Cardiometabolic Research Group on Primary Care
Cardiovascular Area
The Research Group on Primary Care was created more than fifteen years ago with the aim of incorporating the perspective of primary care professionals, who are the first ones to establish contact with patients, into health research.
This group, initially focused on cardiometabolic research, has extended the scope of its activity by integrating new lines, such as active aging, liver diseases and pediatric research, and has consolidated research based on Big Data. It has recently opened new lines of work in mental health and genetics.
He addressed issues such as the cardiovascular impact of risk factors (such as smoking, hypertension and diabetes), health care inequalities according to gender, the impact of social determinants, diagnostic and therapeutic inertia, potentially inappropriate prescribing and the stratification of the chronic population according to costs.
He collaborates with other INCLIVA Research Groups like General Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology and Aging.
Currently, the Group is made up of more than 50 researchers, who are primary care health professionals at the Valencia Clinical-Malvarrosa Health Department.

Coordinator
STAFF
Collaborating Researchers
Victoria Gosalbes Soler
Vibiana Blanco Alvarado
Verónica Lozano Rodríguez
Verónica Ausina Márquez
Tomás Sánchez Ruiz
Tamara Miravalls Pérez
Svitlana Nikítina Osadcha
Sofía Bauer Izquierdo
Ruth Uribes Fillol
Ricardo González Espadas
Pilar Roca Navarro
Paula Sala Ivars
Pablo Sabater Arnaldos
Óscar Pérez Quintana
Nidia Ruiz Varea
Marisa Gómez Arnero
Marina Gimeno Gimeno
Maria José Garzón Nieto
María Ferrus Domingo
María Aóda Andreu Lledó
Margarita Giménez Loreiro
Mª José Puchades Company
Mª Dolores Seligra Borrull
Luz Vázquez Canales
Lucía Navarro Salvador
Ismael Ejarque Doménech
Isabel Gabaldón Sánchez
Irene Marco Moreno
Ignacio Ramos Manuel
Idoia Aramburu Aizpiri
Eugenia Avelino Hidalgo
Esther Carrión Albert
Ester Robles Pastor
Enrique Guinot Martínez
Eduardo Rovira Cabrera
Cristina Más Lázaro
Celia Poveda Rocamora
Carmina Martínez Vernia
Alexandre Sorribes Ramírez
Alex David Misle Morales
Alberto Belenguer Guillot
Aaron Piera Torró
Nurse
Technicians
Antonio Fernández Giménez
Administrative assistant
Publications
Implementation of pharmacogenetics in primary care. Ejarque Domenech I, Souviron Rodriguez A, Herrero Cervera M, Llerena A. Atencion Primaria. 2024 Feb 19;56(5):102881. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2024.102881. PMID: 38377772
Biomarkers of preclinical ventricular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Bayes-Genis A, Navarro J, Rodriguez-Padial L. Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (english Ed.). 2023 Jan;76(1):4-6. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2022.06.008. PMID: 35787949
Cardiovascular risk assessment of elevated blood pressure for screening and early detection in children 6 to 9 years of age in the Valencian Community: ANIVA Study. Morales-Suarez-Varela M, Peraita-Costa I, Llopis-Morales A, Perez J. Children. 2023 Dec 14;10(12):1928. doi: 10.3390/children10121928. PMID: 38136130
Claiming to be able to draw the family tree in the Primary Care electronic medical record. Doménech I, Valero C, Fernández I, Rodríguez A. Atencion Primaria. 2023 Dec;55(12):102768. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2023.102768. PMID: 37738700
Comparison of GLP-1 Receptor agonists and other glucose-lowering agents on cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes and obesity: a spanish real-world population-based study. Palanca A, Javier Ampudia-Blasco F, Miguel Calderon J, Sauri I, Martinez-Hervas S, Luis Trillo J, Redon J, Real J. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2023 Dec 22:111071. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.111071. PMID: 38142748
Cardiovascular preventive recommendations. PAPPS 2022 thematic updates. Working groups of the PAPPS. Orozco-Beltran D, Brotons Cuixart C, Banegas Banegas J, Gil Guillen V, Cebrian Cuenca A, Martin Rioboo E, Jorda Baldo A, Vicuna J, Navarro Perez J. Atencion Primaria. 2022 Oct;54 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):102444. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2022.102444. PMID: 36435583
Characterizing diagnostic inertia in arterial hypertension with a gender perspective in primary care. Pallares Carratala V, Carratala Munuera C, Lopez Pineda A, Quesada J, Gil Guillen V, Orozco Beltran D, Alfonso Sanchez J, Navarro Perez J, Martin Moreno J. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2022 Jun 16;9:874764. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.874764. PMID: 35783866
