Professor Larissa Fabritz

Professor Larissa Fabritz

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Honorary Professor

Contact details

Address
Cardiovascular Sciences
College of Medicine and Health
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Professor Larissa Fabritz studies novel mechanisms of heart disease and performs translational research towards mechanism-based therapies of cardiovascular diseases. As a clinical consultant, she sees patients in the Department of Cardiology at UHB. Larissa engages in research on molecular mechanisms of cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias as well as molecular cardiovascular imaging with her working group at the University of Birmingham and collaborations throughout Europe and North America.

Professor Fabritz is also Birmingham Principal Investigator for the Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Early Detection of Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation (MAESTRIA) project. This is a major international research programme which will develop a precise method to diagnose atrial cardiomyopathy, thereby providing clinicians with individualised clinical patient data to predict a patient's likelihood of suffering from subclinical AF, their future risk of AF and their overall risk of ischemic stroke with an accuracy that surpasses any currently available instrument.

Qualifications

  • 2016 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians London
  • 2012 Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
  • 2012 Habilitation Internal Medicine “Towards molecular mechanism-based therapy of cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias”
  • 2011 GMC accreditation
  • 2010 Board Certification in Medicine
  • 1998 Thesis summa cum laude
  • 1997 Graduation from Medical School

Teaching

  • MBChB
  • BMedSci
  • MRes Cardiovascular Sciences

Professor Fabritz is currently Cardiology Specialty Lead for Year 4 MBChB and Cardiology Specialty Lead for the Academic In Day (Year 5 MBChB)

Postgraduate supervision

  • PhD supervisor
  • MD supervisor

Current students are listed on the group webpage.

Professor Fabritz has supervised MD and PhD students in Germany and the UK and offers translational and interdisciplinary cardiovascular research projects on various topics of heart failure and arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies and sudden death with opportunities for engagement in international collaborations. If you are interested in an MD or PhD in these areas, please contact Professor Fabritz via email including your CV.

Research Associate and Postdoctoral positions are currently available. Please email your application to L.Fabritz@bham.ac.uk including your CV.

Research

  • Molecular mechanisms of arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies
  • Molecular mechanisms of atrial fibrillation and atrial thrombosis
  • Sodium channel dysfunction
  • Desmosomal proteins
  • Effects of ageing and exercise on arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy
  • Translation of preclinical research into clinical trials
  • Personalised medicine and management of care in patients with atrial fibrillation using a variety of innovative tools and techniques
  • Biomarkers of cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia
  • Big data and machine learning techniques for cardiovascular data
  • Development of mobile apps for adherent therapy and patient engagement
  • Screening for atrial fibrillation including wearables

 

Professor Fabritz is also linked to the below research groups:

Other activities

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Obergassel, J, Lemoine, MD, Sommerfeld, LC, Rieß, JL, Al-Aqili, S, Jäckle, SJ, Rottner, L, Rillig, A, Metzner, A, Sörensen, NA, Fabritz, L, Renné, T, Twerenbold, R, Blankenberg, S, Zeller, T, Kirchhof, P & Neumann, JT 2025, 'Comparison of cardiac troponin assays reveals assay-specific sensitivities in a clinical model of very acute myocardial injury', European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 552-561. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf064

Metzner, A, Willems, S, Borof, K, Breithardt, G, Camm, AJ, Crijns, HJGM, Eckardt, L, Fabritz, L, Gessler, N, Goette, A, Reissmann, B, Schnabel, RB, Schotten, U, Zapf, A, Rillig, A & Kirchhof, P 2025, 'Diabetes and Obesity and Treatment Effect of Early Rhythm Control vs Usual Care in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Secondary Analysis of the EAST-AFNET 4 Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Cardiology, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 932-941. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2025.2374

Csengeri, D, Engler, D, Schlieker, P, Ohlrogge, AH, Schofer, N, Kalbacher, D, Fabritz, L, Ziegler, A, Blankenberg, S, Kirchhof, P, Zeller, T & Schnabel, RB 2025, 'Emerging biomarkers for vascular remodeling in volume and pressure overload in a cardiology cohort', IJC Heart and Vasculature, vol. 60, 101768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2025.101768

Isaacs, A, Zeemering, S, Winters, J, Batlle, M, Bidar, E, Boukens, B, Casadei, B, Chua, W, Crijns, HJGM, Fabritz, L, Guasch, E, Hatem, SN, Hermans, B, Kääb, S, Kawczynski, M, Maesen, B, Maessen, J, Mont, L, Sinner, MF, Wakili, R, Verheule, S, Kirchhof, P, Schotten, U & Stoll, M 2025, 'Lateral Atrial Expression Patterns Provide Insights into Local Transcription Disequilibrium Contributing to Disease Susceptibility', Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, vol. 18, no. 1, e004594, pp. 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGEN.124.004594

Jurgens, SJ, Melloni, GEM, Kany, S, Fabritz, L, Rämö, JT, Goette, A, Kamanu, FK, Berg, DD, Magnussen, C, Choi, SH, Bonaca, MP, Giugliano, RP, Scirica, BM, Wiviott, SD, Bhatt, DL, Steg, PG, Raz, I, Braunwald, E, Pirruccello, JP, Sabatine, MS, Marston, NA, Kirchhof, P, Ellinor, PT & Ruff, CT 2025, 'Pathogenic Cardiomyopathy-Associated Gene Variants and Prognosis in Atrial Fibrillation: Results in 18,000 Clinical Trial Participants', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 86, no. 10, pp. 738-753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.052

