Your medical specialist portal

Altmeyer's Encyclopedia is an independent, evidence-based medical information resource on specialist level. Since 1986 it has been continuously updated and expanded by only the most accomplished medical professionals in their field. It offers access to over 70,400 up to date articles and 17,200 high quality images from various disciplines.

News from the department of Internal medicine

Latest entry in the department of Internal medicine:

Coronary heart disease

Coronary heart disease History The effects of coronary heart disease in the form of an angina pectoris attack (AP attack) were described by Seneca about 2000 years ago as follows: "Brevis autem valde et procellae similis est impetus, intra horam fere desinit": "Short but violent and like a storm ...

Go to article

Recent search terms:

70,485

Articles

182,023

Sections

17,200

Images

Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Editor-in-Chief

One of Germany's most accomplished dermatologists with decades of expertise in clinical dermatology. Emeritus professor at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, author of more than 30 textbooks and over 700 scientific publications.