Press Releases

DZHK team from Göttingen identifies biomarkers linked to fibrosis, heart function, and mortality

Why does heart function often continue to deteriorate after a heart attack, even though blood flow has been restored? A research team from the DZHK…

Illustration of an anthropomorphized elderly heart, looking tired and worn out.

As people age, the heart loses elasticity in many individuals. It becomes less able to relax and fill properly, even though its actual pumping…

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In this interview, Prof. Sabine Klaassen from the DZHK site in Berlin explains why genetic diagnostics are becoming increasingly important and why…

Illustration of a heart with puzzle pieces missing, intertwined with a DNA strand.

In a joint study conducted by the DZHK sites in Heidelberg, Munich and Göttingen, researchers are deciphering how the spatial organisation of the…

Diagram showing a healthy aorta, an abdominal aortic aneurysm, and a thoracic aortic aneurysm in human figures

A research team from Germany, Italy and the USA has discovered an important mechanism that protects the aorta. The key factor is a gene regulator…

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On January 1st, 2026, the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) merged its northern German locations in Hamburg-Kiel-Lübeck and Greifswald…

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Spatial single-cell analyses provide new insights into plaque instability and stroke risk – study from DZHK member institutions Technical University…

Anatomical illustration of a human heart in a blue-tinted body, with arteries and veins shown.

A team from the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) in collaboration with the University of Bern has shown how a receptor in vascular…

A person in a white coat holds a stethoscope with a heart symbol on it. The word "DIABETES" is written in red across the image, suggesting a medical focus.

High blood sugar activates special immune cells, thereby damaging the heart and kidneys. This is shown by a study conducted by an international team,…

Press releases

Blood Markers Reflect Cardiac Damage in Aortic Valve Stenosis

After a Heart Attack: Inflammation Weakens the Heart’s Energy Production

A well-known protein with new significance for the ageing heart

Unrecognised risks: the genetic side of heart disease

Spatial organisation of genetic material influences heart disease

Gene switch protects the aorta from aneurysms

DZHK consolidates North German locations – new ‘North’ location commences operations

How cells are arranged in deposits in the carotid artery

Early malformation in arteries promotes later deposits

Diabetes activates underestimated immune mechanism and damages heart and kidneys