9 transplants in 48 hours, a real record in times of pandemic
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona recently performed 9 transplants in under 48 hours. This milestone had never been recorded before at the Hospital...
Service News from Cardiology
Dra. Ana Garcia “Being with a patient in the consulting room makes me happy and I really enjoy it"
Founded in 1972, the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Cardiology Service is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Dr. Ana Garcia, Head of the Car...
The Hospital Clínic consolidates the physiologic cardiac pacing programme for heart failure patients
The published results show that six months after implementation, 64% of patients had optimal heart function and that the pacing corrects cardiac as...
An app improves the support for and monitoring of patients with aortic valve stenosis
The Programme for the Integral, Transversal and Multidisciplinary Management of Aortic Valve Stenosis (MITMEVA) has already ensured that 15 patient...
Seven specialities at the Hospital Clínic among the best in the world, according to Newsweek’s World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2022
Cardiology, cardiac surgery, orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and nutrition, neurology and medical oncology ar...
Blood flow simulations may improve the monitoring of atrial fibrillation
A team of physicians and researchers from UPF and from the hospitals Santa Creu i Sant Pau and Clínic de Barcelona, shows that the use of this inno...
Dr. Bàrbara Vidal: “We have to be able to diagnose earlier, so that the patient has a better quality of life”
Dr. Bàrbara Vidal, cardiologist specialising in cardiac imaging and valvular heart disease The team from the Hospital Clínic Cardiovascular Insti...
The AvanzaT App, developed at Hospital Clínic, offers a cardiac telerehabilitation programme for patients who have suffered a heart attack
It is the first platform specifically designed for this type of patient. It offers holistic patient follow-up, including physical traini...
Implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators dropped by more than 50% in Catalonia during COVID-19
Hospital Clínic participated in a study which shows that the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators has dropped by more than 50% during...
What do you know about aortic valve stenosis?
Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is a degenerative disease that causes a narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve. This narrowing prevents the valve from o...