1. Annual report 2024
  2. Research
  3. ARTPER

ARTPER

Research Group (peripheral arteriopathy)

Explain the adequacy and coherence of the composition of the group, preferably multidisciplinary, in order to achieve the objectives set. Indicate collaborations with other groups or institutions.

The ARTPER group is made up of Primary Care doctors, a nurse and a statistician. The group's central research objective is peripheral artery disease (epidemiology, diagnostic and prognostic factors) and its relationship with vascular events. Given the group's interest in cardiovascular pathology and since the main work environment was primary care, the study of this entity was focused since it was more approachable from our work environment.

Since the beginning of the group, in 2006, 6 other funded projects have been achieved that have allowed the creation and monitoring for 10 years of a population cohort of almost 3800 individuals. FIS PI07/0403 on prevalence of peripheral artery disease; ETES PI07/90415 on vascular events in the short and medium term; FIS PI11/00765 on incidence of peripheral artery disease after 5 years of cohort follow-up; FIS PI15/00510 on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of the ARTPER cohort; FIS PI20/00129; PERIS 2020.

During these years and up to the present time, collaborations have been carried out with the Neurosciences Unit of the HGTIP: ASIA Study, (asymptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis) with the Faculty of Psychology UAB: ASIA-Neuropsychological, with the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute: silent cerebral ischemia study: RETINO-ICS/ ISSYS and with the IMIM with the DARIOS Study on the prevalence and study of cardiovascular risk factors in the twenty-first century (Participation of 11 Spanish cohorts); CORDELIA studyWe are currently collaborating with the vascular surgery service of the Hospital de Mataró and the TecnoCampus Foundation of Mataró, carrying out a clinical trial on symptomatic peripheral artery disease (intermittent claudication) and supervised physical exercise. We are also starting the HELENA study (PERIS 2020).

The ARTPER cohort has also been part of, among other collaborations: INTERPRESS inter-arm blood pressure difference collaboration: Dr Chris Clark.  Individual Patient Data meta-analysis of inter-arm blood pressure difference and survival (INTERPRESS-IPD).

Group projects

  • La microcirculació retiniana com a factor de risc cardiovascular. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2023IP: Antoni Heras Tébar.
  • Estudi de concordança diagnòstica de les alteracions electrocardiogràfiques menors. (MN24/4). ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2024-2025. IP: Marina Alventosa Zaidin.
  • Puesta en marcha de un registro de mortalidad en un Centro de Salud. 2023-2026. IP: Jose Miguel Baena Diez.
  • Adecuación entre la derivación a oftalmología desde Atención Primaria por sospecha de retinopatía diabética y el diagnóstico final en base a la retinografía de cribado en práctica clínica habitual y utilidad de un sistema automatizado de detección. RETINAvalid. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2021-2024. IP: Víctor Miguel López Lifante.
  • Terapia de ejercicio supervisado en sujetos con arteriopatía periférica sintomática. (PI20/00129). Instituto de Salud Carlos III. 2020-2024. IP: Pere Torán Monserrat,Mª Teresa Alzamora Sas.

