The 2026 ESC Congress took place in Munich from 28th to 31st of August 2026. The annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is one of the world’s leading professional events in cardiology. It brings together experts from academia, research and clinical practice from around the globe.
On June 29 and 30, 2026, the AFNET Steering Committee gathered in Muenster, Germany for this year’s retreat. The two-day meeting focused on personal exchanges, the strategic development of the network and planning future activities.
On May 27, 2026, the SKY AF Summit took place in Frankfurt am Main as an in-person event with an accompanying livestream. The international scientific conference was held under the patronage of AFNET and the DGK.
The public awareness campaign “Herzenssache Lebenszeit” made a successful stop at Paderborn’s Town Hall Square. Together with partners, AFNET employees provided information on heart health, atrial fibrillation and prevention. Many visitors took advantage of the free health screenings and the opportunity to speak with experts in person.
Once again, four young scientists were honored with the AFNET-sponsored “DGK AFNET Young Investigator Award” for their current research on atrial fibrillation. AFNET Board Member and this year’s DGK Conference President Prof. Dr. Stephan Willems congratulated the award recipients during the award ceremony on April 10, 2026 at the DGK Annual Congress.
As part of the “23 Years of AFNET” session, Prof. Steinbeck presented the AFNET Lecture titled “EP Studies Revisited.” For his long-standing commitment, he received this year’s DGK-AFNET Lecture Award, which was presented for the third time. Prof. Sinner presented the results of the 10th AFNET-EHRA Consensus Conference.
Once again AFNET was present at the 2026 DGK Annual Meeting with a wide range of presentations and events.
At the EHRA 2026 Congress in Paris on 13 April 2026, Prof. Dr. Andreas Götte presented the results of “Kidney disease increases the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with device-detected atrial fibrillation: NOAH-AFNET 6.”
The current EAST-AFNET 4 manuscript was accepted for publication in the ‘JAMA Cardiology’ journal.
The entire MAESTRIA – AFNET 10 team is looking forward to welcoming study sites in Madrid on 30th of August.
