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February 2017

Platelet-localized FXI promotes a vascular coagulation-inflammatory circuit in arterial hypertension, Science Translational Medicine, Vol. 9, Issue…

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Supervised Exercise Training Helps Patients with Heart Failure

Contrary to what was previously assumed, physical exercise does not lead to harmful ventricular enlargement. Researchers at the Technical University…

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Genome studies point to common disease mechanisms in cardiovascular and other diseases

An international team of scientists, in which researchers of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) were significantly involved,…

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Possible explanation for increased risk of heart attack when taking certain blood thinners

Patients with atrial fibrillation who are treated with oral thrombin inhibitors (OTIs) have a slightly higher risk of suffering a heart attack than…

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Patients benefit from physical exercise following heart valve replacement

Scientists from the hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar of TU Munich have discovered that endurance and strength training following a heart valve…

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