The clinical and microbiologic characteristics of 31 patients with mucosal leishmaniasis due
to Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum are described. Twenty-eight (90%) patients were male…

Objective. Hypertension (HT) is more prevalent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) than among the general population and it has been associated with atherosclerotic …

The aim of this study was to define risk factors associated with mortality in Pseudomonas
aeruginosa bactaeremia and to combine them in a clinical index predicting the risk of death. …

Objective. Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an independent predictor of risk for atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is more prevalent in patients with …

Introduction Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at
high risk of CKD progression and cardiovascular events. Despite treatment with renin-…

Background Maximal doses of potent statins are the basement of treatment of familial
hypercholesterolemia (FH). Little is known about the use of different statin regimens in FH. …

Objective. To compare 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM) values and
patterns in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with those of a matched control …

Carta científica/Med Clin (Barc). 2021; 156 (1): 33–36 35 son complejas. Se ha generado
un vídeo tutorial para la formación de los profesionales en la colocación y retirada del EPI …

Introduction and objectives The SAFEHEART study was designed to analyze the situation of
familial heterozygous hypercholesterolemia (FHH) and improve knowledge of this disease …

The incidence of hypertension is high in the elderly and is present in 2/3 of the patients older
than 65 years. Prevalence can reach 90% in patients older than 80 years. The presence of …