Publications by authors named "I Munoz Pousa"

Introduction: Certolizumab pegol (CZP) is an anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) approved for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PSO). However, data on its real-world use is currently limited. The objective of this study was to describe the 1-year real-world effectiveness of CZP, its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and safety outcomes in patients with moderate to severe PSO in multi-country settings.

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Breast cancer (BC) is the second most cause of central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Studies report that almost one third of patients (pts) with triple-negative, one-third with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive and 15% of those with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer will develop brain metastases. It is known that the development of symptomatic brain metastases in women with advanced breast cancer is associated with poor prognosis, irrespective of local and systemic treatments.

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Little is known about the prediction of atrial fibrillation (AF) risk scores in patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive ability of the CHADS-VASc and HAS-BLED scores in patients with AF and cancer. Overall, 16,056 patients with AF diagnosed between 2014 and 2018 from a Spanish health area, including 1,137 patients with cancer, were observed during a median follow-up of 4.

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Article Synopsis
  • ACE inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) show similar survival rates in heart failure patients with low ejection fraction, but their effectiveness in those with preserved ejection fraction post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is unclear.
  • A study of 3,006 patients with preserved LVEF (≥40%) after an ACS found no significant differences in outcome measures like mortality and heart failure when comparing ACEi and ARB treatments over an average follow-up of 3.6 years.
  • The results suggest that there is no prognostic advantage of using ACEi over ARB or vice versa in this patient population, highlighting the need for further studies to validate these findings.
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