Lines of Research ORIENTADORES
Structural and functional alterations of the myocardium

  • Diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies
  • Diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of dilated cardiomyopathies
  • Long-term clinical evolution of the main cardiomyopathies
  • Biochemical and genetic functional aspects of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Biochemical and genetic functional aspects of dilated cardiomyopathy
  • Diagnosis and prognosis of Chagas disease
  1. Edécio Cunha Neto
  2. Fabio Fernandes
  3. Fernando Bacal
  4. Félix José Alvarez Ramirez
Structural and functional changes of the heart valves

  • Long-term evolution of major valvular heart diseases
  • Catheter intervention in major valvular heart diseases
  • Functional aspects of valvular heart disease
  • Surgical intervention for valvular heart disease
  1. Flávio Tarasoutchi
  2. Roney Orismar Sampaio
  3. Vitor Emer Egyto Rosa
Cardiac arrhythmias, electrophysiology and artificial cardiac stimulation

  • Programmed ventricular stimulation
  • Study of normal and pathological intracardiac electrical conduction
  • Stimulus electrical conduction blocks
  • Study of intracardiac electrical conduction by radiofrequency
  • Intracavitary electrocardiogram
  • Autonomic nervous system and heart syncope
  1. Francisco Carlos da Costa Darrieux
  2. Martino Martinelli Filho
  3. Maurício Ibrahim Scanavacca
Clinical, physiological, and experimental basis of arterial hypertension

  • Vascular reactivity in arterial hypertension
  • Immunological and biochemical aspects of arterial hypertension
  • Genetic aspects of arterial hypertension
  • Long-term clinical follow-up of arterial hypertension
  • Experimental arterial hypertension
  • Secondary arterial hypertension
  • Main interventional approaches to arterial hypertension
  • Sleep disorders and arterial hypertension
  1. Luciano Ferreira Drager
  2. Luiz Aparecido Bortolotto
  3. Maria Claudia Costa Irigoyen
  4. Adriana Castello Costa Girardi
Genetic and biological basis of heart and vascular diseases

  • Phenotyping and genotyping of the main converting enzymes in arterial hypertension
  • Phenotyping and genotyping of cardiomyopathies
  • Genetic basis of chronic coronary artery disease
  • Molecular basis of hypertrophic myocardial diseases
  1. Alexandre da Costa Pereira
  2. José Eduardo Krieger
  3. Luís Henrique Wolff Gowdak
  4. Adriana Castello Costa Girardi
Intensive Cardiology / Cardio-Oncology / Palliative Care

  • Hemodynamic monitoring and support
  • Volume replacement and pharmacological support
  • Organ dysfunctions
  • Shock states
  • Circulatory support
  • Transfusion support
  • Ventilatory support
  • Cardiovascular dysfunction in COVID-19
  • Thrombogenesis in COVID-19
  • Epidemiology of cardiotoxicity, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis and treatment, genetics and biomarkers, neurovascular modulation and oxidative stress as mechanisms of cardiotoxicity
  • Integrated multidisciplinary care strategy involving physical and spiritual interventions to alleviate suffering and improve quality of life
  1. Carlos Eduardo Negrão
  2. Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar
  3. Roberto Kalil Filho
  4. Ricardo Tavares de Carvalho
  5. Silvia Helena Gelas Lage Pasqualucci
  6. Daniel Neves Forte
Physiological and Clinical Diagnostic Imaging in Cardiology

  • Metabolic Imaging in Myocardial Ischemia
  • Anatomical Study of Major Cardiomyopathies
  • Anatomical and Functional Study of Coronary Artery Disease
  • Structural and Functional Alterations of Heart Valves
  • Long-Term Evolution of Major Valvular Diseases
  • Functional Aspects of Valvular Heart Diseases
  • Surgical Intervention in Valvular Heart Diseases
  • Functional Aspects of Valvular Heart Diseases
  • Infective Endocarditis
  • Cardiac Synchrony
  • Anatomical Study of Major Cardiomyopathies
  • Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
  • Therapeutic Applications of Ultrasound
  1. Carlos Eduardo Rochitte
  2. Roberto Kalil Filho
  3. Wilson Mathias Júnior
Coronary Artery Disease. Physiology and Pathophysiology

  • Platelet Aggregation and Anti-aggregation
  • Hyperglycemia in Unstable Myocardial Ischemic Syndromes
  • Myocardial Ischemia
  • Clinical Treatment and Long-Term Follow-up of Chronic Coronary Insufficiency
  • Comparative Study of Long-Term Coronary Interventions
  • Quality of Life of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Conventional Treatment
  • Surgical Intervention in Coronary Arteries with or without Extracorporeal Circulation
  1. Antonio de Pádua Mansur
  2. Carlos Vicente Serrano Júnior
  3. José Carlos Nicolau
  4. Luiz Antonio Machado César
  5. Whady Armindo Hueb
Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease and Molecular Biology

