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A team led by Prof. Wesley Abplanalp at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) has gained new insights into why so-called CHIP mutations…

As part of the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS), researchers from the Department of Cardiology I at the Centre for Cardiology at the Mainz University…

Many cardiovascular diseases are hereditary. They can now be detected relatively easily, cheaply and quickly using genetic diagnostics. In Germany,…

An international, multi-centre study involving around 2500 patients is investigating the benefits and safety of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as…

Heart failure is already one of the leading causes of death. It affects around four million people in Germany, and the number is rising. In many…

Heart attacks and strokes are diseases that kill millions of people every year. They are caused by the process of atherosclerosis, also known as…

There has been a sharp increase worldwide in the use of mechanical, active cardiovascular support. The hope is that these devices will improve the…

Scientists of the Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium under the auspices of the Department of Cardiology at the University Heart & Vascular Center…

How do nerves and blood vessels interact in the ageing heart? Recent research findings from the Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration and the…

The clinical trial NOAH – AFNET 6 conducted by the German Atrial Fibrillation Network (AFNET), Münster, Germany, revealed: In patients with atrial…