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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

About the CNIC

1 Jun 2017

Dr. Borja Ibáñez awarded the XII Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research

Dr. Ibáñez, Director of Clinical Research at the CNIC, has received an award for his contribution to the fight against cardiovascular diseases

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

8 Feb 2017

“Audit Report for Carlos III National Centre of Cardiovascular Research Foundation, fiscal year of 2014”

De izda. a dcha.: Dr. Luis Rodríguez Padial, vicepresidente de la SEC; Dr. Andrés Íñiguez, presidente de la SEC; Dr. Valentín Fuster, director general del CNIC; Dr. Borja Ibáñez, director de Investigación Clínica del CNIC; Dr. Manuel Anguita, presidente electo de la SEC; Dr. Vicente Andrés, director de Investigación Básica del CNIC y D. Alberto Sanz, director gerente del CNIC.

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6 Feb 2017

CNIC and the SEC promote cardiovascular research among young doctors

The Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) and The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have created an ambitious joint plan of postgraduate training for cardiologists in order to promote good quality research in the cardiovascular field

Research

21 Dec 2016

Second call for proposals to access the ReDIB Scientific and Technical Singular Infrastructures (STSI)

ReDIB is composed of two nodes, located at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) in Madrid and the Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biomateriales (CIC biomaGUNE) in San Sebastián