User profiles for Felipe Aizpuru

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Osakidetza/Basque Health Service
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Effect of CPAP on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and resistant hypertension: the HIPARCO randomized clinical trial

…, L Sacristán, F Barbé, J Durán-Cantolla, F Aizpuru… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance More than 70% of patients with resistant hypertension have obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA). However, there is little evidence about the effect of continuous positive airway …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of patient satisfaction with hospital health care

JM Quintana, N González, A Bilbao, F Aizpuru… - BMC health services …, 2006 - Springer
Background We used a validated inpatient satisfaction questionnaire to evaluate the health
care received by patients admitted to several hospitals. This questionnaire was factored into …

Severe sleep apnea and risk of ischemic stroke in the elderly

…, E Martínez-Vila, J Gallego, R Rubio, F Aizpuru… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Convincing evidence of a causal relationship between sleep
apnea and stroke has been shown recently in several prospective, well-designed studies. …

Continuous positive airway pressure as treatment for systemic hypertension in people with obstructive sleep apnoea: randomised controlled trial

J Durán-Cantolla, F Aizpuru, JM Montserrat, E Ballester… - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on 24 hour
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring values in a large number of patients with untreated …

Efficacy of different treatment alternatives for obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Pickwick study

…, T Díaz-Cambriles, E Chiner, F Aizpuru… - American journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The incidence of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) may be increasing in
parallel with the present obesity epidemic. Despite extensive noninvasive ventilation (NIV) …

Development and validation of an in-patient satisfaction questionnaire

…, A Bilbao, A Escobar, F Aizpuru… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To develop a psychometrically sound, hospital patient satisfaction questionnaire
to be administered to patients discharged from medical and surgical services. Design. Cross-…

Obstructive sleep apnea and systemic hypertension: longitudinal study in the general population: the Vitoria Sleep Cohort

…, J Durán-Cantolla, F Aizpuru… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea and systemic hypertension (SH) are highly prevalent.
Although their association has been suggested in cross-sectional studies, conflicting evidence …

Cardiac function after CPAP therapy in patients with chronic heart failure and sleep apnea: a multicenter study

CJ Egea, F Aizpuru, JA Pinto, JM Ayuela, E Ballester… - Sleep medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective
treatment for sleep apnea (SA), although the evidence for improving chronic heart failure (…

Tobacco smoking and bipolar disorder

…, M Gutierrez, J Ezcurra, F Aizpuru… - Journal of Clinical …, 1998 - psychiatrist.com
Background: We sought to determine whether tobacco smoking is associated with bipolar
disorder. Method: This case-control study carried out in Alava, in the north of Spain, included …

Association between smoking and alcohol use in the general population: stable and unstable odds ratios across two years in two different countries

…, DM Rendon, E Baca-Garcia, F Aizpuru… - Alcohol and …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Aims: The main objective of this article was to compare alcohol and tobacco consumption in
the US and the Basque Country (the North of Spain) with particular attention to the …