Since December 15th, 2015, Prof. Dr. Frank Edelmann, director of the cardiac Clinical Research Unit (CRU) at Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, holds the W2 professorship in cardiovascular prevention at Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum in Berlin. Frank Edelmann is deputy in cardiovascular prevention and clinical research specialized in heart failure as well as medical specialist for internal medicine, cardiology and sports medicine at Medizinische Klinik m.S. Kardiologie at Charité. Additionally, he leads the working group for “prevention, diagnostics and therapy in heart failure” at Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum. His interests also comprise of the contribution of exercising and resistance training to enhance physical capacity and quality of life in patients with heart failure.