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, Publications
    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.

    Carlos Torroja, Jacob F. Bentzon, Paula Nogales, Laura Carramolino, Vanessa Cumbicus, Daniel Morales, Ana Dopazo, Verónica Labrador y Alberto Benguria
    Research, Publications
    Nature Cardiovascular Research: New approach to the design of therapies that enhance the effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs

    A study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research reveals smooth muscle-derived cells as a new target for reducing the size of atherosclerotic plaque. The results open up new avenues for the design of treatments to enhance the beneficial effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs


    Jesús Vázquez, Jacob Fog Bentzon, Emilio Camafeita y Esmeralda Lewis.
    About the CNIC, Publications
    JACC: CNIC researchers explain how high blood pressure, the most important cause of disease worldwide, accelerates atherosclerosis

    The new insight supports the need to keep both LDL cholesterol and blood pressure low throughout life by healthy diet choices, weight control, exercise, and, when needed, by drug therapy