Publications by authors named "Belen Safont"
Objectives: Real-world data regarding rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its association with interstitial lung disease (ILD) is still scarce. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of RA and ILD in patients with RA (RAILD) in Spain, and to compare clinical characteristics of patients with RA with and without ILD using natural language processing (NLP) on electronic health records (EHR).
Methods: Observational case-control, retrospective and multicentre study based on the secondary use of unstructured clinical data from patients with adult RA and RAILD from nine hospitals between 2014 and 2019.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates long-term effects of COVID-19, focusing on fibrogenesis biomarkers in patients with pneumonia to predict post-COVID pulmonary issues.
- Conducted with 135 patients over 12 months, results showed significant radiological and functional improvements, but some patients still exhibited fibrotic changes.
- Notably, early periostin levels after discharge were associated with increased likelihood of fibrotic changes and lung function impairment at the 12-month mark.
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has already affected more than 400 million people, with increasing numbers of survivors. These data indicate that a myriad of people may be affected by pulmonary sequelae of the infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate pulmonary sequelae in patients with bilateral COVID-19 pneumonia according to severity 1 year after hospital discharge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Impairment in pulmonary function tests and radiological abnormalities are a major concern in COVID-19 survivors. Our aim is to evaluate functional respiratory parameters, changes in chest CT, and correlation with peripheral blood biomarkers involved in lung fibrosis at two and six months after SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.
Methods: COVID-FIBROTIC (clinicaltrials.