Michael Kühne

Prof. Dr. med.
Michael Kühne

Position(s)
Head of Clinic Atrial Fibrillation

Institution
University Hospital Basel

Phone +41 61 265 52 14

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Research Focus

Cardiovascular & Perioperative Medicine

Area of Research

Atrial fibrillation, especially evaluation of new technologies in the field of interventional therapy


Approved Research Projects

  • Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF)
  • Health consequences of the burden of atrial fibrillation (Swiss-AF Burden)
  • Mechanisms of cognitive declin in the patients with atrial fibrillation (Swiss AF-Brain)
  • Brain lesions and cognitive function in patients with versus without atrial fibrillation (Swiss-AF Control)
  • Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Pulmonary Vein Isolation Registry (SWISS-AF-PVI)
  • BasEl ATriAl Fibrillation Cohort Study (BEAT-AF)
  • Apixaban for the reduction of thrombo-embolism in patients with device-detected sub-clinical atrial fibrillation (ARTESiA)
  • Prospective, observational Bern and Basel study on atrial fibrillation diagnosis in patients implanted with a cardiac monitor – the 2B-AF-PIC study
  • Incidence of silent atrial fibrillation in patients with clinically silent brain ischemic lesions (SILENT2 – study)

Collaborations

National Collaborations

  • Inselspital Bern – Prof. Tobias Reichlin, Prof. Nicolas Rodondi
  • Stadtspital Triemli – Prof. Raban Jeger, Dr Andreas Müller
  • Kantonsspital Baden (KSB) – Prof. Jürg Beer
  • Kantonsspital St. Gallen (KSSG) – Prof. Peter Ammann
  • Kantonsspital Luzern (LUKS) – Prof. Richard Kobza
  • Bürgerspital Solothurn – Dr. Frank Peter Stephan
  • Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino/EOC – Prof. Angelo Auricchio, Prof. Giulio Conte, PD Dr. Marcello di Valentino, Dr. Giorgio Moschovitis
  • Hopital Universitaire de Geneve (HUG) – Prof. Dipen Shah
  • Reha Rheinfelden – Prof. Leo Bonati
  • Universität Basel – Prof. Andreas Monsch
  • Universität Zürich – Prof. Matthias Schwenkglenks
  • Medical Image Analysis Center (MIAC) – Dr. Tim Sinnecker
  • Schiller AG – Ramun Schmid
  • Roche AG – Dr. André Ziegler

International Collaborations

  • Population Health Research Institute - Prof. David Conen
  • Population Health Research Institute - Prof. Guillaume Paré
  • Politecnico Milano – Prof. Valentina Corino

Ongoing Research Projects

  • Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF)
  • Health consequences of the burden of atrial fibrillation (Swiss-AF Burden)
  • Mechanisms of cognitive decline in the patients with atrial fibrillation (Swiss AF-Brain)
  • Brain lesions and cognitive function in patients with versus without atrial fibrillation (Swiss-AF Control)
  • Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Pulmonary Vein Isolation Registry (SWISS-AF-PVI)
  • BasEl ATriAl Fibrillation Cohort Study (BEAT-AF)
  • Apixaban for the reduction of thrombo-embolism in patients with device-detected sub-clinical atrial fibrillation (ARTESiA)
  • Prospective, observational Bern and Basel study on atrial fibrillation diagnosis in patients implanted with a cardiac monitor – the 2B-AF-PIC study
  • Incidence of silent atrial fibrillation in patients with clinically silent brain ischemic lesions (SILENT2 – study)

Research Team

Dr. Sven Knecht

Ingenieur

Phone +41 61 556 57037
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Murielle Förster

Study Nurse

Phone +41 61 328 72 13
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Dr. Rebecca Paladini

Admin. Study Coordinator

Phone +41 61 556 54 39
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Adrian Schweigler

Doktorand

Phone +41 61 556 58 32
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Niklas Stauffer 

Doktorand

Phone +41 61 556 58 32
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Jasmin Büchel

Doktorandin

Phone +41 61 328 76 43
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Prof. Christine Meyer-Zürn

Senior Researcher

Phone +41 61 328 52064
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Gian Völlmin

Study Coordinator

Phone +41 61 556 5296
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Dr. Michael Coslovsky

Statistiker

Phone +41 61 328 51 45
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Raffaele Peter

Doktorand

Phone +41 61 556 58 32
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Teodor Serban

Doktorand

Phone +41 61 556 59 96
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Corinne Girroy

Study Nurse

Phone +41 61 328 59 80
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Dr. Stefanie Aeschbacher

Scientific Study Coordinator

Phone +41 61 328 67 72
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Elisa Hennings

MD-PhD Kandidatin

Phone +41 61 328 78 56
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Désirée Carmine 

Doktorandin

Phone +41 61 556 58 32
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Simon Weidlich

Doktorand

Phone +41 61 556 59 96
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