Medical Digest & Congress Report

Professor Willem Lems share his thoughts on the latest developments in the diagnosis and therapy of osteoporosis as it pertains to the RMDs. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:what-new-osteoporosis-rheumatology

Professor Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold gave us a review of the most recent data from the diagnosis to the management of interstitial lung disease in RMDs. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:interstitial-lung-disease-diagnosis-management

Professor Rik Lories on the current challenges in prevention and treatment of psoriatic arthritis. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:promising-directions-treatment-psoriatic-arthritis

Professor Francesco Del Galdo share his thoughts about EULAR Recommendations for the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:update-eular-recommendations-treatment-systemic-sclerosis

Professor David Isenberg shares an update on novel treatments for lupus and their clinical applications. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:lupus-whats-horizon

Professor Denis Poddubnyy shared the results of AScalate trial, Secukinumab versus standard-of-care in axial spondyloarthritis, a randomized controlled open-label trial for treat-to-target outcomes. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:secukinumab-versus-standard-care-axial-spondyloarthritis

Professor Roland Chapurlat shares his experiences on high risk osteoporosis combination terapies, on OP and CKD, as well on pregnancy and OP. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:difficult-questions-osteoporosis

Professor Annette H. M. van der Helm van Mil share her thoughts about EULAR Recommendations on risk stratification in patients with arthralgia suspicious for progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:update-eularacr-project-risk-stratification-patients-arthralgia-suspicious-progression-ra

Professor Anja Strangfeld chaired an important session during EULAR 2024 on cardiovascular comorbidities of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases and their management. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:cardiovascular-comorbidities-rheumatic-and-musculoskeletal-diseases

Professor Rene Westhovens chaired an interesting session during EULAR 2024, where participants learned to recognise the range of pain and fatigue manifestations and impact in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases and heared about options for managing different pain mechanisms in RMDs. State of the art and risks of opioid use are discussed and the role of self-management approaches to manage pain...

Professor Mariano Andrés on the long-term consequences of asymptomatic urate deposition in the joint. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:asymptomatic-ultrasonographic-urate-deposition-joint-are-there-long-term-consequences

Professor Michael Nurmohamed shares his experiences on cardiovascular comorbidities of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases and their management, as well as new findings such as the results of the ORAL Surveillance study. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:cardiovascular-risk-rheumatic-musculoskeletal-disease

Professor Francisca Sivera chaired an informative session during EULAR 2024, on the long-term consequences of asymptomatic urate deposition in the joint, critically appraise the evidence regarding urate-lowering therapy for renal disease and discern the extent to which hyperuricemia contributes to cardiovascular disease. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:asymptomatic-h...

Professor Raphael Micheroli chaired an exciting session during EULAR 2024, an update on the results of RA prevention trials to date, describe the lessons learnt from these RCTs. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:rheumatoid-arthritis-prevention-what-have-we-learnt-and-where-do-we-go-next

Professor Valentina Pucino chaired an interesting session during EULAR 2024 on critical metabolic pathways and the interplay between metabolism and immune responses. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:metabolic-reprogramming-autoimmunity

We asked Professor Kausik Ray, President of the European Atherosclerosis Society about 2024 EAS Congress and the Society, as well as the Joint Sessions and the Anitschkow Lecture. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:overview-2024-eas-congress

Professor Gianfranco Parati share his thoughts on combination of a beta-blocker with calcium channel blocker in hypertension. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:combination-beta-blocker-calcium-channel-blocker-hypertension

Professor Rosa de Pinho on 2023 ESH Hypertension Guideline Update. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:2023-esh-hypertension-guideline-update

Professor Enrico Agabiti Rosei on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction updates at ESH 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:esh-esc-hfa-joint-meeting-hfpef-update-2024

Professor Giuseppe Mancia on the update of ESH guidelines 2023. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:esh-guidelines-2023-new-light-beta-blockers-hypertension

Professor Athanase Benetos on how to take care and treat hypertensive older people. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:management-older-hypertensive-patients

Professor Michel Azizi on aldosterone receptor blocker versus aldosterone synthase inhibitor. Who is more effective in blocking aldosterone? Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:controlling-uncontrollable-resistant-hypertension-and-role-aldosterone

Professor Fadi Charchar on how lifestyle affects hypertension and what a patient could do to prevent hypertension and reduce then blood pressure. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:how-lifestyle-affects-hypertension

Professor Jorie Versmissen and Professor Fadi Charchar discussed the ESH - ISH Joint Session on balancing common side effects of Thiazide/Thiazide-like diuretics through addition of other Blood Pressure lowering drugs. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:esh-ish-joint-session-balancing-common-side-effects-thiazidethiazide-diuretics-through-addition-other-blood-pressure-l...

Professor Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho on the role of beta-blockers in the treatment of hypertension and cardiologic diseases. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:beta-blockers-hypertension-and-cvd