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Francesc Formiga
Researcher at Bellvitge University Hospital
Publications - 547
Citations - 8431
Francesc Formiga is an academic researcher from Bellvitge University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heart failure & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 514 publications receiving 7210 citations. Previous affiliations of Francesc Formiga include Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón & University of Barcelona.
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Distinct DNA methylomes of newborns and centenarians
Holger Heyn,Ning Li,Humberto J. Ferreira,Sebastian Moran,David G. Pisano,Antonio Gomez,Javier Díez,Jose V. Sanchez-Mut,Fernando Setien,F. Javier Carmona,Annibale Alessandro Puca,Sergi Sayols,Miguel Angel Pujana,Jordi Serra-Musach,Isabel Iglesias-Platas,Francesc Formiga,Agustín F. Fernández,Mario F. Fraga,Mario F. Fraga,Simon Heath,Alfonso Valencia,Ivo Gut,Jun Wang,Jun Wang,Manel Esteller,Manel Esteller +25 more
TL;DR: This study constitutes a unique DNA methylation analysis of the extreme points of human life at a single-nucleotide resolution level and demonstrated DNA methylomes in the crossroad between the newborn and the nonagenarian/centenarian groups.
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Patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity in the oldest old: The Octabaix study
Francesc Formiga,Assumpta Ferrer,Hector Sanz,Alessandra Marengoni,Jesus Alburquerque,Ramon M. Pujol +5 more
TL;DR: The results confirm the non-random co-occurrence of certain diseases in this age group and show the large majority of oldest old subjects had multimorbidity.
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Loss of bone mineral density in premenopausal women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
TL;DR: BMD in premenopausal patients with SLE was less than that in a control group and less than the reference range of values defining the presence of osteoporosis in 12.1%, and there was no relationship between BMD and either cumulative or baseline dose of corticosteroid therapy.
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End-of-life preferences in elderly patients admitted for heart failure
TL;DR: Preference concerning cardiopulmonary-resuscitation and end-of-life care in elderly patients hospitalized for heart failure remains poor and doctor-patient communication regarding these items remains poor.
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Mild presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus in elderly patients assessed by SLEDAI
TL;DR: It is confirmed using SLEDAI, that the lupus of the elderly patients is a distinct clinical subgroup with a milder course of disease.