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Aguilera V, Di Maira T, Conde I, Fornés-Ferrer V, Vinaixa C, Pallarés C, Carvalho-Gomes A, Cubells A, García M, Rubín Á, Benlloch S, Gonzalez-Dieguez L, Molina JM, Puchades L, López-Labrador FX, Prieto M, Berenguer M. Cytomegalovirus reactivation in liver transplant recipients due to hepatitis C cirrhosis is associated with higher cardiovascular risk - an observational, retrospective study. Transpl Int 2018; 31:649-657. [PMID: 29493818 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The association between cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation and cardiovascular risk has been reported in solid organ transplant populations; however, it has yet to be assessed in liver transplantation (LT). We aim to evaluate whether CMV reactivation is associated with cardiovascular events (CVE) in HCV-LT patients. LT patients (2010 and 2014) due to HCV cirrhosis were included. Clinically significant CMV (CS-CMV) was defined as viral load (VL) >5000 copies/ml, need of therapy or CMV disease. Baseline variables and endpoint measures (CVE, survival, severe recurrent hepatitis C, de novo tumors, and diabetes) were collected. One hundred and forty patients were included. At LT, a history of AHT was present in 23%, diabetes 22%, tobacco use 45%, obesity 20%, and renal impairment (eGFR < 60 ml/min) in 26.5%. CS-CMV reactivation occurred in 25% of patients. Twenty-six patients (18.5%) developed a CVE. Cox regression analysis revealed two factors significantly associated with CVE: Pre-LT DM [HR = 4.6 95% CI (1.6, 13), P = 0.004] and CS-CMV [HR = 4.7 95% CI (1.8, 12.5), P = 0.002]. CS-CMV was not independently associated with the remaining endpoints except for survival (P = 0.03). In our series, CS-CMV reactivation was associated with a greater risk of developing CVE, thus confirming data from other solid organ transplant populations and emphasizing the need for adequate CMV control.
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- Victoria Aguilera
- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,Laboratorio de Hepatología y Trasplante Hepático, Instituto de Investigación La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain.,Laboratorio de Hepatología y Trasplante Hepático, Instituto de Investigación La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain.,Laboratorio de Hepatología y Trasplante Hepático, Instituto de Investigación La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Hepatología y Trasplante Hepático, Instituto de Investigación La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación para el fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO), Valencia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBER ESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Valencia, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Farré N, Rojas J, Díez L, Latorre-musoll A, Camacho V, Fernández A, Majem M, Pallarés C, Majercakova K, Buitrago P, Giménez D, Craven-bartle J. Role of 18FDG-PET/CT for radiotherapy planning in lung cancer. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2013.03.766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Sullivan I, Majem Tarruella M, Páez D, Pallarés C, Paré L, Del Rio E, Lopez Pousa A, Barnadas A, Ramón Y Cajal T, Baiget M. Effect of Germline Polymorphisms of DNA Repair Genes on Chemotherapy Outcome in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33837-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Hijona J, Zorrilla A, Frutos F, Contreras A, Pallarés C, Torres Martí J. Amniocentesis genéticas durante los últimos 6 años en nuestro hospital. Clínica e Investigación en Ginecología y Obstetricia 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gine.2009.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pallarés C, Capdevila J, Paredes A, Farré N, Ciria JP, Membrive I, Basterrechea L, Gomez-Segura G, Barnadas A. Induction chemotherapy with paclitaxel plus carboplatin followed by paclitaxel with concurrent radiotherapy in stage IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients: A phase II trial. Lung Cancer 2007; 58:238-45. [PMID: 17658655 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2007.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2006] [Revised: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE We conducted a prospective phase II trial to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of induction chemotherapy with paclitaxel plus carboplatin followed by concurrent radiotherapy with weekly paclitaxel in stage IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with stage IIIB NSCLC received two 3-week cycles of paclitaxel 200mg/m(2) combined with carboplatin (target area under the plasma concentration curve (AUC) of 6 mg/ml) followed by weekly paclitaxel 50mg/m(2) concurrently with radiotherapy consisted of 2 Gy daily, 5 days per week (60 Gy total dose in 6 weeks). The median follow-up period was 5 years. RESULTS Between March 1999 and January 2002, 21 patients were enrolled and analyzed. Ninety percent of patients completed the planned treatment schedule. The overall response rate was 76% (24% complete response and 52% partial response). The median overall survival time was 15 months and the 1-year, 2-year and 5-year overall survival rates were 57, 33 and 24%, respectively. The disease progression rate at 1 year was 43% and the median progression-free survival was 8 months. During the chemoradiation period, grade 3-4 oesophagitis and pneumonitis were observed in 24 and 14% of patients, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Induction chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by weekly paclitaxel with concurrent radiotherapy was found to be active and tolerable in selected stage IIIB NSCLC patients. Further studies are needed to improve the safety profile and outcome in this setting.
