Des deutschen Volkes Erhebung im Jahre 1848, sein Kampf um freie Institutionen und sein Siegesjubel : ein Volks- und Erinnerungsbuch für die Mit- und Nachwelt

Boberach: Behandelt werden die Märzereignisse und Mißstände vor der Revolution, insbesondere die Bürokratie, kommunistische und sozialistische Bestrebungen, die Lichtfreunde, Itzstein und die badischen Kammern, der Hungertyphus in Oberschlesien, die Entwicklung in Hannover, Sachsen und Württemberg und von den Politikern besonders Blum, Jacoby und Gagern. - Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Mit lithographischen Porträts der Politiker Bassermann, Camphausen, Simon, von Itzstein, Graf von Schwerin, von Auerswald, Braun, von Vincke, Hansemann, von Beckerath, Welcker, Jordan, Erzherzog Johann, Robert Blum, Todt, Jacoby, Dittmer, Uhland, von Soiron sowie von Gagern

Die Blutzeugen der deutschen Volkserhebung, oder Scenen aus dem tragischen Ende der neu'sten Volksaufstände in Deutschland

Boberach: Knappen Darstellungen der Ereignisse in Baden, der Pfalz und Dresden 1849 und der Wiener Oktoberrevolution 1848 folgen Beiträge über Max Dortu, Gustav Schlöffel, Blum, August Bernigau, Messenhäuser [sic!], Lamartine, Bem, Graf Batthyani, Struve, Greiner, P. Fries, Reichard, Hepp, Hanitz, Nikolaus Schmitt, Cullmann [sic!], Goldmark, d'Ester, Franz Umbscheiden, Blenker, Raquillet [sic!], Sznayder [sic!], Zitz, Eisenstuck, Crzeriak, Fr. Ludwig Krahn, Dr. Sander, Jodokus Temme, Schulze-Delitzsch, Carl Vogt; eingefügt sind Briefe und Aufzeichnungen über die Prozesse in Rastatt, die Prager Unruhen im Juni 1848, die Kämpfe in Ungarn und die Lage der Emigranten, ferner Gedichte, u.a. von Herwegh

Devisen der Transparente, welche bei der festlichen Illumination Frankfurts am 1. April 1848 zu Ehren der deutschen Volksmänner ausgestellt waren

Boberach: Wiedergegeben sind 216 Texte im Umfang zwischen einem (z.B. "Einigkeit macht stark") und 16 Versen und die Beschreibungen von zugehörigen und von vier nur bildlichen Darstellungen (z.B.: "Eine geharnischte Jungfrau - Germania -, die einen Drachen besiegt."). Die meisten Texte fordern zur Einigkeit auf, einige wenden sich gegen das überwundene System Metternichs. Als Vorkämpfer der liberalen Bewegung werden u.a. Jahn, Arndt, Blum, Gagern genannt, als Aussteller lediglich einmal "Sämtliche Gesellen des Schreinerhandwerks"

Zeitgenossen in Biographieen und Porträts : ein Volksbuch

Boberach: Behandelt werden Alexander Freiherr von Soiron, Jakob Venedey, Oskar von Wydenbrugk, Gottlieb Christian Schüler, Heinrich Freiherr von Gagern, Ernst Moritz Arndt, Carl Theodor Welcker, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Franz Schuselka, Friedrich Siegmund Jucho, Johann Gustav Moritz Heckscher, Felix Fürst von Lichnowsky, Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, Anton Ritter von Schmerling, Franz Raveaux, Heinrich Simon, Johann Jacoby, Robert Blum, Johann Erzherzog von Österreich, Louis Cavaignac, Friedrich Hecker, Friedrich von Wrangel, Joseph Wenzel Graf Radetzky, Joseph Freiherr Jellachich von Buszin, Hermann Rollett, Alphonse de Lamartine, Georg Jung, Louis Napoleon, Ernst Alfred Fürst zu Windischgrätz, Ferdinand Freiligrath, Ludwig Kossuth, Emanuel Geibel

Expected impact of applying new 2013 AHA/ACC cholesterol guidelines criteria on the recommended lipid target achievement after acute coronary syndromes.

