Publications by authors named "Clara Escagedo-Cagigas"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to estimate the incidence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) in a specific population of Cantabria, Northern Spain, using standardized classification criteria from ACR/EULAR 2022.
- Over a 20-year period, 152 patients were diagnosed, with annual incidence rates showing an increase, particularly in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and differences noted between sexes.
- The findings indicated that while the incidence of AAV in Northern Spain is higher than in Southern Spain, it remains lower than in Northern European countries, and there has been a noticeable increase in
In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the main cause of morbidity and mortality is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Both coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography (CT) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are used to identify patients at increased risk for ischemic heart disease, thereby indicating a higher cardiovascular risk profile. Our study aimed to investigate the utility of these techniques in the CKD population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) comprises a group of necrotizing vasculitis that mainly affects small- and medium-sized vessels. Serum anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), mainly anti-myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO) and anti-proteinase 3 (anti-PR3), levels may correlate to severity, prognosis, and recurrence of the disease. A retrospective analysis of 101 patients with MPO-positive and 54 PR3-positive vasculitis was performed, using laboratory established cut-off value, measured by chemiluminescence.
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