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Coronavirus can infect heart cells in the laboratory

In laboratory models, the coronavirus can directly infect heart muscle cells, a team from several working groups at the German Centre for…

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New DZHK Junior Research Group focuses on heart failure and cardiometabolic disease

For half of all heart failure cases there is a lack of effective treatment options. An estimated 37.7 million people worldwide suffer from this…

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Not all hearts are the same

An international research team recently created the first atlas of the human heart. Now the scientists want to add a new dimension to the project:…

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Specific and rapid expansion of blood vessels

Upon a heart infarct or stroke, rapid restoration of blood flow, and oxygen delivery to the hypo perfused regions is of eminent importance to prevent…

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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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