C003 – Hypertension

Objectives and lines of research

Objectives

  • Experimental models of arteriosclerotic disease and vascular aging
  • Non-invasive diagnosis of subclinical arteriosclerosis
  • Oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and arteriosclerosis
  • Vascular risk stratification in low prevalence diseases
  • Prognostic value of ambulatory BP monitoring in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
  • Early identification of population at high vascular risk in the community setting
  • Retinal microcirculation, arterial hypertension and antihypertensive treatment
  • Interrelation between circadian variation in blood pressure and vascular risk. Epidemiological, pathophysiological and clinical aspects
  • Antihypertensive chronoepidemiology, chronopharmacology and chronotherapy
  • Clinical Trials in Arterial Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Dyslipidemias, Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality
  • Orthostatic hypotension, organ damage and circadian variability of blood pressure.
Research team

Leader
Pose Reino, Antonio

Research staff (established or associate)
Calvo Gómez, Carlos
Hermida Ameijeiras, Álvaro
López Paz, José Enrique

 

Postdoctoral staff
Calvo González, Gaila
Cruces Sande, Antón
Mateos Álvarez, Raimundo
Pena Seijo, Marta
Riveiro Cruz, Manuel Alberto
Seoane Casqueiro, Óscar

Lead researcher