About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
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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:
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.
PMID: 35282384 Journal: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine Year: 2022 Reference: Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Feb 25;9:838473. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.838473. eCollection 2022. Impact factor: 6.05 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Francisco-Pascual, Jaume, Rivas-Gandara, Nuria, Bach-Oller, Montserrat, Badia-Molins, Clara, Maymi-Ballesteros, Manel, Benito, Begona, Perez-Rodon, Jordi, Santos-Ortega, Alba, Sambola-Ayala, Antonia, Roca-Luque, Ivo et al. DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.838473
PMID: 35281755 Journal: International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature Year: 2022 Reference: Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2022 Mar 7;39:100977. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.100977. eCollection 2022 Apr. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pala, Elena, Pagola, Jorge, Juega, Jesus, Francisco-Pascual, Jaume, Penalba, Anna, Rodriguez, Maite, De Lera Alfonso, Mercedes, Arenillas, Juan F, Cabezas, Juan Antonio, Moniche, Francisco et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.100977
PMID: 33833069 Journal: HEART Year: 2022 Reference: Heart. 2022 Jan;108(2):137-144. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318907. Epub 2021 Apr 8. Impact factor: 5.994 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Shanks, Miriam, Popescu, Bogdan A, Galian-Gay, Laura, Fijalkowski, Marcin, Liang, Michael, Tay, Edgar, Ajmone Marsan, Nina, Selvanayagam, Joseph B, Yeo, Tiong-Cheng, Pinto, Fausto J et al. DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318907
PMID: 35260280 Journal: JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY Year: 2022 Reference: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Feb 10. pii: S0022-5223(22)00131-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.02.007. Impact factor: 5.209 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bossone, Eduardo, Pai, Chih-Wen, Eagle, Kim, Sundt, Thoralf, Patel, Himanshu, Trimarchi, Santi, Eckstein, Hans-Henning, Schermerhorn, Marc, Estrera, Anthony, Chen, Edward P et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.02.007
PMID: 33326869 Journal: HEART RHYTHM Year: 2021 Reference: Heart Rhythm. 2021 Apr;18(4):597-604. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.12.009. Epub 2020 Dec 14. Impact factor: 6.343 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Francisco-Pascual, Jaume, Rodenas, Eduard, Rivas-Gandara, Nuria, Belahnech, Yassin, San Emeterio, Aleix Olivella, Perez-Rodon, Jordi, Benito, Begona, Santos-Ortega, Alba, Moya-Mitjans, Angel, Casas, Guillem et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.12.009
PMID: 33792661 Journal: EUROPACE Year: 2021 Reference: Europace. 2021 Jul 18;23(7):1072-1083. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaa401. Impact factor: 5.214 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Guaricci, Andrea Igoren, Masci, Pier Giorgio, Muscogiuri, Giuseppe, Guglielmo, Marco, Baggiano, Andrea, Fusini, Laura, Lorenzoni, Valentina, Martini, Chiara, Andreini, Daniele, Pavon, Anna Giulia et al. DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa401
PMID: 33778874 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY Year: 2021 Reference: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Sep 11;60(3):524-525. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab157. Impact factor: 4.191 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Pijuan-Domenech, Antonia et al. DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab157
PMID: 33757510 Journal: Cardiovascular Diabetology Year: 2021 Reference: Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021 Mar 23;20(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12933-021-01261-2. Impact factor: 9.951 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Andres-Cordon, Juan F, Trillo, Ramiro, Briales, Juan Alonso, Amat-Santos, Ignacio, Romaguera, Rafael, Diaz, Jose-Francisco, Vaquerizo, Beatriz, Ojeda, Soledad, Cruz-Gonzalez, Ignacio, Morena-Salas, Daniel et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01261-2
