GRECAP

Cardiovascular Research Group

The lines of work of our group focus on Heart Failure, psychosocial determinants and cardiovascular risk and specific cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension and atrial fibrillation. The group is composed of six doctors (five family doctors and one statistician), a specialist in preventive medicine, two non-doctor family doctors and two case management nurses. Some of the members have been trained in Institutes of Excellence such as the IMIM, Germans Trias i Pujol or l'IRVH. In the 2014-2017 period, group members have been principal investigators of six competitive research projects. In the last three years the group has published more than 90 articles in journals indexed with impact factor. The group collaborates with international institutes and universities.

Group projects

PI: Domingo Teixidor, Mª Mar. CATalan registry of aldosterone antagonist Treatment On patients with heart failure and Preserved ejection fraction (CAT-TOP). Funding: Fundació Lluita contra la Sida. Hº Trias i Pujol. Duration: 2018 - 2019

PI: - -, IP no primaria. Asociación de diabetes y tuberculosis en un distrito con alta incidencia de tuberculosis. Estudio de casos y controles, 2007-2016. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Casanovas Guitart, Cristina. Intervenció multimodal centrada en el pacient vell amb risc de resultats adversos, fragilitat i davallada funcional a la comunitat i Avaluació.. Funding: Fundació Infermeria i Societat. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Vinyoles Bargalló, Ernest. Monitoratge ambulatori de pressió arterial i morbimortalitat cardiovascular. Funding: Departament de Salut. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Mata Cases, José Manuel. Caracterización del riesgo cardiovascular antes del primer evento cardiovascular prematuro en Catalunya. Funding: Departament de Salut. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Muñoz Pérez, Miguel Angel. Moderate Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health Trial (MACH15). Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Buil Ferrero, Custodio. Estudio transversal multicéntrico para valorar la utilidad del cribado sistemático de la hipercolesterolèmia familiar heterocigota en Atención Primaria. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2018

PI: Torralba Cáceres, Núria. Intervencions educatives grupals: millora en la qualitat de vida dels pacients MPOC en l?àmbit d?Atenció Primària.. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2018

PI: Soldevila Bacardit, Núria. Cómo afecta la contaminación atmosférica a la presión arterial de 24 h.. Funding: SEH-LELHA . Duration: 2018 - 2018

PI: Montellà Jordana, Núria. Activitats preventives a l'atenció primària en pacients amb esdeveniments cardiovasculars. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2018

PI: Lapena Estella, Carolina. Efectivitat d'un protocol de cures integrals en la Diabetis Mellitus tipus 2 i les seves comorbilitats en Atenció Primària. Funding: Fundació Infermeria i Societat. Duration: 2017 - 2018

PI: Clua Espuny, Josep Lluis. Atrial Fibrillation Research in CATalonia (AFRICAT): sequential clinicelectro-biological screening among high risk individuals. Funding: Fundacio La Marato de TV3. Duration: 2016 - 2018

PI: Lapena Estella, Carolina. Avaluació d'un taller de salut per a gent gran en entorn comunitari. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2016 - 2018

The group participates in the following projects

PI: Muñoz Pérez, Miguel Angel. Determinants pronòstics de mortalitat i reingrés en pacients amb insuficiència cardíaca avançada (ICA) atesos en atenció primària: estudi HADES.. Funding: Departament de Salut. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Verdú Rotellar, José María. Estratificación pronóstica de la insuficiencia cardiaca descompensada en atención primaria: Estudio HEFESTOS. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2015 - 2019

PI: Checa Jiménez, Caterina. Vivencias de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca avanzada. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017 - 2018

PI: Domingo Teixidor, Mª Mar. Ultrasò de pulmó 'in situ' en el diagnòstic de la insuficiència cardíaca: Precisió diagnòstica i correlació amb biomarcadors cardíacs emergents. Funding: Fundacio La Marato de TV3. Duration: 2016 - 2018

Group Publications

Martín-Fernández M, Vinyoles E, Real J, Soldevila N, Muñoz MÁ, Del-Val JL, Verdú JM, Domingo M, Mundet X. The prognostic value of blood pressure control delay in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients. Journal of hypertension. 2019 Feb; 37(2):426-431. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001896. PMID:30063640. IF: 4,085.

Soldevila Bacardit N, Vinyoles Bargalló E, Agudo Ugena J, Camps Vila L. Air pollution, cardiovascular risk and hypertension. Hipertension y riesgo vascular. 2018 Oct; 35(4):177-184. doi:10.1016/j.hipert.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Apr 24. Spanish. PMID:29703449.

The group participates in the following publications

Banegas JR, Ruilope LM, de la Sierra A, Vinyoles E, Gorostidi M, de la Cruz JJ, Ruiz-Hurtado G, Segura J, Rodríguez-Artalejo F, Williams B. Relationship between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Measurements and Mortality. The New England journal of medicine. 2018 Apr; 378(16):1509-1520. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1712231. PMID:29669232. IF: 72,406.

