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    16 Jan 2019
    JACC: The duration and quality of sleep is of vital importance in cardiovascular health

    Poor quality sleep increases the risk of atherosclerosis according to the PESA CNIC- Santander Study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
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    8 Jan 2019
    Circulation: Expression of a molecule in blood cells predicts atherosclerosis risk

    The expression on lymphocytes of the molecule CD69 inversely predicts the development of subclinical (symptom-free) atherosclerosis independently of classical cardiovascular risk factors
    Dr. Andrés Hidalgo
    About the CNIC
    4 Jul 2018
    CNIC coordinates a project from the Leducq Foundation

     ‘Clonal hematopoiesis and atherosclerosis’ will receive a total funding of $6,000,000, of which $712,500 correspond to the CNIC
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    5 Mar 2018
    Circulation: Scientists Discover the Cause of Accelerated Atherosclerosis and Premature Death in Progeria

    Investigadores del CNIC, del CIBERCV y de la Universidad de Oviedo han creado el primer modelo de ratón con aterosclerosis acelerada por la proteína progerina
    A cholesterol plaque in a carotid artery, visualized by vascular magnetic resonance imaging.
    Research
    12 Dec 2017
    'JACC': LDL cholesterol is the main modifiable predictor of atherosclerosis in individuals with no risk factors

    CNIC researchers have demonstrated that, after age and male sex, LDL-C is the main predictor of the presence of arterial atherosclerotic plaques
    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
    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
    Alberto Sanz, Gerente del CNIC; Dr. Jordi Camí, director de la Fundación Pasqual Maragall; Dr. Valentín Fuster, director general del CNIC, y Dr. Borja Ibáñez, Director de Investigación Clínica del CNIC.
    About the CNIC
    30 May 2017
    Two of the of the largest research cohorts in Spain join together to work on the prevention of atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s

    Los resultados permitirán avanzar en el conocimiento de la interacción entre los diversos factores de riesgo de ambas enfermedades
    About the CNIC
    30 Apr 2017
    Nature Medicine: An immune cell subtype plays an ‘unexpected’ role in protecting against atherosclerosis
    Nestin+ cells in an atherosclerotic plaque (yellow and red) in the brachial artery of an adult mouse. The layer of muscle cells (green) delimits the vessel lumen
    Research
    8 Sep 2016
    Nature Communications: Identify a new mechanism involved in atherosclerosis

    The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals these cells as a possible target for cardiovascular cell therapy