Frailty and hospitalization burden in patients with chronic heart failure. Mollar A, Bonanad C, Diez-Villanueva P, Segarra D, Civera J, Sastre C, Conesa A, Villaescusa A, Fernández J, Miñana G, Navarro J, Sanchis J, Núñez J. American Journal of Cardiology. 2022 Nov 15;183:48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.08.013. PMID: 36153181
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a cancer fast-track programme. Martinez M, Moragon S, Ortega-Morillo B, Monton-Bueno J, Simon S, Rosello S, Insa A, Viala A, Navarro J, Sanmartin A, Fluixa C, Julve A, Soriano D, Buch E, Pena A, Franco J, Martinez-Jabaloyas J, Marco J, Forner M, Cano A, Silvestre A, Teruel A, Bermejo B, Cervantes A, Chirivella Gonzalez I. Cancer Control. 2022 Jan-Dec;29:10732748221131000. doi: 10.1177/10732748221131000. PMID: 36355430
Checklist for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for remote consultation. Angullo-Martinez E, Carretero-Anibarro E, Barrancos I, Claramunt X, Beltran D, Baile J, Loiola P, Grp Trabajo Diabet SemFyC. Atencion Primaria. 2021 Apr;53(4):101983. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2021.101983. PMID: 33743202
Cost of Type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease based on real-world data: an observational population-based study in Spain. Uso-Talamantes R, Gonzalez-de-Julian S, Diaz-Carnicero J, Sauri-Ferrer I, Trillo-Mata J, Carrasco-Perez M, Navarro-Perez J, Gorriz J, Vivas-Consuelo D, Redon J. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021 Sep 18;18(18):9853. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18189853. PMID: 34574782
Determining the burden of infectious diseases caused by carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spain. Canton R, Huarte R, Morata L, Trillo-Mata J, Munoz R, Gonzalez J, Tort M, Badia X. Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica. 2021 Apr;39(4):179-183. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.04.009. PMID: 32576392
Disorders in bone-mineral parameters and the risk of death in persons with chronic kidney disease stages 4 and 5: the PECERA study. Molina P, Molina M, Pallardo L, Torralba J, Escudero V, Alvarez L, Peris A, Sanchez-Perez P, Gonzalez-Rico M, Puchades M, Fernandez-Najera J, Gimenez-Civera E, D’Marco L, Carrero J, Gorriz J. Journal Of Nephrology. 2021 Aug;34(4):1189-1199. doi: 10.1007/s40620-020-00916-9. PMID: 33394344
Projects
Title: Cribado sistemático de insuficiencia cardíaca en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Estudio piloto
Funding body: Instituto de Salud Carlos III – Cofinanciado FEDER
Principal Investigator: Enrique Santas Olmeda, Jorge Navarro Pérez
Duration: 2022 – 2024
Total budget: 90.871 €
Title: Impacto de la auto-medición y el auto-ajuste de la medicación antihipertensiva en el control de la hipertensión arterial. Un ensayo clínico pragmático: estudio ADAMPA
Funding body: Instituto de Salud Carlos III – Cofinanciado FEDER
Principal Investigator: Jorge Navarro Pérez
Duration: 2017 – 2021
Total budget: 86.515 €
+ Info
Doctoral candidate: Ruiz Domingo, Pablo
Director(s): Cortijo Gimeno, Julio; Trillo Mata, José Luis; Usó Talamantes, Ruth
Date of the defense: 10/07/2023
University: University de Valencia
Title: Análisis de las prescripciones potencialmente inadecuadas según los criterios STOPP/START en los residentes de los centros sociosanitarios del Departamento de Salud Clínico-Malvarrosa de Valencia desde 2016 hasta 2018
Doctoral candidate: Díaz Planelles, Isabel
Director(s): Navarro Pérez, Jorge; Trillo Mata, José Luis
Date of the defense: 30/03/2022
University: Universitat de València
Title: Análisis de los determinantes socioeconómicos y de la morbilidad del Departamento de Salud Valencia Clínico-Malvarrosa. Desarrollo de un índice de privación poblacional integrado
Doctoral candidate: Pilar Botija Yagüe
Director(s): Usó Talamantes, Ruth; Navarro Pérez, Jorge; Botija Yagüe, Mª de las Mercedes
Date of the defense: 30/11/2021
University: Universitat de València
Title: Efectividad de una intervención de automanejo de la hipertensión arterial en la mejora de la inercia terapéutica y la adherencia a los medicamentos antihipertensivos. Ensayo clínico pragmático ADAMPA
Doctoral candidate: Marco Moreno, Irene
Director(s): Sanfélix, Gabriel; Peiró Moreno, Salvador; San Félix Genovés, Jose
Date of the defense: 28/04/2021
University: Universitat de València
Title: Análisis epidemiológico de la fibromialgia en la Comunidad Valenciana
Doctoral candidate: Cabo Meseguer, Asensio Francisco
Director(s): Trillo Mata, Jose Luis; Cerdá Olmedo, Germán
Date of the defense: 25/02/2019
University: University Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir