07/07/2010 - General information
According to an international study which IMIM took part, kidney disease is a significant predictor of in-hospital mortality and 30-day mortality in patients who come to the hospital with heart-related chest pain, otherwise known as Non-ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS).
02/03/2010 - Press release
A study carried out by researchers at the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) has shown for the first time that the beneficial effects of virgin olive oil, a rich source of polyphenols in the Mediterranean diet, can cause changes in the manifestation of certain genes involved in atherosclerosis.
Més informació "Polyphenols, fundamental to regulating genes involved in heart disease"
08/02/2010 - Press release
Atherosclerosis is a disease where fatty matter is deposited along the walls of the arteries, which can lead to heart attacks or cerebrovascular accidents.This is the first study that proves that the population who lives within 100 metres of a motorway or busy road suffers an acceleration in atherosclerosis more than double of its regular process.
Més informació "Contamination accelerates the atherosclerosis process"
25/01/2010 - General information
Every year since 1996, the American Heart Association lists the top 10 most important scientific advances related to cardiovascular diseases and stroke. This year, the top 10 includes a study involving researchers from the Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics Research Group from IMIM-Hospital del Mar. It was published last June in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics.
Més informació "An IMIM study makes the American Heart Association’s top 10 list"
10/05/2009 - Press release
Spanish researchers from the Municipal Institute for Medical Research (IMIM), the Biomedical Research Centre Network for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP) and the HERACLES Cardiovascular Network are the only Spanish representatives that have participated in a study which has identified 8 genetic variants associated with blood pressure.
4th February 2009 - Press release
Within the framework of the REGICOR (Registre Gironí del Cor) study, an international consortium of North American and European researchers, including researchers from the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) and the Hospital Josep Trueta in Girona, has discovered three new genetic traits linked to acute myocardial infarction and has confirmed another six identified in previous studies on this disease.
04/02/2008 - Press release
Barcelona, 4 February 2008.- Until now, we have not had any specific treatment for the often fatal effects of heat stroke. A group of researchers from the Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM-Hospital del Mar), in collaboration with researchers from the Centro Regional de Hemodonación and the General Surgery Service of the University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca in Murcia...
Més informació "Researchers discover that inhibiting a protein protects against heat stroke"
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