Maria Cecilia Hospital

This study looks at how certain immune cells (macrophages) behave in clogged arteries of the heart and legs. Researchers will compare these cells in 60 people with different types of artery disease. The goal is to better understand the disease, not to test a new treatment.

This study looks at how obesity harms the heart and blood vessels, and whether weight loss surgery can reverse that damage. Researchers will follow 85 adults with obesity for a year after surgery, checking blood vessel function, fat tissue, and inflammation. The goal is to unders…

This study looks at 82 adults with severe aortic stenosis who need open-heart surgery to replace their aortic valve. Researchers want to see if a CT scan taken before surgery gives the same valve size measurement as the tools used during the operation. The goal is to find out whi…