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Statins and new-onset atrial fibrillation in a cohort of patients with hypertension: analysis of electronic health records, 2006-2015
(2017-10-26)
Hypertension is the most prevalent risk factor for new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). But few studies have addressed the effect of statins on the incidence of this arrhythmia in patients with hypertension. This study aimed ...
The use and adherence of oral anticoagulants in Primary Health Care in Catalunya, Spain: a real-world data cohort study
(2020-08-09)
Objective: We aimed to describe sociodemographic, comorbidities, co-medication and risk of thromboembolic events and bleeding in patients with NVAF initiating oral anticoagulants (OAC) for stroke prevention, and to estimate ...
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 ...
Effectiveness of a physical activity program on cardiovascular disease risk in adult primary health-care users: the "Pas-a-Pas" community intervention trial
(2017-06-15)
BACKGROUND:
Physical activity is a major, modifiable, risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) that contributes to the prevention and management of CVD. The aim of this study was to assess the short- and medium-term ...
Real world heart failure epidemiology and outcome: a population-based analysis of 88,195 patients
(2017-02-24)
BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is frequent and its prevalence is increasing. We aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic features of HF patients, the 1-year follow-up outcomes and the independent predictors of those outcomes at ...
Mortality and Cardiovascular Complications in Older Complex Chronic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
(2017-08-10)
AIMS/INTRODUCTION: Determining the prevalence of diabetes and its cardiovascular complications and all-cause mortality in older chronic complex patients.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We carried out a multicenter retrospective ...
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 ...
Preclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), type 2 diabetes and classical type 1 diabetes
(2017-07-28)
BACKGROUND LADA is probably the most prevalent form of autoimmune diabetes. Nevertheless, there are few data about cardiovascular disease in this group of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency ...
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 ...
The association between education and cardiovascular disease incidence is mediated by hypertension, diabetes, and body mass index
(2017-09-28)
Education and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are inversely associated but the mediating factors have not been totally elucidated. Our aim was to analyze the mediating role of modifiable risk factors. Cohort study using the ...