All about the heart

5 simple tips for more exercise in everyday life

"Sitting is the new smoking" - what sounds like the headline of a tabloid is unfortunately bitter reality, as studies have shown. Sitting has a negative effect on sugar and fat metabolism, blood flow and vascular functions. Inflammations are…

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January 10^th, 2018

Our heart is a muscle. The heart is strengthened by frequent movement and exercise, just like all the other muscles in our body. The fitter the heart muscle is, the better cardiovascular disease can be prevented. A strong heart can pump more blood throughout the circulation…

May 1^st, 2017

Hearing stories of sudden cardiac death on the sports field are more and more common. The cause among young athletes is most commonly heart muscle diseases, congenital deformities of the coronary arteries or heart muscle inflammation. Two of the most common cardiac diseases causing…

November 1^st, 2015

From 1st until 30^th of November 2015 the heart weeks will take place, which are a countrywide awareness campaign initiated by the German heart foundation. The campaign’s objective is to inform patients about a specific heart related topic. This year, the focus lies on coronary…