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Researchers

We Turn Visions into Reality.

Over 200 scientists conduct research at the Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects for quality of life in congenital heart disease. Each research success is a contribution.

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Pediatric cardiologist Prof. Dr. med. Christian Apitz, Universitätsklinikum Ulm — Pediatric cardiologist Prof. Dr. med. Christian Apitz

Prof. Dr. med. Christian Apitz, pediatric cardiologist

“The Register’s comprehensive data collection can be trusted to be significant. Without it, representative studies would be impossible.”

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Human geneticist Dr. Anne-Karin Kahlert, Nationales Register | privat — Human geneticist Dr. Anne-Karin Kahlert

Dr. Anne-Karin Kahlert, human geneticist

“Our basic research requires a reliable sample base. The Register has our back so that we can focus on the actual research. To us that means a huge relief.”

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ACHD researcher Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Gerhard-Paul Diller, Nationales Register | UKM — ACHD researcher Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Gerhard-Paul Diller

Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Gerhard-Paul Diller, ACHD researcher

“Over 50,000 register members donate their data and samples. This is a big act of faith, which places a great responsibility on us.”

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Results from our Research Activities

Artificial intelligence aids risk assessment in congenital heart disease.

Research Results | Medicine and Healthcare

Measuring the Heart

Methods of artificial intelligence enable a risk assessment for a life with corrected tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), as a recent study at the Competence Network revealed. Their application could simplify and improve the medical follow-up.

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Model of the heart valve level, showing the four heart valves. If a heart valve does not open and close properly, this puts an increasing strain on both the heart and the cardiovascular system.

Research Results | Genetics

When ADAMTS19 is Lost

Heart valve disease can have many different causes. One of these is a genetic defect. Scientists have now been able to define this defect more precisely.

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Prof. Dr. med. Hashim Abdul-Khaliq, Speaker of the Competence Network, talking to Dr. med. Ulrike Bauer, Managing Director of the Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects.

Researchers

Research Creates Future.

Already today, numerous findings from research are being utilized in practice, resulting in an improved health care for those affected. What have we achieved? Which research questions are We currently tackling?

Projects and Results of Our Research Activities

Doing Research with Us

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Researchers

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Focus on your research. We provide the basics.

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Who is Involved in Our Research Activities?

Research on the basis of the Register is conducted worldwide. Learn more about the researchers and their projects.

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Publications

Thanks to our research results, improvements in diagnostics, treatment and care are already happening today.

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Services and Facilities

More than 55,000 participants have donated their data for research.

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Research Basis of the National Register

From the single project to the multicenter study: More than 55,000 patients and their families enable efficient and successful research by donating their data and samples.

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Staff member of the Central Biobank Charité, Berlin (ZeBanC) uses a robot to isolate DNA from blood samples of the National Register.

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The National Register Biobank

Our biorepository provides you with biomaterial from roughly 8,000 sample donors for basic research.

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Dr. med. Ulrike Bauer, Managing Director of the Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects, talking to Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Hummel, Director of the Central Biobank Charité (ZeBanC).

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Initiating Projects

You are planning a research project that could use our data and samples? We support you with every step from your project idea up to the publication.

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Research Creates Future

Enabling Innovations

Each research success means one more contribution to improving the quality of life of children, adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. The more physicians and scientists take part in our research effort the better.

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We Turn Visions into Reality.

Taking Part in the Competence Network’s Research Activities

Dates

ESC Congress 2020 in neuem digitalen Format

16th DHZB Lange Symposium for Congenital Heart Disease aufgrund von Corona verschoben auf 2021 in Berlin