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Tratamiento farmacológico de la insuficiencia cardíaca según la fracción de eyección ventricular en atención primaria
(2022-08)
Despite better diagnoses and treatments, heart failure (HF) is an important cause of death in Spain. The objective of this study is to describe the characteristics and treatment of a population with chronic HF classified ...
Pharmacological treatment after acute coronary syndrome: baseline clinical characteristics and gender differences in a population-based cohort study
(2021-10-27)
Objective
To describe baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and drugs prescribed for secondary prevention after a first episode of ACS and to assess differences between men and women.
Setting
PHC in ...
Effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a population-based cohort study in primary healthcare in Catalonia
(2023-09-15)
Objectives: Our objective was to analyse effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants (OAC) for stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Material and methods: Population-based cohort study including ...
Correlation between previous antibiotic exposure and COVID-19 severity: a population-based cohort study
(2021-11-08)
We examined the correlation between previous antibiotic exposure and COVID-19 severity using a population-based observational matched cohort study with patient level data obtained for more than 5.8 million people registered ...
Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in People Previously Vaccinated Against Influenza: Population-Based Cohort Study Using Primary Health Care Electronic Records
(2022-11-11)
Background: A possible link between influenza immunization and susceptibility to the complications of COVID-19 infection has been previously suggested owing to a boost in the immunity against SARS-CoV-2.
Objective: This ...
Sex and gender differences in the use of oral anticoagulants for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a population-based cohort study in primary health care in Catalonia
(2023-02-07)
Objectives: To describe the sex and gender differences in the treatment initiation and in the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of all patients initiating an oral anticoagulant (OAC), and the sex and gender ...
Risk of ischaemic stroke associated with antiepileptic drugs: a population-based case-control study in Catalonia
(2021-05-24)
Background
Cerebrovascular disorders have occurred more frequently in some Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders, such as epilepsy. Some CNS drugs have been associated with increased stroke risk. Our aim was to estimate ...
Narcolepsy and adjuvanted pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccines – Multi-country assessment
(2018-10-01)
Background
In 2010, a safety signal was detected for narcolepsy following vaccination with Pandemrix, an AS03-adjuvanted monovalent pandemic H1N1 influenza (pH1N1) vaccine. To further assess a possible association and ...
Análisis bibliométrico de la autoría femenina en artículos originales en la revista Atencion Primaria
(2019)
Objectives: To determine the percentage of female authors in original articles published during
2 periods, in the journal of AtenciÓn Primaria (Primary Care), and to examine the differences
between the categories of ...
Incidence rates of narcolepsy diagnoses in Taiwan, Canada, and Europe: the use of statistical simulation to evaluate methods for the rapid assessment of potential safety issues on a population level in the SOMNIA study
(2018-10-17)
Background & objectives
Vaccine safety signals require investigation, which may be done rapidly at the population level using ecological studies, before embarking on hypothesis-testing studies. Incidence rates were used ...