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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

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Pregnancy-Related Acute Aortic Dissection.

PMID: 33052376
Journal: JAMA Cardiology
Year: 2021
Reference: JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;6(1):58-66. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4876.
Impact factor: 14.676
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Braverman, Alan C, Mittauer, Eric, Harris, Kevin M, Evangelista, Arturo, Pyeritz, Reed E, Brinster, Derek, Conklin, Lori, Suzuki, Toru, Fanola, Christina, Chen, Edward et al.
DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4876

Secular trends in the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis at a referral center (2007-2018).

PMID: 33404892
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2021
Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;40(6):1137-1148. doi: 10.1007/s10096-020-04117-x. Epub 2021 Jan 6.
Impact factor: 3.267
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Escola-Verge, Laura, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Fernandez-Galera, Ruben, Almirante, Benito, Larrosa, Maria Nieves et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04117-x

Pregnancy Outcomes in Women After Arterial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries: Results From ROPAC (Registry of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease) of the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme.

PMID: 33350866
Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association
Year: 2021
Reference: J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan 5;10(1):e018176. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018176. Epub 2020 Dec 22.
Impact factor: 5.501
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Hasanova, I, Tutarel, Oktay, Ramlakhan, Karishma P, Baris, Lucia, Subirana, Maria T, Bouchardy, Judith, Nemes, Attila, Vejlstrup, Niels G, Osipova, Olga A, Johnson, Mark R et al.
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018176

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in Corrected Valvular Heart Disease: Hemodynamic Insights and Long-Term Survival.

PMID: 33399006
Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association
Year: 2021
Reference: J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan 19;10(2):e019949. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019949. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
Impact factor: 5.501
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alonso-Gomez, Angel, Botas, Javier, Crespo-Leiro, Maria G, Velasco, Sonia, Bayes-Genis, Antoni, Lopez, Amador, Munoz-Aguilera, Roberto, Jimenez-Navarro, Manuel, Gonzalez-Juanatey, Jose R, Evangelista, Arturo et al.
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019949

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