[Maxillo-facial surgery].

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Many studies have been performed on the ability of bone turnover markers (BTM) for the prediction of bone loss and to assess the correlation of BTM with bone mineral density (BMD). However, the results from these studies have been mixed. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of BTM...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Navarro Casado L,Blázquez Cabrera JA,Del Pino Montes J,Almar Marqués E,Cháfer Rudilla M,Mateos Rodríguez F

更新日期：2008-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrocardiogram as a diagnostic aid in acute myocardial infarction of the right ventricle (AMI-RV) was studied prospectively in a group of 66 patients in our coronary unit. Diagnosis was AMI in all cases, divided into 29 (44%) with posterior-descending and 35 (53%) with anterior location. Electrocardiography was...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Fiol Sala M,Jaume Tomás G,Orellana Mas J,Ibáñez Juvé J,Guardiola Navarro F,García Moris S

更新日期：1981-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high prevalence of osteoporosis has been described in patients before and after cardiac transplantation. But clinical factors involved in previous bone loss in this condition are not well known. The purpose has been to study bone mineral density (BMD) in patients subject to cardiac transplantation, analyzi...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： García Delgado I,Gil-Fraguas L,Robles E,Martínez G,Hawkins F

更新日期：2000-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is characterized by a loss of tolerance to various environmental chemicals. The objective of this study was to describe patients with MCS seen in our hospital. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Patients consecutively seen by the Toxicology and Chronic Fatigue Units who pr...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Nogué S,Fernández-Solá J,Rovira E,Montori E,Fernández-Huerta JM,Munné P

更新日期：2007-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is an ever-increasing disease in our environment, and a major risk factor for the development of other chronic diseases that increase morbidity and mortality. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity, since it not only allows a significant and sustained loss of weight, but also an important redu...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Ruiz-Esquide V,Peris P,Gifre L,Guañabens N

更新日期：2011-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the double atherogenic and antifibrinolytic action of lipoprotein (a) (Lp [a]) and its predictive value of cardiovascular disease in hypercholesterolemic patients, we document in the present work the changes in Lp (a) levels of a patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia after one year of ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Lasunción MA,Teruel JL,Alvarez JJ,Gómez-Coronado D,Ortuño J,Herrera E

更新日期：1992-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nosocomial infection (NI) represents an increase of hospital morbidity and mortality. The data available concerning the hospital expenses due to the prolongation of hospital stay associated to NI are fundamentally derived from American studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the direct cost of nosocom...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Díaz Molina C,García Martín M,Bueno Cavanillas A,López Luque A,Delgado Rodríguez M,Gálvez Vargas R

更新日期：1993-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemolytic disease by cold-reacting antibodies is a rare form of hemolytic anemia. In most cases a subjacent cause is found. This disease is generally related with reactive lymphoproliferative processes (infections by the Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus) or uncontrolled lymphoproliferative disorders (lymphomas, ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： López Dupla JM,Rodríguez Pérez A,Martínez Martínez P,de Castro Carpeño J,Lavilla Uriol P,Gil Aguado A

更新日期：1992-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Endoscopy is the gold standard to assess disease severity in inflammatory bowel disease, although it is an invasive procedure. Clinical activity and biological markers have been routinely used to determine disease activity in a non-invasive manner. The aim of this study was to determine concor...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Miranda García P,Chaparro M,Gisbert JP

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:This study was aimed to verify whether it is possible to detect at hospital admission, by means of INTERMED, pneumonology patients at risk of "complexity" and of specialized psychosocial intervention. PATIENTS AND METHOD:With the Spanish version of INTERMED (for detection of risk for complexit...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Lobo E,de Jonge P,Huyse FJ,Rabanaque MJ,Suárez J,Lobo A

更新日期：2008-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of rituximab in systemic autoimmune diseases which are refractory to others treatments. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Prospective study on 12 patients -7 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 4 with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), and 1 with overlapping connective disease and autoi...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： García Hernández FJ,Ocaña Medina C,González León R,Garrido Rasco R,Colorado Bonilla R,Castillo Palma MJ,Sánchez Román J

更新日期：2007-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study the quality of health care provided in cases of the common cold and similar was studied. These diseases were selected to seek opportunities for improvement for health care professionals by the nominal group technique. METHODS:A retrospective study of the health care procedures was carried out ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Saturno Hernández PJ,Gascón Cánovas JJ,Fonseca Miranda Y

更新日期：1995-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to provide information on several clinical and methodological aspects of the measurement of the contents of estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PgR) receptors in breast tumoral tissue using monoclonal antibodies. METHODS:The contents of ER and PgR were measured in 94 tumor speci...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Navarro MA,Huguet J,Valero J,Samaniego JM,Rosel P,Sirvent JJ

更新日期：1991-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We aimed to test a new telerehabilitation device for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in order to make an initial assessment of its effectiveness. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Randomized, controlled pilot study. INTERVENTION:experimental group (10 patients): pelvic floor muscle training, device train...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Carrión Pérez F,Rodríguez Moreno MS,Carnerero Córdoba L,Romero Garrido MC,Quintana Tirado L,García Montes I

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:For the treatment of obesity, an adecuate control of associated cardiovascular risk factors (CRF) is fundamental. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and CRF, and the effect of a weight loss program on overweight subjects. PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Bautista-Castaño I,Molina-Cabrillana J,Montoya-Alonso JA,Serra-Majem L

