Impact of a partial smoke-free legislation on myocardial infarction incidence, mortality and case-fatality in a population-based registry: the REGICOR Study.

Background And Objective: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death, and smoking its strongest modifiable risk factor. Our aim was to determine the impact of the Spanish 2006 partial smoke-free legislation on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) incidence, hospitalization and mortality rates, and 28-day case-fatality in Girona, Spain.

Methods: Using a population-based registry (the REGICOR Study), we compared population incidence, hospitalization, and mortality rates, and 28-day case-fatality in the pre- and post-ban periods (2002-2005 and 2006-2008, respectively) by binomial regression analysis adjusted for confounding factors.

[The usefulness of basal blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin for the detection of abnormal glucose tolerance in the relatives of patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus].

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM 2) constitutes today one of the most important problems in terms of health. Nowadays, there is special interest to identify those subjects with a high risk for developing the disease. Our study aimed to evaluate fasting glycemia and glycated hemoglobin in the screening of defects in oral glucose tolerance, in relatives of patients with DM 2.

[Response of arterial pressure to mental stress in young patients with high or mild arterial hypertension. Does it reflect the changes in arterial pressure observed during its ambulatory monitoring?].

Background: The use of cardiovascular reactivity tests in the laboratory is based on their probable capacity to predict blood pressure response in stress situations of everyday life. These responses may be estimated from the values obtained by out patient monitorization or blood pressure (OPMBP).

Methods: OPMBP was carried out over 24 hours by Spacelabs 90202 monitor in 57 subjects from 18-40 years of age with high or slightly high blood pressure (mean blood pressure diagnosed 143 +/- 12/91 +/- 8 mmHg) with a Quetelet index of 25.