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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

Percutaneous atrioseptostomy for left ventricular unloading in pediatric patients in cardiogenic shock on venoarterial ECMO support.

PMID: 33632636
Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
Year: 2021
Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol. 2021 Aug;74(8):710-712. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2021.01.010. Epub 2021 Feb 23.
Impact factor: 4.753
Publication type: Letter whit IF
Authors: Dolader, Paola, Betrian Blasco, Pedro, Balcells, Joan, Izquierdo-Blasco, Jaume, Gran, Ferran, Marti Aguasca, Gerard et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2021.01.010

Middle cerebral artery stroke due to paradoxical embolism in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia.

PMID: 33622636
Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
Year: 2021
Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2021 Jun;74(6):558-559. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.12.011. Epub 2021 Feb 5.
Impact factor: 4.753
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Pons-Pellice, Laura, Camio-Visauta, Elena, Chocron-Da Prat, Ivette, Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose Fernando, Roses Noguer, Ferran, de Nadal, Miriam et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.12.011

Sex bias in admission to tertiary-care centers for acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.

PMID: 33621347
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
Year: 2021
Reference: Eur J Clin Invest. 2021 Jul;51(7):e13526. doi: 10.1111/eci.13526. Epub 2021 Mar 7.
Impact factor: 4.686
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Sambola, Antonia, Javier Elola, Francisco, Buera, Irene, Fernandez, Cristina, Bernal, Jose Luis, Ariza, Albert, Brindis, Ralph, Bueno, Hector, Rodriguez-Padial, Luis, Marin, Francisco et al.
DOI: 10.1111/eci.13526

Survival benefit of revascularization versus optimal medical therapy alone for chronic total occlusion management in patients with diabetes.

PMID: 32096926
Journal: CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
Year: 2021
Reference: Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Feb 15;97(3):376-383. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28815. Epub 2020 Feb 25.
Impact factor: 2.692
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ivey-Miranda, Juan, Flores-Umanzor, Eduardo J, Cepas-Guillen, Pedro L, Vazquez, Sara, Fernandez-Valledor, Andrea, Jimenez-Britez, Gustavo, Regueiro, Ander, Freixa, Xavier, Farrero, Marta, Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio et al.
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28815

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