Saturday, 6 April 2024, 19:30 CEST at Charité, Hörsaalruine, Berlin
Join iconic singer and artist Udo Lindenberg and superstar pole vault athlete Katharina Bauer at Charité, Hörsaalruine, Berlin to hear their personal stories of living with a heart rhythm disorder.
The event is hosted by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on the eve of EHRA 2024 – the leading international congress for heart rhythm specialists.
Know your pulse
“One in three people in Europe will develop a serious heart rhythm problem in their lifetime, putting them at increased risk of stroke and premature death,” said Professor Julian Chun, chair of the EHRA Scientific Initiatives Committee. “Often there are no symptoms. That’s why it’s important to measure your pulse at least once a year.”
“Checking your pulse is simple – put two fingers on the side of your wrist and count the number of beats in a minute. A healthy number is 60 to 80 beats per minute. If your number is outside this, or the beats are irregular, don’t worry – there is unlikely to be a problem – but see your physician just to be sure. Also visit your physician if you are in pain, dizzy, or have fainting spells.”
“We should all know our pulse. And we can help each other – grandchildren can check their grandparents’ pulse, for example. Knowing our bodies helps us to stay healthy.”
When:
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 19:30 CEST
Where:
Charité, Hörsaalruine
Virchowweg 16
10117 Berlin
What to expect:
Katharina Bauer will share her personal experience of living with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), a device for stopping potentially deadly heart rhythms in their tracks.
Udo Lindenberg will virtually share his perspective on why it’s important to know your pulse. A brand new painting he has created for the event will be presented.
The latest medical information on the prevention, detection, and treatment of heart rhythm disorders, also called arrhythmias, will be examined by global experts, including:
- EHRA President Professor Jose Merino, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
- Medical influencer Dr. John Mandrola, Baptist Medical Associates, Louisville, Kentucky, US.
- EHRA Past President (2015 to 2017) Professor Gerhard Hindricks, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
- EHRA Past President (2013 to 2015) Professor Karl-Heinz Kuck, University Heart Centre Lübeck, Germany.
- EHRA President-Elect Professor Helmut Pürerfellner, Ordensklinikum Linz, Austria.
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.