FHU REMOD-VHF

FHU REMOD-VHF is a University Hospital consortium dedicated to patients care, education,dissemination and exploitation in valvulopathy and heart failure fields.

In February 2015, our structure has obtained the FHU label for the project named: « Early Markers of Cardiovascular Remodeling in Valvulopathy and Heart Failure ».

Early vascular alterations, particularly endothelial dysfunction and arterial calcification, play a major role in the development, progression and worsening of cardiovascular diseases through a continuous remodeling process, especially in the field of aortic stenosis and heart failure (HF). However, this link remains unclear, and the characterization and identification of new early markers in this context is of paramount importance, and requires an approach that takes into account the full continuum of development of these pathologies from the earliest phases (arterial alterations, aortic sclerosis) to the latest events (heart failure, aortic stenosis).
The aim of our FHU is to identify new diagnostic and prognostic markers (biological and/or imaging biomarkers) of early cardiovascular remodeling leading to aortic stenosis and HF. This is made possible by the association, within this FHU, of partners from the 4 regions/University Hospitals covering the Northwest of France (G4: Amiens, Caen, Lille and Rouen), covering a population of over 9 million inhabitants. This consortium provides unique complimentary approaches and expertise, both preclinical and clinical, in the fields on endothelial function, arterial calcifications, valvular disease/ percutaneous heart valve therapy, diagnostic and treatment of heart failure, and cardiac imaging.