Group publications​​​​

  • Zaidin MA, Sas M, Blanco GP, López Lifante VM, Mengual Miralles N, Monserrat PT. Prevalence and incidence of electrocardiographic abnormalities in healthy population older than 49. Semergen. 2024;50(8):102318-102318. PMID:39265247.
  • Bonet Monné S, Urgell CV, Sáez MJP, Puertolás OC, Baena Díez JM, Pascual J et al. NSAIDs, analgesics, antiplatelet drugs, and decline in renal function: a retrospective case-control study with SIDIAP database. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol. 2024;25(1):58-58. PMID:39198874.
  • Carmona Cervelló M, León Gómez BB, Dacosta Aguayo R, Lamonja Vicente N, Montero Alía P, Molist G et al. Long COVID: cognitive, balance, and retina manifestations. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024;111399145-1399145. PMID:39036098.
  • Herrero Alonso C, López Lifante VM, Costa Garrido A, Pera G, Alzamora M, Forés R et al. Adherence to Supervised and Unsupervised Exercise Programmes in Ageing Population with Intermittent Claudication: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Med. 2024;13(13): PMID:38999256.
  • Julián MT, Arteaga I, Torán Monserrat P, Pera G, de Oca A, Ruiz Rojano I et al. The Link between Abdominal Obesity Indices and the Progression of Liver Fibrosis: Insights from a Population-Based Study. Nutrients. 2024;16(11):PMID:38892518.
  • Bech KT, Pustjens J, de Knegt RJ, Pera G, van Kleef L, Schnefeld HL et al. Longitudinal changes in liver stiffness measurements in a population-based screening cohort of 5, 517 participants. J. Hepatol. 2024;80503-504.
  • Bermudo-Gallaguet A, Bielsa-Pascual J, García-Sierra R, Feijoo-Cid M, Arreciado Marañon A, Ariza M, Agudelo D, Camins-Vila N, Boldó M, Durà Mata MJ, García-Molina A, Torán-Monserrat P, Mataró M. Understanding and enhancing post-stroke recovery: Insights from a nested qualitative study within the MindFit Project randomized clinical trial. Complement Ther Med. 2024 Dec;87:103100. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103100. Epub 2024 Oct 11. PMID: 39396801.
  • Dacosta-Aguayo R, Torán-Monserrat P, Carmona-Cervelló M, León-Gómez BB, Mataró M, Puig J, Monté-Rubio G, López-Lifante VM, Maria Manresa-Domínguez ARTPER.
  • Carmona-Cervelló M, León-Gómez BB, Dacosta-Aguayo R, Lamonja-Vicente N, Montero-Alía P, Molist G, Ayet A, Chacón C, Costa-Garrido A, López-Lifante VM, -Zamora-Putin V, Liutsko L, García-Sierra R, Fornés A, Moreno-Gabriel E, Massanella M, Muñoz-Moreno JA, Rodríguez-Pérez MC, Mateu L, Prats A, Mataró M, Boigues M, Quirant B, Prado JG, Martínez-Cáceres E, Violán C, Torán-Monserrat P; APC Collaborative Group. Long COVID: cognitive, balance, and retina manifestations. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Jul 5;11:1399145. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1399145. PMID: 39036098; PMCID: PMC11260168.
  • Dacosta-Aguayo R, Puig J, Lamonja-Vicente N, Carmona-Cervelló M, León-Gómez BB, Monté-Rubio G, López-Linfante VM, Zamora-Putin V, Montero-Alia P, Chacon C, Bielsa J, Moreno-Gabriel E, Garcia-Sierra R, Pachón A, Costa A, Mataró M, Prado JG, Martinez-Cáceres E, Mateu L, Massanella M, Violán C, Torán-Monserrat P; Aliança ProHEpiC-19 Cognitiu (The APC Collaborative Group). Reduced Cortical Thickness Correlates of Cognitive Dysfunction in Post-COVID-19 Condition: Insights from a Long-Term Follow-up. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 May 9;45(5):647-654. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8167. PMID: 38575319; PMCID: PMC11288549.
  • Bermudo-Gallaguet, A., Ariza, M., Agudelo, D., Camins-Vila, N., Boldó, M., Peters, S., Sawicka, A. K., Dacosta-Aguayo, R., Soriano-Raya, J. J., Via, M., Clemente, I. C., García-Molina, A., Durà Mata, M. J., Torán-Monserrat, P., Erickson, K. I., & Mataró, M. (2025). Effects of Mindfulness and Exercise on Growth Factors, Inflammation, and Stress Markers in Chronic Stroke: The MindFit Project Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of clinical medicine, 14(8), 2580. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14082580
  • Lamonja-Vicente, N Dacosta-Aguayo, R, López-Olóriz, J, Prades-Senovilla, L, Soriano-Raya, JJ, Clemente, I, MiralbellJ, Barrios, M, López-Cancio, E, Cáceres, C, Arenillas, JF, Millán, M, Torán, P, Pera, G, Carmona-Cervelló, M, Herrero,C, Montero-Alia, P, Palau-Antoja, M, Mataró, M, Via, M. Sex and APOE ε2 interactive effects on the longitudinal change in cognition in a population-based cohort of older adults with vascular risk factors. In review in International Journal of molecular Sciences.
  • G., Montero-Alia, P., Pachón-Camacho, A., Moreno-Gabriel, E., García-Sierra, R., Bermudo-Gallaguet, A., Chacón, C., Costa-Garrido, A., Muñoz-Moreno, J. A., Mateu, L., Mataró, M., Prado, J. G., Martínez-Cáceres, E., ... Torán-Monserrat, P. (2025). Prevalence and severity of anxiety, stress, and depression in long COVID among adults in Barcelona. BJGP open, BJGPO.2024.0098. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0098
  • Via, M., Pera, G., Forés, R., Costa-Garrido, A., Heras, A., Baena-Díez, J. M., Pedrosa, E., Clemente, I. C., Lamonja-Vicente, N., Mataró, M., Torán-Montserrat, P., & Alzamora, M. T. (2023). Genetic Variants at the 9p21.3 Locus Are Associated with Risk for Non-Compressible Artery Disease: Results from the
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