Research lines of Ischaemic Heart Disease

Research into Ischaemic heart disease seeks to prevent the disease’s progression, and improve treatment and patient prognosis. 

• In attempts to retard the evolution of the disease, studies have been designed with medicines that can alter HDL and LDL cholesterol levels (good and bad cholesterol, respectively) or improve the management and control of diabetes and high blood pressure. 
• To improve treatment outcomes, studies have been conducted with new devices that can be used without “opening the chest”, such as fully biodegradable stents, which could represent a revolutionary advance in the next few years.
• Similarly, researchers are investigating the possibility of using cell therapy (stem cells) to regenerate the dead portion of heart muscle caused by an infarction. The results of these studies are expected to be published in the next 3–5 years.