Area Representative

Luis Nombela Franco

Information area

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in developed countries, including Spain. For this reason, a major part of health policies and available health care resources are devoted to preventing these diseases and addressing the significant social and health burden they represent. Biomedical research has also focused, in particular, on cardiovascular diseases. Suffice it to recall that cardiology represents the medical speciality in which the largest number of randomised clinical trials have been generated. This dynamic has enabled the constant generation of new scientific evidence and the translation of new knowledge into clinical practice to improve patient care.

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