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Hungarian scientist leads the fight against cardiovascular disease

In the course of the past few years, Pál Maurovich-Horvat's team has developed various technologies to study plaque build-up, differentiating between malignant and harmful tendencies.

A scientist based at Semmelweis University is close to discovering new solutions to prevent cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Hungary today.

Pál Maurovich-Horvat has led a number of research studies reassessing the root causes of the disease. In the course of the past few years, his team has developed various technologies to study plaque build-up, differentiating between malignant and harmful tendencies.

Maurovich-Horvat’s scientific contributions garnered a great deal of applause, and won the Lendület (Development) Competition ran by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

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