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AaviGen commits €17 million to research into precision gene therapy for heart failure

The biotechnology company AaviGen is providing €17 million in a second round of funding to advance precision gene therapies for heart failure into the…

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Heart muscle in the test tube: best possible therapy for new forms of CPVT

Cardiologist Felix Hohendanner is using artificially generated cells to determine the best possible individual therapy for new forms of "CPVT": a…

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Cause of sleep disturbance in cardiac disease identified

Around one third of people with heart disease suffer from sleep problems. In a paper published in the journal Science, a team at the Technical…

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New therapeutic approach for broken heart syndrome

Research on Takotsubo syndrome, also known as broken heart syndrome / Heart researchers at Heidelberg University investigate an inflammatory signaling…

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How cells make the heart beat

British and German scientists created the most comprehensive cell atlas of the human heart. As reported in the journal “Nature”, it is the first to…

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Obituary of DZHK Professor Jeanette Erdmann

Prof. Jeanette Erdmann passed away unexpectedly on 9 July 2023 at the age of 57 after a tragic fall. As the first DZHK professor, she had a major…

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Consensus recommendations for imaging of coronary artery stenosis and atherosclerosis

An interdisciplinary team of clinicians and scientists has published a consensus paper recommending appropriate quantitative imaging techniques for…

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