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- C Pallarés
- Department of Medical Oncology, Sant Pau University Hospital, St. Antoni M(a) Claret 167, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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Bajén MT, Ricart Y, Rodríguez-Gasén A, Mora J, Quintana ME, Benítez A, Domènech A, Ruiz-Mayoral A, Puchal R, Pallarés C, Martín-Comín J. [Clinical utility of attenuation correction with X-rays in myocardial perfusion SPECT studies]. Rev Esp Med Nucl 2007; 26:359-366. [PMID: 18021690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We have compared the uncorrected images of SPECT myocardial perfusion plus gated data with corrected images with X-rays in the management of coronary artery disease. METHODS In 60 patients (p) a stress/rest-gated myocardial perfusion SPECT was performed with attenuation correction with a hybrid gammacamera. All patients underwent cardiac catheterization. 3 types of images were qualitatively evaluated: uncorrected stress/rest (NC), uncorrected stress/rest plus gated (NCG) and stress/rest corrected for attenuation with scatter correction (AC). McNemar's test was used to analyze the statistical differences in assessing the diagnostic accuracy of each type of images; p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Fourteen p did not have significant lesions in the coronary arteries (NSL), 46 p showed lesions in coronary arteries: 29 in anterior descending, 26 in right coronary and 18 in circumflex. In right coronary territory, diagnostic accuracy was significantly higher on AC than on NC images (p < 0.001) and on AC than on NCG images (p < 0.01). In NSL group there are significant differences between NC and AC (p < 0.02) and between NCG and AC (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Attenuation correction with X-rays significantly improves diagnostic accuracy of uncorrected images and uncorrected images plus gated.
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- M T Bajén
- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge-IDIBELL. Barcelona. España.
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Hijona J, Contreras A, Toledano M, Pallarés C, Torres J. Himen imperforado neonatal. Clínica e Investigación en Ginecología y Obstetricia 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0210-573x(07)74508-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Vallano A, Montané E, Arnau JM, Vidal X, Pallarés C, Coll M, Laporte JR. Medical speciality and pattern of medicines prescription. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2004; 60:725-30. [PMID: 15502994 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-004-0802-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2004] [Accepted: 06/18/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the prescribing patterns and their quality in relation to the prescriber's medical specialty in a defined population. METHODS The study was done on a random sample of all primary care medical prescriptions made through the social security system during 1 year in Andorra, a small European country. Number and type of prescribed medicines, prescribers' medical speciality and patients' age and gender were recorded. Medical specialties considered were General Practice, Paediatrics, Cardiology, Pneumology, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology and Other. A set of various quality indicators [World Health Organisation (WHO)/International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD) indicators and others] was used. RESULTS The number of medicines prescribed per encounter varied depending on the prescriber's medical specialty and patient's age. Cardiologists and pneumologists tended to prescribe more medicines than other medical specialties. Patients older than 65 years received more prescriptions than younger adults, mostly at the expense of cardiovascular drugs. The contribution of the various groups and subgroups of medicines and the scores of various prescribing indicators showed wide variability across the medical specialties. CONCLUSION Prescribing patterns and indicators of prescription quality show wide variability depending on the prescriber's medical specialty. This has important implications for priority setting in information, continuous education and research.
