Research area: Cardiovascular

Description

The study group developed from a group of professionals (family doctors, nurses, epidemiologists and cardiologists) from different primary health care centres in the south metropolitan (Barcelona) area, the Hospitals of Sant Boi and Bellvitge and researchers from the Metropolitan South Research Support Unit.

Their main objective is scientific research in the area of cardiac insufficiency, and in particular the study of diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertension.

Research Lines

Heart failure, Knowledge, attitudes and skills of patients and professionals towards the management of heart failure; Evaluation of health education interventions, Chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease; Cerebrovascular disease: intensive intervention in patients who have suffered a cerebrovascular accident to improve control of risk factors and the use of antiplatelet therapy.

Members

Projects

The group participates in the following projects:

PI: Amoros Molina, Angela. Descripción de la conciliación laboral en mujeres con diagnóstico de Fibromialgia desde Atención Primaria. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016 - 2018

PI: Alaejos Algarra, Concha. Valoración del grado de satisfacción tras rehabilitación oral, en paciente con bajo nivel socioeconómico, a partir de la colaboración entre el Servicio de Odontología y el Servicio de Trabajo Social del Centro de Atención Primaria de Gavá 2. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016 - 2018

PI: Codorniu Junqué, Carme. Calidad de vida de los pacientes en tratamiento y control de anticoagulantes orales (ACO) en Atención Primaria. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2015 - 2017

PI: Gayoso Diz, Pilar. Función renal (FR) y marcadores de inflamación en relación con mortalidad, eventos cardiovasculares y deterioro de FR. Estudio de cohortes en población general adulta: EPIRCE II. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2014 - 2016

PI: Salvador Gonzalez, Betlem. Riesgo cardiovascular asociado a la disminución del filtrado glomerular en mayores de 60 años en Atención Primaria. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2012 - 2016

Publications

The group participates in the following publications:

Evangelista A, Galuppo V, Méndez J, Evangelista L, Arpal L, Rubio C, Vergara M, Liceran M, López F, Sales C, Miralles V, Galinsoga A, Pérez J, Arteaga M, Salvador B, López C, García-Dorado D. Hand-held cardiac ultrasound screening performed by family doctors with remote expert support interpretation. Heart (British Cardiac Society). 2016 Mar; 102(5):376-82. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308421. Epub 2016 Jan 22. PMID:26802099. FI: 5,693.

García-Gil M, Parramon D, Comas-Cufí M, Martí R, Ponjoan A, Alves-Cabratosa L, Blanch J, Petersen I, Elosua R, Grau M, Salvador B, Ramos R. Role of renal function in cardiovascular risk assessment: A retrospective cohort study in a population with low incidence of coronary heart disease. Preventive medicine. 2016 Jun; 89:200-206. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.06.004. Epub 2016 Jun 7. PMID:27287663. FI: 2,893.

Salvador-González B, Martín-Baranera M, Borque-Ortega Á, Sáez-Sáez RM, de Albert-Delas Vigo M, Carreño-García E, Tarín-Masriera L, Badia-Millán P, Martínez-Gil M, Torrabadella-Fàbrega J. Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Men Aged 65-74 Years in a Metropolitan Area in North-East Spain. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery. 2016 Jul; 52(1):75-81. doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.04.005. Epub 2016 May 29. PMID:27252078. FI: 2,912.

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