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SEVENTH FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME
CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, METABOLIC SYNDROME LABORATORY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY “NICOLAE TESTEMITANU”
Organization activity type : hE
FP7 theme : hEalTh
Contact person : Dr. Valeriu Revenco
Address : State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”
11, N. Testemitanu street
MD 2025, Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
E-mail : vrevencu@hotmail.com
Web : http : //www.usmf.md
BRIEf dESCRIpTIon of ThE oRganIzaTIon
The Metabolic Syndrome Laboratory is carrying research activities within the Cardiology Department of
the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”. Currently, there are 15 people
operating in the laboratory.
In the last five years 2 international projects have been successfully fulfilled.
KEywoRdS on CoRE CompETEnCIES
metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; arterial hypertension; dyslipidemia; obesity.
ExpERTISE / CompETEnCIES / TEChnologIES / RTd Know-how
The strategic direction of the laboratory consists of an interdisciplinary approach towards the metabolic
syndrome evaluating the cardiologic, endocrinological and biochemical factors of this condition. Having
studied the syndrome since 1995, researchers have gained sufficient experience in the evaluation of the
pathogenesis and treatment of the metabolic syndrome,
InTERnaTIonal CoopERaTIon ExpERIEnCE
2008-2009 : “Pathophysiological mechanisms of insulin resistance and abnormal coronary flow in
patients with metabolic syndrome”; research program between the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
and the Belarus Republican Fund for Fundamental Research;
2006-2007 : “Lipid and glucide metabolism in patients with insulin resistance”; cooperation program
between the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research.
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