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¿Qué puede aportar la determinación del grosor íntima-media carotídeo al proceso diagnóstico del ataque isquémico transitorio?
(Viguera Editores, 2010)El grosor íntima-media (GIM) carotídeo es un nuevo marcador pronóstico de episodios vasculares. Estudiamos su utilidad diagnóstica en 211 pacientes consecutivos con ataque isquémico transitorio del registro REGITELL, d ... -
Estudio de las implicaciones pronósticas del paciente con ataque isquémico transitorio antes de la implantación de un proceso consensuado de tratamiento en la región sanitaria de Lleida
(Viguera Editores, 2010)Conocer la realidad del manejo y evolución de los pacientes con un ataque isquémico transitorio (AIT) en nuestro centro antes de instaurar un proceso de tratamiento de esta patología -
Capecitabine and bevacizumab as first-line treatment in elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
(Nature Publishing Group; Cancer Research UK, 2010)BACKGROUND: The efficacy and safety of capecitabine and bevacizumab in elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) considered unsuitable for receiving first-line chemotherapy with an irinotecan or oxaliplatin-based ... -
Estudio observacional del gasto farmacéutico en población inmigrante y autóctona de la región sanitaria de Lleida (Cataluña)
(Elsevier, 2010)Objetivos Analizar si hay diferencias en el gasto farmacéutico entre inmigrantes y autóctonos en la población general y si el ámbito de residencia (urbano/rural) está asociado al gasto en farmacia. Diseño Estudio ... -
Sustained activation of renal N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors decreases vitamin D synthesis: a possible role for glutamate on the onset of secondary HPT
(American Physiological Society, 2010)N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors (NMDAR) are tetrameric amino acid receptors that act as membrane calcium channels. The presence of the receptor has been detected in the principal organs responsible for ... -
Continuous positive airway pressure as treatment for systemic hypertension in people with obstructive sleep apnoea: randomised controlled trial
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2010)Objective: To assess the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring values in a large number of patients with untreated systemic hypertension of new onset and ... -
Pathway-based analysis of a melanoma genome-wide association study: analysis of genes related to tumour-immunosuppression
(Public Library of Science, 2011)Systemic immunosuppression is a risk factor for melanoma, and sunburn-induced immunosuppression is thought to be causal. Genes in immunosuppression pathways are therefore candidate melanoma-susceptibility genes. If variants ... -
The profile of general practitioners (GPs) who publish in selected family practice journals
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Providing support for research is one of the key issues in the ongoing attempts to improve Primary Care. However, when patient care takes up a significant part of a GP's time, conducting research is difficult. ... -
Predictors of associated autoimmune diseases infamilies with type 1 diabetes: results from theType 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium
(Wiley, 2011)Background—Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a clinically heterogeneous disease. The presence of associated autoimmune diseases (AAID) may represent a distinct form of autoimmune diabetes, with involvement of specific mechanisms. ... -
Dyslipidaemia in HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy. Analysis of 922 patients from the Spanish VACH cohort
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Information concerning lipid disturbances in HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is scarce. The objective of the study is to describe the lipid profile in a large cohort of HIV-infected women on ... -
hTERT methylation is necessary but not sufficient for telomerase activity in colorectal cells
(Spandidos Publications, 2011)Colorectal cancers exhibit a high telomerase activity, usually correlated with the hypermethylation of the promoter of its hTERT catalytic subunit. Although telomerase is not expressed in normal tissue, certain ... -
Telomere length is a prognostic factor for overall survival in colorectal cancer
(Wiley, 2011)Aim The aim of this study was to determine whether telomere length is an independent prognostic factor for the prevention and survival of colorectal cancer. Method Terminal restriction fragment (TRF) length was determined ... -
Tiotropium versus Salmeterol for the Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2011)Background Treatment guidelines recommend the use of inhaled long-acting bronchodilators to alleviate symptoms and reduce the risk of exacerbations in patients with moderate-to-very-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary ... -
¿Podemos mejorar el tratamiento de los síndromes coronarios agudos en la atención primaria?
(Elsevier, 2011)Objective: To evaluate a training programme in the primary care of acute coronary syndrome. Design: A before-during-after comparative cross-sectional study. Setting: Health areas of Lleida, High Pyrenees and Aran (Spain), ... -
Night-time symptoms: a forgotten dimension of COPD
(European Respiratory Society, 2011)Sleep quality is often poor in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but these night-time symptoms are frequently unnoticed by physicians and/or not reported by patients themselves. Therefore, the ... -
Validation of the spanish version of the multiple sclerosis international quality of life (musiqol) questionnaire
(BMC, 2011)Background The Multiple Sclerosis International Quality Of Life (MusiQoL) questionnaire, a 31-item, multidimensional, self-administrated questionnaire that is available in 14 languages including Spanish, has been validated ... -
The incidence, prevalence, and mortality of stroke in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US: a literature review
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)Background. Although the burden of stroke in terms of mortality and disability has been well documented in previous years, data after 2000 are limited. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to identify the epidemiology of ... -
Carotid ultrasound for the early diagnosis of atherosclerosis in chronic kidney disease
(Sociedad Española de Nefrología, 2012)Atherothrombotic disease (ATD) is a progressive disorder and its most common clinical manifestations, acute myocardial infarction and stroke, are responsible for the highest morbidity and mortality rates in the Western ... -
Revisión de las novedades presentadas en el XXVII Congreso del Comité Europeo para el Tratamiento e Investigación en Esclerosis Múltiple (ECTRIMS) (I)
(Viguera Editores, 2012)Los datos más relevantes presentados en el V Congreso Trianual de los Comités Europeos y Americanos para el Tratamiento y la Investigación en Esclerosis Múltiple (ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS), celebrado en Ámsterdam del 19 al 22 de ...