Benitez-Camps M, Morros Padrós R, Pera-Pujadas H, Dalfó Baqué A, Bayó Llibre J, Rebagliato Nadal O, Cortès Martinez J, García Sangenís A, Roca Saumell C, Coll de Tuero G, Vinyoles-Bargalló E; in representation of Paracetamol Investigators. Effect of effervescent paracetamol on blood pressure: a crossover randomized clinical trial. Journal of hypertension. 2018 Aug; 36(8):1656-1662. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001733. PMID:29570512. IF: 4,085.

de la Sierra A, Armario P, Oliveras A, Banegas JR, Gorostidi M, Vinyoles E, de la Cruz JJ, Segura J, Ruilope LM. Antihypertensive drug use in resistant and nonresistant hypertension and in controlled and uncontrolled resistant hypertension. Journal of hypertension. 2018 Jul; 36(7):1563-1570. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001729. PMID:29601411. IF: 4,085.

de la Sierra A, Banegas JR, Vinyoles E, Segura J, Gorostidi M, de la Cruz JJ, Ruilope LM. Prevalence of Masked Hypertension in Untreated and Treated Patients With Office Blood Pressure Below 130/80 mm?Hg. Circulation. 2018 Jun; 137(24):2651-2653. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034619. Epub 2018 Apr 30. PMID:29712713. IF: 19,309.

Estruch R, Ros E, Salas-Salvadó J, Covas MI, Corella D, Arós F, Gómez-Gracia E, Ruiz-Gutiérrez V, Fiol M, Lapetra J, Lamuela-Raventos RM, Serra-Majem L, Pintó X, Basora J, Muñoz MA, Sorlí JV, Martínez JA, Martínez-González MA. Retraction and Republication: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet. N Engl J Med 2013;368:1279-90. The New England journal of medicine. 2018 06; 378(25):2441-2442. doi:10.1056/NEJMc1806491. Epub 2018 Jun 13. PMID:29897867. IF: 72,406.

Garcia R, Abellana R, Real J, Del Val JL, Verdú-Rotellar JM, Muñoz MA. Health inequalities in hospitalisation and mortality in patients diagnosed with heart failure in a universal healthcare coverage system. Journal of epidemiology and community health. 2018 Sep; 72(9):845-851. doi:10.1136/jech-2017-210146. Epub 2018 Jun 13. PMID:29899056. IF: 3,608.

Gonzalez-Loyola F, Abellana R, Verdú-Rotellar JM, Bustamante Rangel A, Clua-Espuny JL, Muñoz MA. Mortality in heart failure with atrial fibrillation: Role of digoxin and diuretics. European journal of clinical investigation. 2018 Aug; doi:10.1111/eci.13014. Epub 2018 Aug 09. PMID:30091171. IF: 2,714.

López-Laguna N, Martínez-González MA, Toledo E, Babio N, Sorlí JV, Ros E, Muñoz MÁ, Estruch R, Lapetra J, Muñoz-Bravo C, Fiol M, Serra-Majem L, Pintó X, González JI, Fitó M, Basora J, Arós F, Ruiz-Canela M. Risk of peripheral artery disease according to a healthy lifestyle score: The PREDIMED study. Atherosclerosis. 2018 Aug; 275:133-140. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.05.049. Epub 2018 May 31. PMID:29902701. IF: 4,239.

Sánchez-Villegas A, Álvarez-Pérez J, Toledo E, Salas-Salvadó J, Ortega-Azorín C, Zomeño MD, Vioque J, Martínez JA, Romaguera D, Pérez-López J, López-Miranda J, Estruch R, Bueno-Cavanillas A, Arós F, Tur JA, Tinahones FJ, Lecea O, Martín V, Ortega-Calvo M, Vázquez C, Pintó X, Vidal J, Daimiel L, Delgado-Rodríguez M, Matía P, Corella D, Díaz-López A, Babio N, Muñoz MÁ, Fitó M, García de la Hera M, Abete I, García-Rios A, Ros E, Ruíz-Canela M, Martínez-González MÁ, Izquierdo M, Serra-Majem L. Seafood Consumption, Omega-3 Fatty Acids Intake, and Life-Time Prevalence of Depression in the PREDIMED-Plus Trial. Nutrients. 2018 Dec; 10(12). doi:10.3390/nu10122000. Epub 2018 Dec 18. pmc:PMC6315981. PMID:30567286. IF: 3,550.

Sarafidis PA, Ruilope LM, Loutradis C, Gorostidi M, de la Sierra A, de la Cruz JJ, Vinyoles E, Divisón-Garrote JA, Segura J, Banegas JR. Blood pressure variability increases with advancing chronic kidney disease stage: a cross-sectional analysis of 16?546 hypertensive patients. Journal of hypertension. 2018 May; 36(5):1076-1085. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001670. PMID:29465710. IF: 4,085.

Indicators

Indicator

2018

Researchers with PhD

6

Total number of projects in which group members have participated

20

Total number of projects in which the PI of the project has belonged to the group

11

Total Funding

402.359,47€

Scientific publications in indexed journals

11

Total Impact factor

194,57

Nº of articles in Q1 journals

10

Q1 IF

191,022

Nº of articles in Q2 journals

1

Q2 IF

3,55

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