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Better understanding the heart cell by cell: Atlas of the human heart published

An international team of researchers from six countries has analysed around half a million individual cells and cell nuclei of the human heart. The…

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: local anaesthesia as safe as general anaesthesia

If the valve between the aorta and the heart needs to be replaced, doctors have a minimally invasive procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve…

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COVID-19: researchers target inflammatory cells

A research project is starting at Frankfurt University Hospital to investigate how the body's own immune response causes cardiovascular patients…

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Munich study accompanies corona patients with a hybrid smartwatch (Study COVID SMART)

A recent study provides Covid-19 patients in quarantine with a hybrid smartwatch from Withings, which measures ECG and oxygen saturation. The study…

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COVID-19: Increasing risk of developing thrombosis

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 leads to respiratory disease, which can result in lung failure in severe cases. It is then usually necessary to provide…

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ACE inhibitors also work in COVID-19

A study conducted by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin found that blood pressure medications have the same effect on COVID-19 patients as they do…

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Gold medal for DZHK heart researcher

The Frankfurt heart researcher and director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Center for Molecular Medicine at Goethe University,…

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