Fiftieth anniversary of the first heart transplantation in Switzerland in the context of the worldwide history of heart transplantation

Wilhelm, Markus J.; Ruschitzka, Frank; Flammer, Andreas J.; Béttex, Dominique; Turina, Marko

doi:10.4414/smw.2020.20192

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“…A few hospitals have a well-established extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program. Hosting the Transplant-and Mechanical-Support-Program in the northeastern part of Switzerland, USZ is known to have a broad expertise in ECMO therapy including airbound interhospital transfer of critically ill patients [15]. In 2015 in Switzerland altogether 6,901 patients underwent cardiac surgery [16] with lax national regulations on patient-flow, lack of patient-centralization and high dependency of smaller hospitals on personal referrals.…”

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“…ECMO therapy is a well establish procedure in the USZ and numbers are increasing. With around 150 ECMO implantations per year, our center runs one of the leading national ECMO-programmes also focusing on interhospital transport of patients on ECMO support over the past 10 years [15]. Within the last 6 years, we performed 165 ECMO transports and covered a distance of 22,000 kilometers during these missions.…”

Section: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation For Covid-19 Disease: the Zürich Experiencementioning

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Mestres³

2020

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The current COVID-19 pandemic has a huge impact on society and economy and represents one of the biggest challenges for healthcare systems all over the world. Reports from health-care-institutions in different countries show a variety of crisis exit strategies. Although experiences in handling of the pandemic have accumulated over the last 7 months, it is clear that measures to prevent a collapse of the health-care-systems have to be adapted to local political and socioeconomic structures. The aim of this review is to give insight in crisis exit strategies in Switzerland, highlighting the role and impact of COVID-19 in the field of cardiac surgery.

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An Evidence Base for Heart Disease Prevention using a Mediterranean Diet Comprised Primarily of Vegetarian Food

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Gupta

2023

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Dietary patterns, nutrition, physical activity, air pollution, tobacco smoke, ethnicity and genetics affect heart disease. Vegetarian food diets are one of the important factors in its prevention and control. People living in the five blue zones, mostly consuming the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), have the highest longevity in the world and the least incidence of heart disease. There are several forms of heart pathology, e.g., the most common coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, heart valve disease and abnormal heart rhythms. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world and varies by race, where indigenous and people of color have a higher risk for its complications than the white population. The morbidity of cardiovascular pathology in the Afro-American community persists high and is a primary source of disparities in life expectancy between Afro-Americans and whites in the United States. Adherence to healthy diets higher in vegetable foods and lower in animal foods is correlated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, morbidity and mortality in the general population. A detailed literature review was performed of the Medline, EMBASE, and Ebsco databases to synthesize and compare evidence on this topic to produce a review of the importance of a Mediterranean diet in the prevention of heart disease. Consumption of a MedDiet consisting of fruits and vegetables (including berries due to their high fibre and antioxidant content), nuts, whole grains, leafy greens, beans like chickpeas, eggplants, Greek yogurt and extra virgin olive oil are associated with longer life and lower incidence of heart disease. The latter diet is superior to consuming large quantities of meat and refined carbohydrates, such as sucrose, high fructose corn syrup and grains that have had the fibrous and nutritious parts removed.

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Fiftieth anniversary of the first heart transplantation in Switzerland in the context of the worldwide history of heart transplantation

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COVID 19 - The Swiss Perspective

COVID 19 - The Swiss Perspective

An Evidence Base for Heart Disease Prevention using a Mediterranean Diet Comprised Primarily of Vegetarian Food

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