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On February 15, 2022, the Clinic for Rhythmology was founded at the Lübeck Campus of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH). In this course, the Department of Electrophysiology of the Medical Clinic II was dissolved. Given the increasing specialization within...

Changes in the gut microbiome can ultimately lead to cardiovascular disease. Yet some of the alterations appear to normalize in chronic conditions, a team led by ECRC researcher Sofia Forslund reports in Nature Medicine. This finding may have clinical implications.

Twelve European experts have been commissioned by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) to analyse the scientific status and clinical significance of psychosocial issues for heart failure for the first time. They have published their findings in a position...

A new study by the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) examines whether patients with a leaky (insufficient) tricuspid valve benefit from catheter-assisted heart valve repair. Scientists at LMU Klinikum München lead the study.

Cardiovascular diseases can be treated better today than ever before. At the same time, they remain among the leading causes of death. Understanding cardiovascular disease in detail is essential for further progress. Researchers from Hamburg, Lübeck and Munich have used a...