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Elisa Frades

Researcher at Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

Publications -  5
Citations -  303

Elisa Frades is an academic researcher from Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heart failure & Ejection fraction. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications receiving 293 citations.

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Annual rates of admission and seasonal variations in hospitalizations for heart failure

TL;DR: To investigate the annual hospitalization rate and seasonal variation in confirmed heart failure (HF) admissions, a large number of patients are referred to the intensive care unit (ICU) each year.
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Systolic dysfunction is a predictor of long term mortality in men but not in women with heart failure.

TL;DR: Survival is similar in women irrespective of LVEF and in men with LveF >0.3 while men with severely depressed LVEFs have a worse prognosis, while women with LVEf
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Características de los pacientes ingresados por insuficiencia cardíaca según el estado de su función ventricular

TL;DR: Patients admitted with heart failure and systolic dysfunction had a different clinical profile than patients with a normal ejection fraction and were prescribed vasodilators, aspirin, and nitrates more often on discharge.
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Pharmacological treatment in patients with heart failure: patients knowledge and occurrence of polypharmacy, alternative medicine and immunizations.

TL;DR: To evaluate in patients with heart failure (HF) due to systolic dysfunction the occurrence of polypharmacy, alternative medicine, immunization against influenza, and patients’ knowledge about their medication.
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Heart failure in the elderly: age-related differences in clinical profile and mortality

TL;DR: Patients with 76 or more years admitted with HF have a different clinical profile and echocardiography, oral anticoagulation and beta-blockers were underused in these patients, and age was the strongest predictor of long-term mortality.