Research in Cardiovascular Image

Description

This recently established group aims to have a transversal vision that will allow for supporting different areas of cardiovascular research. In addition, the Cardiovascular Imaging group will have its own research lines focused on developing booming areas such as research in valve diseases and cardiomyopathies, particularly those related to the right ventricle, where imaging plays a critical role. One of the main goals of our group is technological development, particularly that associated with three-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac resonance imaging.

Scientific objectives and lines of work

1. Arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse. Principal investigator: Dr. Jorge Solís. Objectives: to characterize mitral valve prolapse in relation to the risk of onset of arrythmias with poor prognosis with the aid of advanced imaging techniques.
2. Ischemic mitral insufficiency (IMI). Principal investigator: Dr. Jorge Solís. Objectives: to characterize IMI with the aid of advanced imaging techniques such as cardiac resonance imaging and echocardiography. To identify factors of poor prognosis in cases of right ventricular dysfunction.
3. Right ventricular remodeling. Principal investigator: Dr. Carmen Jiménez López-Guarch. Objectives: to characterize right ventricular remodeling in various clinical scenarios (left valvular diseases and pulmonary hypertension).
4. Calcium quantification by three-dimensional echocardiography. Principal investigator: Dr. Jorge Solís. Objectives: to quantify the volume of calcium by means of three-dimensional echocardiography techniques in the context of a rheumatic mitral valve disease and degenerative aortic stenosis.
5. Development of novel technologies: virtual reality in the context of cardiac imaging. Principal investigator: Dr. Jorge Solís. Objectives: to prove the clinical usefulness of novel technologies related to virtual reality and augmented reality in the context of a structural heart disease.
6. Study of valve diseases using imaging techniques. Principal investigator: Dr. Jorge Solís. Objectives: to develop a longitudinal database for the study and characterization of right and left valve diseases, and to identify morphological prognostic markers using advanced imaging techniques and biological markers.
7. Cardiomyopathy and genetics. Principal investigator: Dr. Luca Vannini. Objectives: to identify phenotypic markers of cardiomyopathies (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, non-compacted cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy) related to genetic mutations with poor prognosis using advanced imaging techniques.