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El Dr. Valentín Fuster recibe el Premio de la Sociedad Internacional de Aterosclerosis
About the CNIC
5 Dec 2024

The International Atherosclerosis Society recognizes the contributions to the understanding and treatment of atherosclerosis by the director of the National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and president of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart

Back row: Víctor Jiménez, Mónica Toledano, Miguel Ángel del Pozo Barriuso, María Aboy Pardal, Sara Terrés, Daniel Jiménez, Fidel Lolo. Front row: Miguel Sánchez, Mauro Catalá, Asier Echarri.
Research
28 Nov 2024

A study from the CNIC, published in Nature Communications, reveals how caveolae allow adipocytes to expand safely, storing fat without breaking or causing inflammation

Miguel Ángel del Pozo, Jorge Alegre-Cebollada, Carla Huerta-López, Alejandro Clemente-Manteca, Diana Velázquez-Carreras, and Elías Herrero-Galán.
Research
15 Nov 2024

A study by CNIC, published in Science Advances, offers a new approach to understanding how cells respond to mechanical signals from their environment, redefining the comprehension of the relationship between cells and their physical surroundings.

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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

María J. Andrés-Manzano, Pilar Gonzalo, Rosa M. Carmona, Cristina González-Gómez, Ana Barettino, Ignacio Benedicto, Vicente Andrés and Ana Dopazo.
Research
7 Oct 2024

A team of scientists from the CNIC and the CSIC has identified a key mechanism in the development of atherosclerosis in patients with the rare genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

David Filgueiras Rama, Julián Pérez-Villacastín, Carlos Galán-Arriola, Andrés Redondo Rodríguez, Alba Ramos Prada, Jorge García Quintanilla, Juan José González Ferrer, Alba García Escolano y Nicasio Pérez-Castellano.
Research
3 Oct 2024

The method, validated in a multicenter study led by the Hospital Clínico San Carlos and the CNIC, enables preoperative planning based on a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging strategy that avoids the biases intrinsic to conventional image analysis

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

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Research
13 Sep 2024

RESILIENCE is a clinical trial funded by the European Commission (H2020 Programme) that aims to reduce the prevalence of heart failure in cancer survivors

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Research
9 Sep 2024

The new study, published in the journal Circulation, opens a new avenue of research into treatments for the atherosclerosis associated with progeria