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International study lays the foundations for potential new therapy of a large number of diseases | Joint press release by the Medical Faculty…

Environmental stressors such as traffic noise pose a threat to human health worldwide. A study by DZHK researcher Prof. Thomas Münzel, published in…

When the heart gets out of rhythm, characteristic processes occur in the heart muscle cells. Among other things, the currents of electrically charged…

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Germany, accounting for around 40 percent of all deaths. The causes are diverse, and…

Senior Professor at the University of Heidelberg and long-standing spokesman for the DZHK: Prof. Dr. Hugo A. Katus as a pioneer of myocardial…

At the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), clinical study data and samples belong not to individual clinics but to a superordinate…

Congratulations! At the 89th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK), numerous DZHK scientists were honored.

Brown bears as well as paraplegics utilise a mechanism that prevents the formation of blood clots. The discovery is far-reaching and could open up new…

The world's only clinical trial to implant artificial heart tissue in patients with heart failure to permanently strengthen the heart muscle has…