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    Héctor Bueno JACARDI
    About the CNIC
    15 Dec 2025
    The Lancet: Five decisive actions to transform Europe’s NCD monitoring systems: “What gets measured gets prioritised”

    A new policy paper highlights key areas for advancing data-driven policymaking to curb the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), setting the stage for a more effective and equitable healthcare in Europe 
    Protection against blood vessel occlusion in animals with sickle cell anemia after treatment with circadian clock inhibitors. Vessel walls are shown as white lines, neutrophils in yellow, and red blood cells trapped by neutrophils in red.
    Research
    12 Dec 2025
    JEM: Neutrophils are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks cause less damage than daytime events

    A CNIC study reveals that neutrophils—a type of immune cell—are less aggressive at night, explaining why nighttime heart attacks are less severe than those occurring during the day
    Premio Valentín Fuster
    About the CNIC
    24 Nov 2025
    Dr. Valentín Fuster awarded Doctor Honoris Causa and Presidential Honorary Award in Cyprus

    During his visit to Cyprus, Dr. Fuster was presented with the Presidential Honorary Award by President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides
    About the CNIC
    23 Oct 2025
    CNIC to host CardioTox 25, the leading international congress on cardiovascular health in cancer patients
    JACARDI_Madrid
    About the CNIC
    20 Oct 2025
    Cardiovascular health with a gender perspective: Experts from 21 European countries gather in Madrid for the JACARDI General Assembly

    The Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) hosted in Madrid the third General Assembly of JACARDI from October 14 to 16 
    Pablo García-Pavía, Nerea Mora Ayestarán y Fernando Domínguez
    Research
    3 Sep 2025
    European Heart Journal: Genes linked to sudden cardiac death increase the risk of heart failure in patients with genetic dilated cardiomyopathy

    Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), together with cardiologists from Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro and the Spanish cardiovascular disease research network (CIBERCV), report that the new discovery makes it possible to identify high-risk patients early and refer them sooner to specialized heart failure units
    Valentín Fuster
    About the CNIC
    31 Aug 2025
    Dr. Valentín Fuster delivers the World Heart Federation's inaugural lecture at the European Cardiology Congress in Madrid

    From August 29 to September 1, Madrid hosts the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC Congress) and the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology
    ESC Congress 2025
    About the CNIC
    30 Aug 2025
    EHJ: New study finds that, after a heart attack, women have worse prognosis when treated with beta-blockers

    The REBOOT study was presented during the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC Congress 2025) in Madrid
    David del Río-Aledo, Rubén Mota, Fátima Sánchez-Cabo, Carlos Torroja, Daniel Morales-Cano, Raúl Izquierdo-Serrano, Paula Nogales, Jesús Mateo, Leticia González-Cintado, Laura Carramolino y Ana Dopazo.
    Research
    12 Aug 2025
    Science Translational Medicine: A hospital imaging technique used in cancer care improves the monitoring and treatment of atherosclerosis

    El 18FDG-PET is a type of positron emission tomography that measures how much energy the body’s cells consume.
    La investigadora Claudia Monaco
    Research
    1 Aug 2025
    Claudia Monaco: “We think we know a lot about cardiovascular disease, but in reality, we don't”

    Dr. Claudia Monaco, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, UK