Correlation between epicardial fat thickness and biochemical markers of metabolic risk.

abstract：:The aim of this work is to show the changes observed in the health profile according to gender in 2006 with respect to 1994 of the population of Catalonia, through the comparison of data obtained in 1994 and 2006 from the Encuesta de Salud de Cataluña. The increase of the level of studies of the population has tended ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Medina-Bustos A,Mompart-Penina A,Brugulat-Guiteras P,Baranda-Areta L,Costa-Sampere D,Séculi-Sánchez E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease is common in people >65years of age. The development and improvement of dialysis techniques has allowed its generalisation to the entire population, when there is a situation of terminal nephropathy, without limit of use due to chronological age. Decision making in elderly patients with advanced...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Heras Benito M,Fernández-Reyes Luis MJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To know the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics, the evolution and the rate of adequate empiric antibiotic treatment in adult patients with a bacteremia discovered after discharge from an emergency unit. PATIENTS AND METHOD:During 10 years (1989-1998), we registered the clinical and epidemiological d...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Javaloyas M,Jarné J,García D,Gudiol F

更新日期：2001-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The management of cardiac ischemic patients differs depending on their comorbidity. The Charlson Index (ChI) and its adaptations are well established and widely used tools to quantify a patient comorbidity. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of comorbidity quantified by the ChI ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Fácila Rubio L,Núñez Villota J,Bertomeu González V,Sanchís Fores J,Bodi Peris V,Consuegra Sánchez L,Sanjuán Mañez R,Llácer Escorihuela A

更新日期：2005-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been considered to be ineffective in controlling hepatitis C viremia in the first year of treatment. The present study evaluates the effect of prolonged HAART upon HCV-VL. PATIENTS AND METHOD:We selected those cases with positive serology for HC...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Tornero C,Gimeno C,Igual R,Santamaría A,Gil E,Rull S

更新日期：2003-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The REACH registry allows the degree of control of risk factors associated with atherothrombosis to be evaluated. Although 90% were taking at least one antihypertensive agent, hypertension was controlled in only 42.9% of the patients with vascular disease. This inadequate control may have multiple causes but the main ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Gómez Cerezo JF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Pertussis remains an important cause of morbimortality despite current vaccination strategies. This study was designed to describe the results and characteristics of close contacts of pertussis cases diagnosed in children less than 16 years in a tertiary hospital in Barcelona. PATIENTS AND ME...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Uriona Tuma SM,Martínez Gómez X,Campins Martí M,Codina Grau G,Ferrer Marcelles A,Rodrigo Pendás JÁ,Pinós Tella L,Cebrian R,Moraga Llop FA

更新日期：2013-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our goal was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and etiology of an outbreak of food-borne disease caused by Norwalk-like viruses, genogroup II. PATIENTS AND METHOD:We performed a historical cohort study on the consumption of 21 food items and clinical symptoms. We assessed RNA Norwalk-like v...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Godoy P,Prat A,Alsedà M,Torres J,Domínguez A,Salleras L

更新日期：2002-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the importance of knowing the corporal composition according to the model of the four components (fat, mineral, fat free and aqueous) the same was calculated in 220 women and 130 men, considered as normal, between the ages of 15 and 49. METHODS:The corporal components were determined with double energ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Rico H,Revilla M,Hernández ER,Villa LF,Alvarez del Buergo M

更新日期：1992-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our main goals were to know the actual degree of oral anticoagulation and antiaggregation in hypertensive patients with atrial fibrillation in the daily clinical practice in Spain and to analyze any differences between primary care physicians and cardiologists. PATIENTS AND METHOD:32,051 outpatients attende...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Bertomeu Martínez V,Morillas Blasco PJ,González Juanatey JR,Alegría Ezquerra E,García Acuña JM,González Maqueda I,Frutos García A,Valero Parra R,Rodríguez Ortega JA

更新日期：2002-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candida albicans is distributed in at least two serological groups (A and B) depending on its antigenic structure. These characteristics have been used to investigate the epidemiology of candidiasis. No information is available in this country about the distribution of these serotypes in a general population...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Torres-Rodríguez JM,Nicolás MC,Madrenys N,Gallach C

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Information about the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the population treated in primary care is scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of CKD in Spanish hypertensive women aged 64 years or older, and to determine possible associated factors. PATIENTS AND METH...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Llisterri Caro JL,Barrios Alonso V,de la Sierra Iserte A,Escobar Cervantes C,González-Segura Alsina D

更新日期：2012-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most frequent type of acute leukemia in adults. Despite recent advances in the characterization of pathogenesis of AML, the cure rates are under 40%, being leukemia relapse the most common cause of treatment failure. Leukaemia relapse occurs due to clonal evo...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Yébenes-Ramírez M,Serrano J,Martínez-Losada C,Sánchez-García J

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify which clinical factors can modify the probability of the appearance of the psychotic syndromes in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease treated with levodopa. PATIENTS AND METHODS:214 patients were retrospectively studied to evaluate the appearance of hallucinosis, delusions or mental con...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： García-Escrig M,Bermejo Pareja F,Fernández Ponsatí JT

