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An innovative tool for the targeted modification of gene activity in heart muscle cells could establish itself as a standard method for research into cardiovascular diseases. Dr Patrick Laurette and his colleagues at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), led by...

People with a high level of education and a good job often have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, as a recent study from Mainz shows. What is surprising is that income appears to play a rather subordinate role. The research team argues in favour of taking social and...

The ground-breaking ceremony today marked the official start of the new building project for Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) on the Virchow-Klinikum campus. Among those present were Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of...

An international group of noise experts with the participation of the Center for Cardiology at the Mainz University Medical Center has analysed current epidemiological data and found strong evidence that transport noise is closely linked to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular...

Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, Göttingen scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function. The research team from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and the University Göttingen Medical Center...

Cardiovascular diseases such as strokes and heart attacks are the most common cause of death worldwide, killing over 18 million people every year. A team of researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), with the collaboration of two DZHK scientists, has now...

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the names of 255 outstanding researcher leaders in Europe set to be awarded ERC Advanced Grants: Professor Alessandra Moretti works in Munich and is a Principal Investigator at the DZHK. She will receive one of the grants of up to...

An analysis of the biomolecule substudy of the EAST - AFNET 4 study revealed that biomolecule concentrations in the blood of people with atrial fibrillation can be used to identify patients at high and low cardiovascular risk. The results were presented today by DZHK scientist...

Numerous DZHK scientists received prizes and awards at the 90th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research (DGK). The DGK Annual Meeting took place from 3 to 6 April 2024 in Mannheim.

An international group of experts published recommendations for improving the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The position paper summarises the results of the 9th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference - a two-day expert meeting jointly hosted by the Atrial Fibrillation Network...