更新日期：2003-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We pursued here to determine the incidence of blood-stream infections. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Longitudinal descriptive study. All patients admitted to hospital from January 1999 to December 2000 were included. Blood-stream infection episodes were defined according to CDC criteria. Blood-stream in...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Bou R,Perpiñán J,Ramos P,Peris M,Aguilar A,Garcés R

更新日期：2003-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify and to compare the recommendations of the currently existing clinical protocols for arterial hypertension (HT) screening, diagnosis and baseline study in the Murcia Region, Spain, in order to assess their validity and reliability. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Structured comparative description of guidel...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Saturno Hernández PJ,Antón Botella JJ,Murcia Payá JF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:After the good results obtained by the Société Française d'Oncologie Pédiatrique (SFOP) regarding the pediatric B-type non-Hodgkin's (Burkitt and large B-cell) lymphoma and L3 leukemia, the Sociedad Española de Hematología y Oncología Pediátricas (SHOP) decided to use the same treatment protoco...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Forns M,Javier G,Estella J,Fernández-Delgado R,Gallego S,García-Miguel P,Indiano JM,Navajas A,Pardo N,en representación del grupo SHOP de las Sociedades Españolas de Hematología (SEHP) y Oncología Pediátricas (SEOP).

更新日期：2007-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of statistical techniques has become strongly consolidated in biomedical investigation. The present study analyzes the statistical repertoire of the original articles published in 1993 in four general medicine journals: Med Clin (Barc), Rev Clin Esp, Lancet and N Engl J Med. METHODS:A single reviewe...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Mora Ripoll R,Ascaso Terrén C,Sentís Vilalta J

更新日期：1996-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The aims of the GEMM Family Study are to clarify the genetic determinants of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in individuals born and living in Mexico. The authors evaluate the heritabilities (h2) of CVD risk factors in Mexicans from a preliminary cohort already studied. Heritabilities for CVD...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Bastarrachea RA,Kent J Jr,Comuzzie AG

更新日期：2007-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:AIDS-related mortality has been classically associated with lowest socioeconomic groups. In Spain, the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is delivered without cost; therefore this treatment it should have reduced the great social inequalities in AIDS-mortality seen before the HAART er...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Sánchez E,Regidor E,de la Fuente L,Luquero FJ,de Mateo S

更新日期：2008-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to investigate the factors influencing CRP serum levels in the diabetic population. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Eighty-six patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were prospectively included. The following variables were considered: age, gender, smoking habit, body mass...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Francisco G,Hernández C,Chacón P,Mesa J,Simó R

更新日期：2005-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of the most prevalent mutation in the SLC7A9 gene in families of the Mediterranean Spanish population and their association with clinical phenotypes. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Twenty cystinuria families were studied (6 type I, 12 non type I, and ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Francés F,Portolés O,Corella D,Sorlí JV,Sabater A,Carrasco P,Guillén M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acarbose is a reversible inhibitor of the intestinal alpha-glucosidases, the oral administration of which delays or diminishes the postprandial increase of glucose and insulin. METHODS:A multicentric double-blind clinical trial (11 centers), controlled versus placebo, crossed and randomized, was carried out...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Escobar-Jiménez F,de Leiva A,Piñón F,Soler J,Tebar J,Sancho MA,Herrera-Pombo JL,Pallardo LF,Vázquez JA,de la Calle H

更新日期：1993-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen reflex tests for the diagnosis of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) were evaluated in 90 controls and 154 diabetic patients. We found that age, baseline heart rate and body position differently influenced the tests. The best parasympathetic indexes were Valsalva, inspiration minus expiration (I-E) and ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Sánchez Luis A,Vázquez García JA

更新日期：1990-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure (HF) is a cardiovascular disease with a permanent increase in prevalence, incidence and mortality. Current optimal therapies for HF are effective only for slowing, but not stopping, its progression. HF-related mortality is high, even at the time of the disease onset. Approximately 40% of HF-attributable ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Formiga F,Manito N,Pujol R

更新日期：2007-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anal intraepithelial neoplasia is considered a precursor lesion of anal squamous carcinoma. The population with increased risk of this conditions are immunocompromised individuals, especially HIV-infected, with anal sex practices. The aim of this study was to describe the sexual habits of patients who were s...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Padilla-España L,Repiso-Jiménez JB,Frieyro-Elicegui M,Rivas-Ruiz F,Robles L,de Troya M

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of typhoid fever in Spain from January 1982 to December 1993 was studied with the aim of analyzing how the disease has evolved over these years and predict its future behavior in order to facilitate prevention by the public health care organizations and centers. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The Box-Je...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Ríos M,García JM,Cubedo M,Pérez D

更新日期：1996-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:A common Leu7Pro polymorphism in the signal peptide of neuropeptide Y has been associated with increased plasma cholesterol and accelerated atherosclerosis in the Finnish population. SUBJECTS AND METHOD:A cross-sectional design was carried out in 1,000 individuals from the Mediterranean Spanis...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Portolés O,Sorlí JV,González JI,Ruiz de la Fuente S,Ramírez JB,Corella D

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight loss can improve metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus but the results of conventional therapy in this respect have been discouraging. Besides achieving significant and sustained weight loss, bariatric surgery can improve or resolve type 2 diabetes mellitus in the majority of patients. Ana...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Benaiges Boix D,Goday Arno A,Pedro-Botet J

更新日期：2012-04-14 00:00:00