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    De izda. a dcha.: Iciar Areilza, Gonzalo Pizarro y Borja Ibáñez del CNIC, junto a Jesús Sánchez Martos, Consuelo Serrano, José de la Sota y Sara Alfonso, de la Fundación madri+d
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    3 Nov 2017
    The Madri+d Foundation visits the CNIC

    The director of the Madri+d Knowledge Foundation, Jesus Sánchez Martos, visits the Carlos III National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) to learn first-hand about its main lines of research and explore new ways of collaboration
    The best way to start the day. A ‘high-energy’ breakfast could consist of a cup of coffee, milk or yogurt, fruit, and wholemeal bread with tomato and olive oil
    Research
    3 Oct 2017
    JACC: Confirms the importance of breakfast in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

    The PESA study shows that people who regularly eat a ‘low energy’ breakfast (supplying less than 5% of recommended daily calorie intake) double their risk of developing atherosclerosis independently of classical cardiovascular risk factors
    Research
    15 Aug 2017
    Nature Immunology: Clustering for health
    3D ultrasound of the right carotid artery. An atherosclerotic plaque is visible as a small protrusion (arrow) in the vessel wall of the internal branch of the proximal carotid artery (bottom), close to the bifurcation. In contrast, the surface of the disease-free external branch (top) is smooth (asterisk).
    Research
    24 Jul 2017
    'JACC': 3D visualization of cholesterol plaques improves cardiovascular risk prediction

    CNIC researchers show the value of total atherosclerosis burden for the identification of individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease
    Dr. Fuster participates in the presentation of the report “Global Health and the Future Role of the United States”
    About the CNIC
    17 May 2017
    Dr. Fuster participates in the presentation of the report “Global Health and the Future Role of the United States”

    In September 2016, the General Director of CNIC was appointed co-director of the committee “Global Health and the Future Role of the United States”.
    The Commissioner of Health and Food Safety of the European Commission, Vytenis Andriukaitis, during his visit at CNIC.
    About the CNIC
    3 May 2017
    Health and Food Safety Commissioner from the European Commission visits CNIC

    The Health and Food Safety Commissioner from the European Commission, Vytenis Andriukaitis, visited Carlos III National Centre of Cardiovascular Research (CNIC)
    About the CNIC
    13 Feb 2017
    The Minister of Health shows her support to the campaign “Women for the Heart”

    The MAPFRE, Pro CNIC Foundations and the Spanish Heart Foundation, together with the Community of Madrid, promote this campaign, which is celebrating its second anniversary
    Jesús Mª Vázquez Cobos, Enrique Calvo, Rebeca Acín Pérez, José Antonio Enríquez, Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco, Ignacio Flores, Carlos Torroja, Fátima Sánchez Cabo, Jesús Ruiz-Cabello y Andrés González Guerra.
    Research
    7 Jul 2016
    Nature: The interaction between our two genomes, nuclear and mitochondrial, is the key to healthy aging

    The study, published in Nature, provides information with important implications for mitochondrial donation therapies, which produce children with three genetic parents
    Stanislao Travisano, José Luis de la Pompa, Gaetano D'Amato y Donal MacGrogan.
    About the CNIC
    25 Apr 2016
    Circulation Research: CNIC Researchers identify a new signaling mechanism implicated in congenital aortic valve disease

    These genes form part of a signaling mechanism that is possibly altered in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), a prevalent condition that compromises cardiovascular health
    Circle of health
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    17 Dec 2015
    Free mobile app to improve the world's cardiovascular health

    Leading cardiologist Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, has developed a free mobile application called "Circle of Health" to empower individuals around the globe to take action to comprehensively assess and enhance their daily overall heart health.