[Epiretinal membrane: diagnostics, indications and surgical treatment].

An epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a frequently occurring disease affecting the macula, which can be associated with visual impairment and metamorphopsia, depending on the severity and location. A distinction is made between an idiopathic form caused by age-related changes of the vitreous body and a secondary form associated with diseases of the posterior segment. The development of fibrocellular epiretinal membranes formed by dedifferentiation of intraretinal and extraretinal cells at the level of the vitreomacular interface plays a major role in the pathogenesis.

Prognostic Impact of Pretherapeutic Hemoglobin Levels on All-cause Mortality in Cardiooncology.

Background/aim: We investigated the prognostic impact of hemoglobin (Hb) levels in tumour patients receiving routine cardiological surveillance during anticancer treatment. The aim of the study was to identify independent predictors of all-cause mortality in a cardio-oncological collective.

Patients And Methods: A total of 551 patients (273 males, 278 females) were enrolled in the Mannheim Registry for Cardiooncology and were included in the present analysis.