4 documents found, page 1 of 1
The use of the CNIC-Polypill in real-life clinical practice: opportunities and ...
Grigorian-Shamagian, Lilian; Coca, Antonio; Morais, Joao; Perez-Martinez, Pablo; Barragan, Adriana; Barrientos, Ana Isabel; e Silva, Alexandre AmaralAlthough the cardiovascular (CV) polypill concept is not new and several guidelines state that a CV polypill should be considered an integral part of a comprehensive CV disease (CVD) prevention strategy, there are still some barriers to its implementation in the real-world setting, mainly in secondary CV prevention. As the CNIC-polypill is the only one approved for secondary CV prevention in patients with ather...
Personalized exercise prescription in the prevention and treatment of arterial ...
Hanssen, Henner; Boardman, Henry; Deiseroth, Arne; Moholdt, Trine; Simonenko, Maria; Kränkel, Nicolle; Niebauer, Josef; Tiberi, Monica; Abreu, AnaTreatment of hypertension and its complications remains a major ongoing health care challenge. Around 25% of heart attacks in Europe are already attributed to hypertension and by 2025 up to 60% of the population will have hypertension. Physical inactivity has contributed to the rising prevalence of hypertension, but patients who exercise or engage in physical activity reduce their risk of stroke, myocardial inf...
Blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke: challenges in trial interpretation and...
Gąsecki, Dariusz; Coca, Antonio; Cunha, Pedro Miguel Guimarães Marques; Hering, Dagmara; Manios, Efstathios; Lovic, Dragan; Zaninelli, AugustoAltered blood pressure (BP) is a common phenomenon in acute ischemic stroke (AIS), with high BP being the most frequent scenario. The pathophysiology of BP changes in AIS is complex and only partially understood. The available evidence indicates that extremely high BP during AIS is associated with a poor outcome. Importantly, the observed relationship between BP and stroke outcome may or may not be causally rel...
Outpatient Quick Diagnosis Units for the evaluation of suspected severe disease...
Bosch, Xavier; Foix, Anna; Jordan, Anna; Coca, Antonio; López-Soto, AlfonsoBACKGROUND: Hospitals in countries with public health systems have recently adopted organizational changes to improve efficiency and resource allocation, and reducing inappropriate hospitalizations has been established as an important goal. AIMS: Our goal was to describe the functioning of a Quick Diagnosis Unit in a Spanish public university hospital after evaluating 1,000 consecutive patients. We also aimed t...