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Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular Diseases group is a translational research group within the Cardiology Department of Vall d’Hebron Hospital that performs laboratory, clinical and epidemiological research. In the CIBERCV network we are within the topic of descriptor 2 “Arterial disease, thrombosis and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury”. Our contributions in these topics address the following lines: 

  • Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (i.e. mechanisms of endogenous cardioprotection, ischemic conditioning and remodeling), 
  • Coronary artery disease (i.e. genetic factors involved in coronary artery disease, determinants of thrombotic complications and prognosis), 
  • Aortic diseases (i.e. determinants of aorta dilatation, aortic biomechanics abnormalities in Marfan´s syndrome, and new imaging methods), 
  • Congenital/familiar heart diseases (i.e. genetic determinants and prognosis factors). 

In the CIBERESP network, our group is interested in the study of effectiveness/cost-effectiveness of cardiovascular interventions, health outcome research and methods in clinical research. The group has 19 principal investigators, 32 active projects and clinical trial and has been done 142 publications in 2020.

Team

Elia Rife Pardo

Elia Rife Pardo

Junior researcher
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Elisabet-Vera Matamala Avrova

Elisabet-Vera Matamala Avrova

Research technician
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Flavia Villuendas Ramil

Flavia Villuendas Ramil

Research technician
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Gabriel Pascual González

Gabriel Pascual González

Research assistant
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Garazi Urio Garmendia

Garazi Urio Garmendia

Research technician
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Giorgia Zagarese

Giorgia Zagarese

Predoctoral researcher
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Elia Rife Pardo

Elia Rife Pardo

Junior researcher
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Elisabet-Vera Matamala Avrova

Elisabet-Vera Matamala Avrova

Research technician
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Flavia Villuendas Ramil

Flavia Villuendas Ramil

Research technician
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Gabriel Pascual González

Gabriel Pascual González

Research assistant
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Garazi Urio Garmendia

Garazi Urio Garmendia

Research technician
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Giorgia Zagarese

Giorgia Zagarese

Predoctoral researcher
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Projects

Paper de la reprogramació del metabolisme d'aminoàcids i la desregulació de les calpaïnes en l'activació dels fibroblasts i la fibrosi miocàrdica difusa en la insuficiència cardíaca

IP: Javier Inserte Igual
Collaborators: Ignacio Ferreira González, José Antonio Barrabés Riu, Angeles Rojas Lopez, Antonio Rodríguez Sinovas, David Aluja Gonzalez, Sara Delgado Tomás, Andrea Guala
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 150000
Reference: 202321-30
Duration: 11/03/2024 - 21/12/2027

Millora de l'estratificació del risc en pacients amb reparació aòrtica endovascular utilitzant aplicacions d'aprenentatge profund en imatges d'angiografia per tomografia computaritzada

IP: Andrea Guala
Collaborators: Juan Garrido Oliver, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 73383.97
Reference: AGAUR/FI/2023/GARRIDO
Duration: 01/05/2023 - 30/04/2026

"Contribución de las proteasas calpaínas y del metabolismo de aminoácidos esenciales al desarrollo de hipertrofia ventricular y su evolución hacia insuficiencia cardiaca".

IP: Javier Inserte Igual
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Sociedad Española de Cardiologia
Funding: 15000
Reference: SEC-FEC/PROJECTE-CLINIC/2022/INSERTE
Duration: 18/10/2022 - 31/12/2026

Daño mitocondrial por estrés dicarbonílico como impulsor de la senescencia: papel de los senolíticos en la protección del corazón durante el envejecimiento.

IP: Marisol Ruiz Meana
Collaborators: Rafael Rodríguez Lecoq, David Aluja Gonzalez, Elisabet Miro Casas
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 159720
Reference: PI22/00513
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026

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News

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The families of the professionals had the opportunity to visit the facilities and discover how we work at the institution.

The study, with the participation of VHIR, will analyse the physiological response of the human body thanks to data collected by smartwatches and wearable devices.

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