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Arterial thromboses: Innovative approach to treatment

Scientists show in the animal model that the messenger CXCL12 could be suitable as a target structure for the therapy of blood clotting disorders.

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The DZHK at the 88th Annual Conference of the DGK

Selected Program Items

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Mechanism discovered that leads to cardiac arrhythmias in heart failure

So far, there are only a few medicines for heart failure patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Those that are approved often have severe side effects.…

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Stefanie Dimmeler has been awarded with the Otto Warburg-Medaille

DZHK Board Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dimmeler has been awarded with the Otto Warburg Medal of the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology…

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Endocarditis After Valve Replacement

World's largest study reveals risks

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Dagmar Krefting heads medical informatics at the University Medical Centre Göttingen

Prof. Dr. Dagmar Krefting is the new director of the Institute of Medical Informatics at the University Medical Center Göttingen. In September 2019,…

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Peripheral arterial disease: First risk score developed to predict severe bleeding

The newly developed risk score predicts the 1-year risk of severe bleeding for patients after inpatient treatment for the symptomatic peripheral…

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Diagnosing coronary heart disease safely and with low risk

The current standard diagnostic test for intermediate-risk patients is is a minimally invasive catheter examination.Under the leadership of Charité –…

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UKSH opens new Clinic for Rhythmology at the Lübeck Campus

On February 15, 2022, the Clinic for Rhythmology was founded at the Lübeck Campus of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH). In this…

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What the gut reveals about the heart

Changes in the gut microbiome can ultimately lead to cardiovascular disease. Yet some of the alterations appear to normalize in chronic conditions, a…

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