Browsing by Author "Ramos, Rafel"

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  • Air pollution, noise, blue space, and green space and premature mortality in Barcelona: a mega cohort
    Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Martínez, David; Ponjoan, Anna; Blanch, Jordi; García Gil, Maria; Ramos, Rafel; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Espinosa Díaz, Ana; Cirach, Marta; Khreis, Haneen; Dadvand, Payam; Basagaña Flores, Xavier (MDPI, 2018)
    Introduction: Cities often experience high air pollution and noise levels and lack of natural outdoor environments, which may be detrimental to health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of air pollution, ...
  • Association between chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and cardiovascular risk
    Baena Díez, Jose M.; Garcia Gil, Maria; Comas Cufí, Marc; Ramos, Rafel; Prieto-Alhambra, Daniel; Salvador-González, Betlem; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Dégano, Irene R.; Peñafiel Muñoz, Judith; Grau Magaña, Maria (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
  • Association between long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and subclinical atherosclerosis: the REGICOR study
    Rivera, Marcela, 1982-; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Aguilera Jiménez, Inmaculada, 1977-; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Agis, David; Groot, Eric de; Pérez Grau, Laura; Mendez, Michelle A.; Bouso, Laura; Targa, Jaume; Ramos, Rafel; Sala, Joan; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Künzli, Nino (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2013)
    BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence of the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on the chronic processes of atherogenesis is limited. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the association of long-term exposure to traffic-related ...
  • Association of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution with blood pressure and hypertension in an adult population-based cohort in Spain (the REGICOR study)
    Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Aguilera Jiménez, Inmaculada, 1977-; Rivera, Marcela, 1982-; Agis, David; Bouso, Laura; Deltell, Alexandre; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Ramos, Rafel; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Vila, Joan; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Künzli, Nino (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2014)
    Background: Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution may increase blood pressure (BP) and induce hypertension. However, evidence supporting these associations is limited, and they may be confounded by exposure ...
  • Caudovirales bacteriophages are associated with improved executive function and memory in flies, mice, and humans
    Mayneris Perxachs, Jordi; Castells-Nobau, Anna; Arnoriaga Rodríguez, María; Garre-Olmo, Josep; Puig, Josep; Ramos, Rafel; Martínez Hernández, Francisco; Burokas, Aurelijus, 1982-; Coll, Clàudia; Moreno-Navarrete, José Maria; Zapata-Tona, Cristina; Pedraza, Salvador; Pérez Brocal, Vicente; Ramió-Torrentà, Lluís; Ricart, Wifredo; Moya, Andrés; Martínez García, Manuel; Maldonado, Rafael, 1961-; Fernández Real, Jose M. (Elsevier, 2022)
    Growing evidence implicates the gut microbiome in cognition. Viruses, the most abundant life entities on the planet, are a commonly overlooked component of the gut virome, dominated by the Caudovirales and Microviridae ...
  • Control of cardiovascular risk factors with tailored recommendations: a randomized controlled trial
    Barroso, María; Zomeño Fajardo, Maria Dolores; Díaz, Jorge L.; Pérez-Fernández, Silvia; Martí-Lluch, Ruth; Cordón, Ferran; Ramos, Rafel; Cabezas, Carmen; Salvador, Gemma; Castell, Conxa; Schröder, Helmut, 1958-; Grau Magaña, Maria (Elsevier, 2020)
    This study analyzed the efficacy of tailored recommendations to control cardiovascular risk factors at 1-year follow-up in a population-based randomized controlled trial in individuals aged 35-74 years with no history of ...
  • Do individuals with autoimmune disease have increased risk of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis and stiffness?
    Vila, M. Mar; Remeseiro, Beatriz; Igual, Laura; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Ramos, Rafel; Valdivielso, Jose Manuel; Martí-Lluch, Ruth; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume (Nature Research, 2021)
    To explore the role of chronic inflammation inherent to autoimmune diseases in the development of subclinical atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness, this study recruited two population-based samples of individuals with ...
