DIGITAL, RISK-BASED SCREENING FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
The AFFECT-EU project was initiated by Renate Schnabel a member of the AF-SCREEN steering committee, who was the Chief Investigator in the application for a Horizon-2020 EU grant which included many members of AF-SCREEN.
The project is an EU-funded consortium including 25 partner from academia and industry. AFFECT-EU`s major goal is the development of a risk-based, accurate, and ready for implementation atrial fibrillation screening algorithm, using digital devices, for early AF detection in the community. AFFECT-EU will fill in the AF screening knowledge gaps by integrating information from independent studies entering the project. These data will be used to implement a risk-based AF screening approach and to provide evidence on the superiority of AF screening using a robust community screening strategy for reducing AF-related morbidity and mortality
Coordinator: Renate Schnabel
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany