CCUL (Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa)
About CCUL (Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa)
"The Cardiovascular Centre of the University of Lisbon (CCUL), is a biomedical research institute committed to improve the health and health care worldwide by following the standard of excellence in research, clinical care and medical education. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Europe, still responsible for over 4 million deaths per year in Europe, and an annual financial burden of 200 billion euros. In 2015 CVD caused 49% of deaths among women and 40% among men, compared with 19 and 23%, for all cancers, the second cause of death in Europe. This underlines the relevance of having strong programs in cardiovascular research and its translation into clinical practice. CCUL encompasses a comprehensive research program in the field of cardiovascular medicine, in particular in heart failure, genetic cardiomyopathies valvular heart disease, cardiac rhythm abnormalities, ischemic heart disease, vascular diseases and cardio-oncology. CCUL is a research unit of the Lisbon School of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, which is part of the Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, together with the Santa Maria University Hospital (CHULN) and the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes. The core of CCUL is based at the new Reynaldo dos Santos Building of the Lisbon School of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa. In 2021, CCUL integrated the RISE, a consortium with CINTESIS, Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, and UnIC, Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Cardiovascular – two R&D units hosted at Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) and CI-IPOP, Centro de Investigação do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto, hosted at IPO-Porto. RISE was awarded with the title of Laboratório Associado. RISE will focus on health research and innovation, aiming to perform translational and clinical research – from preclinical and clinical stages to community level – by connecting universities to health providers, at both a regional and a national level."
