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    The R33Q mutation in calsequestrin 2 (CASQ2) disrupts calcium control in heart cells and activates protein-degradation mechanisms.
    Research
    23 Sep 2026
    Circulation Research: A protein-degradation mechanism opens a new treatment route for an inherited arrhythmia

    Researchers at the CNIC, in collaboration with the University of Pavia and IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, have found that activation of the enzyme calpain contributes to the development of a severe inherited arrhythmia.
    Silvia G. Priori to Receive ACC Valentin Fuster Award for Innovation in Science
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    1 Apr 2025
    Silvia G. Priori to Receive ACC Valentin Fuster Award for Innovation in Science

    Dra. Priori to be recognized for contributions to cardiology during ACC’s Annual Scientific Session in Chicago
    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
    EUROPACE: A new image processing strategy for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging identifies culprit areas underlying complex tachycardias

    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
    Grupo de la Dra. Priori
    Research
    21 Jul 2021
    A CNIC project receives funding from the ”la Caixa” Foundation to investigate a type of fatal tachycardia

    The research team led by project leader Dr Silvia Priori is confident that the discovery of new therapies will reduce the mortality linked to this disease and could also reduce arrhythmias in heart failure patients