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    About the CNIC
    30 Oct 2019
    Dr. José Javier Fuster receives a Leonardo Scholarship 2019

    The project aims to study how certain mutations acquired in blood cells and traditionally associated with a high risk of developing leukemia can also contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease and become a new and independent cardiovascular risk factor to classical factors
    From left to right: Marta Román, Fernando Domínguez, Laura Padrón-Barthe, Pablo Garcia-Pavia, Giovanna Giovinazzo, Enrique Lara-Pezzi, Demetrio J. Santiago, Javier Larrasa-Alonso
    Research
    5 Sep 2019
    Circulation: Possible treatment breakthrough for the rare disease arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 5

    Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and Puerta de Hierro hospital in Majadahonda have found a possible treatment for this disease
    About the CNIC
    16 Jul 2019
    Dr Fuster delves and dissects latest aspects of cardiovascular health and disease

    Dr. Valentín Fuster will be teaching the summer seminar series “Molecular, Clinical & Population Bases of Cardiovascular Disease and Health”, organized by the  International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
    Dr. José María Mendiguren, Director de Servicios Médicos de Banco Santander, Leticia Fernández-Friera, cardióloga del CNIC y del Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe, y Dr. Valentín Fuster, Director del CNIC.
    Research
    26 Mar 2019
    JACC: Advanced imaging technology predicts cardiovascular risk from inflammation detected in arteries

    The results, published in JACC, demonstrate the potential of this technology to generate images of the inflammation associated with systemic atherosclerosis; this information will be useful for the study of early stages of this disease and will help to identify individuals who will benefit from early medical intervention
    Andrés Hidalgo y José María Adrover+
    Research
    30 Jan 2019
    Immunity: Scientists discover an immune “clock” that controls infections and cardiovascular disease

    Neutrophils are the body’s main line of defense, but their action can also damage healthy cells in the cardiovascular system
    About the CNIC
    18 Jan 2019
    The Pro CNIC Foundation extends its commitment with the CNIC until 2028
    • ·         The Pro CNIC Foundation prolongs its commitment until 2028, with the excellent cardiovascular research carried out at the CNIC under the management of Dr. Valentín Fuster
    • ·         The innovative public-private financing formula has allowed the CNIC to reach a very high level of excellence, making it worthy of the Severo Ochoa accreditation and other international recognitions 
    • The Pro CNIC joins together 12 of the most important companies in Spain: Acciona, Santander Bank, BBVA, Endesa, Mapfre Foundation, Mutua Madrileña Foundation, Ramón Areces Foundation, Repsol Foundation, Inditex, "la Caixa", Prisa and Telefónica.
    Research
    16 Jan 2019
    JACC: The duration and quality of sleep is of vital importance in cardiovascular health

    Poor quality sleep increases the risk of atherosclerosis according to the PESA CNIC- Santander Study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
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    Research
    8 Jan 2019
    Circulation: Expression of a molecule in blood cells predicts atherosclerosis risk

    The expression on lymphocytes of the molecule CD69 inversely predicts the development of subclinical (symptom-free) atherosclerosis independently of classical cardiovascular risk factors
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    Research
    19 Nov 2018
    The CNIC Conference addresses the emerging concepts of cardiovascular biology

    The scientific event, which took place in Madrid, brought together more than 100 researchers from different fields of cardiovascular biology

    De izda. a dcha.: José Antonio Enriquez, María del Mar Muñoz, Fátima Sánchez-Cabo, Luis Jesús Jiménez-Borreguero, Rocío Nieto-Arellano, Andrés González-Guerra, Carlos Torroja, José María Castellanos, y Concepción Jiménez.
    Research
    3 Apr 2018
    Science Translational Medicine: CNIC scientists identify a promising target for the treatment of heart failure

    The study is published in Science Translational Medicine and was conducted by researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC)