Ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care.

Introduction: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) constitutes a pathology with high mortality. There is currently no screening program implemented in primary care in Spain.

Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of ultrasound in the detection of AAA in the at-risk population in primary care.

Subclinical atherosclerosis burden in non-diabetic hypertensives treated in primary care center: the IMTABI study.

Background: Identifying patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease in primary prevention is a challenging task. This study aimed at detecting subclinical atherosclerosis burden in non-diabetic hypertensive patients in a primary care centre.

Methods: Clinical, anthropometric and analytical data were collected from patients with hypertension who were free from clinical vascular disease and diabetes.

Identification of Multiple High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections in a Rural Population of Canatlan, Durango, Mexico.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most frequent etiological agent driving development of cervical cancer (CC); therefore typing and classifying the status of these infections are of great importance for treatment. The frequency of the various HPV types may change in relation to low-grade lesions and have the potential to cause more severe lesions. The purpose of this study was the identification and typing of HPV in a rural population in Mexico.

Evaluation of the atherosclerotic burden in hypertensive patients with prediabetes.

Aim: To assess the atherosclerotic burden in hypertensive patients with prediabetes without cardiovascular disease.

Patients And Methods: We included patients with hypertension and prediabetes (fasting blood glucose: 100-125mg/dL and/or glycohemoglobin A1c: 5.7-6.