Publications by authors named "J Francisco Sanchez Munoz-Torrero"
Background: The value of carotid ultrasound in real-world practice remains controversial. We investigated the outcomes of people with vascular risk factors according to an easy carotid-plaque burden scale (CPB-scale). Predictive yield of the addition CPB-scale to ESC-SCORE2 (CPB-SCORE2 table) was assessed.
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- * Analysis showed that while LDL-cholesterol reductions over time were similar for both sexes, a higher percentage of males had existing cardiovascular disease both at enrollment and during follow-up compared to females.
- * Notably, males experienced their first ASCVD event at a median age of 50.6 years, significantly earlier than females, who had their first event at a median age of 61.6 years, highlighting important sex-related differences in
Introduction: Over the last few years, novel anthropometric indices have been developed as an alternative to body mass index (BMI) and other traditional anthropometric measurements to enhance the estimate of fat proportion and its relationship to a future cardiovascular event. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of carotid intima-media thickness (c-IMT) estimated by Doppler ultrasound with current anthropometric indices (traditional and novel).
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 789 Spanish patients.
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- * Out of 696 patients studied, a high persistence rate of 96.1% with PCSK9i treatment was observed over a median follow-up of 3.7 years, leading to significant reductions in LDL-C levels.
- * The treatment not only improved cholesterol management, with 77% reaching 2016 LDL-C goals, but also maintained a good quality of life for the patients throughout the study period.
Background: Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) related to thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is rare, and the literature is limited to institutional case series.
Methods: We used data from the RIETE Registry to compare outcomes (recurrences, major bleeding and signs and symptoms of post-thrombotic [PTS] syndrome) in patients with UEDVT and TOS undergoing first rib resection vs. those not undergoing surgery.