Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Carsten Tschöpe is the leader of the Cardiomyopathy Unit, Department of Cardiology, Charite´, CVK, and chair of the cardiology platform, Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies. He is a Professor of medicine and cardiology. The main research areas of Prof. Tschöpe include inflammatory cardiomyopathy, immunocardiology, and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.