Research area: Cardiovascular
Research group: GRECAP
Cardiovascular Research Group
Description
Constituted by general practitioners and a specialist in preventive medicine. All members have research experience and have received training in the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) or the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). Also, they are all engaged in clinical practice and three members of the group are lecturers at the Medical Faculty of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
The group focuses mainly on the study of heart failure, the secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease, high blood pressure and the psychosocial aspects of cardiovascular disease from a primary care perspective.
Research Lines
Heart failure, epidemiology, effectiveness of management, diagnostic criteria and secondary prevention: Psychosocial factors associated with cardiovascular risk; Secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease and readmissions due to heart failure.
Members
Projects
Group projects
PI: Balcells Vilarnau, Ligeia. Anàlisi d'una intervenció del dolor d’esquena des de l’Atenció Primària: programa d’educació sanitària en l'àmbit escolar. Resultats i conclusions preliminars. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016
PI: Zamora Sánchez, Juan José. Seguiment proactiu de pacients MPOC a l'alta hospitalària. Impacte en la reducció de reingressos i visites a urgències, millora de la qualitat de vida i nivell d'autocura de la malaltia. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016
PI: Vinyoles Bargalló, Ernest. Prognostic value of non-specific ST-T changes and left ventricular hypertrophy electrocardiographic criteria in hypertensive patients: 16-year follow-up results from the MINACOR cohort. Funding: Fundació Catalana Hipertensio. Duration: 2016
The group participates in the following projects:
PI: Clua Espuny, Josep Lluis. Atrial Fibrillation Research in CATalonia (AFRICAT): sequential clinicelectro-biological screening among high risk individuals. Funding: Fundacio La Marato de TV3. Duration: 2016 - 2018
PI: Domingo Teixidor, Mª Mar. Ultrasò de pulmó 'in situ' en el diagnòstic de la insuficiència cardíaca: Precisió diagnòstica i correlació amb biomarcadors cardíacs emergents. Funding: Fundacio La Marato de TV3. Duration: 2016 - 2018
PI: Lapena Estella, Carolina. Avaluació d'un taller de salut per a gent gran en entorn comunitari. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016 - 2018
PI: Soldevila Bacardit, Núria. Efectes de la contaminació atmosfèrica sobre la pressió arterial ambulatòria. Funding: Fundació Catalana Hipertensio . Duration: 2016 - 2017
PI: Verdú Rotellar, José María. Estratificación pronóstica de la insuficiencia cardiaca descompensada en atención primaria: Estudio HEFESTOS. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2015 - 2017
PI: Muñoz Pérez, Miguel Angel. Factores pronósticos de mortalidad a corto plazo en enfermos con Insuficiencia cardiaca avanzada: Estudio HADES. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2015 - 2017
PI: Conangla Ferrin, Laura. Validesa de l'ecografia pulmonar en el diagnòstic d'insuficiència cardíaca a AP. Estudi ECOPIC. Funding: Fundació d´Atenció Primària (CAMFiC) . Duration: 2016
PI: Aznarez Garcia, Antonio Manuel. Evaluación de hábitos de vida saludables en adolescentes. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016
PI: Pifarré Portella, Leila. Estratificación pronóstica de la insuficiencia cardíaca descompensada en pacientes atendidos en atención primaria y valoración del protocolo asistencial de terapia diurética intravenosa: estudio HEFESTOS-CUAP. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016
PI: Casacuberta Monge, Jose-Maria. Avaluar la fiabilitat i validesa del test de velocitat de la marxa a 4 metres davant del test de la marxa de 6 minuts en pacients majors de 65 anys amb insuficiència cardíaca crònica estable a l'atenció primària de salut. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016
PI: Benítez Camps, Mència. Evaluación de la relación entre paracetamol efervescente y presión arterial. Ensayo clínico. Funding: Reunions i Ciència, S.L. Duration: 2016
PI: Muñoz Pérez, Miguel Angel. Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Catalonia: a cohort study. Funding: Novartis Pharma AG. Duration: 2015 - 2016
PI: Fernandez Liz, Eladio. Factors que influeixen en la despesa farmacèutica i assignació de pressupostos de farmàcia als Equips d’Atenció Primària. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2015 - 2016
PI: Muñoz Pérez, Miguel Angel. Efecto de una intervención intensiva sobre el estilo de vida a base de una dieta mediterránea tradicional con restricción de energía, actividad física y tratamiento conductual sobre la prevención de enfermedad cardiovascular. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2014 - 2016
PI: Foguet Boreu, Quintí. Identificación de los patrones de multimorbilidad y la polimedicación asociada, a una muestra poblacional de atención primaria. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2013 - 2016
Publications
Group Publications:
Banegas JR, Ruilope LM, de la Sierra A, Vinyoles E, Gorostidi M, de la Cruz JJ, Segura J, Oliveras A, Martell N, García-Puig J, Williams B. Clinic Versus Daytime Ambulatory Blood Pressure Difference in Hypertensive Patients: The Impact of Age and Clinic Blood Pressure. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979). 2017 Feb; 69(2):211-219. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.08567. Epub 2016 Dec 27. PMID:28028191. FI: 6,350.
