Heart valve problems in children are usually present at birth congenital and are treated in. The study differentiated in the listed cs in africa between surgeons who perform open heart surgery or pure thoracic surgery. The working group cardiovascular nuclear medicine of the german society of nuclear medicine presents the results of the 7th survey of myocardial perfusion spect mps of the reporting year 2015. A further major step and milestone was the publication of the first german heart report deutscher herzbericht with the german heart foundation being the leading editor in collaboration with an editorial board consisting of board members of the dgk, the dgthg, and the dgpk. Trotz rucklaufiger mortalitat gibt es noch immer 52 000 infarkttote pro jahr. Currently more than 90% of the children reach adult age, mainly due to substantial advances in congenital cardiology, cardiac surgery, intensive care, and pharmacotherapy 8,9. Heart valve diseases are usually caused by damage to the heart valves over time. Residency training for specialization in cardiac surgery in germany recently underwent a series of changes. Building a bridge between physicians and patients european.
Stratified recruitment was ontarget while the participation rate was highest in subjects aged 6069 years 38%. Martin vestweber, managing director of ghf has been an ehn board member since 20. Apr 29, 2016 the 2014 edition of the european association for cardiothoracic surgery eacts and the european society of cardiology esc joint guidelines on myocardial revascularization mr marks the 50th anniversary of the first coronary artery bypass grafting cabg procedure 1. After compliance with the curricular requirements and successfully completion of. The diagnosis of chronic coronary heart disease 20. The 2014 edition of the european association for cardiothoracic surgery eacts and the european society of cardiology esc joint guidelines on myocardial revascularization mr marks the 50th anniversary of the first coronary artery bypass grafting cabg procedure 1. Burden of coronary artery disease and peripheral artery. These defects generally arise in older people due to wear and tear. How socioeconomic inequalities impact pathways of care for. Nevertheless, there are large differences between the federal states when looking at the mortality and morbidity of ami. Multidetector computed tomography angiography mdcta of. Cardiovascular disease cvd is a leading cause of death in europe. Cardiovascular disease continues to be a major factor in the health of the german population. Between december 20 and april 2015, 4499 subjects were invited.
Agedependency of clinical characteristics of patients. Rhesacare is an extended baseline survey of ami patients registered in rhesa who are aged 25 or more, and inhabitants of the city of halle saale or the district of altmark in the federal state of saxonyanhalt, germany. Thieme ejournals dmw deutsche medizinische wochenschrift. They come second in the ranking of treatment indications in general practice with about 26%, after blood pressure. Aug 17, 2016 cardiovascular disease cvd is a leading cause of death in europe. Women had a lower lifetime prevalence than men in almost all federal states, and the rankings of. Studies on the development of children with chd point towards deficits in motoric, cognitive and language development. Central line proficiency test outcomes after simulation training versus traditional training to competence. Along with high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and smoking, dlm. Cardiac surgery residents training in germanystatus quo. Methods smoking and mortality statistics from 1992 to 20 were obtained from the german statistical office, from which sam was calculated separately for each cause of death.
In western industrial nations, disorders of lipid metabolism dlm are among the most frequently occurring diseases. Saxonyanhalt is one of the federal states with the highest mortality rates for ami in. Dec 05, 2018 in germany, incidence and mortality of chd have been decreasing in the past few decades. The german registry of ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation karree was designed to contribute to rehabilitation quality assurance and to evaluate clinical characteristics of patients participating in ambulatory rehabilitation centers. Another important partner at an international level is the world heart federation.
The ctsnet registry does not represent the number ofglobalpracticing cs. Deutscher herzbericht 2017german heart report 2017. Until about 1940, 80% of children with complex chd died within the first few years of life. The cardiorenal syndrome professor and cohead, dept of cardiology. This certification implies a high diagnostic and therapeutic qualification of clinical departments and outpatient centres with respect to lipidology. Heart failure is taking center stage deutscher herzbericht 2014, statistisches bundesamt fatal mi heart failure. Pdf concerning international comparison for the year, austria is situated under the top meinerz t. Pathophysiologic targets for acute heart failure therapy. Regional differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. Thieme ejournals the thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon. The german registry of ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation karree was designed to contribute to rehabilitation quality assurance and to evaluate clinical characteristics of patients. It is the result of a multidisciplinary collaboration between the german heart foundation, the german cardiac society, the german society for thoracic and. A new 6year integrated curriculum has been created that is based on acquisition of specific expertise rather than a rigid time frame.
