Press Releases

The number of patients with an artificial heart has drastically risen in the last ten years. This affects several thousand people in Germany alone. The patient’s physical condition is usually stable after rehabilitation, but they are still restricted – as is their mental health....

Strong or weak, big or small – variations in our genome play a decisive part in how our heart is shaped and works. Scientists of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) together with an international consortium have identified ten new genetic variants associated with...

One of the most common acquired heart diseases in the over 75’s is aortic valve stenosis. Normally, it requires the replacement of the valve. In principle, there are two ways to do this: the patient’s thorax is opened surgically and an artificial valve is implanted; or a new...

A current evaluation of seven population-based studies in Germany reveals that blood pressure in Germany has decreased in the last two decades. The greatest decrease was seen in 55 to 74 year-olds. Despite the decrease, blood pressure in Germany is still too high. Particularly...

The molecule microRNA-210 stabilises deposits in the carotid artery and can thus prevent them from tearing, and prevent dangerous blood clots from forming. This is what scientists headed by Prof. Lars Mägdefessel, Professor of Vascular Biology at the Technical University of...

A new clinical study is starting at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) with an innovative and highly specific blood thinner. Headed by the DZHK Munich site, the scientists want to ascertain how safely and effectively this compound, which only acts locally, can...

A new clinical study of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) is examining whether an ultrasound evaluation of the inferior vena cava in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with congestion can be implemented in hospitals’ everyday routine and also be conducted...

An international team of scientists, in which researchers of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) were significantly involved, discovered that nearly half of all hereditary risk factors of a coronary artery disease are also associated with entirely different...

Scientists from the hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar of TU Munich have discovered that endurance and strength training following a heart valve replacement not only improves the patients’ physical fitness, but also their quality of life.

Patients with atrial fibrillation who are treated with oral thrombin inhibitors (OTIs) have a slightly higher risk of suffering a heart attack than patients who take vitamin K antagonists. Scientists headed by Dr. Tobias Petzold of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research...