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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Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
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The Maternal and Fetal Medicine Research Group has been recognized by AGAUR as a consolidated research group. It is a multidisciplinary team which integrates different knowledge areas in basic and clinical research. Basic research aims to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic tools in maternal and fetal pathologies, while clinical research intends to apply these tools in clinical practice.
The group coordinator is Dr. Elena Carreras, awarded with the professional excellence award by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Barcelona in 2018.
The group has different investigation areas:
PMID: 37086636 Journal: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Year: 2023 Reference: Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Apr 17;74:104724. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104724. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aldevert, Mireia; Anglada, Elisenda; Arevalo, Maria Jesus; Bascunana, Helena; Curto, Gemma; Feliu, Patricia; Galan, Ingrid; Garcia, Itziar; Garcia, Montserrat; Gonzalo, Lorena et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104724
PMID: 38000766 Journal: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS Year: 2023 Reference: J Biomed Inform. 2023 Nov 22:104553. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104553. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Amasi-Hartoonian, Nare; Ammour, Nadir; Begum, Amina; Blanco, Albert; Brown, Mollie; Comas, Immaculada; Conesa, Laura; Couvert, Camille; Diaz-Troyano, Noelia; Didden, Eva-Maria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104553
PMID: 34942154 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jul;227(1):74.e1-74.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.12.032. Epub 2021 Dec 20. Impact factor: 8.661 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Winsey, Adele; Craik, Rachel; Cardona-Perez, Jorge Arturo; Aminu, Muhammad Baffah; Serrano, Berta; Nieto, Ricardo; Zainab, Ghulam; Baafi, Eric; Marques, Patricia F; Savasi, Valeria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.12.032
PMID: 35780057 Journal: Journal of healthcare quality research Year: 2022 Reference: J Healthc Qual Res. 2022 Mar 10. pii: S2603-6479(22)00012-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.02.006. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rodriguez, I; Barba, M-A; Cebrian, R; Abadias, M-J; Aller, M-B; Cossio-Gil, Y; Roman, A; Dominguez, J-M; Campins, M; Martinez, J et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.02.006
PMID: 35695395 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS Year: 2022 Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Jun 13. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14306. Impact factor: 3.561 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Carreras, Elena, Mendoza, Manel, Armengol-Alsina, Mireia, Perestelo, Ana, Murcia, Maria Teresa, Serrano, Berta, Bonacina, Erika, Rodo, Carlota, Garcia-Manau, Pablo, Sanchez-Duran, Maria Angeles et al. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14306
PMID: 35675615 Journal: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jun 1;139(6):1155-1167. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004789. Epub 2022 May 2. Impact factor: 7.661 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rode, Line, Lim, Arianne, Liem, Sophie, Grantz, Katherine L, Hack, Karien, Combs, C Andrew, Serra, Vicente, Perales, Alfredo, Khalil, Asma, Liu, Becky et al. DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004789
PMID: 31035852 Journal: Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Feb;34(3):439-444. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1609931. Epub 2019 Apr 29. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arevalo, Silvia; Carreras, Elena; Garrido, Marta; Higueras, Teresa; Illescas, Tamara; Maiz, Nerea; Rodo, Carlota; Santirocco, Maddalena; Vazquez, Elida et al. DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1609931
PMID: 34781241 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Virol. 2021 Dec;145:105027. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2021.105027. Epub 2021 Nov 9. Impact factor: 3.168 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Torres-Fernandez, David, Casellas, Aina, Mellado, Maria Jose, Calvo, Cristina, Bassat, Quique, Vila Soler, Jorgina, Antón Pagarolas, Andres et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2021.105027
PMID: 34942154 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Dec 20. pii: S0002-9378(21)02696-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.12.032. Impact factor: 8.661 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bako, Babagana, Deruelle, Philippe, Garcia-May, Perla K, Mhatre, Mohak, Usman, Mustapha Ado, Elbahnasawy, Mohamed, Etuk Fwacs, Saturday, Napolitano, Raffaele, Deantoni, Sonia, Liu, Becky et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.12.032
PMID: 32615618 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Am J Perinatol. 2021 Dec;38(14):1472-1479. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713651. Epub 2020 Jul 2. Impact factor: 1.862 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Mendoza, Manel, Ferrer-Oliveras, Raquel, Bonacina, Erika, Garcia-Manau, Pablo, Rodo, Carlota, Carreras, Elena, Alijotas-Reig, Jaume et al. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713651
PMID: 32741048 Journal: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: BJOG. 2020 Nov;127(12):1576-1577. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16401. Epub 2020 Aug 2. Impact factor: 4.663 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Mendoza, Manel, Garcia-Ruiz, Itziar, Carreras, Elena, Suy, Anna et al. DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16401
