Elisabet Zamora

Dr. Elisabet Zamora


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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2014 in JACC
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ABAntoni Bayes
Antoni Bayes
MAMarta de Antonio
Marta de Antonio
JVJoan Vila
Joan Vila
JPJudith Peñafiel
Judith Peñafiel
AGAmparo Galán
Amparo Galán
JLJosep Lupón
Josep Lupón

6 April 2017 in European Journal of Heart Failure
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JLJosep Lupón
Josep Lupón
CDCarles Díez-López
Carles Díez-López
MAMarta de Antonio
Marta de Antonio
MDMar Domingo
Mar Domingo
EZElisabet Zamora
Elisabet Zamora
ABAntoni Bayes
Antoni Bayes

1 February 2015 in JACC
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ABAntoni Bayes
Antoni Bayes
JBJaume Barallat
Jaume Barallat
AGAmparo Galán
Amparo Galán
MAMarta de Antonio
Marta de Antonio
MDMar Domingo
Mar Domingo
JLJosep Lupón
Josep Lupón

15 January 2014 in PLOS ONE
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JLJosep Lupón
Josep Lupón
MAMarta de Antonio
Marta de Antonio
JVJoan Vila
Joan Vila
JPJudith Peñafiel
Judith Peñafiel
AGAmparo Galán
Amparo Galán
ABAntoni Bayes
Antoni Bayes
A combination of clinical and routine laboratory data with biomarkers reflecting different pathophysiological pathways may help to refine risk stratification in heart failure (HF). A novel calculator (BCN Bio-HF calculator) incorporating N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP, a marker of myocardial stretch), high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT, a marker of myocyte injury), and high-sensitivity soluble ST2 (ST2), (reflective of myocardial fibrosis and remodeling) was developed. Model performance was evaluated using discrimination, calibration, and reclassification tools for 1-, 2-, and 3-year mortality. Ten-fold cross-validation with 1000 bootstrapping was used. The BCN Bio-HF calculator was derived from 864 consecutive outpatients (72% men) with mean age 68.2±12 years (73%/27% New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I-II/III-IV, LVEF 36%, ischemic etiology 52.2%) and followed for a median of 3.4 years (305 deaths). After an initial evaluation of 23 variables, eight independent models were developed. The variables included in these models were age, sex, NYHA functional class, left ventricular ejection fraction, serum sodium, estimated glomerular filtration rate, hemoglobin, loop diuretic dose, β-blocker, Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/Angiotensin-2 receptor blocker and statin treatments, and hs-cTnT, ST2, and NT-proBNP levels. The calculator may run with the availability of none, one, two, or the three biomarkers. The calculated risk of death was significantly changed by additive biomarker data. The average C-statistic in cross-validation analysis was 0.79. A new HF risk-calculator that incorporates available biomarkers reflecting different pathophysiological pathways better allowed individual prediction of death at 1, 2, and 3 years.

1 May 2012 in JACC
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EZElisabet Zamora
Elisabet Zamora
JLJosep Lupón
Josep Lupón
JVJoan Vila
Joan Vila
AUAgustín Urrutia
Agustín Urrutia
MAMarta de Antonio
Marta de Antonio
ABAntoni Bayes
Antoni Bayes

1 April 2015 in International Journal of Cardiology
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JLJosep Lupón
Josep Lupón
HGHanna K. Gaggin
Hanna K. Gaggin
MAMarta de Antonio
Marta de Antonio
MDMar Domingo
Mar Domingo
AGAmparo Galán
Amparo Galán
ABAntoni Bayes
Antoni Bayes