@afbstep.bsky.social
A global collaboration to reduce the burden of #AtrialFibrillation #AF #AFib and advance its quantification and treatment
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 participants👏- excited for the next steps and continued collaboration! 🤝
#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 participants👏- excited for the next steps and continued collaboration! 🤝
#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
🚀 The first projects funded under our applicant-driven IHI call 9 are getting started now!
🎯 They address a broad range of challenges in health research and diverse disease areas, including Alzheimer’s, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and antimicrobial resistance.
👉 link.europa.eu/vTdVxh
#HorizonEU
🫀 We've got a finger on the pulse of time 🩺 - 📣 excited about the attention AF-B-STEP received in the first 5 weeks 🥳. 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
😊 Follow our Cardiology & Heart Health starter package! 🫀
(scientists, research projects, hospitals, university departments, journals, companies, organisations & patient groups)
👉 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
💚 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 👉 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 🔗 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
🚀 We’ve just launched the NEW ESC website:
✔ Faster, smarter navigation
✔ AI-powered search
✔ New topic pages & community highlights
✔ ESC Chatbot for quick answers
Enjoy exploring and access content that matters👉 https://www.escardio.org/
#ESCardioEd #cardiology #CVD
☺️ 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:
📣 Effective #ScienceCommunication, transparency & #OpenAccess dissemination of results
🧑🎓 Training & #mentoring of early-career scientists
⚖️ Gender equity
🚀 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!🫀😎
#AF #AFib #AtrialFibrillation #AI #explainableAI #HeartRhythm
History lesson on #electrocardiography #ECGs in Prof. Fu Siong Ng’s talk!
🫀🩺😅
👉 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
👉 Work Package 7 - Standards for #AFBurden reporting by intermittent #HeartRhythm #ECG monitors / wearables ⌚️
WP7 lead:
Prof William McIntyre @wfmmd.bsky.social from @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
🫀 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)!
👉 WP6 topic: “Standards for #AtrialFibrillation burden reporting by cardiac #implantable electronic devices”
⏳ Early interaction 📆 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 🌆✨🌃 concluded with some much needed socialising during a boat tour and dinner – the perfect setting for continued networking and exchanging ideas 🍷🍝
Excited for Day 2 and continuing this momentum
#AtrialFibrillation #AFburden #HeartHealth #HealthInnovation #IHI
🎥 AF-B-STEP goes Hollywood 🎬 - 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 😉
#AFBurden #AF
@ihieurope.bsky.social
❤️ 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! 📣
#AF #AFib #AtrialFibrillation #AFBurden #HeartHealth #cardiology #Amsterdam
@ihieurope.bsky.social
😊 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.
04.02.2026 10:02 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0🎤 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. George’s University in London
Looking forward to two days of exciting scientific exchange 🤝
#AF #AFib #AtrialFibrillation #AFBurden @escardio.bsky.social
😊 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!
03.02.2026 13:01 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
🌍 The AF-B-STEP Kick-off Meeting is coming up!
🗓️ 3–5 Feb 2026 | 📍 Amsterdam, NL
Three days of collaboration, science, and dialogue to shape the future of how the burden of AF is measured & treated.
Let’s start powerful 💪🫀✨
#AFBSTEP #AtrialFibrillation
@ihieurope.bsky.social
@horizoneu.bsky.social
🚀 AF-B-STEP launches on 01 January 2026 🚀
🌐 afbstep.eu
A global collaboration redefining atrial fibrillation (AF) - from “yes” or “no” 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. ✨
💡Curious about what’s next in 2026, and how these developments could support your work?
Read our latest #newsletter:
🔗 mailchi.mp/concentris/n...
