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Salt Restriction for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (02.07.2010)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2010.0457
Cardiovascular disorders continue to be responsible for more than half of all deaths in western industrialized nations (e1). Primary prevention of these disorders aims to reduce their premature occurrence and the economic burden they place on...
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Deaths Due to Physical Restraint (20.01.2012)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2012.0027
Freedom-restraining measures (FRM) to prevent falls, to control the movement of patients with behavioral disorders or motor unrest, and to enable treatment to be carried out are employed principally in geriatric medicine and in general care of the...
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Disorders of Pubertal Development (24.04.2009)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0295
Puberty is a sensitive phase of physical, mental, and social development for both girls and boys. A thorough acquaintance with the normal course of puberty is necessary. Any deviation from it, though it will be viewed with great anxiety by the young...
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The Treatment of Climacteric Symptoms (27.04.2012)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2012.0316
Peri- and postmenopausal women often seek medical help, and climacteric symptoms are their most common reason for doing so. These symptoms are due to changes in ovarian function during the menopause. The transition from full ovarian function in the...
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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (01.04.2011)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0209
The prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is estimated to be one case per 500–1000 population. The disease is characterized by excessive thickening of the left ventricular myocardium, occasionally also the right, without an identifiable...
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Vaccination Safety Update: Macrophagic Myofasciitis (03.04.2009)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2009.0248a
We wish to raise awareness of the phenomenon of macrophagic myofasciitis (MMF), which does exist in Germany but has not received much attention. This phenomenon may develop after vaccination. MMF is an acquired inflammatory muscular lesion that...
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Exercise Testing in Sports Medicine (15.06.2018)
https://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article/198521
Ergometric stress testing is indicated to answer relevant questions for athletes, asymptomatic persons, and patients with a wide range of diseases (Box 1). Its most important use is to detect latent disease (health-related indication for testing). It...
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Medicolegal Assessment of the Ability to Drive a Motor Vehicle in Persons With Epilepsy (02.04.2010)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2010.0217
In the course of medical practice, specialists in a variety of areas are confronted with the question as to whether patients with epilepsy can perform specific activities, or whether they may be subject to qualitative and/or quantitative...
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as an Occupational Disease (08.04.2011)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2011.0238
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) results from compression, usually chronic, of the median nerve at the wrist. CTS is one of the readily diagnosed compression neuropathies and, in Germany, fulfils the pathophysiological criteria for the official...
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Mental Health and Psychological Illness in Adolescence (21.06.2013)
//doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2013.0423
Adolescence is the phase of life that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. Two articles in this issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International are dedicated to mental disorders in adolescence, with particular attention to the developmental...