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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 pre-test probability for obstructive coronary artery disease: insights from the European DISCHARGE pilot study.

PMID: 32902743
Journal: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
Year: 2021
Reference: Eur Radiol. 2021 Mar;31(3):1471-1481. doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-07175-z. Epub 2020 Sep 9.
Impact factor: 5.315
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Veselka, Josef, Ilnicka-Suckiel, Malgorzata, Erglis, Andrejs, Benedek, Teodora, Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose, Saba, Luca, Kofoed, Klaus F, Gutberlet, Matthias, Adic, Filip, Pietila, Mikko et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07175-z

Longitudinal strain in remote non-infarcted myocardium by tissue tracking CMR: characterization, dynamics, structural and prognostic implications.

PMID: 32488452
Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Year: 2021
Reference: Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Jan;37(1):241-253. doi: 10.1007/s10554-020-01890-w. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
Impact factor: 2.357
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Chorro, Francisco J, Bodi, Vicente, Nunez, Julio, Bayes-Genis, Antoni, Moratal, David, Evangelista, Arturo, Gavara, Jose, Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose F, Rios-Navarro, Cesar, Valente, Filipa et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-020-01890-w

Pulmonary hypertension due to chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. An evolving disease.

PMID: 33509691
Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
Year: 2021
Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2021 May;74(5):368-370. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.11.015. Epub 2021 Jan 26.
Impact factor: 4.753
Publication type: Editorial in national publication
Authors: Domingo, Enric, Perez Hoyos, Santiago, Grignola, Juan Carlos et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.11.015

Scoring balloon predilation before bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation in patients with in-stent restenosis: the RIBS VI 'scoring' study.

PMID: 32558692
Journal: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Year: 2021
Reference: Coron Artery Dis. 2021 Mar 1;32(2):96-104. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000904.
Impact factor: 1.439
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Garcia-Guimaraes, Marcos, Alfonso, Fernando, Cuesta, Javier, Garcia Del Blanco, Bruno, Bosa, Francisco, Perez de Prado, Armando, Masotti, Monica, Trillo, Ramiro, Rumoroso, Jose Ramon, Moreno, Raul et al.
DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000904

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