Browsing by Author "Ruiz, Andrea"

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    Clinical and epidemiological characterization of glomerular diseases in chile: a retrospective multicenter observational study
    (2024) Valjalo, Ricardo; Villalobos, Arturo; Ruiz, Andrea; Segura, Paula; Ávila Jiménez, Eduardo Rodolfo; Fulgeri, Celeste; Musalem, Pilar; Müller, Hans; Barrero, David; Cordero, Carolina; Gutiérrez, Rocío; Mallea, María; Contreras, Francisco; Caviedes, César; Año, Agustín; Hernández, María
    Glomerular diseases are the main cause of end-stage chronic kidney disease in the world. Its prevalence varies between regions, with no studies in Chile that characterize them. Our main objective is to evaluate the prevalence of glomerular diseases in the country, analyzing histological studies in a collaborative multicenter effort.
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    Effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the frequency of glomerular diseases in a population with low prevalence of apol1 risk variants : WCN24-2633
    (2024) Valjalo, Ricardo; Villalobos, Arturo; Ruiz, Andrea; Segura, Paula; Ávila Jiménez, Eduardo Rodolfo; Fulgeri, Celeste; Musalem, Pilar; Navarro, Fernando; Pais, Edgard; