Günter Breithardt, MD, EFESC, FACC, FHRS, FEHRA, Professor emer., Univ. Münster, Germany, had been Head of the Dept of Cardiology & Angiology, and Director of Molecular Cardiology, Leibniz-Institute Arteriosclerosis Research until 2009. President of ESC (1996-8) and of the German Cardiac Society (1999-2001), chairman ESC Working Group on Arrhythmias, chairman of SFB 556 “Heart Failure and Arrhythmias, from Molecular Basis to Clinical Management” (DFG). Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Task Force GUCH/EMAH in his country (2003-2018), co-founder and chairman of the Atrial Fibrillation Network (AFNET, 2003-2015); 2008-2009, speaker and acting chairman, Competence Network on Congenital Heart Disease. 2017-2022 chairman of the ESC Ethics Committee.
He has been a member of research reviewing panels, has been actively involved in national and international clinical trials, is honorary member of various national societies, and has received several renowned awards.
