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  1. Article ; Online: Cardiovascular and renal health: Preeclampsia as a risk marker.

    Villalaín González, Cecilia / Herraiz García, Ignacio / Fernández-Friera, Leticia / Ruiz-Hurtado, Gema / Morales, Enrique / Solís, Jorge / Galindo, Alberto

    Nefrologia

    2023  Volume 43, Issue 3, Page(s) 269–280

    Abstract: Background: Cardiovascular (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in women have unique risk factors related to hormonal status and obstetric history that must be taken into account. Pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia (PE), can reveal a ... ...

    Abstract Background: Cardiovascular (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in women have unique risk factors related to hormonal status and obstetric history that must be taken into account. Pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia (PE), can reveal a subclinical predisposition for the development of future disease that may help identify women who could benefit from early CVD and CKD prevention strategies.
    Materials and methods: Review of PE and its association with future development of CVD and CKD.
    Results: Multiple studies have established an association between PE and the development of ischemic heart disease, chronic hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, stroke and CKD. It has not been sufficiently clarified if this relation is a causal one or if it is mediated by common risk factors. Nevertheless, the presence of endothelial dysfunction and thrombotic microangiopathy during pregnancies complicated with PE makes us believe that PE may leave a long-term imprint. Early identification of women who have had a pregnancy complicated by PE becomes a window of opportunity to improve women's health through adequate follow-up and targeted preventive actions. Oxidative stress biomarkers and vascular ultrasound may play a key role in the early detection of this arterial damage.
    Conclusions: The implementation of preventive multidisciplinary targeted strategies can help slow down CVD and CKD's natural history in women at risk through lifestyle modifications and adequate blood pressure control. Therefore, we propose a series of recommendations to guide the prediction and prevention of CVD and CKD throughout life of women with a history of PE.
    MeSH term(s) Pregnancy ; Female ; Humans ; Pre-Eclampsia/epidemiology ; Pre-Eclampsia/etiology ; Pre-Eclampsia/diagnosis ; Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control ; Risk Factors ; Risk Assessment ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/complications
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-25
    Publishing country Spain
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2837917-2
    ISSN 2013-2514 ; 2013-2514
    ISSN (online) 2013-2514
    ISSN 2013-2514
    DOI 10.1016/j.nefroe.2022.04.009
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  2. Article ; Online: Prenatal Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulator Therapy: A Promising Way to Change the Impact of Cystic Fibrosis.

    Gómez-Montes, Enery / Salcedo Lobato, Enrique / Galindo Izquierdo, Alberto / García Alcázar, Diana / Villalain González, Cecilia / Moral-Pumarega, Maria Teresa / Bustos Lozano, Gerardo / Luna-Paredes, Carmen

    Fetal diagnosis and therapy

    2023  Volume 50, Issue 2, Page(s) 136–142

    Abstract: Introduction: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a potentially severe disease. The development of new therapies with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators has been a great advance in the management of this condition because they ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a potentially severe disease. The development of new therapies with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators has been a great advance in the management of this condition because they improve the function of the faulty CFTR protein rather than palliate its consequences. CFTR modulator therapy improves pancreatic and lung function and, therefore, quality of life, with greater benefits the sooner treatment is started. For this reason, the use of these therapies is being approved for increasingly younger patients. Only two cases of pregnant women taking CFTR modulator therapy with CF fetuses have been reported, suggesting that it could resolve meconium ileus (MI) prenatally and delay/prevent other consequences of CF.
    Case presentation: We report a case of a healthy pregnant patient who underwent CFTR modulator therapy with elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor (ETI) in order to treat her fetus with CF (F508del homozygous CFTR mutation) and MI. Ultrasound findings suggestive of MI were observed at 24 weeks. Both parents were tested for CFTR mutations, and both were carriers of the F508del CFTR mutation. The fetus was diagnosed with CF by amniocentesis at 26+2 weeks. Maternal ETI therapy was initiated at 31+1 weeks, and no dilated bowel was observed at 39 weeks. There were no signs of bowel obstruction after birth. Maternal ETI treatment was continued during breastfeeding, with normal liver function. Immunoreactive trypsinogen in the newborn was 58.1 ng/mL, sweat chloride test was 80 mmol/L, and fecal elastase on the second day of life was 58 μg/g.
    Conclusion: Prenatal ETI treatment, as well as during breastfeeding, could solve, prevent, and/or delay CF complications.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Pregnancy ; Infant, Newborn ; Female ; Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator/genetics ; Cystic Fibrosis/complications ; Cystic Fibrosis/drug therapy ; Cystic Fibrosis/genetics ; Quality of Life ; Mutation ; Fetus/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (126880-72-6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 1066460-9
    ISSN 1421-9964 ; 1015-3837
    ISSN (online) 1421-9964
    ISSN 1015-3837
    DOI 10.1159/000530261
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  3. Article: Application of a Global Multiparameter Scoring System for the Prenatal Prediction of Coarctation of the Aorta.

