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European approval for heart valve technology from Kiel

A new heart valve technology developed at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Campus Kiel, has received the CE mark and has been…

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Werner von Siemens Ring awarded to Jens Frahm

The number is gigantic: About 100 million examinations are carried out with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) every year – and every scanner worldwide…

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Genes in female and male hearts react differently to heart valve defects

When the heart valve between the aorta and the left ventricle is narrowed, i.e. aortic valve stenosis is present, different genes are active in men…

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Genetic defect leads to heart valve defects

A genetic defect in the ADAMTS19 gene is one of the causes of leaking heart valves in humans. Researchers led by Professor Marc-Phillip Hitz, head of…

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Troponin I predicts all-cause mortality of COPD patients – Collaborative project of DZL and DZHK published

Pneumologists of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) and basic researchers of the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) conducted a…

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New radiotracer offers opportunities for earlier intervention after heart attack

Insights into how the heart recovers after myocardial infarction (heart attack) can be obtained with a new radiotracer that targets fibroblast…

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