{"id":17448,"date":"2026-06-12T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.af-net.eu\/?page_id=17448"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:48:01","slug":"partnerstudie-af-b-step","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.af-net.eu\/en\/partnerstudie-af-b-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnerstudie AF-B-STEP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Currently, AF is mostly diagnosed as simple \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d, which lacks precision and often leads to confusion or anxiety in patients, especially when minor episodes are detected by pacemakers or by wearables, such as smartwatches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent findings show that the actual atrial fibrillation burden \u2014 that is, the amount of time individual patients spend in atrial fibrillation \u2014 plays a crucial role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AF-B-STEP is an international research project that brings together hospitals, universities, scientific institutions, industry partners, patient groups, and healthcare payers to improve the detection, quantification, and treatment of atrial fibrillation. The consortium consists of 18 international partners and will analyze data from more than 100,000 people to<\/p>\n\n\n\n