Chronic coronary heart disease chd and myocardial infarction are widespread diseases 1. Regional differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular. According to a large canadian study not only the mortality of children. The recruitment includes at least two written invitations and active contact attempts by the study personnel via telephone if the patient does not respond to the written invitations fig. It is the result of a multidisciplinary collaboration between the german heart foundation, the german cardiac society, the german society for thoracic. The 25th german heart report provides a comprehensive analysis of morbidity and mortality in patients with selected heart diseases as well as services and care in cardiology and cardiac surgery in germany during the period 20112012. Jahresbericht 2017 deutsche stiftung fur herzforschung. In 2016, there were 77 293 pacemakers and 28 953 icds implanted in germany.
Atherothrombotic disease, including coronary artery disease cad and peripheral artery disease pad, can lead to cardiovascular cv events, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, limb ischemia, heart failure, and cv death. Longterm early development research in congenital heart. In effect, the training paradigm is one that is competencybased. Transcatheter mitral valve repair stsacc tvt registry only 8. Chronische herzinsuffizienz beim alteren patienten springerlink. This document was downloaded for personal use only. However, most studies are crosssectional and there is a gap in the knowledge concerning developmental trajectories, risk and protective factors and a lack of research concerning. In germany, 361 377 percutaneous coronary interventions pcis were performed in 2014 during in total. It provides an overview of the period during which lipidmodifying drugs were introduced and. Deutscher herzbericht herzbericht kassenarztliche bundesvereinigung kbv. Introduction congenital heart disease chd is the most common birth defect. Cardiovascular rehabilitation in germany traditionally is offered as inpatient service often located far from patients residence, and ambulatory rehabilitation still represents a minority.
Hypertension deutscher herzbericht deutsche frankfurt dietz lj, matthews ka depressive symptoms and subclinical markers of. Vocational reintegration provides a key goal for patients after myocardial infarction both from social as well as from individual perspective. For providing highquality, comprehensive lipidological care to patients lipidological competence centres and networks lccns will be established and certified by the dgff soon. Arzteblatt sachsen 52018 sachsische landesarztekammer. For this reason, doctors call them acquired heart valve defects. Deutsche herzstiftung, eds deutscher herzbericht 20. The first percutaneous coronary intervention pci procedure was performed years later, in 1977. It presents the significance of cardiovascular diseases and addresses major questions currently being discussed among lipidologists and the current thinking with respect to low ldlcholesterol levels and hdl. Design routine data analysis of statutory health insurance claims data from the. Berufliche wiedereingliederung nach akutem herzinfarkt. Development of congenital cardiology, epidemiology.
Full text adherence to lipidlowering therapy in patients. In germany, incidence and mortality of chd have been decreasing in the past few decades. Objectives to describe the use of drugeluting stents dess in the largest population of statutory health insurance members in germany, including newly developed bioresorbable vascular scaffolds bvss, and to evaluate 1year complication rates of des as compared with bare metal stents bmss in this cohort. Six weeks after discharge from hospital, we contact the patients with a covering letter and a patient information flyer about rhesacare by mail first. Effect of cardiac rehabilitation on functional and. The data of 9,791 individuals having statutory health insurance coverage by the aok saxonyanhalt with 10,906 anonymized inpatient cases of lhcs in 2011 were followed until 12312012, and it was examined whether they subsequently received a coronary bypass or pci. On behalf of the ehn, the german heart foundation attended a workshop on pulmonary arterial hypertension hosted by the european medicines agency ema and represented the concerns. Neuer deutscher herzbericht 2014, dgk in an interview with faszination forschung, alessandra moretti and karlludwig laugwitz explain how they develop models of human heart disease from patientspecific stem cells, why the cells serve as software and not hardware. In germany, a declining mortality rate from acute myocardial infarction ami has been observed in the last decades. It has been the leading cause of death in germany for decades and was responsible for 43.