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AFNET at the 2026 ESC Congress in Munich

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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.

Herzenssache Lebenszeit

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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.

AI-driven analysis of atrial fibrillation burden in pacemaker patients reveals no effect of AF burden on stroke

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An analysis of the NOAH – AFNET 6 trial used large language models to extract AF burden from pacemaker data in patients with device-detected atrial fibrillation. This approach enables to evaluate the impact of AF burden on cardiovascular outcome and on the effectiveness and safety of anticoagulation in pacemaker patients. The AF burden in the population was 0.4%, with 20% of patients showing a baseline AF burden of more than 1%. In these patients, there was no effect of AF burden on stroke or other cardiovascular events. Today, the findings were presented by AFNET board member Prof. Ulrich Schotten, Maastricht, as a hotline at the Heart Rhythm congress 2026 in Chicago (1).

3rd AFNET DGK Young Investigator Award – Atrial Fibrillation 2026

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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.

3rd AFNET Lecture Award 2026

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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.