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Today, 21^st May 2015 the CATCH ME (Characterizing Atrial fibrillation by Translating its Causes into Health Modifiers in the Elderly) EU research consortium was launched in at the office of the European Society of Cardiology office in Brussels with the involvement of...

On their annual meeting at 10^th April 2015, the members of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK) elected Hugo Katus from the DZHK partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim as the new DGK president. He will take office in 2017.

For the current legislature, Karl-Heinz Kuck from the...

In February, the German Atrial Fibrillation Network (AFNET) enrolled the first patients in the AXAFA – AFNET 5 trial. The trial is designed to test whether novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are also suitable for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing...

The German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) issues its first call for Junior Research Group Leaders. 

Young investigators working around the world in the field of cardiovascular research are invited to apply. Your research topic should fit in with the strategy of the...

The safety of new drugs cannot be predicted without the use of animal testing, yet. Researchers at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) in collaboration with colleagues from Great Britain and the Netherlands want to investigate whether artificial heart tissue can...