    Gómez-Montes, Enery / Herraiz García, Ignacio / Escribano Abad, David / Rodríguez Calvo, Jesús / Villalaín González, Cecilia / Galindo Izquierdo, Alberto

    Journal of clinical medicine

    2021  Volume 10, Issue 16

    Abstract: To assess prospectively the capability of our previously reported global multiparameter scoring system to predict coarctation of the aorta (CoAo) in fetuses with cardiac asymmetry, we applied and analyzed the performance of our scoring system in ... ...

    Abstract To assess prospectively the capability of our previously reported global multiparameter scoring system to predict coarctation of the aorta (CoAo) in fetuses with cardiac asymmetry, we applied and analyzed the performance of our scoring system in predicting postnatal CoAo in fetuses undergoing prenatal echocardiographic assessment because of cardiac asymmetry between 2011 and 2021, and we determined the cut-off points of the score with the best balance between specificity and sensitivity, and of maximum sensitivity and specificity. CoAo was confirmed in 39/179 newborns (21.8%). We found a significantly higher probability of CoAo in fetuses with CoAo than in cases without CoAo (84.2 ± 18.2% vs. 26.0 ± 28.6%,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662592-1
    ISSN 2077-0383
    ISSN 2077-0383
    DOI 10.3390/jcm10163690
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  4. Article ; Online: Lymphovascular space invasion in endometrial carcinoma: Tumor size and location matter.

    Oliver-Perez, M Reyes / Magriña, Javier / Villalain-Gonzalez, Cecilia / Jimenez-Lopez, Jesus S / Lopez-Gonzalez, Gregorio / Barcena, Carmen / Martinez-Biosques, Concepcion / Gil-Ibañez, Blanca / Tejerizo-Garcia, Alvaro

    Surgical oncology

    2021  Volume 37, Page(s) 101541

    Abstract: Objective: To analyze histological factors possibly associated with lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) and to determine which of those can act as independent surrogate markers.: Methods: Retrospective cohort study performed between January 2001 and ...

    Abstract Objective: To analyze histological factors possibly associated with lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) and to determine which of those can act as independent surrogate markers.
    Methods: Retrospective cohort study performed between January 2001 and December 2014. LVSI was defined as the presence of tumor cells inside a space completely surrounded by endothelial cells. Risk factors evaluated included myometrial invasion, tumor grade, size, location, and cervical invasion. Univariate logistical regression models were applied to study any possible association of LVSI with these factors. Values were adjusted by multivariate logistic regression analysis.
    Results: A total of 327 patients with endometrial carcinoma treated in our Centre were included. LVSI was observed in 120 patients (36.7%). Lower uterine segment involvement (OR 5.21, 95% CI:2.6-10.4, p < 0.001) and size ≥2 cm (OR 2.62, 95% CI: 1.14-6.1, p < 0.001) were independent factors for LSVI in multivariate analysis. In univariate analysis, LVSI was a surrogate marker in type 1 tumors with deep myometrial invasion (IB, 51.9% vs. IA, 16.0%; p < 0.001), grade 3 (G3 55.8% vs. G1 16.2%; p < 0.001), size ≥2 cm (37.9% vs. 16.1%, p = 0.005), those with involving the lower segment of the uterus (58.9% vs. 22.5%, p < 0.001) and/or with cervical stromal invasion (65.4% vs. 26.1%, p < 0.001), and in type 2 tumors (61.5% vs. 30.5%, p < 0.001). The use of uterine manipulator did not increase the rate of LVSI (35.5% vs. 40.5%, p = 0.612) as compared to no manipulator use.
    Conclusions: Size ≥2 cm and involvement of the lower uterine segment are independent factors for LSVI, in type 1 tumors, which can be used for surgical planning. LVSI is also more common in type 1 tumors with deep myometrial invasion, grade 3 and/or cervical stromal invasion, and also in type 2 tumors. The use of a uterine manipulator does not increase LVSI.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Carcinoma/mortality ; Carcinoma/pathology ; Carcinoma/surgery ; Endometrial Neoplasms/mortality ; Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology ; Endometrial Neoplasms/surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Grading ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-06
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1107810-8
    ISSN 1879-3320 ; 0960-7404
    ISSN (online) 1879-3320
    ISSN 0960-7404
    DOI 10.1016/j.suronc.2021.101541
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  5. Article ; Online: Vaginal metastasis as the initial presentation of leiomyosarcoma: a case report.

