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AXAFA – AFNET 5: AF ablation with Apixaban or VKA is safe and may have a positive effect on cognitive function

Atrial fibrillation ablation with continuous Apixaban does not increase the risk of stroke or bleeding compared to vitamin K antagonists and may have…

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Drinking alcohol makes your heart race

More research needed to see if higher heart rate increases risk of heart rhythm disorder.

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Survivors of childhood cancer are at great risk of heart problems in adulthood

Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk of suffering prematurely from cardiovascular disease in adulthood, according to a study published…

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Patients with congenital heart disease gravely misjudge their state of health

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are severe chronic diseases. Yet most patients with chronic heart disease aged between ten and thirty assess their own…

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Female patients with anxiety disorder react more quickly to a heart attack

Fear protects people from danger. A team from Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered that this applies…

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February 2018

Native T1 and ECV of Noninfarcted Myocardium and Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Feb…

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British and German researchers to unite in fight against cardiovascular disease

The German Centre for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK) has announced a new €12 million partnership with the British Heart Foundation, to fund…

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Maelstroms in the heart

Heart researchers in Göttingen, Germany, develop new, promising imaging technique for cardiac arrhythmias

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Proteasome inhibitor curbs severe myocarditis

The outcome of viral myocarditis is closely associated with the immune response of the affected individual. An inhibitor of the immunoproteasome, a…

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January 2018

Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase prevents diabetic retinopathy, Nature 552, pages 248–252. DOI:10.1038/nature25013. DZHK-Autoren: Hu, Dziumbla,…

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