PMID: 32089002 Journal: Circulation-Cardiovascular Interventions Year: 2020 Reference: Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Mar;13(3):e008609. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.119.008609. Epub 2020 Feb 24. Impact factor: 5.493 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Junquera, Lucia, Urena, Marina, Latib, Azeem, Munoz-Garcia, Antonio, Nombela-Franco, Luis, Faurie, Benjamin, Veiga-Fernandez, Gabriela, Alperi, Alberto, Serra, Vicenc, Regueiro, Ander et al. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.119.008609
PMID: 30935900 Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA Year: 2020 Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2020 Mar;73(3):232-240. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2019.01.007. Epub 2019 Mar 30. Impact factor: 4.642 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Garcia-Garcia, Cosme, Barrabes, Jose A, Garcia-Dorado, David, Lidon, Rosa-Maria, Gaig, Carles, Sionis, Alessandro, Mila, Laia, Santamarina, Estevo, Rafecas, Agnes, Baneras, Jordi et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2019.01.007
PMID: 32087418 Journal: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL Year: 2020 Reference: Am Heart J. 2020 Apr;222:174-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.01.018. Epub 2020 Jan 28. Impact factor: 4.153 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fernandez-Ortiz, Antonio, Sabate, Manel, Gomez-Hospital, J A, Pocock, Stuart J, Rossello, Xavier, Roura, Gerard, Garcia Del Blanco, Bruno, Romaguera, Rafael, Salinas, Pablo, Brugaletta, Salvatore et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.01.018
PMID: 32080086 Journal: MEDICINE Year: 2020 Reference: Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Feb;99(8):e19119. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019119. Impact factor: 1.552 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Krackhardt, Florian, Kocka, Viktor, Waliszewski, Matthias, Tousek, Petr, Janek, Bronislav, Trencan, Milan, Krajci, Peter, Lozano, Fernando, Roman, Koldobika Garcia-San, Otaegui, Imanol et al. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019119
PMID: 30566185 Journal: JAMA Cardiology Year: 2019 Reference: JAMA Cardiol. 2019 Jan 1;4(1):64-70. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.4320. Impact factor: 11.866 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Le Ven, Florent, Maes, Frederic, Lerakis, Stamatios, Barbosa Ribeiro, Henrique, Gilard, Martine, Cavalcante, Joao L, Makkar, Raj, Herrmann, Howard C, Windecker, Stephan, Enriquez-Sarano, Maurice et al. DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.4320
PMID: 30784693 Journal: JACC. Clinical electrophysiology Year: 2019 Reference: JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 Feb;5(2):212-219. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.09.015. Epub 2018 Nov 28. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Roca-Luque, Ivo, Francisco-Pasqual, Jaume, Oristrell, Gerard, Rodriguez-Garcia, Julian, Santos-Ortega, Alba, Martin-Sanchez, Gabriel, Rivas-Gandara, Nuria, Perez-Rodon, Jordi, Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio, Garcia-Dorado, David et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.09.015
PMID: 30754985 Journal: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Year: 2019 Reference: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2019 Sep;27(7):590-592. doi: 10.1177/0218492318804948. Epub 2019 Feb 12. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Perez-Andreu, Joaquin, Fernandez-Doblas, Joaquin, Giralt Garcia, Gemma, Roses, Ferran, Abella, Raul F et al. DOI: 10.1177/0218492318804948
PMID: 30586718 Journal: CIRCULATION Year: 2019 Reference: Circulation. 2019 Feb 12;139(7):949-964. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.035869. Impact factor: 23.054 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Dorado, David, Ruiz-Meana, Marisol, Minguet, Marta, Bou-Teen, Diana, Miro-Casas, Elisabet, Castans, Celia, Castellano, Jose, Bonzon-Kulichenko, Elena, Igual, Alberto, Rodriguez-Lecoq, Rafael et al. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.035869
PMID: 29440218 Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2018 Reference: BMJ Open. 2018 Feb 13;8(2):e020255. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020255. Impact factor: 2.413 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sevilla, Teresa, Arnold, Roman, Revilla, Ana, San Roman, J Alberto, Varela-Falcon, Luis H, Lopez, Javier, Garcia Del Blanco, Bruno, Jimenez-Diaz, Victor A, Amat-Santos, Ignacio J, Catala, Pablo et al. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020255
PMID: 29426841 Journal: Scientific Reports Year: 2018 Reference: Sci Rep. 2018 Feb 9;8(1):2777. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20642-4. Impact factor: 4.122 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kostina, Alexandra S, Osterholm, Cecilia, Malashicheva, Anna, Kostareva, Anna, Evangelista, Arturo, Teixido-Tura, Gisela, Maleki, Shohreh, Franco-Cereceda, Anders, Eriksson, Per, Dietz, Harry C et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20642-4
