Research area: Others

Description

The Group of Hepatic Diseases in Primary Care belonging to the Metropolitan North USR of the Barcelona province was formed in 2005, being a group consolidated by IDIAP Jordi Gol and linked to the Center for Biomedical Research in the Network of Diseases Hepatic and Digestive (CIBEREHD). At the moment it is constituted by a stable group of researchers, made up of 7 doctors, a research technician, 4 nurses and a pharmacist. So far it has been characterized by the development of population studies in primary care. One of them included a total of 766 subjects being the basis of the first and only study on the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver carried out in our country. Another study finalized recently with a total of 3076 subjects on the early detection of liver fibrosis in the general population. Study that has aroused much interest in the results obtained. We are currently tracking this cohort.

Research Lines

Nonalcoholic fatty liver as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, Prevalence of silent initial renal disease in a healthy population. Connection with the metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk and non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis, Study of direct and/or indirect serological markers both for the diagnosis and for the progression of non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis, Early detection of silent chronic liver disease in healthy population, Non-invasive diagnostic methods (serological, radiological) of liver fibrosis.

Members

Projects

The group participates in the following projects:

PI: Expósito Martínez, Carmen. L'àcid úric com a factor de risc de la malaltia renal crònica, malaltia cardiovascular i fetge gras no alcohòlic. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Caballería Rovira, Llorenç. Valor predictivo de la elastografía hepática transitoria respecto a la enfermedad hepática y cardiovascular. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2015 - 2019

PI: Expósito Martínez, Carmen. Acceptability and quality of abdominal ultrasound studies requested by medical professionals. Funding: Col.legi oficial de metges de Barcelona. Duration: 2017

PI: Caballería Rovira, Llorenç. Efectivitat d'un servei de suport immediat a domicili per facilitar la mort digna de pacients terminals. Funding: Fundació Acadèmia de les Ciencies Mèdiques. Duration: 2017

Publications

The group participates in the following publications:

Caballería L, Arteaga I, Martínez A, Torán P. Esteatosis hepática: diagnóstico y seguimiento. FMC. Formación Médica Continuada en Atención Primaria. 2017;1(3):256-260.

Ginès P, Graupera I, Lammert F, Angeli P, Caballeria L, Krag A, Guha IN, Murad SD, Castera L. Screening studies of transient elastography and FibroTest in the general population - Authors' reply. The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 2017 Apr; 2(4):246-247. doi:10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30050-X. Epub 2017 Mar 09. PMID:28404149.

Awards

Millor Comunicació Oral en la XX Jornada de Recerca Sanitària en el Maresme. XX Jornada de Recerca Sanitària en el Maresme. Detecció precoç de malalties cròniques del fetge en població adulta mitjançant la practica d?elastografia hepàtica. Un estudi poblacional. Caballería L, Pera G, Arteaga I, Rodriguez L, Expósito C, Martínez A, Torán P.

Millor treball de recerca científica en AP. XX Jornada Sanitària al Maresme. Detecció precoç de malalties cròniques del fetge en població adulta mitjançant la pràctica d’elastografia hepàtica. Un estudi poblacional. Caballería L, Pera G, Arteaga I, Rodriguez L, Expósito C, Martínez A, Majeed I, Torán P.

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