Effectiveness of Telephone Monitoring in Primary Care to Detect Pneumonia and Associated Risk Factors in Patients with SARS-CoV-2.

Improved technology facilitates the acceptance of telemedicine. The aim was to analyze the effectiveness of telephone follow-up to detect severe SARS-CoV-2 cases that progressed to pneumonia. A prospective cohort study with 2-week telephone follow-up was carried out March 1 to May 4, 2020, in a primary healthcare center in Barcelona.

[Impaired fasting glucose and risk of diabetes mellitus at 10 years. Cohort study].

Background And Objective: The aim of this study was to define the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with impaired fasting glucose and its association with risk factors.

Patients And Method: 115 patients aged > 18 years old, randomly selected in a Healthcare Center, diagnosed of impaired fasting glucose with 1997 American Diabetes Association criteria, followed 10 years. Predictive factors for developing diabetes mellitus were: age, sex, smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, antecedent of diabetes in pregnancy, and obesity.

[Validity of the MONICA cardiovascular questionnaire compared with clinical records].

Objective: To assess the validity of the questionnaire Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) compared with clinical records.

Methods: A descriptive, prospective, multicenter study was performed within the framework of the Peripheral Arterial Disease Study (PERART) in 3,329 persons aged >50 years old. The sample was selected by simple random sampling in 32 primary health care centers.

[Role of pulse pressure, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure in the prediction of cardiovascular risk. Cohort study].

Background And Objective: To analize the role of pulse pressure (PP), systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), in the prediction of cardiovascular risk.

Patients And Method: A prospective cohort study carried out in 2 primary care center, including 932 patients aged between 35-84 years old, without cardiovascular events, selected by simple random sampling, and with an 8 year follow-up. PP, SBP, and DBP were categorized in tertiles, comparing the upper with the 2 lowers.