  • Early smoking-onset age and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality
    Fa-Binefa, Manel; Clará Velasco, Alberto; Pérez-Fernández, Silvia; Grau Magaña, Maria; Dégano, Irene R.; Martí-Lluch, Ruth; Ramos, Rafel; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Elosua Llanos, Roberto (Elsevier, 2019)
    Early smoking onset age (SOA) is a public health concern with scant empirical evidence of its role in health outcomes. The study had two aims: i) to assess whether an early SOA was associated with the risk of fatal and ...
  • Effectiveness of statins as prevention in people with gout: a population-based cohort study
    Garcia Gil, Maria; Comas Cufí, Marc; Ramos, Rafel; Martí, Ruth; Alves-Cabratosa, Lia; Parramon, Dídac; Prieto-Alhambra, Daniel; Baena Díez, Jose M.; Salvador-González, Betlem; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Dégano, Irene R.; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Grau Magaña, Maria (SAGE Publications, 2019)
    Background: Cardiovascular guidelines do not give firm recommendations on statin therapy in patients with gout because evidence is lacking. Aim: To analyze the effectiveness of statin therapy in primary prevention of ...
  • Efficacy of tailored recommendations to promote healthy lifestyles: a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial
    Barroso, María; Zomeño Fajardo, Maria Dolores; Díaz, Jorge L.; Pérez, Silvia; Martí-Lluch, Ruth; Cordón, Ferran; Ramos, Rafel; Cabezas, Carmen; Salvador, Gemma; Castell, Conxa; Schröder, Helmut, 1958-; Grau Magaña, Maria (Oxford University Press, 2021)
    Prevention is the key to stopping the ravages of cardiovascular diseases, the main cause of death worldwide. The objective was to analyze the efficacy of tailored recommendations to promote healthy lifestyles. Parallel-arm ...
  • Familial hypercholesterolemia in a European Mediterranean population-Prevalence and clinical data from 2.5 million primary care patients
    Zamora, Alberto; Masana, Luís; Comas Cufí, Marc; Vila, Alex; Plana, Nuria; Garcıa-Gil, Maria; Alves-Cabratosa, Lia; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Roman Degano, Irene; Ramos, Rafel; XULA and ISV-Girona groups (Elsevier, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), the most frequent hereditary cause of premature coronary heart disease (CHD), is underdiagnosed and insufficiently treated. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were to ...
  • Impact of a partial smoke-free legislation on myocardial infarction incidence, mortality and case-fatality in a population-based registry: the REGICOR study
    Agüero, Fernando H., 1968-; Dégano, Irene R.; Subirana, Isaac; Grau, Maria; Zamora, Alberto; Sala, Joan; Ramos, Rafel; Tresserras i Gaju, Ricard, 1957-; Elosua, Roberto (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013)
    Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death, and smoking its strongest modifiable risk factor. Our aim was to determine the impact of the Spanish 2006 partial smoke-free legislation on acute myocardial ...
  • Impact of residential greenness on myocardial infarction in the population with diabetes: A sex-dependent association?
    Ponjoan, Anna; Blanch, Jordi; Alves-Cabratosa, Lia; Martí-Lluch, Ruth; Comas Cufí, Marc; Cirach, Marta; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Garcia Gil, Maria; Ramos, Rafel (Elsevier, 2022)
    Living in urban areas with abundant greenness might provide health benefits in general population. Literature suggests that sex/gender plays a role in the association between greenness and health outcomes. But the impact ...
  • Importancia pronóstica de la enfermedad arterial periférica diagnosticada mediante el índice tobillo-brazo en población general española
    Félix-Redondo, Francisco Javier; Subirana Cachinero, Isaac; Baena Díez, Jose M.; Ramos, Rafel; Cancho, Bárbara; Fernández-Bergés, Daniel; Roberto Robles, Nicolás (Elsevier, 2020)
    Objetivo: Determinar el valor pronóstico de tener un índice tobillo-brazo (ITB) bajo para padecer distintas enfermedades cardiovasculares y si mejora la capacidad predictiva de las principales funciones de riesgo cardiovascular. ...
