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Genetic research identifies novel pathway leading to myocardial infarction

Starting with a severely affected family, a research team led by Jeanette Erdmann, Christian Hengstenberg and Heribert Schunkert (Institut für…

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Breakthrough in fundamental heart failure research

An international team of scientists, among them scientists of the DZHK, discovered an important fundamental process in hearts from patients with…

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Who benefits from precautionary implanted defibrillators? EU promotes Europe-wide study with 6 million Euros

Start for Europe-wide and only fully publicly funded ICD- patient study EU CERT ICD with significant participation of DZHK partners: UMG heart center…

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Prof. Thomas Eschenhagen receives ERC grant - 2.5 million Euros for heart research

Prof. Dr. Thomas Eschenhagen has been awarded with an “ERC Advanced Grant” by the European Research Council (ERC). The director of the Institute of…

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Gutenberg Health Study is supported by Boehringer Ingelheim for another four years

The company Boehringer Ingelheim is continuing its support for the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) with a sum of three million Euros by the end of 2017.

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Activating the heart's braking system

Göttingen pharmacologists led by DZHK - scientist Prof. Dr. Ali El - Armouche explore new therapy for heart failure: they activate the heart’s…

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DZHK to fund external research

Scientific know-how and skills of external partners are sought after in the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK). Therefore it is now…

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DZHK to cooperate with Cardiological Competence Networks

In the future, The German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) will cooperate with the Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects and the…

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Specific microRNAs promote inflammation

Atherosclerosis, an inflammatory reaction, is at the root of the most common forms of cardiovascular disease. DZHK researchers from Munich have now …

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Heart repair with unfertilized oocytes

First time worldwide: DZHK researcher Prof. Dr. Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann and a research team at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany,…

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