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    13 Sep 2024
    The RESILIENCE trial: preventing heart injury caused by anticancer drugs

    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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    About the CNIC
    30 Aug 2024
    Several studies led by the CNIC, informed recommendations included in the newly released 2024 ESC clinical practice guidelines (CPG)
    About the CNIC
    30 Aug 2024
    Héctor Bueno receives the ESC President's Awards 2024 at the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
    CNIC researchers
    Research
    30 Aug 2024
    Nature Medicine: CNIC scientists discover a new cardiovascular risk factor and identify a drug able to reduce its effects

    Two studies carried out at the CNIC provide key information about a newly identified cardiovascular risk factor, clonal hematopoiesis, and its treatment with the ancient medication colchicine
    About the CNIC
    2 Oct 2023
    Another year of European Researchers’ Night shows the interest in science.
    De izda. a dcha.: Gema González, Estefanía Núñez, Sergio Callejas, Juan Carlos Silla, Enrique Lara-Pezzi, Valentín Fuster, Fátima Sánchez Cabo, José Javier Fuster, Ana Dopazo, Borja Ibáñez, Marta Cortés, Alberto Benguría y Antonio Quesada.
    Research
    21 Jun 2023
    European Heart Journal: Atherosclerosis accelerates aging

    A new CNIC study shows that low-grade systemic inflammation triggered by subcinical atherosclerosis accelerates epigenetic aging in otherwise healthy young individuals
    La figura muestra imágenes mediante resonancia magnética cardíaca (A y B) y tomografía computarizada (C y D) de un corazón en diástole (A y C) y sístole (B y D) para el cálculo de la función de ambos ventrículos. VD: Ventrículo derecho; VI: Ventrículo izquierdo.
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    12 Dec 2022
    European Journal of Heart Failure: A promising drug treatment for patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with heart disease

    The results of the SPHERE-HF study are published in the European Journal of Heart Failure. SPHERE-HF is a multicenter academic clinical trial led by investigators at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
    Los complejos I, III, y IV de la cadena de transporte electrónico mitocondrial se asocian formando grandes estructuras llamadas supercomplejos. SCAF1 determina la asociación entre complejos de la cadena de transporte mitocondrial.
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    18 Oct 2022
    Nature Metabolism: European scientists discover how the body optimizes its respiratory capacity during exercise

    A study, published in Nature Metabolism, is the first to demonstrate the key role played by mitochondria in adapting metabolism to different energy demands in humans

    Valentín Fuster
    Research
    26 Aug 2022
    NEJM: The polypill reduces cardiovascular mortality by 33% in patients treated after myocardial infarction

    The results of the SECURE trial, coordinated by CNIC were presented in a Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology meeting (ESC 2022) in Barcelona and published at the NEJM

    Participants who followed the TANSNIP-PESA program (orange line) showed an improvement in lifestyle measures and cardiovascular health compared with participants in the control group (who did not participate in the intervention; blue line). The Y-axis shows changes in the Fuster -BEWAT lifestyle and cardiovascular risk score with respect to the baseline value.
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    26 Jul 2022
    European Heart Journal: “One change a day makes 365 changes in a year”

    Adherence to a workplace cardiovascular health-promotion program improves lifestyle and risk factors in healthy individuals