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- A Vallano
- Fundació Institut Català de Farmacologia, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Peraire M, Martín-Baranera M, Pallarés C. [Impact of thrombolytic therapy on short and long-term survival of a cohort of patients with acute myocardial infarction consecutively admitted to all the hospitals of a health care area. GESIR-5 study]. Rev Esp Cardiol 2001; 54:150-8. [PMID: 11181303 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(01)76285-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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AIM This study aims to assess the application of thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted to all the hospitals of a health care area in Catalonia (Spain), and to estimate the effect of thrombolysis on short and long-term survival. METHODS From May 1992 to May 1993, all the patients with myocardial infarction admitted to the hospitals of the Costa de Ponent area in the first 72 hours after the initial symptoms were consecutively included in this prospective study. Information on pre-hospital phase, emergency room management and hospitalization was collected. All the patients discharged alive from hospital were followed up by telephone one and four years after hospital admission. RESULTS 521 patients aged 74 years or less were included. Thrombolytic therapy was applied in 35.3%. There were no statistically significant differences in the proportion of thrombolysis between hospitals with or without intensive care or coronary units. Ten patients died in the emergency room; in the remaining cases, the 28-day case fatality was 10.0%. The effect of thrombolytic treatment on 28-day case fatality was estimated in a logistic regression model, after controlling for age, gender, Killip, ventricular arrhythmia and location of infarction (OR: 0.36; CI 95%: 0.15-0.88). In 28-day survivors, the 4-year cumulated probability of survival was 88.4%, being significantly higher in the group who had received thrombolytic therapy. CONCLUSIONS In the population studied, 28-day case mortality of acute myocardial infarction is similar to that reported in other Mediterranean regions. The benefits of thrombolysis in the acute phase are found to persist after 4 years.
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- M Peraire
- Hospital Sant Camil, Ctra. Puigmolto, s/n 08810 Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Spain.
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Blasco T, Pallarés C, Alonso C, López López JJ. The role of anxiety and adaptation to illness in the intensity of postchemotherapy nausea in cancer patients. Span J Psychol 2000; 3:47-52. [PMID: 11761740 DOI: 10.1017/s1138741600005539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The aim of this work was to assess whether cancer patients presenting high anxiety levels or poor adaptation to cancer experience higher levels of postchemotherapy nausea, regardless of the emetogenicity of the chemotherapy schedule. Sixty-three patients were interviewed before receiving their chemotherapy schedule and some psychological variables were assessed. Nausea intensity was also assessed after treatment. The results showed that patients with relatively higher levels of nausea reported higher levels of anxiety prior to chemotherapy and lower levels of adaptation to cancer. Thus, evidence for a modulating effect of psychological factors in postchemotherapy emesis is suggested.
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- T Blasco
- Area de Psicologia Bàsica, Apartado 29, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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Planas A, Abel M, Millet O, Palasí J, Pallarés C, Viladot JL. Synthesis of aryl 3-O-beta-cellobiosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosides for reactivity studies of 1,3-1,4-beta-glucanases. Carbohydr Res 1998; 310:53-64. [PMID: 9794071 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(98)00175-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A series of substituted aryl beta-glycosides derived from 3-O-beta-cellobiosyl-D-glucopyranose with different phenol-leaving group abilities as measured by the pKa of the free phenol group upon enzymatic hydrolysis has been synthesised. Aryl beta-glycosides with a pKa of the free phenol leaving group > 5 were prepared by phase-transfer glycosidation of the per-O-acetylated alpha-glycosyl bromide with the corresponding phenol, whereas the 2,4-dinitrophenyl beta-glycoside was obtained by condensation of 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene with the partially acetylated trisaccharide followed by acid de-O-acetylation. The aryl beta-glycosides have been used for reactivity studies of the wild-type Bacillus licheniformis 1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase. The Hammett plot log kcat versus pKa is biphasic with an upward curvature at low pKa values suggesting a change in transition-state structure depending on the aglycon.
