โญ ๐๐-๐-๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐
University Medical Center HamburgโEppendorf is a key partner in AF-B-STEP, bringing leading expertise to advance the quantification of #AFburden.
More information about the contributing institutions and their role in #AFBSTEP ๐ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
๐ค Collaboration is key.
AF-B-STEP unites 18 partners with one goal: redefining atrial fibrillation โ from โyesโ or โnoโ to what really matters.
๐ We will introduce our partners and highlight their role within the consortiumโ stay tuned.
#AFBSTEP #AFib #AFBurden #Collaboration #EUResearch
Our AF-B-STEP Kick-Off Meeting last week was a great success, with valuable takeaways and a shared vision for the months ahead.
A big thank you to all participants๐- excited for the next steps and continued collaboration! ๐ค
#AFBSTEP #AFib #AFBurden #HeartHealth #HealthInnovation #EUResearch #IHI
Our AF-B-STEP Kick-Off Meeting last week was a great success, with valuable takeaways and a shared vision for the months ahead.
A big thank you to all participants๐- excited for the next steps and continued collaboration! ๐ค
#AFBSTEP #AFib #AFBurden #HeartHealth #HealthInnovation #EUResearch #IHI
A couple of them are already right here on Bluesky:
@afbstep.bsky.social focuses on atrial fibrillation, while @access-ad.bsky.social is the latest addition to our dementia portfolio!
IHI news Meet the first projects from IHI's applicant-driven call 9
๐ The first projects funded under our applicant-driven IHI call 9 are getting started now!
๐ฏ They address a broad range of challenges in health research and diverse disease areas, including Alzheimerโs, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and antimicrobial resistance.
๐ link.europa.eu/vTdVxh
#HorizonEU
๐ซ We've got a finger on the pulse of time ๐ฉบ - ๐ฃ excited about the attention AF-B-STEP received in the first 5 weeks ๐ฅณ. Over the next 4 years, 18 dedicated partners will do their best to deliver on the promised objectives and goals! Here are recent press releases & online coverage...
#AFib #AFBurden
๐ Follow our Cardiology & Heart Health starter package! ๐ซ
(scientists, research projects, hospitals, university departments, journals, companies, organisations & patient groups)
๐ go.bsky.app/TxzoAP1
#AtrialFibrillation #AFib #AFBurden #cardiology #HeartHealth #HeartFailure #CardioSky #CardioNews
EHJ Open is calling for papers on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease.
EHJ Open is accepting submissions for a special issue on mental health and cardiovascular disease. Original research, reviews & short communications welcome.
Submit your work today: oxford.ly/4pjvLmx
@escardio.bsky.social
๐ Join us from 23-25 April in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for #ESCPrev26! Experience cutting-edge science, practical insights and real connections with your community.
Register now to benefit from early fees ๐ https://bit.ly/49tJh0Y
#EAPC_ESC #prevention
Can #AI help prevent the next #stroke?
A #new study published in the Karger journal Cerebrovascular Diseases reveals that AI can detect #AtrialFibrillation (AF) from #brain scans, potentially influence stroke care.
More in the latest #PressRelease ๐ karger.com/pages/newsro...
This review summarizes the various mechanisms by which IL-6 promotes #AtrialFibrillation through inflammatory pathways, atrial fibrosis, electrical remodeling, and calcium mishandling, highlighting its potential as a viable therapeutic target. #AFib #medsky
Read: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Scientific Programme for #ESCCongress 2026 is taking shape as the Programme Committee gathers at the ESC European Heart House.
Your science has a place in this collective effort.
Submit your abstract by 1 March and be part of transforming cardiology, together.
https://ow.ly/EfRO50XWCxN
๐ Weโve just launched the NEW ESC website:
โ Faster, smarter navigation
โ AI-powered search
โ New topic pages & community highlights
โ ESC Chatbot for quick answers
Enjoy exploring and access content that matters๐ https://www.escardio.org/
#ESCardioEd #cardiology #CVD
โบ๏ธ Our interactive, successful, and fun #KickoffMeeting in #Amsterdam was wrapped up with democratic elections of important advisory boards & a motivating conclusion by Paulus Kirchhof & Christiana Krammer. Until next time!
#AF #AFib #AtrialFibrillation #arrhythmia #AFBurden #cardiosky #HeartHealth
Goals of WP1:
๐ฃ Effective #ScienceCommunication, transparency & #OpenAccess dissemination of results
๐งโ๐ Training & #mentoring of early-career scientists
โ๏ธ Gender equity
๐ Exploitation & global #HeartHealth improvement
#cardiosky #AFBurden #AFib
@escardio.bsky.social
@ihieurope.bsky.social
Productive breakout sessions by WP5 & WP8 researchers at our #KickoffMeeting resulted in increased awareness of the key technological + scientific challenges and decisions on how to tackle them!
