Translational Cardiology

The Translational Cardiology Research Unit is made of scientists who do basic research at the Navarrabiomed biomedical research centre and clinical researchers from the Clinical Cardiac Area at the Navarra Hospital Complex. The team’s primary goal is to study novel therapeutic targets for different types of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency or mitral valve disease.

This Unit carries out research projects in collaboration with the CIC at Nancy, the INSERM U1138 research centre based in Paris, the INSERM UMR1048 from Toulouse (France), and the Complutense University of Madrid.

Lines of research:

• Heart valve diseases: Head of the Unit. Natalia López Andrés.
• Vascular pathophysiology: Head of research line. Jaime Ibarrola Ulzurrun. 
• Arrhythmias: Head of research line. Eva Jover García.