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- A Planas
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
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Meco JF, Pintó X, Escribà JM, Vela M, Jara F, Pallarés C, Castiñeiras MJ, Pujol R. Cardiovascular risk factors associated with clinically isolated and diffuse atherosclerosis in Spanish patients with coronary artery disease. Eur J Clin Invest 1998; 28:643-50. [PMID: 9767359 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1998.00350.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) associated with peripheral (PAD) or cerebrovascular disease (CVD), a condition called diffuse atherosclerosis, have a higher risk of death than patients with isolated CAD. The prevalence of diffuse atherosclerosis and the atherogenic risk factors associated with this condition in our geographic area have not been described previously. METHODS A cohort of 2597 patients (62 +/- 10.8 years, 665 women) consecutively admitted at Bellvitge Hospital because of acute coronary syndromes were studied. CAD patients were divided in two groups with diffuse and located atherosclerosis according to whether they had or they had not an associated PAD or CVD. Baseline history, physical data and lipid profile were recorded in each patient according to a standardized questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 370 patients (14.2%) had diffuse atherosclerosis. Among them, there were more men and women older than 55 years than among those with isolated CAD. Patients with diffuse atherosclerosis were more frequently hypertensive, diabetic and former smokers than those with isolated CAD (60.5% vs. 49.4%, P < 0.01; 37.4% vs. 24.5%, P < 0.01; and 47% vs. 35.7%, P < 0.01, respectively). There were no significant differences in the mean values of total cholesterol (TC), low-density cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides between both groups of patients, but patients with diffuse atherosclerosis had a lower HDL-C/TC ratio, with borderline statistical significance (0.18 +/- 0.06 vs. 0.19 +/- 0.06, P = 0.06). Using multiple logistic regression analysis, the variables associated with diffuse atherosclerosis in men were age greater than 55 years (OR 1.97, CI 1.33-2.93), hypertension (OR 1.50, CI 1.14-2.20), diabetes (OR 1.78, CI 1.20-2.70), smoking (former smokers) (OR 2.09, CI 1.36-3.24) and HDL-C/TC < 0.20 (OR 1.60, CI 1.18-2.17); and in women hypertension (OR 3.43, CI 1.48-7.94) and diabetes (OR 2.58, CI 1.55-4.80). CONCLUSIONS Clinically overt diffuse atherosclerosis is a relatively common disease. Older patients and those with hypertension, diabetes or low HDL-C/TC ratio are more likely to have diffuse atherosclerosis than those without these conditions.
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- J F Meco
- Bellvitge Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Sagastagoitia JD, Morillas M, Martínez A, Lage E, Pallarés C, Ugartemendía C, Asín E, Barrios V, Julia J, Sánchez P, Calvo C, González J, Piña C, García-Barbal J, Arnau C. [Improvement in diastolic function in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy with inhibitors of the angiotensin converting enzyme]. Rev Clin Esp 1998; 198:15-22. [PMID: 9580230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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An open and multicentric study was conducted with 66 patients with mild to severe diastolic arterial hypertension and echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy, the evolution of diastolic function, by means of doppler transmitral flow echocardiography, under treatment with ramipril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, at a dose of 2.5 and 5 mg/day, or combined with a diuretic, after three and six months of treatment. Despite not obtaining the tensional control in all patients, a decrease in the mass, both in absolute values and mass index, was obtained. This decrease was observed both in male and female patients from the first three months, which went on until the sixth month, thus suggesting an independent action of the hemodynamic load decrease for the obtention of this effect. There was also a change in the ventricular geometry with a displacement of patients from concentric enlargement to normal, remodelling and eccentric enlargement. The diastolic function improved both for the early and for the late maximal filling velocity, relationship between both, and deceleration time, although the time during which this improvement occurred was different for each parameter, thus indicating the different influence of the dynamic and structural factors on these parameters. No correlation was found between the improvement in diastolic function and hypertrophy regression. We can conclude that ramipril is useful for the control of the left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic function, irrespective of arterial tension values.
