University of Navarra study on cardiac resynchronization wins award
Researchers from CIMA and specialists from the Clínica Universitaria receive the award Michel Mirowski during an international congress on arrhythmia.
A University of Navarra study on cardiac resynchronization has received the award Michel Mirowski award at the recent international congress on Arrhythmias and Cardiomyopathies held in Madrid. The jury of the award, composed of Drs. Hein J.J. Wellens, Stephan Hohnloser, Arthur Moss and Bernardo Nadal-Ginard, highlighted "the contribution of the study to knowledge of the mechanism of action of resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure".
The authors of the work are researchers from the area of Cardiovascular Sciences at CIMA and specialists from the department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of the University Clinic: doctors Ignacio García Bolao, Alfonso Macías, Begoña López, Arantxa González, Juan José Gavira, Pedro Azcárate, Eduardo Alegría and Javier Díez.
The findings of the study, graduate Limitation of excessive collagen type I synthesis and deposition may contribute to long-term benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure, will be published in a article that will appear in the June 6 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, issue .
In the 1970s and 1980s, French cardiologist Michel Mirowski conceived and developed the first prototypes of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for the prevention and treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Thanks to his pioneering work, these devices are now a necessary part of the therapeutic arsenal of cardiology and emergency medicine units throughout the world.