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High-intensity vs. sham inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic heart failure: a prospective randomized trial
(Wiley, 2014)
Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness, feasibility, and safety of a 4-week high-intensity inspiratory muscle training (hi-IMT) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). ...
Rapid increase of oral bacteria in nasopharyngeal microbiota after antibiotic treatment in children with invasive pneumococcal disease
(Frontiers Media, 2021)
Introduction: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to young children for treating bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Despite the obvious ...
Multidisciplinary approach and long-term follow-up in a series of 640 consecutive patients with sarcoidosis: Cohort study of a 40-year clinical experience at a tertiary referral center in Barcelona, Spain
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017-07)
Cohort studies of large series of patients with sarcoidosis over a long period of time are scarce. The aim of this study is to report a 40-year clinical experience of a large series of patients at ...
Opinión de los responsables de los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios de Cataluña acerca de la creación de la especialidad de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias
(Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias, 2015)
Objetivo. Conocer la opinión de los responsables de los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios (SUH) de Cataluña respecto al soporte e impacto que tendría la creación de la especialidad primaria de Medicina ...
Antiretroviral therapy suppressed participants withlow CD4RT-cell counts segregate according toopposite immunological phenotypes
(Wolters Kluwer, 2016-09)
Background:The failure to increase CD4þT-cell counts in some antiretroviral therapysuppressed participants (immunodiscordance) has been related to perturbed CD4þT-cell homeostasis and impacts clinical ...
Effects and safety of hypertonic saline combined with airway clearance in non-hospitalized children with recurrent wheezing
(World Scientific Publishing, 2023)
Background: The International Study of Wheezing in Infants defines recurrent wheezing as the presence of three or more medically documented episodes of wheezing within one year. To date, there is no ...
A systematic analysis of orphan cyclins reveals CNTD2 as a new oncogenic driver in lung cancer
(Scientific Reports, 2017-08-31)
As lung cancer has increased to the most common cause of cancer death worldwide, prognostic
biomarkers and efective targeted treatments remain lacking despite advances based on patients’
stratifcation. ...
Determination of soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in saliva samples and its association with nicotine
(Elsevier, 2023)
Introduction: The Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the main receptor of the SARS-CoV-2. There is contradictory evidence on how the exposure to nicotine may module the concentration of soluble ...
A novel chitosan composite biomaterial with drug eluting capacity for maxillary bone regeneration
(MDPI, 2023)
Bone grafting is one of the most commonly performed treatments for bone healing or repair. Autografts, grafts from the same patient, are the most frequently used bone grafts because they can provide ...
Efficacy of virtual reality simulation in teaching basic life support and its retention at 6 months
(MDPI, 2023)
Educational efficiency is the predetermining factor for increasing the survival rate of patients with cardiac arrest. Virtual reality (VR) simulation could help to improve the skills of those undergoing ...