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Sobre el CNIC, Investigación

The National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), and the Health Research Institute of Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), representing SERMAS, are actively participating in JACARDI through different pilot projects

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Sobre el CNIC, Investigación

CNIC and the i+12 Institute co-lead one of the working groups of this initiative.

Representative results from participants showing atherosclerosis progression (left) and regression (disappearance of plaques, right) in arteries of the neck (carotids) and groin (femorals). Each image pair shows the results of the initial study at baseline and the follow-up study of the same artery 6 years later. The images show representative vascular ultrasound images on the right and 3-dimensional reconstructions on the left.
Investigación, Publicaciones

Atherosclerosis, previously believed to be an irreversible progressive disease, can be reversed if risk factors are contolled early enough