Heart transplants are associated with a higher risk of univentricular coronary disease

To date, there is insufficient information on post-transplant survival outcomes in patients with single-ventricle CHD.

Historically, univentricular CHD subtypes have been considered higher risk than their biventricular counterparts, leading some transplant centers to hesitate to perform heart transplants in these patients. Now, recent research led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has…

Increased levels of lipoprotein(a), a variant of “bad cholesterol,” in the bloodstream is a risk factor for recurrent coronary heart disease.

The genes responsible for coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, have been identified

Genes have been identified that play a key role in the development of coronary artery disease.

Angiotensin receptor inhibitors reduce liver transplant complications

Patients who use these drugs have a lower risk of steatosis of the liver, according to a new study.

Favorable clinical results of transplantation of livers obtained by normothermic preservation machines

This technique records results similar to donations in controlled asystole according to a study of a total of 31 transplants performed at the Gregorio Marañón University Hospital in Madrid.

Promoting research on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma

The winner of the scholarship is the hematologist José María Aspa Cilleruelo, from the Príncipe de Asturias University Hospital, in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid).

The risk of coronary artery disease can be reduced by up to 25% in women who have physical activity in the morning

Being more physically active between 8 and 11 am is associated with a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.