  • Incidence of cardiovascular disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype: analysis of 5 years follow-up of real-world data from more than 1.5 million patients
    Masana, Luís; Zamora, Alberto; Plana, Nuria; Comas Cufí, Marc; Garcıa-Gil, Maria; Martí, Ruth; Ponjoan, Anna; Alves-Cabratosa, Lia; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Dégano, Irene R.; Ramos, Rafel (MDPI, 2019)
    In the statin era, the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) has not been updated. We aimed to determine the incidence of ASCVD in patients with ...
  • Presence of blastocystis in gut microbiota is associated with cognitive traits and decreased executive function
    Mayneris Perxachs, Jordi; Arnoriaga Rodríguez, María; Garre-Olmo, Josep; Puig, Josep; Ramos, Rafel; Trelis, Maria; Burokas, Aurelijus; Coll, Clàudia; Zapata-Tona, Cristina; Pedraza, Salvador; Pérez Brocal, Vicente; Ramió-Torrentà, Lluís; Ricart, Wifredo; Moya, Andrés; Jové, Mariona; Sol, Joaquim; Portero Otín, Manuel; Pamplona, Reinald; Maldonado, Rafael, 1961-; Fernández Real, Jose M. (Nature Research, 2022)
    Growing evidence implicates the gut microbiome in cognition. Blastocystis is a common gut single-cell eukaryote parasite frequently detected in humans but its potential involvement in human pathophysiology has been poorly ...
  • Prevalence of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease in individuals with chronic immune mediated inflammatory disorders.
    Agüero, Fernando H., 1968-; Gonzalez Zobl, Griselda; Baena Díez, Jose M.; Roman Degano, Irene; Garcia Gil, Maria; Alzamora, María Teresa; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Comas Cufí, Marc; Pera, Guillem; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Ramos, Rafel; Grau Magaña, Maria (Elsevier, 2015)
    OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) and to assess whether age-associated progression in ankle-brachial index (ABI) differs between individuals with chronic immune-mediated ...
  • Role of renal function in cardiovascular risk assessment: A retrospective cohort study in a population with low incidence of coronary heart disease.
    Garcia Gil, Maria; Parramon, Dídac; Comas Cufí, Marc; Martí, Ruth; Ponjoan, Anna; Alves-Cabratosa, Lia; Blanch, Jordi; Petersen, Irene; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Grau Magaña, Maria; Salvador-González, Betlem; Ramos, Rafel (Elsevier, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), a marker of cardiovascular risk, is susceptible to therapeutic intervention but need further study in populations with low incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). ...
  • Screening for prognostic microRNAs associated with treatment failure in diffuse large B cell lymphoma
    Bento, Leyre; Vögler, Oliver; Sas-Barbeito, Adriana; Muncunill, Josep; Ros, Teresa; Martínez, Jordi; Quintero-Duarte, Adriana; Ramos, Rafel; Asensio, Víctor Jose; Fernández Rodríguez, M. Concepción; Salar Silvestre, Antonio; Navarro, Alfons; Del Campo, Raquel; Ibarra, Javier; Alemany, Regina; Gutiérrez, Antonio (MDPI, 2022)
    Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treatment with R-CHOP regimen produces 5-year progression-free survival and overall survival of around 60-70%. Our objective was to discover prognostic biomarkers allowing early detection ...
  • Statins for prevention of cardiovascular events in a low-risk population with low ankle brachial index.
    Ramos, Rafel; Garcia Gil, Maria; Comas Cufí, Marc; Quesada, Miquel; Marrugat de la Iglesia, Jaume; Elosua Llanos, Roberto; Sala, Joan; Grau Magaña, Maria; Martí, Ruth; Ponjoan, Anna; Alves-Cabratosa, Lia; Blanch, Jordi; Bolíbar, Bonaventura (Elsevier, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Evidence is lacking about the effectiveness of risk reduction interventions in patients with asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess whether statin therapy was associated ...