The Competence Network Heart Failure

The German Competence Network Heart Failure (CNHF) was established in June 2003 and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research and Education. Its main purpose is to provide and nurture interdisciplinary cooperation between research and primary, secondary and tertiary health care.

Many internationally renowned heart failure researchers and working groups live and work in Germany. Nevertheless, there is insufficient cooperation of the respective working groups and research projects in this area.

In order to remain internationally competitive in the heart failure research community, excellent implementation of large scale clinical and genetic trials is indispensable. Further, deficits in the effective presentation and transfer of research findings into clinical practice need to be addressed. An adequate translation of guidelines into practical, tangible instructions can facilitate clinical practice both in primary and tertiary care fundamentally. The need for action to address the research-practice-gap is obvious.

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