Professor Lars Wallentin

Lars Wallentin became Professor of Cardiology at Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden in 1991 and was Head of the Department of Cardiology from 1991 to 1999. In 1992 he started the Swedish Registry of Acute Cardiac Care (RIK-HIA). In 2001, he founded the Uppsala Clinical Research Center and was its first Director until 2008. He has been the leader of many national and international clinical trials. His research group developed many new concepts concerning pathogenesis, diagnosis, risk stratification, antithrombotic and interventional treatments in acute coronary artery disease and stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. Professor Wallentin has served as President of the Swedish Cardiac Society and the Swedish Heart Association. Currently he is co-chairing the ESC EuroHeart registry project. He published more than 700 papers and received several prestigious research awards including the ESC Gold Medal for his contributions to the science and and practice of cardiology.