows, what it does not, and how the appointment works.
The female heart is not a smaller version of the male heart.
Iron deficiency and heart health. Why empty iron stores put an additional strain on a weakened heart.
Heart attack in women: often different from what you expect
Cardiac catheterisation: how the examination works
Heart Valve Disease: How Treatment Is Changing
Stabbing chest pain: harmless or an emergency?
Heart palpitations and a racing heart: when to have them checked
Coffee and Heart Health: What the Science Actually Shows
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): Causes, Symptoms and Modern Treatment Options
Interventional closure of the left atrial appendage
Lipoprotein(a): the underestimated genetic risk factor for heart attack and stroke
Noise and air pollution. The underestimated risk factors for your heart.
Leaflets in the Heart: Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Shortness of breath (dyspnoea): when is the heart the cause?
Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE): the Heart Ultrasound from the Inside
Modern Lipid Therapy: Lowering Cholesterol Effectively and Preventing Heart Attacks
Stent-Free Coronary Treatment with the SELUTION DEB
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and the Stressed Heart. Why the heart can briefly lose its shape.
What is atrial fibrillation?
When should my partner see a cardiologist? A decision guide for his 40s, 50s and 60s.
When the heart sends warning signals: recognising heart attack, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death early
Will my heart attack be missed? What the data say about women in the emergency department.