Rottner, L, Lemoine, MD, Eckardt, L, Borof, K, Camm, AJ, Goette, A, Breithardt, G, Metzner, A, Schotten, U, Zapf, A, Heidbüchel, H, Willems, S, Crijns, H, Schnabel, RB, Fabritz, L, Magnussen, C, Rillig, A & Kirchhof, P 2025, 'Safety and efficacy of amiodarone and dronedarone for early rhythm control in EAST-AFNET 4', Clinical Research in Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-025-02637-0

Obergassel, J, Suling, A, Borof, K, Camm, AJ, Crijns, HJGM, Eckardt, L, Fabritz, L, Goette, A, Jensen, M, Lemoine, MD, Magnussen, C, Metzner, A, Rillig, A, Schotten, U, Schnabel, R, Thomalla, G, Vardas, P, Wakili, R, Willems, S, Zapf, A, Kirchhof, P & Schrage, B 2025, 'Short-term benefit of early rhythm control for atrial fibrillation: The EAST-AFNET 4 trial', European Heart Journal, vol. 46, no. 37, pp. 3663-3666. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf397

Fabritz, L, Al-Taie, C, Borof, K, Breithardt, G, Camm, AJ, Crijns, HJGM, Roth Cardoso, V, Chua, W, Van Elferen, S, Eckardt, L, Gkoutos, G, Goette, A, Guasch, E, Hatem, S, Metzner, A, Mont, L, Murukutla, VA, Obergassel, J, Rillig, A, Sinner, MF, Schnabel, RB, Schotten, U, Sommerfeld, LC, Wienhues-Thelen, UH, Zapf, A, Zeller, T & Kirchhof, P 2024, 'Biomarker-based prediction of sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation patients: the EAST-AFNET 4 biomolecule study', European Heart Journal, vol. 45, no. 47, pp. 5002-5019. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae611

Fabritz, L, Chua, W, Cardoso, VR, Al-Taie, C, Borof, K, Suling, A, Krause, L, Kany, S, Magnussen, C, Wegscheider, K, Breithardt, G, Crijns, HJGM, Camm, AJ, Gkoutos, G, Ellinor, PT, Goette, A, Schotten, U, Wienhues-Thelen, U-H, Zeller, T, Schnabel, RB, Zapf, A & Kirchhof, P 2024, 'Blood-based cardiometabolic phenotypes in atrial fibrillation and their associated risk: EAST-AFNET 4 biomolecule study', Cardiovascular Research, vol. 120, no. 8, pp. 855-868. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvae067

Chua, W, Khashaba, A, Canagarajah, H, Nielsen, JC, di Biase, L, Haeusler, KG, Hindricks, G, Mont, L, Piccini, J, Schnabel, RB, Schotten, U, Wienhues-Thelen, U-H, Zeller, T, Fabritz, L & Kirchhof, P 2024, 'Disturbed atrial metabolism, shear stress, and cardiac load contribute to atrial fibrillation after ablation: AXAFA biomolecule study', Europace, vol. 26, no. 2, euae028. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae028

Fabritz, L, Fortmueller, L, Gehmlich, K, Kant, S, Kemper, M, Kucerova, D, Syeda, F, Faber, C, Leube, R, Kirchhof, P & Krusche, CA 2024, 'Endurance training provokes Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy phenotype in heterozygous Desmoglein 2 mutants: Alleviation by preload reduction', Biomedicines, vol. 12, no. 5, 985. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12050985

Linz, D, Andrade, JG, Arbelo, E, Boriani, G, Breithardt, G, Camm, AJ, Caso, V, Nielsen, JC, De Melis, M, De Potter, T, Dichtl, W, Diederichsen, SZ, Dobrev, D, Doll, N, Duncker, D, Dworatzek, E, Eckardt, L, Eisert, C, Fabritz, L, Farkowski, M, Filgueiras-Rama, D, Goette, A, Guasch, E, Hack, G, Hatem, S, Haeusler, KG, Healey, JS, Heidbuechel, H, Hijazi, Z, Hofmeister, LH, Hove-Madsen, L, Huebner, T, Kääb, S, Kotecha, D, Malaczynska-Rajpold, K, Merino, JL, Metzner, A, Mont, L, Ng, GA, Oeff, M, Parwani, AS, Puererfellner, H, Ravens, U, Rienstra, M, Sanders, P, Scherr, D, Schnabel, R, Schotten, U, Sohns, C, Steinbeck, G, Steven, D, Toennis, T, Tzeis, S, van Gelder, IC, van Leerdam, RH, Vernooy, K, Wadhwa, M, Wakili, R, Willems, S, Witt, H, Zeemering, S & Kirchhof, P 2024, 'Longer and better lives for patients with atrial fibrillation: the 9th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference', Europace, vol. 26, no. 4, euae070. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae070

Khan, N, Steeds, R, Kyte, D, Fabritz, L, Collis, P, Chua, WWL, Stubbs, C, Mehta, S, Sun, Y, Nulty, M, Kirkham, K & Cotton, JM 2024, 'Pilot study to evaluate the use of remote patient monitoring to guide the timing of valve intervention in patients with severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis (APRAISE-AS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial delivered in two tertiary cardiac centres in the UK', BMJ open, vol. 14, no. 6, e086587. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086587

Editorial

Lemoine, MD & Fabritz, L 2025, 'Improving antiarrhythmic therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation using common genetic variants', Heart, vol. 111, no. 4, pp. 145-146. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325242

Review article

Fabritz, L, Hatem, SN & Sossalla, S 2025, 'Arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy: focus on atrial fibrillation', Nature Reviews Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-025-01195-2

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