News and Press Releases
As of 31 March 2026, 14 patients have been enrolled in the trial. We are very much looking forward to further patients. Currently, eight sites in Germany are activated, and many more will follow in the coming weeks. The other countries are also in the final stages of preparing the trial and will begin in the coming months.
Trial teams of the sites who already enrolled patients
Hamburg
Berlin Vivantes
Lübeck
Lüneburg
Mannheim
Heidelberg
Project booth at ESOC 2025 in Helsinki
During the European Stroke Organisation Conference 2025, held in Helsinki from May 21 to 23, the EAST-STROKE team actively showcased the project at a dedicated booth in the exhibition hall. The event provided a valuable [...]
Presentation at the AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference
The project coordinator Prof. Götz Thomalla presented EAST-STROKE during the 10th AFNET (Artrial Fibrillation NETwork) / EHRA (European Heart Rhythm Association) Consensus Conference 2025 in Paris. The participants of these conferences are selected experts in [...]
Kick-off Meeting on 16/17 January 2025
Successful project start: Following the official launch of the project on 1 December 2024, the kick-off meeting on 16-17 January 2025, marked a successful start to six years of collaboration. During the meeting, the participating partners [...]
New treatment option for acute stroke in atrial fibrillation in a clinical trial – EU funds joint project
Patients with an acute stroke and atrial fibrillation have a particularly high risk of a recurrent stroke and other serious cardiovascular events. A Europe-wide clinical trial led by scientists from the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) [...]
