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How risk factors affect lifespan

People who do not smoke at the age of 50, have normal blood pressure, no high cholesterol levels or diabetes and maintain a healthy body weight not…

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A nurse with brown hair and a purple shirt attends to an elderly male patient lying on a hospital bed. In the foreground, a tilted IV bag filled with a dark liquid hangs from a metal stand. The bag has a white label with unreadable text due to perspective blur. The focus is on the IV, while the nurse and patient are slightly out of focus.

FAIR-HF2 Study and Accompanying Meta-Analysis Provide New Insights into Intravenous Iron Therapy in Heart Failure (FAIR-HF2-DZHK5)

An international study involving more than 1,100 patients shows that intravenous iron supplementation in individuals with heart failure is safe and…

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Atrial Fibrillation Burden: New Consensus Definition Aims to Improve Care and Research

An international panel of experts led by Prof. Dr. Wolfram Döhner (Charité and DZHK) has introduced a standardized definition of atrial fibrillation…

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A young man with dark hair in a white doctor's coat, identified as Dr Kami Pekayvaz, stands in a white hospital corridor and smiles in a friendly manner.

New junior research group investigates how the immune system responds to stress and its potential impact on cardiovascular health

At the LMU University Hospital in Munich, Dr Kami Alexander Pekayvaz is launching a new junior research group. His research focuses on the connection…

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KORA study: 40 years of pioneering cardiovascular research

Big questions need big data sets: The KORA study (Cooperative Health Research in the Augsburg Region) provides them. It is 40 years old and one of…

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Inequality raises a disease risk for cardiovascular diseases – especially for women

A study led by researchers at the Max Delbrück Center has found that low educational attainment and income raise the risk of cardiovascular disease in…

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European funders commit over €5 million for research into heart and circulatory diseases

Leading mid-career researchers in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK are uniting to drive innovations in detecting, diagnosing and treating…

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