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.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
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.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
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: 37704212 Journal: Cancer Discovery Year: 2023 Reference: Cancer Discov. 2023 Sep 14:OF1-OF12. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-1340. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arenas, Enrique J; Arenas, Enrique J; Arevalo, Silvia; Arevalo, Silvia; Arribas, Joaquin; Balmana, Judith; Balmana, Judith; Bayo-Puxan, Neus; Bayo-Puxan, Neus; Carrasco, Estela et al. DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-1340
PMID: 37774745 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: Am J Perinatol. 2023 Sep 29. doi: 10.1055/a-2184-0242. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Guerra, Manuel; Haye, Maria; Maiz, Nerea; Maiz, Nerea; Montano, Ignacio; Toro, Victoria et al. DOI: 10.1055/a-2184-0242
PMID: 37814344 Journal: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2023 Reference: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2023 Oct 9. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14687. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Armengol-Alsina, Mireia; Bonacina, Erika; Caamina, Sara; Carreras, Elena; Catalan, Sara; Dalmau, Marta; Del Barco, Ester; Garcia-Manau, Pablo; Hernandez, Alina; Lopez, Monica et al. DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14687
PMID: 37194337 Journal: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2023 Reference: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2023 May 16. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14584. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arevalo, Silvia; Carreras, Elena; Garcia-Aguilar, Paula; Garcia-Manau, Pablo; Guillen, Gabriela; Maiz, Nerea; Molino, Jose Andres; Rodo, Carlota et al. DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14584
PMID: 34428858 Journal: ANAESTHESIA Year: 2022 Reference: Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563. Epub 2021 Aug 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bethurum, Alva; Bettamer, Nagat; Bettoni, Jeremie; Betz, Christian Stephan; Beuca, Alexandra; Bewarder, Julian; Beyene, Gaym; Beyer, Katharina; Beyrne, Carlos Daniel; Bezabih, Yoseph Solomon et al. DOI: 10.1111/anae.15563
PMID: 36600389 Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2022 Reference: BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 8;12(12):e063778. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063778. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, Maria; Candela-Toha, Angel; Cladellas-Gutierrez, Esther; de Miguel, Marcos; de Nadal, Miriam; de Pablo, Angelica; Gajate, Luis; Gonzalez-Tallada, Anna; Martin-Grande, Ascencion; Martinez-Tellez, Elisabeth et al. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063778
PMID: 35156620 Journal: European journal of rheumatology Year: 2022 Reference: Eur J Rheumatol. 2022 Feb 14. doi: 10.5152/eujrheum.2022.20012. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vela, Paloma; Trujillo, Elisa; Pego Reigosa, Jose Maria; Polo, Ana; Pluma, Andrea; Alsina, Laia; Baniandres, Ofelia; Caliz, Rafael; Casellas, Manel; Grados, Dolors et al. DOI: 10.5152/eujrheum.2022.20012
PMID: 35764494 Journal: Journal of healthcare quality research Year: 2022 Reference: J Healthc Qual Res. 2022 Mar 7. pii: S2603-6479(22)00009-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.02.003. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Loaiza-Aldean, Y; de Miguel, M; Morales-Ariza, V; Gonzalez-Tallada, A; Manrique, S; Dominguez Gonzalez, J M; de Nadal, M et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.02.003
PMID: 33225590 Journal: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: BJOG. 2021 Feb;128(3):618. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16583. Epub 2020 Nov 23. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Carreras, E; Garcia-Ruiz, I; Mendoza, M; Suy, A et al. DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16583
PMID: 32388877 Journal: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan;57(1):84-90. doi: 10.1002/uog.22071. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arevalo, S; Aviles, M; Bonacina, E; Carreras, E; Garcia-Manau, P; Garcia-Ruiz, I; Mendoza, M; Sanchez-Duran, M A; Serrano, B et al. DOI: 10.1002/uog.22071
PMID: 32860218 Journal: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2021 Reference: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 Jan;100(1):119-128. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13978. Epub 2020 Sep 14. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bonacina, Erika; Carreras, Elena; Catalan, Marina; Fernandez-Oliva, Antoni; Garcia-Manau, Pablo; Garrido-Gimenez, Carmen; Mendoza, Manel; Serrano, Berta; Tur, Helena; Zanini, Julia et al. DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13978
PMID: 32970823 Journal: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2021 Reference: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 Jan;100(1):84-90. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13996. Epub 2020 Oct 8. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, Ignacio; Belar, Maria; Burgos, Jorge; de Paco Matallana, Catalina; Irasarri, Ana; Maiz, Nerea; Molina, Francisca S; Pijoan, Jose I; Plasencia, Walter; Rodo, Carlota et al. DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13996
PMID: 33039123 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA Year: 2020 Reference: Br J Anaesth. 2020 Dec;125(6):1045-1055. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.07.061. Epub 2020 Oct 8. Impact factor: 6.88 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Stefan, Weber, Isabelle, Casier, Bart, Bryon, Filiep, Soetens, Pierre-Yves, Dewandre, Geraldine, Lambert, Jan, Christiaen, Roel, Schepers, Patrick, Van H, Alain, Kalmar et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.07.061
