Press Releases

Numerous DZHK scientists were honoured at the 91st Annual Meeting of the German Society of Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research (DGK). The conference…

A research team from LMU University Hospital Munich and the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) has discovered a previously unknown role…

A team of researchers from the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) has shown that a new type of gene transfer improves heart function in…

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People who are better able to cope with stressful life situations not only have a mental advantage, but also a physical one: they are less likely to…

Since 1 January 2025, Prof. Dr Tanja Zeller has been Head of the Institute of Cardiogenetics at the University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein,…

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.

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

An ECG printout, a stethoscope, and several medical journals lie on a light wooden desk. An anatomical heart model stands blurred in the background. The scene is brightly lit and looks like a workplace in a medical or scientific environment.

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

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.

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

A person in a white doctor's coat holds a heart-shaped earth in his hands.

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

A synthetic peptide called S100A1ct significantly improves heart function and increases the survival rate in preclinical models, according to a recent…

Press releases

Award-winning research: DZHK scientists honoured at the 91st DGK Annual Conference

From enemy to helper: immune cells can dissolve blood clots

Gene transfer as a possible approach against age-related heart failure

Mental resilience and the heart - results of the Gutenberg Health Study

Prof Dr Tanja Zeller heads the Institute of Cardiogenetics at the Lübeck Campus

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

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

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

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

New therapeutic approach: synthetic peptide improves cardiac performance