PMID: 32688208 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER Year: 2020 Reference: Eur J Cancer. 2020 Sep;136:149-158. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.06.011. Epub 2020 Jul 18. Impact factor: 7.275 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sanchez-Iglesias, Jose Luis, Carbonell-Socias, Melchor, Perez-Benavente, Ma Assumpcio, Monreal Clua, Sonia, Manrique-Munoz, Susana, Garcia Gorriz, Manel, Burgos-Pelaez, Rosa, Segurola Gurrutxaga, Hegoi, Pamies Serrano, Monica, Pilar Gutierrez-Barcelo, Ma Del et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.06.011
PMID: 32649505 Journal: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Nov;136(5):1016-1020. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004059. Impact factor: 5.524 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Manau, Pablo, Garcia-Ruiz, Itziar, Rodo, Carlota, Sulleiro, Elena, Maiz, Nerea, Catalan, Marina, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Balcells, Joan, Anton, Andres, Carreras, Elena et al. DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004059
PMID: 32553745 Journal: Endocrinologia Diabetes y Nutricion Year: 2020 Reference: Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr. 2020 Oct;67(8):545-552. doi: 10.1016/j.endinu.2020.05.002. Epub 2020 May 19. Impact factor: 1.18 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Cortazar Galarzar, Alicia, Donnay Candil, Sergio, Duran Rodriguez-Hervada, Alejandra, Gomez Garcia, Maria Del Carmen, Gonzalez Gonzalez, Nieves Luisa, Goya Canino, Maria, Herranz de la Morena, Lucrecia, Lopez Tinoco, Cristina, Martin Garcia, Patricia, Megia Colet, Ana et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2020.05.002
PMID: 30710359 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Mar;144(3):330-337. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12742. Impact factor: 1.671 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Roura, Luis Cabero, Chmait, Ramen H, Cheng, Yvonne, Hyett, Jon, Khalil, Asma, Malhotra, Narendra, Giardina, Irene, Morrison, John, Nazareth, Amala, Poon, Chiu Yee Liona et al. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12742
PMID: 30710364 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Mar;144(3):322-324. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12740. Impact factor: 1.671 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Di Renzo, Gian Carlo, Fonseca, Eduardo, Gratacos, Eduardo, Hassan, Sonia, Kurtser, Mark, Malone, Fergal, Nambiar, Shilpa, Nicolaides, Kypros, Sierra, Nancy, Yang, Huixia et al. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12740
PMID: 30710362 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Mar;144(3):325-329. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12741. Impact factor: 1.671 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Giardina, Irene, Malone, Fergal, Nambiar, Shilpa, Nicolaides, Kypros, Sierra, Nancy, Yang, Huixia, Fuchtner, Carlos, Berghella, Vincenzo, Castelazo Morales, Ernesto, Hanson, Mark et al. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12741
PMID: 29920812 Journal: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Apr;53(4):529-534. doi: 10.1002/uog.19118. Impact factor: 5.595 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Care, Angharad, Muller-Myhsok, Bertram, Olearo, Elena, Todros, Tullia, Caradeux, Javier, Goya, Maria, Palacio, Montse, Carreras, Elena, Alfirevic, Zarko et al. DOI: 10.1002/uog.19118
PMID: 26306897 Journal: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Year: 2016 Reference: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Feb;47(2):162-7. doi: 10.1002/uog.15732. Epub 2016 Jan 13. Impact factor: 4.197 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Carreras, E, Maroto, A, Illescas, T, Melendez, M, Arevalo, S, Peiro, J L, Garcia-Fontecha, C G, Belfort, M, Cuxart, A et al. DOI: 10.1002/uog.15732
PMID: 27959695 Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE Year: 2016 Reference: N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 29;375(26):2611-2613. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1607580. Epub 2016 Dec 7. Impact factor: 59.558 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Carreras, Elena, Pumarola, Tomas, Boix, Hector, Sanchez-Seco, Maria P, Suy, Anna, Sulleiro, Elena, Rodo, Carlota, Vazquez, Elida, Bocanegra, Cristina, Molina, Israel et al. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1607580
PMID: 27509121 Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE Year: 2016 Reference: N Engl J Med. 2016 Aug 11;375(6):e10. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1605536#SA1. Impact factor: 59.558 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Goya, Maria, Cabero, Luis, Carreras, Elena et al. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1605536#SA1
PMID: 26513650 Journal: FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY Year: 2016 Reference: Fetal Diagn Ther. 2016;40(1):21-7. doi: 10.1159/000441356. Epub 2015 Oct 30. Impact factor: 2.7 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sanchez, Olga, Dominguez, Carmen, Ruiz, Aina, Ribera, Irene, Alijotas, Jaume, Cabero, Lluis, Carreras, Elena, Llurba, Elisa et al. DOI: 10.1159/000441356
The consensus document is the result of multidisciplinary work that takes into account the risks associated with all stages of women's lives and the differences compared to men.
A study led by Dr. Manel Mendoza from Vall d’Hebron shows that studying the levels of placental markers is as effective as Doppler ultrasounds, the standard method for classifying the risk of pregnancies with low birth weight fetuses.
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.
