Iñaki Imaz
Carlos III Health Institute
9 Papers
181 Citations
Iñaki Imaz is an academic researcher from Carlos III Health Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health technology & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Safety and effectiveness of the intragastric balloon for obesity. A meta-analysis.
Iñaki Imaz,Carmen Martínez-Cervell,Elvira Elena García-Álvarez,Juan Manuel Sendra-Gutiérrez,Jesus Gonzalez-Enriquez +4 more
TL;DR: The use of the BIB®, within a multidisciplinary weight management program, is a short-term effective treatment to lose weight, but it is not yet possible to verify its capacity to maintain the weight lost over a long period of time.
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A Polypill Strategy to Improve Adherence: Results From the FOCUS Project
José M. Castellano,Ginés Sanz,José L. Peñalvo,Sameer Bansilal,Antonio Fernández-Ortiz,Luz Alvarez,Luis A. Guzman,Juan Carlos Linares,Fernando García,Fabiana D’Aniello,Joan Albert Arnáiz,Sara Varea,Felipe Martinez,Alberto J. Lorenzatti,Iñaki Imaz,Luis María Sánchez-Gómez,Maria Carla Roncaglioni,Marta Baviera,Sidney C. Smith,Kathryn Taubert,Stuart J. Pocock,Carlos Brotons,Michael E. Farkouh,Valentin Fuster,Valentin Fuster +24 more
TL;DR: The risk of being nonadherent (MAQ <20) was associated with younger age, depression, being on a complex medication regimen, poorer health insurance coverage, and a lower level of social support, with consistent findings across countries.
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Poor bisphosphonate adherence for treatment of osteoporosis increases fracture risk: systematic review and meta-analysis
TL;DR: Persistence and compliance are suboptimal for postmenopausal women undergoing bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis and the clinical consequence of this low compliance is an increased risk of fracture, which is lower for non-vertebral than for clinical vertebral fractures.
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A polypill strategy to improve adherence: results from FOCUS (Fixed-dose Combination Drug for Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention) Project
José M. Castellano,Ginés Sanz,José L. Peñalvo,Luz Alvarez,Luis A. Guzman,Juan Carlos Linares,Fernando García,Sara Varea,Felipe Martinez,Alberto J. Lorenzatti,Iñaki Imaz,Luis María Sánchez-Gómez,Maria Carla Roncaglioni,Marta Baviera,Sidney C. Smith,Kathryn A. Taubert,Stuart J. Pocock,Carlos Brotons,Michael E. Farkouh,Valentin Fuster +19 more
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TL;DR: For secondary prevention following AMI, younger age, depression, and a complex drug treatment plan are associated with lower medication adherence, while adherence is increased in patients with higher insurance coverage levels and social support.
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Diagnosis and management of acute pharyngitis in a paediatric population: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Carolina Giraldez-Garcia,Beltran Rubio,Jose F Gallegos-Braun,Iñaki Imaz,Jesus Gonzalez-Enriquez,Antonio Sarría-Santamera +5 more
TL;DR: The use of a clinical scoring system to triage the diagnoses and performing a rapid antigen test for those with a high score is the most cost-effective strategy for the diagnosis and management of acute pharyngitis in children.
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