News search

E.g., 14/12/2024
E.g., 14/12/2024
From left to right: D. MacGrogan, B. Flores-Garza, T. González-Costa, V. Sebastián-Serrano,  J.L. de la Pompa, L. Méndez-Peralta, A. Pau-Navalón, A. Galicia-Martín, J. Santos-Cantador,  C. Relaño-Ruperez, M. Siguero-Álvarez
About the CNIC
12 Dec 2024

The new project, ‘The Placenta in Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular Health and Disease’, aims to understand how the placenta influences cardiovascular health in mothers and their children, promising improvements in the prevention and treatment of related diseases

imagen
About the CNIC
23 Oct 2024

The National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), and the Health Research Institute of Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), representing SERMAS, are actively participating in JACARDI through different pilot projects

Vicente Andrés, Borja Ibáñez, Valentín Fuster, Ana García Álvarez, José Javier Fuster, Inés García Lunar, Antonio Quesada y Virginia Mass Ruiz.
Research
30 Sep 2024

A study published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) demonstrates that the burden and progression of silent atherosclerosis in

Cardiovascular risk factors (particularly metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and diabetes) alter coronary microvascular function and increase the risk of atherosclerotic disease, which itself leads to changes in the coronary microcirculation.
Research
19 Sep 2024

A study from CNIC reveals how risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis affect heart microcirculation in asymptomatic middle-aged individuals. The research, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, highlights the importance of assessing the heart vessels' ability to regulate blood flow and predict future cardiovascular risk

One of the girls who participte in the study.
Research
29 Jul 2024

A study by the CNIC and Fundación SHE, supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, demonstrates that schools are a crucial environment for health promotion in children

About the CNIC
15 May 2024

Globally, cardiovascular diseases due to atherosclerosis – the build-up of plaque in arteries – are the leading cause of death. A new Danish-Spanish research collaboration aims to develop methods to detect atherosclerosis at earlier ages and encourage prevention. Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation has granted up to EUR 23 million to cover the first 2.5 years of the REACT initiative. The initiative is expected to run for 8 years in total


Vicente Andrés, director de investigación básica del CNIC; Dr. Valentín Fuster, director general del CNIC; Dra. del Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Dra. Marina Pollán; Alberto Sanz, director gerente del CNIC; el Dr. Borja Ibáñez, director científico y director de investigación clínica del CNIC; D. Agustín González, subdirector general de redes y centros de investigación cooperativa del Instituto de Salud Carlos III., e Icíar Areilza, secretaria general de la Fundación Pro CNIC.
El Dr. Valentín Fuster con la Dra. Guiomar Mendieta
About the CNIC
10 Apr 2024

Guiomar Mendieta has been awarded the 2023 William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award for a paper published in JACC that is considered to an outstanding contribution in the field of atherosclerosis

About the CNIC
9 Feb 2024

The National Center for Cardiovascular Research Carlos III (CNIC) is excited to announce the upcoming edition of the CNIC Conferences