06/03/2024 - Press release
Between 1990 and 2019, the incidence of myocardial infarction in the Girona area decreased by 1% in women and 4% in men each year in the population aged 35 to 74 years, while, in the last 10 years, its lethality, the number of people who die 28 days after the onset of symptoms, has remained stagnant at around 15%. Data from almost five million hospital admissions and more than 70,000 death certificates have been analyzed as part of the REGICOR study, Registre Gironí del COR. These data suggest that primary prevention and rapidity of care have contributed to reducing the incidence of infarction and sudden death, increasing the chances of survival among patients arriving at the hospital.
Més informació "Decline in the mortality rate of people who suffer myocardial infarction stalls"
30/01/2024 - Press release
This is revealed by the largest observational study in this field carried out to date in the world. It is published in the journal Nutrients. The work is based on data from the UK Biobank database and has made it possible to analyze information from more than 260,000 people. Its conclusions may allow a more detailed definition of future studies on omega-3 supplementation for the prevention of dementia. The potential benefits of these fatty acids are maximal in men over 60 and in dementias other than Alzheimer's disease.
28/12/2023 - Press release
An observational study conducted by researchers from Pompeu Fabra University and Hospital del Mar determines that the intradermal administration of the JYNNEOS vaccine against smallpox induces an efficient immune response that should protect people living with HIV from contracting the monkeypox virus.
Researchers from the Hospital del Mar Research Institute have published a new article in Microbiology Spectrum proposing a novel approach to treating pneumonia caused by antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. The study suggests that increasing the dose of the antibiotic colistin may not only be ineffective, but could also increase patient mortality. For this reason, the researchers advocate for using nebulized administration of the treatment instead of intravenous administration. This approach achieves higher concentrations in the lungs, where the infection is located, without causing toxic colistin concentrations in the blood. The World Health Organization considers antibiotic resistance among the top 10 global public health threats.
14/07/2023 - Press release
The prevalence of childhood obesity is higher among male participants (14.9%) and in the population aged 8 to 12 years (15.6%). It is confirmed once again that the childhood obesity epidemic in Spain presents a socioeconomic gradient: children enrolled in schools with a lower average income per person have a higher level of obesity. The Gasol Foundation study, carried out with the support of the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, shows a deterioration in eating habits, use of screens, hours of sleep, physical activity, emotional well-being and quality of life among children aged 8 to 16 years in Spain.
26/10/2022 - Press release
People with low levels of this compound who suffer this pathology have almost a 40% greater risk of dying or being admitted to hospital than those with higher levels. This is according to a study carried out jointly by Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar). The research team analysed blood samples from 905 patients with heart failure, who were monitored for three years. The results of the study have been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
28/04/2022 - Press release
The study was carried out jointly by Germans Trias Hospital and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar). The research team compared blood samples from 58 cases of patients hospitalised for heart attack complicated by primary ventricular fibrillation with those of 116 people who did not suffer this complication. A team of researchers from Germans Trias Hospital, the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) and the CIBER on cardiovascular diseases has demonstrated that regular consumption of foods rich in linoleic acid can help to reduce the risk of cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation during the acute phase of a heart attack. The results of the study have been published in the journal Scientific Reports.
18/11/2021 - Press release
A study by researchers from Hospital del Mar, the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and Hospital Son Espases, shows that the combination of a new antibiotic, ceftazidime/avibactam, with other antibiotics, can treat infections caused by variants of Pseudonomas aeruginosa that are resistant to all existing treatments. The study, published in Microbiology Spectrum, involved an in vitro analysis of the efficacy of the different treatments and their combinations to determine their effectiveness against variants of this bacterium, which is resistant to all existing drugs. Resistance to antibiotics has been identified by the World Health Organisation as one of the main threats to global health. Infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause pneumonia, heart problems and sepsis, especially in immunocompromised people
26/10/2021 - Press release
The risk of death from any cause increases by 30% for each 10 beat per minute increase above 70 beats per minute The study, led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, analysed data from more than 10,000 participants in the REGICOR study to establish the relationship between heart rate and the risk of cardiovascular disease and death It is a simple measurement indicator, which also provides information on the risk of cardiovascular disease. The work has been published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Més informació "A higher heart rate is associated with a greater risk of death"
These are obese patients with no associated diseases, referred to as metabolically healthy, who account for one in five people who undergo bariatric surgery. Their levels of cholesterol, glucose, triglycerides and fatty liver markers continue to fall five years after surgery The improvement is less than that seen in obese patients who do have metabolic problems prior to undergoing surgery and who, therefore, start from higher levels, but it demonstrates the usefulness of applying this surgical procedure to these individuals This has been demonstrated in a study by the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service at Hospital del Mar, the first in Spain, published in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Més informació "Bariatric surgery improves long-term health of metabolically healthy obese patients"
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