更新日期：1999-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Outbreaks of nosocomial infection by methicillin resistent Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a problem in many hospitals with the control measures to be adopted being controversial. An outbreak of MRSA in a 550-bed university hospital is herein described and the impact of the adopted control measures on the e...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Sopena N,Sabrià M,Pedro-Botet ML,Giménez M,Esteve M,Caraballo M,Mesalles E

更新日期：1997-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CDK-EPI) equation has been proposed as a replacement for the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, but this equation has not yet been evaluated in the general population. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： López-Suárez A,Beltrán-Robles M,Elvira-González J,Fernández-Palacín F,Bascuñana-Quirell A,Benítez-Del-Castillo J,Gómez-Fernández P

更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years the interest in understanding the clinical significance and the pathogenic mechanisms involved in vascular calcification has rapidly increased. There are three reasons that explain this increasing interest in vascular calcification by nephrologists: a) cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of dea...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Rodríguez Portillo JM

更新日期：2009-05-01 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:Our goal was to analyze the epidemiological and clinical findings, as well as the diagnostic approach in a group of patients in whom uveitis was the first manifestation of sarcoidosis. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Retrospective study (between March 1998 and July 2002) including 31 patients diagnosed wi...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Adán A,Baget M,De Llobet JM,Segura A,Marieges MT,Casaroli-Marano R

更新日期：2004-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using the data available from the Cancer Registry of Zaragoza, the incidence of breast cancer in women from 1961 to 1985 was analyzed with future evolution being predicted up to the year 2000. METHODS:The age, period and birth cohort effects, in addition to the place of residence (capital/rest of province) ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Vioque J,Navarro Gracia JF,Millas Ros J,Mateo de las Heras E

更新日期：1993-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To establish the factors associated with the presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and evaluate the influence of each component constituting the metabolic syndrome (MS) and the risk of developing NAFLD. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a multicenter, population-based, observa...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Caballería L,Arteaga I,Pera G,Rodríguez L,Alumà A,Auladell MA,Torán P

更新日期：2013-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a patient with the diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia is presented. Following treatment with melphalan during three years the patient presented clinical and radiologic data of pulmonary fibrosis. Thoracotomy with lung biopsy histologically proving fibrosis was performed. The patient developed a true hi...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Morla J,Pérez-Encinas M,Antela C,Pérez E,Barrio E

更新日期：1993-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Burden of disease (DALYs) can help define health priorities. Our objective was to assess DALYs of those illnesses most important in Spanish children and teenagers. MATERIAL AND METHOD:We calculated DALYs components (YLL, YLD) by age groups and sex. Sources used were Spanish mortality data and ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Cortés García M,Pereira Candel J,Peña-Rey Lorenzo I,Gènova Maleras R,Amela Heras C

更新日期：2004-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To assess the cessation and relapse rates of smoking, and analyze the associated variables in a 12-month follow-up study at a smoking cessation unit. SUBJECTS AND METHOD:Patients from the Area de Salud 19 of the Conselleria de Sanitat of the Generalitat Valenciana, coming to a smoking cessatio...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Pascual-Lledó JF,De la Cruz-Amorós E,Bustamante-Navarro R,Buades-Sánchez MR,Contreras-Santos C,Castillo-Aguilar C

更新日期：2006-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the aim of studying the characteristics of the use of digoxin in a population which attended a hospital emergency department for heart failure or auricular fibrillation a 3 month observational study was carried out in the emergency department of the Ciudad Sanitaria de la Vall d'Hebron. METHODS:One hun...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Mundet X,Vidal X,Arnau JM

更新日期：1993-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In pseudohypoparathyroidism there is a resistance to the action of the parathormone in its target organs. Patients with this disease show clinical and laboratory data of hypoparathyroidism with normal or high levels of parathormone. Three types of pseudohypoparathyroidism are known according to the site in which the d...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Rius F,Salinas I,Reverter JL,Pizarro E,Lucas A

更新日期：1993-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to assess the activity of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) in a very large number of Spanish patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), to evaluate the influence of several variables (including azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine) on that activity, and to know the proport...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Gisbert JP,Gomollón F,Cara C,Luna M,González-Lama Y,Pajares JM,Maté J,Guijarro LG

更新日期：2005-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord compression is an infrequent event in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) and early diagnosis and therapy are required. The main clinical and histologic characteristics as well as the response to therapy in 10 NHL patients with spinal cord compression diagnosed at a single center in a 7-year period...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Vela D,Ribera JM,Florensa R,Arellano A,Vaquero M,Batlle M,Flores A,Millá F,Feliu E

更新日期：1997-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The early detection of inborn errors of metabolism by mass spectrometry allows expanding the traditional neonatal screening of phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism to test for aminoacidopathies, fatty acid oxidation disorders and organic acid metabolic disorders. Cystic fibrosis and bi...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Juan-Fita MJ,Egea-Mellado JM,González-Gallego I,Moya-Quiles MR,Fernández-Sánchez A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We analyzed baseline and kinetic characteristics of lipid metabolism during the first month of bitherapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 (CHC-1). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A longitudinal, prospective study including 99 naïve CHC-1 patients with liver biopsy who were treated with bit...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Jiménez Macías FM,Barrero Alor F,Casado Monge PG,Ramos Lora M,Pujol de la Llave E,Ruíz-Frutos C

更新日期：2015-06-22 00:00:00