#AFBSTEP
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
February 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
⭐𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 - 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰
As a leader in cardiac rhythm management, Medtronic brings valuable industrial & translational expertise to #AFBSTEP.

👉Learn more about contribution and role: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
👉Full interview with Project Lead Mirko de Melis: www.youtube.com/@AF-B-STEP
May 21, 2026 at 6:49 AM
📬 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!
Discover what’s happening across #AFBSTEP — from the people behind the project to the latest developments. The newsletter will be published twice a year.

👉 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 and make sure you don’t miss the next one!
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#AFburden
September 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
🌍 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

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@horizoneu.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 6:07 PM
We sat down with 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 Prof. Paulus Kirchhof about the vision, the ambition — and the challenges — behind the AF-B-STEP project.

👉 Watch the full interview on YouTube: youtu.be/dd9duRHisRk

#AFBSTEP #AFBurden #AFib #EUresearch #IHI
May 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
🎥First insights into WP7 - Standards for #AFBurden reporting by intermittent rhythm monitors

Prof. Daniel Steven speaks with Dr William McIntyre about the goals of WP7, led by @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social.

👉Full video: youtu.be/ut28k-x995o

#AFBSTEP #AFib #EUResearch @ihieurope.bsky.social
August 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Join the AF-B-STEP Team! 👇

The University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg is looking for:

🔍 PhD student: uke.jobs/index.php?ac...

🔍 Data Scientist / Scientist / Biostatistician: uke.jobs/index.php?ac...

Closing Date: 11 May 2026

#AFBSTEP #AFBurden #AtrialFibrillation
April 24, 2026 at 1:52 PM
🎥 𝗪𝗣𝟮 – 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗗𝗿. 𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹 (𝗨𝗞𝗘, 𝗪𝗣𝟮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱) speaks about integrating diverse AF datasets across #AFBSTEP: centralized data management, prospective studies & building the largest, highly-integrated AF dataset.
👉 Full interview: youtu.be/ZZ2GogF4cRM

#AFburden #DataScience
June 25, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Great to be part of #EHRA2026 in #Paris!

We presented 𝗔𝗙-𝗕-𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣, an international project aiming to better understand and quantify #AFBurden and its impact on outcomes such as stroke, heart failure, and quality of life.

Thanks to everyone who joined 🙏

#AFBSTEP #AtrialFibrillation #EUResearch #IHI
April 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
🤝 Collaboration is key.

AF-B-STEP unites 18 partners with one goal: redefining atrial fibrillation — from “yes” or “no” to what really matters.

👉 We will introduce our partners and highlight their role within the consortium— stay tuned.

#AFBSTEP #AFib #AFBurden #Collaboration #EUResearch
February 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM
🚀 Big news: The full #AFBSTEP website is now live! 🌐

Discover our research, consortium, project goals, patient information, news, events & more — all in one place. A big step toward making our work more accessible to the wider community.

👉 Check out here: afbstep.eu

#AFBurden #Afib
May 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM
🎥Insights from 𝗪𝗣𝟯 - 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗙 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 @maastrichtu.bsky.social speaks with Prof. Steven about the challenges of accurately characterising AF burden across diverse patient populations and monitoring technologies.
👉 Full interview: youtu.be/oN7j6EqUfdY

#AFBSTEP #AFburden
June 23, 2026 at 11:28 AM
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺!

Passionate about #epidemiology & cardiovascular research?

UKE Hamburg – IMBE is looking for a 🎓𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀) for the EU-funded 𝗔𝗙-𝗕-𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁.

👉 Apply now: www.uke.jobs/index.php?ac...

#AFBSTEP #AFBurden #Epidemiology #EUresearch #academmicjobs
April 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM
🎥First insights into 𝗪𝗣𝟱 - 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 #𝗔𝗙𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 talks with 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 about the objectives of WP5, led by University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf - University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg together with Acesion.

👉 Full #AFBSTEP video: youtu.be/xeX4t2D1Tjo
July 29, 2026 at 8:25 AM
🚀 The ESC Congress has begun!

Reminder: Don't miss the #AFBSTEP presentation by Prof. Renate Schnabel, "𝗔𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝘁."

📅 30 Aug (Sunday)
🕓 16:45
📍 Tripoli, Hall B1

#ESCCongress2026 #Cardiology #AtrialFibrillation #AFburden
August 28, 2026 at 10:44 AM
🚀 𝗔𝗙-𝗕-𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 🎥
We are pleased to announce that the official #AFBSTEP YouTube channel is now available.
The platform will feature content from the project, including expert interviews, insights, and additional formats.
👉 Subscribe: www.youtube.com/@AF-B-STEP
#AFBurden #AFib #EUResearch
May 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🎥 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 @ihieurope.bsky.social

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱, Scientific Project Officer at IHI, spoke with Daniel Steven about the importance of the #AFBSTEP project for AF research and patient care, and explained his role.

👉 Watch the full interview on YouTube: youtu.be/a1XjRFhJGms

#AFBurden
June 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Great to be part of #ESC2026 in #Munich!

It was a pleasure to hear 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕. 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 present “𝘼𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣: 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩” during the Special Session on Multimorbidity in elderly patients with AF.

Thanks to everyone who joined!🙏

#AFBSTEP #AFBurden
September 1, 2026 at 9:28 AM
⭐ 𝗔𝗙-𝗕-𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
University Medical Center Hamburg‑Eppendorf 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 👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
March 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
🎉 We’re pleased to share that our CardioPulse article about the AF-B-STEP project has just been published in the European Heart Journal!

academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

#AFBSTEP #AFBurden #AtrialFibrillation #Cardiology #DigitalHealth #EuropeanHeartJournal

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AF-B-STEP: a global collaboration to reduce the burden of atrial fibrillation and advance its quantification and treatment
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia worldwide, increases the risk of stroke and heart failure, and impairs patient liv
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June 10, 2026 at 9:37 AM