Area: Chronic diseases, Surgery and Health Care
Area coordinator: Dr. José Manuel Valdivielso Revilla
The area contains 6 groups dedicated to determining the pathophysiological mechanisms of vascular, renal, metabolic and pulmonary diseases. In addition, research is being conducted on new surgical methods and strategies to promote healthy aging.
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Cardiac Physiology and Pathology
The Cardiac Physiology and Pathology group is formed by researchers with a strong clinical background...

Experimental surgery
The Experimental Surgery group is a multidisciplinary group made up of professionals from the fields of surgery, anaesthesia, veterinary medicine, technical research and management who work to develop research projects in surgical pathology, either by designing experimental models with large animals (pigs) to facilitate translational research, or by participating in multicentre clinical trials to innovate and improve clinical outcomes, and to maintain continuous training in diagnostic and surgical techniques for professionals in health and animal sciences, through hybrid simulation...

Precision Medicine in Chronic Diseases Group
The Group of Precision Medicine in Chronic Diseases is a multidisciplinary group that integrates different professional profiles for development of translational research...

Research Group in Immunology and Metabolism (GRIM)
The Research Group in Immunology and Metabolism (GRIM) is subdivided into 2 nodes that represent the basic and clinical research of the group...

Research group of health care (GReCS)
El grupo está formado principalmente por enfermeras y fisioterapeutas tanto de la práctica clínica (Hospital Universitario Santa María, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova y Atención Primaria) como docente (Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia de la Universidad de Lleida)...

Translational research in respiratory medicine group
The group consists of basic, clinical and epidemiological researchers, who work at the Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), a collaborating center of the University of Lleida...

Vascular and renal translational research group
Vascular and Renal Translational Research (VRTR) Group from the IRBLleida is a multidisciplinary group with basic and clinical scientists working in an integrated environment...