Program Overview

Program Overview

The postgraduate program in Cardiology is affiliated with the Instituto do Coraįão Edson Saad and the Faculdade de Medicina da UFRJ. The program aims to train professionals at the master's and doctoral levels, with a strong sense of citizenship and humanistic and ethical values, to contribute to the scientific and technological development of the country, maintain and recover the health of the population, and minimize the impact of diseases.

Program Objectives

The program establishes a relationship with the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) to develop research focused on the needs of the population, with an emphasis on cardiovascular health technology assessment and service evaluation, expanding the training field for health professionals, and disseminating scientific and technological knowledge to the population.

Faculty Members

• Andrea Rocha De Lorenzo
• Eduardo Vera Tibiriįá
• Gabriel Porto Soares
• Gisele Zapata-Sudo
• Glaucia Maria Moraes De Oliveira
• Glorimar Rosa
• Leonardo Maciel de Oliveira Pinto
• Luciana Nicolau Aranha
• Mauro Paes Leme de Sá
• Michel Silva Reis
• Nelson Albuquerque De Souza E Silva
• Paolo Blanco Villela
• Roberto Coury Pedrosa
• Roberto Muniz Ferreira
• Ronaldo De Souza Leão Lima
• Thais Rocha Salim

Research Areas

• Epidemiology and genetics of cardiovascular diseases
• Exercise and health
• Methods of investigation in cardiovascular diseases
• Advanced research in cardiovascular surgery
• Basic research in cardiovascular diseases
• Translational multidisciplinary cardiovascular research

Program Activities

• Research and development
• Training and capacity building (master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral)
• National and international exchange
• Integration with undergraduate teaching
• Social insertion in cooperation with assistance
• University extension

Academic Informations

Defense of Dissertations and Theses

• Defense of Qualification of Master's Dissertation - Thiago Amaral Lourenįo
  • Title: Predictive factors of prosthesis-patient disproportion after aortic valve replacement
• Defense of Qualification of Master's Dissertation - Fernanda Cristina Ventura de Oliveira
  • Title: Creation of an application on drug-nutrient interactions in cardiovascular and nephropathies
• Defense of Doctoral Thesis - Thayanne Mendes de Andrade
  • Title: Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: development of a teaching platform
• Defense of Master's Dissertation - Juliana Maradei de Souza
  • Title: Nutritional status profile of patients hospitalized for surgery
• Defense of Master's Dissertation - Itanna Isis Araújo de Souza
  • Title: Functional evaluation of cardiac mitochondria in rats and mice
• Defense of Doctoral Thesis - Bruno Eduardo Dematté
  • Title: Association of cellular therapy with a new ligand of receptor
• Defense of Doctoral Thesis - Alexandre Fenley de Castro
  • Title: Incremental load protocol on ramp is capable of
• Defense of Doctoral Thesis - Paulo Henrique de Moura
  • Title: Mortality from all causes and from diseases of

News

• Scientific Writing in Didactic Training II: Scientific Writing and its Practical and Philosophical Aspects
• Scientific Writing in Didactic Training II: The Art and Science of Peer Review

Events Calendar

• February 26: Defense of Master's Dissertation - Itanna Isis Araújo de Souza