Divisón-Garrote JA, Banegas JR, De la Cruz JJ, Escobar-Cervantes C, De la Sierra A, Gorostidi M, Vinyoles E, Abellán-Aleman J, Segura J, Ruilope LM. Hypotension based on office and ambulatory monitoring blood pressure. Prevalence and clinical profile among a cohort of 70,997 treated hypertensives. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension : JASH. 2016 Sep; 10(9):714-23. doi:10.1016/j.jash.2016.06.035. Epub 2016 Zer 27. PMID:27451950. FI: 2,656.
Estruch R, Martínez-González MA, Corella D, Salas-Salvadó J, Fitó M, Chiva-Blanch G, Fiol M, Gómez-Gracia E, Arós F, Lapetra J, Serra-Majem L, Pintó X, Buil-Cosiales P, Sorlí JV, Muñoz MA, Basora-Gallisá J, Lamuela-Raventós RM, Serra-Mir M, Ros E; PREDIMED Study Investigators. Effect of a high-fat Mediterranean diet on bodyweight and waist circumference: a prespecified secondary outcomes analysis of the PREDIMED randomised controlled trial. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology. 2016 Aug; 4(8):666-76. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30085-7. Epub 2016 Zer 06. PMID:27283479. FI: 16,320.
Farré N, Vela E, Clèries M, Bustins M, Cainzos-Achirica M, Enjuanes C, Moliner P, Ruiz S, Verdú-Rotellar JM, Comín-Colet J. Medical resource use and expenditure in patients with chronic heart failure: a population-based analysis of 88 195 patients. European journal of heart failure. 2016 Sep; 18(9):1132-40. doi:10.1002/ejhf.549. Epub 2016 Apr 25. PMID:27108481. FI: 5,135.
Jodar I Solà G, Gené I Badia J, Hito PD, Osaba MA, Del Val García JL. Self-perception of leadership styles and behaviour in primary health care. BMC health services research. 2016 Oct; 16(1):572. doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1819-2. Epub 2016 Oct 12. pmc:PMC5062861. PMID:27733141. FI: 1,606.
Nabbe P, Le Reste JY, Guillou-Landreat M, Munoz Perez MA, Argyriadou S, Claveria A, Fernández San Martín MI, Czachowski S, Lingner H, Lygidakis C, Sowinska A, Chiron B, Derriennic J, Le Prielec A, Le Floch B, Montier T, Van Marwijk H, Van Royen P. Which DSM validated tools for diagnosing depression are usable in primary care research? A systematic literature review. European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists. 2017 Jan; 39:99-105. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.08.004. Epub 2016 Dec 16. PMID:27992813. FI: 3,912.
Pérez-Orcero A, Vinyoles-Bargalló E, Pujol-Ribera E, de la Figuera-von Wichmann M, Baena-Diez JM, Manjón-Villanueva R, Valiente-Hernandez S, González-Sánchez S, de Diego-Bustillos E, Castelló-Alonso M. Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension in non-institutionalised elderly aged 80 and over. A diagnostic study using an oscillometric device. Hipertension y riesgo vascular. 2016 Jul-Sep; 33(3):93-102. doi:10.1016/j.hipert.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Mar 26. PMID:27026292.
Riba-Llena I, Nafría C, Mundet X, López-Rueda A, Fernández-Cortiñas I, Jarca CI, Jiménez-Balado J, Domingo M, Tovar JL, Orfila F, Pujadas F, Álvarez-Sabín J, Maisterra O, Montaner J, Delgado P. Assessment of enlarged perivascular spaces and their relation to target organ damage and mild cognitive impairment in patients with hypertension. European journal of neurology. 2016 Jun; 23(6):1044-50. doi:10.1111/ene.12979. Epub 2016 Mar 10. PMID:26968973. FI: 3,956.
Vinyoles-Bargalló E, Galgo-Nafria A, González-Albarrán O, Rodríguez-Fortúnez P. Delphi consensus on the individualised management of diabetes in primary care. ICANDAP study. Semergen. 2016 Nov; doi:10.1016/j.semerg.2016.09.004. Epub 2016 Nov 11. Spanish. PMID:27843058.
The group participates in the following publications:
Comín-Colet J, Enjuanes C, Verdú-Rotellar JM, Linas A, Ruiz-Rodriguez P, González-Robledo G, Farré N, Moliner-Borja P, Ruiz-Bustillo S, Bruguera J. Impact on clinical events and healthcare costs of adding telemedicine to multidisciplinary disease management programmes for heart failure: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of telemedicine and telecare. 2016 Jul; 22(5):282-95. doi:10.1177/1357633X15600583. Epub 2015 Sep 07. PMID:26350543. FI: 1,377.
