

Vascular damage About theme
The mission of the theme Vascular damage is to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease by deciphering causes and consequences of vascular wall pathology.
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Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and its consequences
We aim to unravel the role of the immune system in the development of atherosclerosis in the context of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
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We aim to unravel the role of the immune system in the development of atherosclerosis in the context of traditional cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity) as well as in the context of novel risk factors, such as physical inactivity, auto-immune diseases, hyperuricemia, gout, and infections.Pathogenesis of genetic, metabolic and endocrine causes of vascular damage
We aim to unravel the pathophysiology and to improve the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal causes of hypertension, especially aldosteronism, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and hypercortisolism.
read morePathogenesis of genetic, metabolic and endocrine causes of vascular damage
We aim to unravel the pathophysiology and to improve the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal causes of hypertension, especially aldosteronism, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and hypercortisolism, in order to prevent cardiovascular complications related to these disorders. Furthermore, we investigate metabolic and genetic causes of atherosclerosis, arterial aneurysms and dissections.Personalized diagnostics and treatments of atherosclerosis and its consequences
We aim to optimize personalized cardiovascular risk management based on individualized risk estimation.
read morePersonalized diagnostics and treatments of atherosclerosis and its consequences
We aim to optimize personalized cardiovascular risk management based on individualized risk estimation (by diagnostic innovations) and to identify new interventions to slow the progression of vascular damage and its consequences.News & agendas
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