Publications by authors named "I Gonzalez-Maqueda"
Background: There is an increasing interest in the use of non-invasive methods for the detection of subclinical atherosclerosis to better identify patients with high risk of cardiovascular events The presence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with increased risk of events but their value in the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patient has not been ascertained.
Methods: We performed a subanalysis of the PAMISCA study, designed to investigate the prevalence of PAD in patients admitted to Spanish hospitals with a diagnosis of an ACS.
Results: A total of 1410 patients were analysed (71.
Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, many patients are asymptomatic, and this condition frequently remains underdiagnosed. An ankle-brachial index (ABI) of less than 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Analyze the results concerning the heart failure population of CARDIOTENS 99, a cross-sectional study of hypertension associated with cardiovascular disease carried out on 32,051 patients seen in Cardiology and Primary Care consultations.
Methods: In the analysis we included prospectively demographic, clinical, blood pressure, and therapeutic data of all patients seen on a single day by 1,159 physicians (21% cardiologists; 79% Primary Care physicians).
Results: 4% of the total sample of 32,051 patient had heart failure, representing 23% of the patients with heart disease.
Introduction And Objective: Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia seen in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to know the frequency of atrial fibrillation and the characteristics of patients with atrial fibrillation in the Cardiotens study.
Material And Method: A cross-section study with systematic selection of the study sample.