Silber S, Parhofer K.
Is the Distinction Between Primary and Secondary Prevention Still Appropriate?
MMW Fortschr Med. 2026; 168:48-51
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Silber S.
Combining Lipid-Lowering Therapies Wisely:
What LDL Cholesterol Targets Should Be Used?
Why Do Primary Care and Cardiology Practices Use Different Target Levels?
Ärzte Zeitung No. 8, April 30, 2026; 20-24
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References

Silber S, Schneider T, Mehilli J, Rolf A.
Assessment of Noninvasive Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) as a Newly Covered Benefit Under Germany's Statutory Health Insurance System:
Which Patients Are Eligible? Which Are Not?
What Needs to Be Considered? – DGK Position Statement
From the Commission for Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine in cooperation with Cluster B “Imaging Modalities” and the AGIK
Die Kardiologie 2026; 20:190–203
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Coverage in Cardio News:
CCTA Coverage Under Statutory Health Insurance – DGK Position Statement
Cardio News, March 3–6, 2026

Quick Dive on HERZ MEDIZIN:
Critical Appraisal of Noninvasive Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA)
as a link or as a PDF

Lindner O, Goetz C, Bengel F, Linke A, Maier A, Papathanasiou M, Silber S, Rischpler C, Greulich S, Bucerius J.
Nuclear Cardiology – Current Status of Clinical Practice
Consensus Paper of the DGK and DGN
Die Kardiologie 2026; 20:46-53
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Coverage in Cardio News:
New Consensus Paper on Nuclear Cardiology
Cardio News, March 3–6, 2026

Silber S, Keller M, Rippel M.
Safety and tolerability of pharmacologic stress with the selective A_2A adenosine receptor agonist regadenoson for the assessment of myocardial ischemia:
results from 5780 consecutive patients in a cardiology practice
Clinical Research in Cardiology, March 2026,
online, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-026-02871-0
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Klier I, Silber S.
CME Focus
Unexplained Syncope and Congenital Long QT Syndrome
MMW Fortschr Med. 2026; 168: (Suppl 1), 22–25
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Silber S, Keller M.
Suspected CAD: What Is the Best Current Approach in General Practice?
MMW Fortschr Med. 2025;167:38–42
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Silber S.
Stable CAD: What Needs to be Improved in Germany
Editorial for the special issue "Chronic Coronary Syndrome"
MMW Fortschr Med. 2025;167:5
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Bengel F, Bucerius J, Burchert W, Dörr R, Hacker M, Lindner O*, Rischpler C, Rudolph V, Schäfer W, Schäfers M, Schmidt M, Silber S, vom Dahl J,
* lead author
DGN (German Society of Nuclear Medicine) Recommendation (S1 Guideline)
Myocardial Perfusion SPECT(-CT)

Conflicts of Interest

Published online by AWMF (Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany)
July 2023

Lindner O, Schäfer W, Rischpler C, Silber S, Burchert W.
Myocardial perfusion SPECT in Germany from 2012 to 2021:
insights into development and quality indicators
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2023, 50:1621–1628
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Lindner O, Schaefer WM, Silber S, Rischpler C, Burchert W.
Myocardial Perfusion SPECT and ATTR imaging 2021 in Germany:
Results of the 9th Survey
Nuklearmedizin 2023; 62: 235–243
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Korosoglou G, Thiele H, Silber S, Schmitz T, Tiefenbacher C, Landmesser U, Helfen A, Nowak B, Bernhardt P, Baldus S, Rolf A.
Guideline-based and needs-oriented diagnostics for symptomatic obstructive coronary artery disease using cardiac CT and MRI
Position paper of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK)
Die Kardiologie, 2023, 17:406–417
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Zippel-Schultz B, Silber S, Helms TM.
Do telemedicine centers improve prognosis in heart failure?
MMW Fortschr Med. 2023;165:50–52
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Silber S, Keller M.
“Normal cardiac catheterization” despite angina and myocardial ischemia:
INOCA often overlooked
MMW Fortschr Med. 2023;165:34–37
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Silber, S
Editorial on the focus topic coronary artery disease (CAD)
CAD: A chameleon with many faces
MMW Fortschr Med. 2023;165:5
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Cutlip, DE, Jauhar, R, Meraj P, Garratt KN, Novack V, Novack L, Maillard L, Erglis A, Stoler R, Barakat M, Silber S. for the PzF SHIELD Trial Investigators
Five-Year Clinical Outcomes of the COBRA Polyzene F NanoCoated Coronary Stent System
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2022 Vol. 41 Pages 76-80
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Silber S.
[Determination of the individual risk of a heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death in apparently healthy persons]
MMW Fortschr Med. 2022;164:32-36
(in German language)
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Silber S. Editorial
[Prognosis of Heart Failure Worse than Cancer]
MMW Fortschr Med. 2022;164:5
(in German language)
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Silber S.
[The new ESC guideline for heart failure therapy: What has changed for general practice?]
MMW Fortschr Med. 2022;164:40-43
(in German language)
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Keller, M, Silber S.
[Amyloidosis of the heart: When do general practitioners have to think about it?]
MMW Fortschr Med. 2021;163:54-56
(in German language)
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Kelbaek H, Yeh RW, Engstrom T, Neumann FJ, Serruys PW, Windecker S, Belardi J, Qiao S, Xu B, Liu M, Silber S.
Five-year clinical outcomes for the Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent in total coronary occlusions
EuroIntervention. 2021, 16: 1326 -1332
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Cortes C, Chu M, Schincariol M, Martinez-Hervas Alonso MA, Reisbeck B, Zhang R, Murasato Y, Chen S, Lavarra F, Tu S, Silber S, Gutierrez-Chico JL.
Identification of the type of stent with three-dimensional optical coherence tomography: the SPQR study
EuroIntervention. 2021, 17: e140 - e148
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Cortes C, Johnson TW, Silber S, Buszman PP, Poerner TC, Lavarra F, Ibanez B, Kim Y, Mischke K, Jaguszewski M, Gutierrez-Chico JL.
ISCHEMIA trial: The long-awaited evidence to confirm our prejudices
Cardiol J. 2020;27:336-341
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Bengel FM, Burchert W, Dörr R, Hacker M, Kaufmann P, Rischpler C, Schäfer W, Schäfers M, Silber S, Zimmermann R, Buechel RR
[The Role of Nuclear Cardiology in Cardiac Amyloidosis]
Der Kardiologe, 2020, 14: 42-45
(in German language)
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Reply: Frey N, Bauersachs J, v. Knobelsdorff F, Bönner F, Yilmaz A Kommentierungen zum Positionspapier der DGK Der Kardiologe, 2020, 14: 46-50
(in German language)
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Figulla HR, Lauten A, Maier LS, Sechtem U, Silber S, Thiele H.
[Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Stable Coronary Heart Disease - Is Less More?]
Deutsches Arzteblatt international. 2020;117:137-144
(in German language)
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Haude M, Lee SWL, Worthley SG, Silber S, Verheye S, Rosli MA, Botelho R, Sim KH, Abizaid A, Mehran R, Investigators RT.
The REMEDEE trial: 5-Year results on a novel combined sirolimus-eluting and endothelial progenitor cells capturing stent
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020;95:1076-1084
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