PMID: 32957052 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: J Clin Virol. 2020 Nov;132:104590. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104590. Epub 2020 Aug 11. Impact factor: 2.777 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martin-Gomez, Maria Teresa, Esperalba, Juliana, Codina, Maria Gema, Pumarola, Tomas, Anton, Andres, Andres, Cristina, Nuvials, Francesc Xavier, Sancho, Javier, Valls, Maria, Pinana, Maria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104590
PMID: 32955746 Journal: TRANSFUSION Year: 2020 Reference: Transfusion. 2020 Nov;60(11):2557-2564. doi: 10.1111/trf.16087. Epub 2020 Sep 21. Impact factor: 2.8 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sanchez-Duran, Maria Angeles, Higueras, Maria Teresa, Aviles-Garcia, Mayte, Maiz, Nerea, Rodriguez-Aliberas, Marta, Arevalo, Silvia, Vazquez, Elida, Ruiz Campillo, Cesar W, Carreras, Elena et al. DOI: 10.1111/trf.16087
PMID: 32814634 Journal: Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion Year: 2020 Reference: Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2020 Jul 10. pii: S0034-9356(20)30175-4. doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.06.009. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Review in national publication Authors: Guasch, E, Brogly, N, Manrique, S et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.06.009
PMID: 30710363 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Mar;144(3):347-351. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12745. Impact factor: 1.671 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Hassan, Sonia, Kurtser, Mark, Malone, Fergal, Nambiar, Shilpa, Nicolaides, Kypros, Sierra, Nancy, Yang, Huixia, Fuchtner, Carlos, Berghella, Vincenzo, Castelazo Morales, Ernesto et al. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12745
PMID: 30710365 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Mar;144(3):340-346. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12744. 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.12744
PMID: 30710366 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Mar;144(3):338-339. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12743. Impact factor: 1.671 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Nicolaides, Kypros, Di Renzo, Gian Carlo, Fonseca, Eduardo, Gratacos, Eduardo, Hassan, Sonia, Kurtser, Mark, Malone, Fergal, Nambiar, Shilpa, Tosto, Valentina, Quintero, Ruben et al. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12743
PMID: 30710360 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Mar;144(3):352-355. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12746. Impact factor: 1.671 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Cheng, Yvonne, Hyett, Jon, Khalil, Asma, Malhotra, Narendra, Giardina, Irene, Morrison, John, Nazareth, Amala, Poon, Chiu Yee Liona, Purandare, Chittaranjan N, Quintero, Ruben et al. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12746
PMID: 27854394 Journal: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Year: 2016 Reference: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Nov;48(5):669-670. doi: 10.1002/uog.17218. Impact factor: 4.197 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Goya, M, Carreras, E, Cabero, L et al. DOI: 10.1002/uog.17218
PMID: 27639606 Journal: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Year: 2016 Reference: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Nov;206:84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.490. Epub 2016 Sep 9. Impact factor: 1.662 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lopez-Lopez, J, Gonzalez, N L, Sola, E, Sancho, M A, Chico, A, Herranz, L, Corcoy, R, Ramirez, O, Goya, M M, Bellart, J et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.490
PMID: 26371753 Journal: Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Year: 2016 Reference: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016;29(13):2109-13. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1076786. Epub 2015 Sep 15. Impact factor: 1.674 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bernabeu, Andrea, Goya, Maria, Suy, Anna, Pratcorona, Laia, Merced, Carme, Llurba, Elisa, Casellas, Manel, Carreras, Elena, Cabero, Luis, Martra, Miquel et al. DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1076786
PMID: 26454126 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Year: 2016 Reference: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Feb;214(2):301-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.09.106. Epub 2015 Oct 8. Impact factor: 4.681 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Goya, Maria, Cabero, Luis et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.09.106
PMID: 25019674 Journal: JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA Year: 2015 Reference: J Neurotrauma. 2015 Jan 1;32(1):7-16. doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3473. Impact factor: 3.714 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martinez-Valverde, Tamara, Vidal-Jorge, Marian, Montoya, Noelia, Sanchez-Guerrero, Angela, Manrique, Susana, Munar, Francisca, Pellegri, Maria-Dolors, Poca, Maria-Antonia, Sahuquillo, Juan et al. DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3473
PMID: 20047788 Journal: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Year: 2010 Reference: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2010 Mar;149(1):47-51. Epub 2010 Jan 4. Impact factor: 1.582 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: , , , , Alijotas Reig, Jaume, et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.12.004
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.
