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December 2020

An Important Role for DNMT3A-Mediated DNA Methylation in Cardiomyocyte Metabolism and Contractility. Circulation (2020), DZHK authors: Alexandra…

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Certain antihypertensive drugs protect cardiovascular patients from adverse course of COVID-19

People with high blood pressure get COVID-19 more severely and have an increased risk of death. Their immune cells are probably already pre-activated,…

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Breathing rate predicts therapeutic benefits for heart patients

Conditions causing arrhythmia are among the most common cardiac conditions. A study headed by DZHK Scientist Prof. Georg Schmidt of the Technical…

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Avoiding unnecessary interventions – new DZHK study investigates who benefits from an implanted defibrillator (Study CMR-ICD-DZHK23)

To protect against sudden cardiac death, all patients with severe cardiac insufficiency, in which the heart's pumping capacity is highly restricted,…

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Heart attack research: How do heart cells communicate under stress?

DZHK researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital have developed a new method for "listening" to stressed heart muscle cells. They have been awarded…

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Inflammatory markers as an early warning system for a complicated course of COVID-19 in cardiovascular patients

A research study led by the University Hospital Frankfurt concludes that biomarkers indicate a critical course of COVID-19 disease in cardiovascular…

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19 DZHK researchers among the most influential scientists worldwide

Nineteen scientists of the DZHK belong to the "Who is who" of the most cited researchers worldwide. They were included in the list of "Highly Cited…

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DZHK Provides Data Infrastructure for Corona Research

The German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) is making its research platform available for coronavirus research, with clinical data,…

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German university hospitals create new basis for corona research

Together with their partners from other healthcare sectors, the German university hospitals are creating a high-quality, comprehensive working basis…

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Tracking down the causes of heart attack: Misguided immune cells can contribute to vascular damage

Heart attacks strike suddenly and have a range of different triggers. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Centre for…

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