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Last week, an artificial tricuspid valve was implanted at the Centre for Cardiology at the Mainz University Medical Centre for the first time…

Among the most influential researchers worldwide are 15 scientists from the DZHK: the list of "Highly Cited Researchers" recognises the influence of…

The German Heart Foundation e.V. shows first aiders what to do in the event of sudden cardiac arrest: The four steps of resuscitation.

"Heart and brain together in focus" is the title of the public lecture series of the University of Göttingen and the Lower Saxony Academy of Sciences…

Researchers at the DZHK partner site in Munich have demonstrated for the first time what role a specific microRNA plays in atherosclerosis – and how…

Organoids help researchers understand biological processes in health and disease. However, it is difficult to influence how they organise themselves…

Whether the SCAI shock classification can also be usefully applied to cardiac surgery patients has now been investigated by DHZC physician Dr. Tobias…

A task force co-chaired by DZHK scientist and DHZC heart surgeon Simon Sündermann has developed an interdisciplinary consensus on the uniform…

After birth, the human heart loses its regenerative capacity almost completely. Damage to the heart muscle, for example through a heart attack, is…

When the PRDM16 gene mutates, heart muscle cells undergo changes in their metabolism. This increases the risk of congenital heart failure in women…