We win if we can avert #HeartFailure!๐ซ๐
#AF #AFib #AtrialFibrillation #AI #explainableAI #HeartRhythm
History lesson on #electrocardiography #ECGs in Prof. Fu Siong Ngโs talk!
๐ซ๐ฉบ๐
๐ WP8 - Predictors of no/low, intermediate, and high #AFBurden in patients: pathways for targeted #HeartRhythm monitoring (WP8 lead: Prof. Barbara Casadei
from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social)
#AFib #AtrialFibrillation
Patient Engagement Officer Inga Drossart from @escardio.bsky.social contributes important input to
๐ Work Package 7 - Standards for #AFBurden reporting by intermittent #HeartRhythm #ECG monitors / wearables โ๏ธ
WP7 lead:
Prof William McIntyre @wfmmd.bsky.social from @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
๐ซ Work package 6 (WP6) leader, Dr. med. Nina Becher from UKE, Hamburg, points out that #AFib assessment differs substantially across #CIEDs (pacemakers, #ICDs, implantable
loop recorders)!
๐ WP6 topic: โStandards for #AtrialFibrillation burden reporting by cardiac #implantable electronic devicesโ
โณ Early interaction ๐ with the European Medicines Agency #EMA is key for proper exploitation + real-life regulatory impact of our @ihieurope.bsky.social funded project - based on advice from project leader Mirko de Melis and Acesion Pharma consortium members.
#AF #AtrialFibrillation #AFib #AFBurden
AF-B-STEP Kick-Off Meeting:
Day 1 ๐โจ๐ concluded with some much needed socialising during a boat tour and dinner โ the perfect setting for continued networking and exchanging ideas ๐ท๐
Excited for Day 2 and continuing this momentum
#AtrialFibrillation #AFburden #HeartHealth #HealthInnovation #IHI
๐ฅ AF-B-STEP goes Hollywood ๐ฌ - WP1 leader Daniel Steven & colleagues from AFNET had lots of fun today - recording #video interviews with IHI project officer John Clifford, keynote lecturer John Camm, and various work package (WP) leaders!
Stay tuned for more ๐
#AFBurden #AF
@ihieurope.bsky.social
โค๏ธ Day 1 of the #KickoffMeeting was filled with important discussions, team spirit, and ambitious goals in all work packages, spanning from science over project management to dissemination & impact! ๐ฃ
#AF #AFib #AtrialFibrillation #AFBurden #HeartHealth #cardiology #Amsterdam
@ihieurope.bsky.social
๐ Welcome to Day 1 of the AF-B-STEP Kick-Off: We started the morning session with a warm welcome by Paulus Kirchhof & Mirko de Melis, and are excited to have our IHI project officer, John Clifford, here as well! Then, the team leaders presented their groups briefly & spoke about their expectations.
๐ค Start of the AF-B-STEP Kick-Off Meeting with a great keynote lecture by Prof. A. John Camm, professor of clinical #cardiology (emeritus) at St. Georgeโs University in London
Looking forward to two days of exciting scientific exchange ๐ค
#AF #AFib #AtrialFibrillation #AFBurden @escardio.bsky.social
๐ Mandalas and fish guide the way once you arrive at the "nhow Amsterdam RAI" hotel for AF-B-STEP Kick-off Meeting. We look forward to welcoming everyone from 18:00 h on (registration) for the Dinner and the Keynote Lecture by John Camm (lecture starting at 19:00 h). See you soon!
๐ The AF-B-STEP Kick-off Meeting is coming up!
๐๏ธ 3โ5 Feb 2026 | ๐ Amsterdam, NL
Three days of collaboration, science, and dialogue to shape the future of how the burden of AF is measured & treated.
Letโs start powerful ๐ช๐ซโจ
#AFBSTEP #AtrialFibrillation
@ihieurope.bsky.social
@horizoneu.bsky.social
๐ AF-B-STEP launches on 01 January 2026 ๐
๐ afbstep.eu
A global collaboration redefining atrial fibrillation (AF) - from โyesโ or โnoโ to what really matters. We analyse data from 100,000+ people to quantify the global burden of AF - aiming to improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. #HeartHealth
As the year draws to a close, we are wrapping up 2025 with gratitude, momentum, and a spirit of community at concentris. โจ
๐กCurious about whatโs next in 2026, and how these developments could support your work?
Read our latest #newsletter:
๐ mailchi.mp/concentris/n...
