Josep Maria Pepió

Institut Català de la Salut · Atencio Primaria

Background: Evidence points to unequal access to direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy, to the detriment of the most socioeconomically disadvantaged patients in different geographic areas; however, few studies have focused on people with atrial fibrillation. This study aimed to assess gender-based and socioeconomic differences in the prescripti...

Objective: To assess clinical inertia, defined as failure to intensify antidiabetic treatment of patients who have not achieved the HbA1c therapeutic goal (≤7%). Research design and methods: Multicenter cross-sectional study. Clinical inertia was assessed in a random sample of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients seen in primary care centers...

Background Kidney disease is associated with an increased total mortality and cardiovascular morbimortality in the general population and in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of kidney disease and different types of renal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods Cross-sectional stud...

Table S2. Classification of patients with creatinine and albumin excretion rateavailable according to KDIGO 2009.

List of participating investigators in the GEDAPS 2007 Evaluation.

Cardiovascular diseases(CVD), specifically ischaemic heart disease(IHD), are the main causes of death in industrialized countries. Statins are not usually prescribed in the most appropriate way. To ensure the correct prescription of these drugs, it is necessary to develop, disseminate and implement clinical practice guidelines(CPGs), and subsequent...

Introduction and objectivesTo assess the efficacy of a comprehensive program of secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in general practice.

To assess the efficacy of a comprehensive program of secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in general practice. A cluster randomized clinical trial was carried out in a regular general practice setting. Male and female patients aged under 86 years with a diagnosis of ischemic heart disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease were recruite...

The aim of this observational study was to identify factors influencing the control of blood pressure (i.e., <140/90 mmHg, or <130/80 mmHg in diabetic patients) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level (<100 mg/dL) in 1223 patients with cardiovascular disease. Overall, 70.2% of patients were men, and their mean age was 66.4 years. Blood...

The aim of this observational study was to identify factors influencing the control of blood pressure (i.e., <140/90 mmHg, or <130/80 mmHg in diabetic patients) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level (<100 mg/dL) in 1223 patients with cardiovascular disease. Overall, 70.2% of patients were men, and their mean age was 66.4 years. Blood...

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of a comprehensive secondary prevention programme to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients who have suffered a cardiovascular (CV) event; to control CV risk factors and prophylactic treatment in order to prevent recurrence; and to improve the quality of life of patients with cardiovascular disease. Design:...

Correspondencia: C. Brotons Cuixart. Unidad de Investigación. EAP Sardenya. Sardenya, 466. 08025 Barcelona. España.

Objectives To find the distribution of coronary risk (CR) in the various groups of hypertense patients in the Joint National Committee (JNC VI), using both the Framingham and Sheffield tables, and to assess whether there is a relationship between the different scales used. Design Descriptive study. Setting Tortosa Oeste Health District, Tarragona...

To find the distribution of coronary risk (CR) in the various groups of hypertense patients in the Joint National Committee (JNC VI), using both the Framingham and Sheffield tables, and to assess whether there is a relationship between the different scales used. Descriptive study. Tortosa Oeste Health District, Tarragona. Spain. Rural population be...

The objective of this study was to analyse and quantify the effect of patients gender on Primary Care clinical histories (PCCH) of the over-14 population. An observational cross-sectional study. Primary Health Care. A total sample of 1,449 PCCH from six Health Districts in Catalonia were evaluated. These districts had a professional staff of 55 doc...