  • Spontaneous and Induced Vascular Reactivity
  • Genetic Polymorphism of the Main Sites of Cholesterol Genesis
  • Study of the Production, Uptake, Transport, and Metabolic Pathways of Lipoproteins
  • Therapeutic Interaction of the Main Lipoproteins
  • Primary and Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerosis
  • Mechanisms and Implications of Oxidative Stress in Vascular Diseases
  1. Francisco Rafael Martins Laurindo
  2. Raul Cavalcante Maranhão
  3. Nágila Raquel Teixeira Damasceno
Cardiac involvement in other diseases

  • Perioperative evaluation
  • Systemic diseases
  1. Fabio Fernandes
  2. Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar
Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases

  • Epidemiological study of advanced cardiomyopathies
  • Evolutionary study of heart diseases
  • Role of the tertiary hospital in the evolution of chronic cardiovascular diseases
  • Prediction of cardiovascular disease
  1. Jaqueline Ribeiro Scholz
Study of normal and pathological lipid metabolism

  • Studies of the main metabolic pathways of lipoproteins
  • Clinical therapy for the main dyslipidemias
  • Therapeutic intervention for familial dyslipidemias
  • Pharmacological therapeutic trial of dyslipidemias
  • Study of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with dyslipidemia
  1. Fabiana Hanna Rached
  2. Raul Dias Santos Filho
  3. Raul Cavalcante Maranhão
  4. Márcio Hiroshi Miname
  5. Nágila Raquel Teixeira Damasceno
Fisiologia, reabilitação e qualidade de vida nas doenças cardiovasculares

  • Marcadores genéticos que influenciam o desempenho físico
  • Resposta cardiovascular ao exercício físico em indivíduos saudáveis e em pacientes com fatores de risco ou doença cardiovascular
  • Efeitos do treinamento físico na obesidade e síndrome metabólica
  • Efeitos do treinamento físico em pacientes com doença cardiovascular
  1. Carlos Eduardo Negrão
  2. Maria Janieire de Nazaré Nunes Alves
Physiology, rehabilitation, and quality of life in cardiovascular diseases

  • Genetic markers influencing physical performance
  • Cardiovascular response to physical exercise in healthy individuals and in patients with risk factors or cardiovascular disease
  • Effects of physical training on obesity and metabolic syndrome
  • Effects of physical training in patients with cardiovascular disease
  1. Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar
  2. Roberto Kalil Filho
Heart failure

  • Epidemiology
  • Diagnostic methods
  • Cardiac Makers
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment methods
  • Rehabilitation
  1. Edimar Alcides Bocchi
  2. Guilherme Veiga Guimarães
  3. Silvia Moreira Ayub Ferreira
Diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in the cardiovascular system in hemodynamics laboratories

  • Anatomical and functional diagnosis of coronary artery disease
  • Catheter intervention for major valvular diseases
  • Balloon catheter intervention in obstructive coronary artery disease
  • Endo-arterial stent intervention in chronic or acute coronary artery disease
  • Catheter intervention in high-risk congenital heart disease
  1. Alexandre Antônio Cunha Abizaid
  2. Carlos Augusto Homem de Magalhães
  3. Expedito Eustaquio Ribeiro da Silva
  4. Fabio Sândoli de Brito Júnior
  5. Henrique Barbosa Ribeiro
Congenital Cardiopulmonary Malformations

  • Hematological Syndromes of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
  • Cyanotic Congenital Heart Malformations
  • Acyanotic Congenital Heart Malformations
  • Complex Congenital Heart Malformations
  • Long-term evolutionary study of surgical corrections of congenital heart disease
  1. Antonio Augusto Barbosa Lopes
Intelligent Medicine in Cardiology and Critical Care

  • Digital Health
  • Integration of artificial intelligence in research and teaching
  • Research in artificial intelligence for predictive analysis and clinical data modeling
Diagnostic Graphic Methods in Cardiology

  • Electrovectorcardiography
  • Classical and Vector Electrocardiography
  • QT Interval and QT Dispersion
  • Surface Electrocardiographic Cardiac Mapping
  • Ventricular Repolarization
  • High-Resolution Electrocardiogram of Major Cardiac Syndromes
  • Study of T-wave Microalternations as a Prognostic Factor in Cardiac Arrhythmias
  1. Carlos Alberto Pastore
  2. Martino Martinelli Filho
Pathology of the Cardiovascular System

  • Morphological study of congenital heart malformations and adaptations of the myocardium and pulmonary circulation
  • Extracellular matrix in atherosclerosis, aneurysms, and aortic dissections
  • Participation of microparticles in the aggravation of atherosclerosis and heart failure
  • Prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and heart failure with the use of nanoparticles
  • Co-infection as a pathogenic agent in chronic inflammatory cardiovascular diseases.
  • Participation of viruses in the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathies and in the evolution after heart transplantation
  • Anatomopathological study of atrial fibrillation
  • Anatomopathological study of coronary artery disease
  • Anatomopathological study of cardiomyopathies
  1. Carlos Vicente Serrano Júnior

Note: All scientific output from the program related to its research areas is available at [website address]  Plataforma Sucupira (Tutorial para acesso).