Publications by authors named "A Hohneck"
Lifelong learning in cardiology is essential, as treatment standards, technologies and drug treatment are constantly evolving. In this respect e‑learning plays a central role, enabling doctors to flexibly and efficiently expand their knowledge. There are various offerings, from medical students and specialist training to highly specialised expert knowledge.
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- This study analyzed how integrative therapies alongside palliative chemotherapy affected survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer from 2015 to 2019.
- Around 206 patients were included, with 142 receiving different types of chemotherapy, and 82.4% of them used integrative therapies like mistletoe and hyperthermia.
- Results showed that survival times increased significantly when integrative therapies were used in addition to chemotherapy, notably with combinations of treatments leading to the longest survival compared to chemotherapy alone.
The femoropopliteal artery (FPA) plays a central role in diagnosing and treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD). FPA lesions are the most frequent cause of intermittent claudication, and no other artery of the lower extremities is recanalised more frequently. Generally, ultrasound is the primary imaging tool in PAD, particularly FPA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo headphone systems using different sound systems were compared to investigate the effects of a sound intervention on cardiovascular parameters, indicators of stress, and subjective feelings. One hundred volunteers who work in the health care sector reporting elevated workplace-related stress were enrolled and randomized to a 12-min sound intervention (classical music) with either conventional headphones ("MEZE 99 Classic") or with the same-but internally modified-headphone (called "Lautsaenger"). Cardiovascular parameters were measured with the VascAssist2.
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- Vascular age (VA) is a new measure in cardiovascular health that can be determined using either carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) or pulse wave analysis (PWA), but this study found that their results often differ.
- In a study with 100 volunteers aged 39.8 to 62.6 years, VA was calculated using both methods, revealing significant discrepancies: CIMT-derived ages varied widely depending on reference data, while about 46% of participants had conflicting VAs from each method.
- The findings highlight the need for standardizing these techniques, as the current lack of comparability can lead to confusion regarding cardiovascular risk assessment.