BACKGROUND 2013 AHA/ACC guidelines on the treatment of cholesterol advised to tailor high-intensity statin after ACS, while previous ATP-III recommended titration of statin to reach low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets. We simulated the impact of this change of paradigm on the achievement of recommended targets. METHODS Among a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients hospitalized for ACS from 2009 to 2012 at four Swiss university hospitals, we analyzed 1602 patients who survived one year after recruitment. Targets based on the previous guidelines approach was defined as (1) achievement of LDL-C target < 1.8 mmol/l, (2) reduction of LDL-C ≥ 50% or (3) intensification of statin in patients who did not reach LDL-C targets. Targets based on the 2013 AHA/ACC guidelines approach was defined as the maximization of statin therapy at high-intensity in patients aged ≤75 years and moderate- or high-intensity statin in patients >75 years. RESULTS 1578 (99%) patients were prescribed statin at discharge, with 1120 (70%) at high-intensity. 1507 patients (94%) reported taking statin at one year, with 909 (57%) at high-intensity. Among 482 patients discharged with sub-maximal statin, intensification of statin was only observed in 109 patients (23%). 773 (47%) patients reached the previous LDL-C targets, while 1014 (63%) reached the 2013 AHA/ACC guidelines targetsone year after ACS (p value < 0.001). CONCLUSION The application of the new 2013 AHA/ACC guidelines criteria would substantially increase the proportion of patients achieving recommended lipid targets one year after ACS. Clinical trial number, NCT01075868.

Recurrent Nicolau syndrome associated with subcutaneous glatiramer acetate injection--a case report.

BACKGROUND Glatiramer acetate is worldwide used as first line treatment in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Local skin reactions associated with glatiramer acetate are common, however, only isolated cases of severe local injection site reactions known as Nicolau Syndrome have been reported so far. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the case of a recurrent Nicolau Syndrome occurred during longstanding glatiramer acetate treatment in a woman with multiple sclerosis. The haemorrhagic patch necrotized and was treated locally as a deep second degree burn with excision of dead skin tissue and was healed. Treatment with glatiramer acetate was definitely suspended. CONCLUSIONS GA injections can be complicated by isolated or recurrent Nicolau Syndrome, a potentially life-threatening condition of which neurologists should be aware.

Ministerielle Reichsorgel: Orgelspieler: I kann holt ka Harmonie rausbringen ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Karikatur auf die der Frankfurter Nationalversammlung zuwiderlaufende Politik Friedrich Wilhelms IV. von Preußen: der den Blasebalg tretende und dabei Champagner trinkende König zwingt dem Orgelspieler (Erzherzog Johann) eine wenig harmonische Partitur mit dem Titel "Wir lassen halt Alles beim Alten" auf. Im Hintergrund führende Paulskirchenabgeordnete (u.a. Gagern und Robert Blum) als willenlose Orgelpfeifen

Republikanischer Nußknacker: Es jinge wohl, aber es jeht nich

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Darstellung des Abgeordneten Robert Blum als Nußknacker, der die bereits geöffnete Nuß mit der Aufschrift 'Censur' in den Händen hält, aber am Knacken der Nuß 'Monarchie' durch sich um den Bedienungshebel balgende Abgeordnete hinter seinem Rücken gehindert wird

Neuestes aus Wien

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Karikatur auf die Teilnahme des Abgeordneten Robert Blum am Barrikadenkampf in Wien gegen die Truppen des Fürsten Windisch-Graetz

Adjunct prednisone therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

BACKGROUND Clinical trials yielded conflicting data about the benefit of adding systemic corticosteroids for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. We assessed whether short-term corticosteroid treatment reduces time to clinical stability in patients admitted to hospital for community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS In this double-blind, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, we recruited patients aged 18 years or older with community-acquired pneumonia from seven tertiary care hospitals in Switzerland within 24 h of presentation. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to receive either prednisone 50 mg daily for 7 days or placebo. The computer-generated randomisation was done with variable block sizes of four to six and stratified by study centre. The primary endpoint was time to clinical stability defined as time (days) until stable vital signs for at least 24 h, and analysed by intention to treat. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00973154. FINDINGS From Dec 1, 2009, to May 21, 2014, of 2911 patients assessed for eligibility, 785 patients were randomly assigned to either the prednisone group (n=392) or the placebo group (n=393). Median time to clinical stability was shorter in the prednisone group (3·0 days, IQR 2·5-3·4) than in the placebo group (4·4 days, 4·0-5·0; hazard ratio [HR] 1·33, 95% CI 1·15-1·50, p<0·0001). Pneumonia-associated complications until day 30 did not differ between groups (11 [3%] in the prednisone group and 22 [6%] in the placebo group; odds ratio [OR] 0·49 [95% CI 0·23-1·02]; p=0·056). The prednisone group had a higher incidence of in-hospital hyperglycaemia needing insulin treatment (76 [19%] vs 43 [11%]; OR 1·96, 95% CI 1·31-2·93, p=0·0010). Other adverse events compatible with corticosteroid use were rare and similar in both groups. INTERPRETATION Prednisone treatment for 7 days in patients with community-acquired pneumonia admitted to hospital shortens time to clinical stability without an increase in complications. This finding is relevant from a patient perspective and an important determinant of hospital costs and efficiency. FUNDING Swiss National Science Foundation, Viollier AG, Nora van Meeuwen Haefliger Stiftung, Julia und Gottfried Bangerter-Rhyner Stiftung.

Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction and Depressive Symptoms among Elderly: A Prospective Cohort Study

BACKGROUND Subclinical hypothyroidism has been associated with depressive symptoms in cross-sectional studies, but prospective data and data on subclinical hyperthyroidism are scarce. METHODS In the Leiden sub-study of the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) among adults aged 70-82 years with pre-existing cardiovascular disease or known cardiovascular risk factors, TSH and free T4 levels were measured at baseline and repeated after 6 months to define persistent thyroid function status. Main outcome measures were depressive symptoms, assessed with the Geriatric Depression Scale 15 (GDS) at baseline and after 3 years. All analyses were adjusted for age, gender and education. RESULTS Among 606 participants (41% women, mean age 75 years) without anti-depressant medication, GDS scores at baseline did not differ for participants with subclinical hypothyroidism (n = 47; GDS 1.75, 95% CI 1.29-2.20, p = 0.50) or subclinical hyperthyroidism (n = 13; GDS 1.64 [0.78-2.51], p = 1.00) compared to euthyroid participants (n = 546, mean GDS 1.60 [1.46-1.73]). After 3 years, compared to euthyroid participants, change in GDS scores did not differ for participants with subclinical hypothyroidism (ΔGDS -0.03 [-0.50-0.44], p = 0.80), while subclinical hyperthyroidism was associated with an increase in GDS scores (ΔGDS 1.13 [0.32-1.93] p = 0.04). All results were similar for persistent subclinical thyroid dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS In this largest prospective study on the association of persistent subclinical thyroid dysfunction and depression, subclinical hypothyroidism was not associated with increased depressive symptoms among older adults at high cardiovascular risk. Persistent subclinical hyperthyroidism might be associated with increased depressive symptoms, which requires confirmation in a larger prospective study. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Ich bewege mich, wie sie sehen meine Herren, rein auf dem historischen Rechtsboden

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Karikatur, laut handschriftlichem Vermerk auf die Abgeordneten der Frankfurter Nationalversammlung Brentano und Vincke [Blum, H.: Die dt. Rev. 1848/49; 1898, S. 251]

Subclinical Hypothyroidism and the Risk of Stroke Events and Fatal Stroke: An Individual Participant Data Analysis

OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine the risk of stroke associated with subclinical hypothyroidism. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION Published prospective cohort studies were identified through a systematic search through November 2013 without restrictions in several databases. Unpublished studies were identified through the Thyroid Studies Collaboration. We collected individual participant data on thyroid function and stroke outcome. Euthyroidism was defined as TSH levels of 0.45-4.49 mIU/L, and subclinical hypothyroidism was defined as TSH levels of 4.5-19.9 mIU/L with normal T4 levels. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS We collected individual participant data on 47 573 adults (3451 subclinical hypothyroidism) from 17 cohorts and followed up from 1972-2014 (489 192 person-years). Age- and sex-adjusted pooled hazard ratios (HRs) for participants with subclinical hypothyroidism compared to euthyroidism were 1.05 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.91-1.21) for stroke events (combined fatal and nonfatal stroke) and 1.07 (95% CI, 0.80-1.42) for fatal stroke. Stratified by age, the HR for stroke events was 3.32 (95% CI, 1.25-8.80) for individuals aged 18-49 years. There was an increased risk of fatal stroke in the age groups 18-49 and 50-64 years, with a HR of 4.22 (95% CI, 1.08-16.55) and 2.86 (95% CI, 1.31-6.26), respectively (p trend 0.04). We found no increased risk for those 65-79 years old (HR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.86-1.18) or ≥ 80 years old (HR, 1.31; 95% CI, 0.79-2.18). There was a pattern of increased risk of fatal stroke with higher TSH concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Although no overall effect of subclinical hypothyroidism on stroke could be demonstrated, an increased risk in subjects younger than 65 years and those with higher TSH concentrations was observed.

Colossaler Fortschritt: Hier oben ist zu sehen die traurige Geschichte von einem freien Wiener Kindlein zwischen Him̄el und Erde, und die Flucht des Oesterreicher Hercules ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Karikatur auf die revolutionären Ereignisse in Wien aus konservativ-reaktionärer Sicht: der als Bänkelsänger dargestellte Robert Blum erläutert - unterbrochen von den sarkastischen Kommentaren seines Drehorgelspielers - der Bevölkerung den 'colossalen Fortschritt', den der Sturz Kaiser Ferdinands darstellt