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Circulatory disorders in the heart can have two causes: The large blood vessels can be narrowed, which can be treated with a stent, for example, or…

What role does the so-called cytoskeleton play in heart failure? An international group of researchers led by Prof. Lucie Carrier from the University…

After an infection, the risk of a heart attack in cardiovascular risk patients increases up to twenty times. Scientists from the German Centre for…

To protect against sudden cardiac death, all patients with severe cardiac insufficiency, in which the heart's pumping capacity is highly restricted,…

In laboratory models, the coronavirus can directly infect heart muscle cells, a team from several working groups at the German Centre for…

For half of all heart failure cases there is a lack of effective treatment options. An estimated 37.7 million people worldwide suffer from this…

If the valve between the aorta and the heart needs to be replaced, doctors have a minimally invasive procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve…

A recent study provides Covid-19 patients in quarantine with a hybrid smartwatch from Withings, which measures ECG and oxygen saturation. The study…

Healthy ageing begins with a healthy pregnancy. It starts with healthy blood pressure values. Scientists of the German Centre for Cardiovascular…

When patients are admitted to the hospital with chest pain, it is crucial to determine as quickly as possible whether or not a heart attack has…