Publications by authors named "Antia Perez-Lopez"

BCGitis is a rare complication after intravesical administration of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for high-grade superficial bladder cancer and carcinoma in situ. May cause vascular involvement. We present 2 cases and a review of the literature of the case reports pubished on the 10 years prior to April of 2022, when this proyect was finished, which described a case of aortoiliac mycotic aneurysm after receiving this treatment.

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Advanced heart failure (HF) with congestive symptoms refractory to diuretic treatment worsens the patient's prognosis and quality of life. Peritoneal ultrafiltration (PUF) attempts to improve symptoms and reduce HF-related events. This study analyzes the impact of PUF on older adult patients with significant comorbidity and advanced HF.

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The emergence or persistence of symptoms after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection has made it necessary to develop tools to detect them and assess their impact on patients' quality of life. One of these tools is the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Screening (C19-YRS) scale. We present the results of this tool in a cohort of first pandemic wave patients.

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The usefulness of telemedicine in the management of the (COVID-19) pandemic has not been evaluated. We conducted a descriptive study of the process of recruitment and follow-up of patients using a telemedicine tool (TELEA) in the management of patients at risk, in a rural environment with a dispersed population in Lugo in north western Spain. A large number of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection (N = 545) were evaluated.

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