PMID: 29425609 Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA Year: 2018 Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2018 Feb;71(2):67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.11.027. Impact factor: 5.166 Publication type: Editorial in national publication Authors: Evangelista, A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.11.027
PMID: 29422268 Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA Year: 2018 Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2018 Mar;71(3):228-229. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.10.053. Epub 2018 Feb 13. Impact factor: 5.166 Publication type: Editorial in national publication Authors: Baron-Esquivias, Gonzalo, Morillo, Carlos A, Moya-Mitjans, Angel, Martinez-Alday, Jesus, Ruiz-Granell, Ricardo, Lacunza-Ruiz, Javier et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.10.053
PMID: 26752219 Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA Year: 2016 Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2016 Mar;69(3):286-93. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Dec 30. Impact factor: 4.596 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Barba-Cosials, Joaquin, Perez de Isla, Leopoldo, Aguade-Bruix, Santiago, Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose F, Saura, Daniel, Lopez-Fernandez, Teresa et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2015.10.003
PMID: 26962963 Journal: THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS Year: 2016 Reference: Thromb Haemost. 2016 Jun 2;115(6):1129-37. doi: 10.1160/TH15-12-0985. Epub 2016 Mar 10. Impact factor: 5.255 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Francisco, Jaume, Barrabes, Jose A, Figueras, Jaume, Baneras, Jordi, Otaegui, Imanol, Rojas, Angeles, Vilardosa, Ursula, Montaner, Joan, Garcia-Dorado, David, Ruiz-Meana, Marisol et al. DOI: 10.1160/TH15-12-0985
PMID: 26758407 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY Year: 2016 Reference: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Sep;17(9):1044-53. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev332. Epub 2016 Jan 12. Impact factor: 4.011 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ohyama, Yoshiaki, Teixido-Tura, Gisela, Ambale-Venkatesh, Bharath, Noda, Chikara, Chugh, Atul R, Liu, Chia-Ying, Stacey, R Brandon, Dietz, Harry, Gomes, Antoinette S, Prince, Martin R et al. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev332
PMID: 26729694 Journal: HEART Year: 2016 Reference: Heart. 2016 Feb 1;102(3):168-9. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308955. Epub 2016 Jan 4. Impact factor: 5.693 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Evangelista, Arturo et al. DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308955
PMID: 25938516 Journal: PLoS One Year: 2015 Reference: PLoS One. 2015 May 4;10(5):e0125753. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125753. eCollection 2015. Impact factor: 3.234 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Dorado, David, Alburquerque-Bejar, Juan J, Barrabes, Jose A, Inserte, Javier, Agullo, Luis, Rodriguez-Sinovas, Antonio et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125753
PMID: 26024662 Journal: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE Year: 2015 Reference: J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2015 May 30;17:43. doi: 10.1186/s12968-015-0139-8. Impact factor: 4.556 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose F, Ortiz-Perez, Jose T, Lee, Daniel C, Bucciarelli-Ducci, Chiara, Tejedor, Paula, Bonow, Robert O, Wu, Edwin et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12968-015-0139-8
PMID: 26017712 Journal: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY Year: 2015 Reference: J Nucl Cardiol. 2015 Dec;22(6):1247-58. doi: 10.1007/s12350-015-0143-2. Epub 2015 May 28. Impact factor: 2.942 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Romero-Farina, Guillermo, Aguade-Bruix, Santiago, Candell-Riera, Jaume, Pizzi, Maria N, Garcia-Dorado, David et al. DOI: 10.1007/s12350-015-0143-2
PMID: 26045476 Journal: CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH Year: 2015 Reference: Cardiovasc Res. 2015 Jul 15;107(2):246-54. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvv171. Epub 2015 Jun 4. Impact factor: 5.94 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Valls-Lacalle, Laura, Rodriguez-Sinovas, Antonio, Garcia-Dorado, David, Vilardosa, Ursula, Poncelas, Marcos, Ruiz-Meana, Marisol, Miro-Casas, Elisabet, Alburquerque-Bejar, Juan Jose, Barba, Ignasi, Inserte, Javier et al. DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvv171
