Publications by authors named "F J Ortiz de Frutos"
Background And Objective: Moisturizing products are widely used in conditions affecting skin hydration. However, the lack of scientific evidence leads to discrepancies and great variability in the recommendations used by different health professionals. The aim of this consensus document is to generate recommendations based on the evidence and experience of dermatologists to unify and facilitate the use of moisturizing products in the routine clinical practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although genetic variants in are the most frequent cause of pediatric genetic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), there are no studies available describing this entity. We sought to describe clinical features, analyze variant location, and explore predictors of bad prognosis in pediatric -related DCM.
Methods And Results: We evaluated clinical records from 44 patients (24 men; median age at diagnosis, 0.
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- The study investigates the incidence, mechanisms, and predictors of sudden death (SD) in patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a serious heart condition.
- It analyzed data from 784 patients with either ATTR or AL cardiac amyloidosis, finding that SD is more common in AL patients compared to those with ATTR.
- Key risk factors for SD include previous pacemaker implantation for ATTR patients and the use of beta-blockers and advanced heart failure symptoms (NYHA III-IV) for AL patients.