Díaz-López A, Bulló M, Martínez-González MA, Corella D, Estruch R, Fitó M, Gómez-Gracia E, Fiol M, García de la Corte FJ, Ros E, Babio N, Serra-Majem L, Pintó X, Muñoz MÁ, Francés F, Buil-Cosiales P, Salas-Salvadó J. Dairy product consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in an elderly Spanish Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk. European journal of nutrition. 2016 Feb; 55(1):349-60. doi:10.1007/s00394-015-0855-8. Epub 2015 Feb 07. PMID:25663611. FI: 3,239.
Downer MK, Gea A, Stampfer M, Sánchez-Tainta A, Corella D, Salas-Salvadó J, Ros E, Estruch R, Fitó M, Gómez-Gracia E, Arós F, Fiol M, De-la-Corte FJ, Serra-Majem L, Pinto X, Basora J, Sorlí JV, Vinyoles E, Zazpe I, Martínez-González MÁ. Predictors of short- and long-term adherence with a Mediterranean-type diet intervention: the PREDIMED randomized trial. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. 2016 Jun; 13:67.
doi:10.1186/s12966-016-0394-6. Epub 2016 Zer 14. pmc:PMC4907003. PMID:27297426. FI: 3,993.
Frigola-Capell E, van Lieshout J, Muñoz MA, Verdú-Rotellar J, Orfila F, Suñol R, Wensing M. Community programmes for coronary heart disease in Spanish primary care. The International journal of health planning and management. 2016 Jan; 31(1):87-96. doi:10.1002/hpm.2262. Epub 2014 Jun 10. PMID:24916106.
Fuentes Camps E, Luis Del Val García J, Bellmunt Montoya S, Hmimina Hmimina S, Gómez Jabalera E, Muñoz Pérez MÁ. Cost-effectiveness of the deep vein thrombosis diagnosis process in primary care. Atencion primaria / Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria. 2016 Apr; 48(4):251-7. doi:10.1016/j.aprim.2015.05.006. Epub 2015 Aug 19. Spanish. PMID:26298874. FI: 1,098.
Gómez-Marcos MA, Agudo-Conde C, Torcal J, Echevarria P, Domingo M, Arietaleanizbeascoa M, Sanz-Guinea A, de la Torre MM, Ramírez JI, García-Ortiz L; en representaci?n del grupo EFICAR (Ejercicio F?sico en IC). [Baseline characteristics and changes in treatment after a period of optimization of the patients included in the study EFICAR]. Atencion primaria / Sociedad Espan?ola de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria. 2016 Mar; 48(3):166-74. doi:10.1016/j.aprim.2015.04.005. Epub 2015 Jul 02. Spanish. PMID:26142266. FI: 1,098.
Muñoz MA, Real J, Del Val JL, Vinyoles E, Mundet X, Frigola-Capell E, Llauger MA, Orfila F, Domingo M, Verdú-Rotellar JM. Determinants of survival and hospitalization in older, heart failure patients receiving home healthcare. International journal of cardiology. 2016 Jan; 207:145-149. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.170. pii:S0167-5273(16)30166-8. PMID:26802820. FI: 4,638.
Riba-Llena I, Nafría C, Filomena J, Tovar JL, Vinyoles E, Mundet X, Jarca CI, Vilar-Bergua A, Montaner J, Delgado P. High daytime and nighttime ambulatory pulse pressure predict poor cognitive function and mild cognitive impairment in hypertensive individuals. Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 2016 Jan; 36(1):253-63. doi:10.1038/jcbfm.2015.90. pmc:PMC4759685. PMID:25966945. FI: 4,929.
Sala-Vila A, Guasch-Ferré M, Hu FB, Sánchez-Tainta A, Bulló M, Serra-Mir M, López-Sabater C, Sorlí JV, Arós F, Fiol M, Muñoz MA, Serra-Majem L, Martínez JA, Corella D, Fitó M, Salas-Salvadó J, Martínez-González MA, Estruch R, Ros E; PREDIMED Investigators., B. Dietary ?-Linolenic Acid, Marine ?-3 Fatty Acids, and Mortality in a Population With High Fish Consumption: Findings From the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED) Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Jan 26;5(1). pii: e002543. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002543. Erratum in: J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Feb;5(2). pii: e002077. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.002077. PubMed PMID: 26813890; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4859371. FI: 4,306.
Indicators
Indicator | 2016 |
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Researchers with PhD | 4 |
Total number of projects in which group members have participated | 18 |
Total number of projects in which the PI of the project has belonged to the group | 6 |
Total Funding | 338.420,00€ |
Scientific publications in indexed journals | 14 |
Total Impact factor | 64,61 |
Nº of articles in Q1 journals | 8 |
Q1 FI | 49,233 |
Nº of articles in Q2 journals | 2 |
Q2 FI | 5,895 |