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The fatty acid propionate helps defend against the effects of high blood pressure, including atherosclerosis and heart tissue remodeling, a study on mice has found. Gut bacteria produce the substance – which calms the immune cells that drive up blood pressure – from natural...

New German research shows that beating human heart muscle can be grown in a laboratory from donated skin cells. The study, published in Stem Cell Reports and part-funded by the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), could lead to personalised treatments for heart...

In 2018, these 14 researchers of the DZHK will be among the one percent of the most cited scientists worldwide. This is the result of Clarivate Analytics' list of "Highly Cited Researchers":

Ackermann, Lutz | Göttingen | Chemistry

Anker, Stefan D. | Berlin | Clinical Medicine ...

An international team headed up by researchers from Munich University Hospital (LMU), in which scientists from the DZHK were also involved, has successfully transplanted genetically modified pig hearts into baboons for the first time, with long-term, life-sustaining results. The...

Scientists at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) were the first to show that Empagliflozin, a diabetes drug, directly affects the human heart muscle and improves heart function. The results provide hope for the treatment of heart failure with preserved pump...