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Role of psychological factors in heart failure comprehensively analysed for the first time

Twelve European experts have been commissioned by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) to analyse the scientific status and…

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Percutaneous tricuspid valve repair: a future route out of right heart failure? (TRICI-HF-DZHK24 study)

A new study by the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) examines whether patients with a leaky (insufficient) tricuspid valve benefit from…

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Risk scores for atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular diseases can be treated better today than ever before. At the same time, they remain among the leading causes of death. Understanding…

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Inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis): What is the risk of Covid-19 and the coronavirus vaccination?

The German Heart Foundation provides information on the risks of myocarditis from Covid-19 and mRNA vaccination. One expert says: "The health risk…

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Better understanding of environmentally triggered diseases

The interplay of genetics and epigenetics is a long-sought riddle in the development of diseases. Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Imperial…

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Prof. Stefan Engelhardt and startup rnatics develop an RNA-based drug that can prevent inflammatory lung conditions associated with Covid-19. Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

A spray to protect against lung damage from Covid-19

A research team led by Stefan Engelhardt, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Principal…

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Healthy muscle can protect the heart

Musclin, a hormone-like messenger substance of the skeletal muscle, protects against the pathological overload of the heart. For patients with chronic…

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Even a mild course of COVID-19 leaves traces on organs​

Even mild disease courses with COVID-19 impair the heart, lungs and kidneys. Scientists from the Hamburg University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf…

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Special evaluations safeguard decisions in heart valve replacement

The German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) is funding several special evaluations of the German Aortic Valve Registry (GARY). The results…

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