    Villalaín-González, Cecilia / Tejerizo-García, Álvaro / Lopez-Garcia, Patricia / López-González, Gregorio / Oliver-Perez, Ma Reyes / Jiménez-López, Jesús S

    BMC cancer

    2017  Volume 17, Issue 1, Page(s) 503

    Abstract: Background: Uterine leiomyosarcomas are very rare and highly aggressive tumors that have a high rate of recurrence and poor prognosis, even when early diagnosed. Due to their relative rarity, there is limited research on optimal management strategies.!## ...

    Abstract Background: Uterine leiomyosarcomas are very rare and highly aggressive tumors that have a high rate of recurrence and poor prognosis, even when early diagnosed. Due to their relative rarity, there is limited research on optimal management strategies.
    Case presentation: A 60-year-old woman with a history of an asymptomatic uterine leiomyoma presented in October 2015 with postmenopausal bleeding and a friable vaginal cyst that bled when palpated. A partial cystectomy was performed, and malignant-like cystic and solid components were identified. Histopathology diagnosed an unclassifiable malignant epithelioid tumor. Subsequent imaging studies identified a malignant uterine tumor, a metabolically active vaginal lesion, and two benign leiomyomas. An anterior pelvic exenteration (colpectomy, hysterectomy, bilateral adnexectomy, total cystectomy, and cutaneous ureteroileostomy ad modum Bricker) were performed by laparotomy in March 2016. Examination of the surgical specimens identified a 75 × 75-mm leiomyoma, an 80 × 30-mm infiltrating mesenchymal uterine lesion with vascular invasion and tumor emboli, and a 60 × 30-mm perivascular vaginal tumor. Immunohistochemistry indicated a phenotypic transition from a uterine leiomyosarcoma to a vaginal epithelioid lesion; marker expression changed from the uterine tumor actin+/desmin+/caldesmon+/CD10- phenotype, through the tumor emboli, to an actin-/desmin-/caldesmon-/CD10+ phenotype in the vaginal lesion. A high-grade uterine mesenchymal tumor and vaginal metastasis were diagnosed. Adjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, gemcitabine, and doxorubicin commenced in May 2016 and treatment has been well tolerated.
    Conclusions: Differentiating leiomyosarcoma from leiomyoma is challenging and few tools other than microscopic evaluation are available. Vaginal compromise in leiomyosarcoma usually results from tumor extension, not hematogenous metastasis. A vaginal metastasis is a very rare initial presentation. We have found only two cases like this described on published literature. The atypical clinical and histological presentation in our case complicated diagnosis and delayed treatment. An early diagnosis and complete surgical clearance gives the best chance of survival, and imaging tools should be applied early in instances of new suspicious malignant lesions.
    MeSH term(s) Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Female ; Humans ; Leiomyosarcoma/diagnostic imaging ; Leiomyosarcoma/secondary ; Leiomyosarcoma/therapy ; Middle Aged ; Uterine Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Uterine Neoplasms/pathology ; Uterine Neoplasms/therapy ; Vaginal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Vaginal Neoplasms/secondary ; Vaginal Neoplasms/therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-07-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041352-X
    ISSN 1471-2407 ; 1471-2407
    ISSN (online) 1471-2407
    ISSN 1471-2407
    DOI 10.1186/s12885-017-3484-1
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