PMID: 23843104 Journal: PEDIATR CARDIOL Year: 2014 Reference: Pediatr Cardiol. 2014 Feb;35(2):197-207. doi: 10.1007/s00246-013-0759-4. Epub 2013 Jul 11. Impact factor: 1.55 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castell-Conesa, Joan, Garcia-Dorado, David, Candell-Riera, Jaume, Pinar, Josep, Romero-Farina, Guillermo, Casaldaliga, Jaume, Pizzi, Maria N, Franquet, Elisa, Aguade-Bruix, Santiago, Manso, Begona et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0759-4
PMID: 24332885 Journal: REV ESP MED NUCL IMA Year: 2014 Reference: Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2014 Jan-Feb;33(1):63. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2013.10.001. Epub 2013 Dec 13. Impact factor: 0.938 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Aguade-Bruix, S, Romero-Farina, G, Castell-Conesa, J, Candell-Riera, J et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2013.10.001
PMID: 24456447 Journal: J OBSTET GYNAECOL Year: 2014 Reference: J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 Feb;34(2):191. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2012.706663. Impact factor: 0.604 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Goya, M, Meseguer, M L, Merced, C, Suy, A, Monforte, V, Domingo, E, Cabero, L, Roman, A et al. DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2012.706663
PMID: 24434643 Journal: J MOL CELL CARDIOL Year: 2014 Reference: J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2014 Mar;68:79-88. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.01.001. Epub 2014 Jan 13. Impact factor: 5.218 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martinez-Acedo, Pablo, Ruiz-Meana, Marisol, Nunez, Estefania, Miro-Casas, Elisabet, Inserte, Javier, Fernandez-Sanz, Celia, Hernando, Victor, Vazquez, Jesus, Garcia-Dorado, David, Rodriguez-Sinovas, Antonio et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.01.001
PMID: 23211995 Journal: NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS Year: 2013 Reference: Nucl Med Commun. 2013 Feb;34(2):117-23. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e32835c08a4. Impact factor: 1.379 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Romero-Farina, Guillermo, Aguade-Bruix, Santiago, Candell-Riera, Jaume, Castell-Conesa, Joan, Fernandez-Salguero, Raquel, Garcia-Dorado, David et al. DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e32835c08a4
PMID: 23159107 Journal: Revista Espanola de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular Year: 2013 Reference: Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2013 Jan;32(1):8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2012.04.003. Epub 2012 Nov 15. Impact factor: 0.863 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Romero-Farina, G, Aguade-Bruix, S, Pizzi, M N, De Leon, G, Castell-Conesa, J, Garcia-Dorado, D, Candell-Riera, J, Cuberas-Borros, G et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2012.04.003
PMID: 23217694 Journal: CARDIOLOGY CLINICS Year: 2013 Reference: Cardiol Clin. 2013 Feb;31(1):131-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2012.10.001. Impact factor: 1.322 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Rivas, Nuria, Moya, Angel, Roca-Luque, Ivo, Francisco-Pascual, Jaume, Perez-Rodon, Jordi et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2012.10.001
PMID: 23143810 Journal: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY Year: 2013 Reference: J Nucl Cardiol. 2013 Feb;20(1):99-110. doi: 10.1007/s12350-012-9635-5. Epub 2012 Nov 10. Impact factor: 2.847 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, Albert, Marti, Gerard, Aguade-Bruix, Santiago, Gonzalez-Alujas, M T, Romero-Farina, Guillermo, Candell-Riera, Jaume, Blanco, Bruno Garcia Del, Evangelista, Artur, Garcia-Dorado, David, Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose F et al. DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9635-5
The European project, in which Vall d'Hebron participates, will favor personalized diagnosis and innovative therapeutic strategies in patients with the disease.
In total, different projects of six research groups will be promoted, focusing on precision medicine and advanced therapies.
The Cardiovascular Diseases and Neurovascular Diseases groups at VHIR will investigate new therapeutic strategies for heart failure, nanomedicine in stroke and the prevention of cardiovascular toxicity in the case of oncological treatments.
