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Successful Summer School on Training in Genetic Epidemiology

The second edition of the summer school “Training in Genetic Epidemiology“held on the Medizincampus in Davos closed on June 15, 2024. This pleasant and successful event focused on the generation, pre-processing, and analysis of whole genome sequencing data. As intended, the course was very lively due to the discussions between

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TAVI or SAVR for Aortic-Valve Stenosis

Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation is increasingly used instead of surgical valve replacement, but evidence comparing the two approaches in clinical practice is limited. New research findings are summarized in a short video. The video can be found here: https://www.nejm.org/do/10.1056/NEJMdo007487/

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Modifiable risk factors responsible for half of cardiovascular diseases

Scientists of the Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium under the auspices of the Department of Cardiology at the University Heart & Vascular Center of the Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) and participation of Cardio-CARE have shown that the five classic cardiovascular risk factors overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, and diabetes

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Kühne-Foundation Annual Report 2021

“The Kühne Foundation has dedicated itself to education and research as well as science in the field of logistics – including humanitarian logistics. Another focus is our medicine funding through research, therapy and training for allergology and gebirgsklinik, a renowed rehabilitation hospital, and various research institutions. In the area of

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