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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.

Publications

Effect of COMBinAtion therapy with remote ischemic conditioning and exenatide on the Myocardial Infarct size: a two-by-two factorial randomized trial (COMBAT-MI).

PMID: 33495853
Journal: BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
Year: 2021
Reference: Basic Res Cardiol. 2021 Jan 25;116(1):4. doi: 10.1007/s00395-021-00842-2.
Impact factor: 17.165
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Garcia Del Blanco, Bruno, Otaegui, Imanol, Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose F, Bayes-Genis, Antoni, Sambola, Antonia, Lidon, Rosa M, Baneras, Jordi, Elizaga, Jaime, Padilla, Ferran, Barrabes, Jose A et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00395-021-00842-2

Ultrashort 1- to 3-month double antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation or the conquest of the South Pole.

PMID: 33172792
Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
Year: 2021
Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2021 Feb;74(2):126-128. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.08.029. Epub 2020 Nov 7.
Impact factor: 4.753
Publication type: Editorial in national publication
Authors: Otaegui Irurueta, Imanol, Garcia Del Blanco, Bruno, Marti Aguasca, Gerard et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.08.029

Heart Disease in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) Patients: a screening approach proposal.

PMID: 33493294
Journal: RHEUMATOLOGY
Year: 2021
Reference: Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Oct 2;60(10):4538-4547. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab027.
Impact factor: 7.58
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Garcia-Vives, Eloi, Rodriguez-Palomares, J F, Harty, Len, Solans-Laque, Roser, Jayne, David et al.
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab027

New insights of tricuspid regurgitation: a large-scale prospective cohort study.

PMID: 32783057
Journal: European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging
Year: 2021
Reference: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Jan 22;22(2):196-202. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa205.
Impact factor: 6.875
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Gonzalez, Teresa, Sitges, Marta, Bouzas, Alberto, Gonzalez, Violeta, Li, Pedro, Alonso, David, Carrasco, Fernando, Adeba, Antonio, de la Heras, Jose Maria, Fernandez-Golfin, Covadonga et al.
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa205

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