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- J D Sagastagoitia
- Servicio de Cardiología y Unidad Coronaria. Hospital de Basurto, Bilbao, Bizkaia
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Cardenal F, Pallarés C, García Martín M, Mesía R, Huidobro G, Montes A, Maroto P, Castellsagué X. 3 Risk of second primary cancers after successful treatment of small cell lung cancer in Spain. Lung Cancer 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(97)89282-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Agudo A, Esteve MG, Pallarés C, Martínez-Ballarín I, Fabregat X, Malats N, Machengs I, Badia A, González CA. Vegetable and fruit intake and the risk of lung cancer in women in Barcelona, Spain. Eur J Cancer 1997; 33:1256-61. [PMID: 9301452 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)00050-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A case-control study on women was carried out in Barcelona, Spain, to investigate the relationship of lung cancer with the intake of vegetables, fruits and some foods of animal origin. The study included 103 cases and 206 controls matched by age and residence. Diet intake was assessed by means of a food frequency questionnaire. A reduction in risk, adjusted for smoking habit, was found for the intake of yellow/orange vegetables (mainly carrots) and tomatoes. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the highest versus lowest tertile of intake were 0.37 (0.19-0.74) for yellow/orange vegetables and 0.45 (0.22-0.91) for tomatoes; both had a significant inverse trend. A tendency to a reduction in risk of lung cancer with increased intake was observed for all vegetables, leafy green vegetables, dark green vegetables and cruciferous, but these associations did not reach statistical significance. No association with lung cancer was found for the intake of fruits or foods of animal origin rich in retinol. Similar patterns were observed for women who never smoked and when the analysis was restricted to adenocarcinoma.
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- A Agudo
- Institute of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Mataró, Spain
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A patient with an asymptomatic primary ovarian carcinoma preceded several months before by a solitary intracranial metastasis is reported. The rarity of this phenomenon, the therapeutic experience in this patient, and the possible mechanism of spread are discussed. Also, a review of the literature is made.
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- M A Izquierdo
- Department of Oncology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University Barcelona, Spain
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Sola C, Paredes A, Villanueva C, Pallarés C. [Superior vena cava syndrome as manifestation of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas]. An Med Interna 1989; 6:278-9. [PMID: 2491548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cequier A, Esplugas E, Pérez Ayuso MJ, Jara F, Pallarés C. [Cardiac catheterization and femoral percutaneous coronarography as outpatient procedures]. Rev Esp Cardiol 1986; 39:184-7. [PMID: 3738102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Pallarés C, Blanchs L, Gausí C, Buendía E. [Value of T-lymphocyte subpopulations in dilated myocardiopathy]. Med Clin (Barc) 1985; 84:336-7. [PMID: 3872390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cequier A, Pallarés C, Esplugas E, Gausí C. [Superior vena cava syndrome: an infrequent complication of acute aortic dissection]. Med Clin (Barc) 1985; 84:252. [PMID: 3982140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Esplugas E, Jara F, Pallarés C, Castells E, Saura E, Pérez Ayuso MJ. [Optimal projections in selective aortocoronary graft radiography]. Rev Esp Cardiol 1984; 37:236-9. [PMID: 6332352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Esplugas E, Jara F, Pallarés C, Pérez Ayuso MJ. [A new pre-shaped catheter for aortic valve stenosis]. Rev Esp Cardiol 1984; 37:94-8. [PMID: 6463325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Esplugas E, Barthe JE, Jara F, Pallarés C, Sabaté X. [Right ventriculography or superior cavography in the diagnosis of tricuspid insufficiency]. Med Clin (Barc) 1983; 80:580-1. [PMID: 6865542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Cardenal F, Pallarés C, Vera L, Pujol R, Esplugas E, Gudiol F. [Superior vena cava syndrome due to tuberculous mediastinal fibrosis. Report of two cases (author's transl)]. Med Clin (Barc) 1979; 73:103-8. [PMID: 470506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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