- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Disaster Response and Management
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
Hospital de Sant Pau
2017-2024
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2017-2019
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
1998-2005
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2000-2005
Universitat de Barcelona
1998-2003
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
2000-2002
Government of Catalonia
2001
Adaptimmune (United Kingdom)
2001
Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar
1997
Introduction Cryoglobulins are immunoglobulins (Ig) that precipitate when serum is incubated at temperatures lower than 37 °C. The existence of circulating cryoglobulins (cryoglobulinemia) not always related to the presence symptomatology, and term "cryoglobulinemic syndrome" used patients present clinical manifestations (44). In 1933, Wintrobe Buell (55) described cryoprecipitation as a laboratory phenomenon. 1966, Meltzer Franklin (27) typical symptoms associated with cryoglobulinemia,...
To determine the prevalence and clinical significance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).We investigated 134 consecutive SLE (121 women 13 men; mean age 35 years) who fulfilled 1982 revised criteria for American College Rheumatology. Two hundred volunteer blood donors were also studied. Serum from all controls was tested antibodies to HCV (by third generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay confirmed by recombinant immunoblot...
Long-term benefits of initiating stroke prophylaxis in the emergency department (ED) are unknown. We analyzed long-term safety and ED prescription anticoagulation atrial fibrillation patients.Prospective, multicenter, observational cohort consecutive patients was performed 62 Spanish EDs. Clinical variables thromboprophylaxis prescribed at discharge were collected inclusion. Follow-up 1 year post-discharge included data about its complications, major bleeding, death; risk assessed with...