Publications by authors named "C Ricart Olmos"
Heart failure worsens the prognosis of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and is mainly caused by severe valvular regurgitation. The aim of our investigation is to describe the clinical, epidemiological, microbiological, and echocardiographic characteristics of patients with native left-sided infective endocarditis (NLSIE) with severe valvular regurgitation; to describe the prognosis according to the therapeutic approach; and to determine the prognostic factors of in-hospital mortality. : We prospectively recruited all episodes of possible or definite NLSIE diagnosed at three tertiary hospitals between 2005 and 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Clinical guidelines do not clearly define hospitalization time after primary angioplasty in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The hospitalization time should be tailored according to risk stratification.
Aim: Evaluation of a local early discharge protocol to identify low-risk patients after primary angioplasty.
: Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is the most frequent valvular heart disease. Models for stratifying cardiac damage associated with aortic stenosis have been developed to predict outcomes following valve replacement. However, evidence regarding morphological and functional evolution, as well as potential changes in the degree of cardiac damage, is limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Most data regarding infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) comes from TAVI registries, rather than IE dedicated cohorts. The objective of our study was to compare the clinical and microbiological profile, imaging features and outcomes of patients with IE after SAVR with a biological prosthetic valve (IE-SAVR) and IE after TAVI (IE-TAVI) from 6 centres with an Endocarditis Team (ET) and broad experience in IE.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data.
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- * This study examines the effects of a short-term KD on brain function in older mice, showing that it enhances working memory and supports long-term potentiation (LTP).
- * Molecular analysis indicates that KD influences the synaptosome proteome and activates the protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway, promoting synaptic plasticity even in late life.