Validation of a 3D Local-Scale Adaptive Solar Radiation Model by Using Pyranometer Measurements and a High-Resolution Digital Elevation Model.

The result of the multidisciplinary collaboration of researchers from different areas of knowledge to validate a solar radiation model is presented. The MAPsol is a 3D local-scale adaptive solar radiation model that allows us to estimate direct, diffuse, and reflected irradiance for clear sky conditions. The model includes the adaptation of the mesh to complex orography and albedo, and considers the shadows cast by the terrain and buildings.

SALMANTICOR study. Rationale and design of a population-based study to identify structural heart disease abnormalities: a spatial and machine learning analysis.

Introduction: This study aims to obtain data on the prevalence and incidence of structural heart disease in a population setting and, to analyse and present those data on the application of spatial and machine learning methods that, although known to geography and statistics, need to become used for healthcare research and for political commitment to obtain resources and support effective public health programme implementation.

Methods And Analysis: We will perform a cross-sectional survey of randomly selected residents of Salamanca (Spain). 2400 individuals stratified by age and sex and by place of residence (rural and urban) will be studied.

Start-up of a Cardiology Day Hospital: Activity, Quality Care and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of the First Year of Operation.

Introduction And Objectives: The cardiology day hospital (CDH) is an alternative to hospitalization for scheduled cardiological procedures. The aims of this study were to analyze the activity, quality of care and the cost-effectiveness of a CDH.

Methods: An observational descriptive study was conducted of the health care activity during the first year of operation of DHHA.

Significance of the learning curve in left atrial appendage occlusion with two different devices.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of learning on outcome with use of two different left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion devices.

Background: Two self-expanding devices, the Watchman and the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug (ACP), have been used for LAA occlusion in the last few years. It has been demonstrated that complications associated with implantation decrease in frequency with operator experience.

Relation of circulating C-reactive protein to progression of aortic valve stenosis.

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of inflammation and predicts outcome in apparently healthy subjects and patients with coronary artery disease. Systemic inflammation is present in patients with aortic valve stenosis (AS). The aim of this prospective study was to assess whether CRP levels predict the progression of AS severity.

[Long-term prognostic value of troponin I in patients admitted to a coronary unit for unstable angina].

Introduction And Objectives: Troponin I (TnI) is a useful marker of myocardial damage for the diagnosis and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome. The purpose of this study was to analyze the long-term prognostic value of the peak TnI concentration obtained within 48 h of admission to the coronary unit for unstable angina.

Methods: The study included 149 consecutive patients.