Publications by authors named "Larraitz Etxebarriarteun"
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- * A large European case-control study analyzed data from 329 VACTERL cases and over 49,000 control subjects, focusing on maternal factors like age, assisted reproductive techniques (ART), and pre-existing health conditions.
- * Findings revealed that ART use, pregestational diabetes, and chronic lung diseases significantly increased the risk of VACTERL in children, while having twins did not show a correlation with this condition.
Background: The VACTERL (Vertebral anomalies, Anal atresia, Cardiac malformations, Tracheo-Esophageal fistula, Renal anomalies, Limb abnormalities) association is the non-random occurrence of at least three of these congenital anomalies: vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheo-esophageal, renal, and limb anomalies. Diagnosing VACTERL patients is difficult, as many disorders have multiple features in common with VACTERL. The aims of this study were to clearly outline component features, describe the phenotypic spectrum among the largest group of VACTERL patients thus far reported, and to identify phenotypically similar subtypes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Accidents represent a significant health problem for elderly people. The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of accidents in over-64-year-olds in the Basque Country population, and to describe the clinical-epidemiological features leading to them.
Material And Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of 15,192 non-institutionalised individuals over 64 years of age, conducted under the auspices of the Basque Sentinel Practice Network (Red Vigía) over one year.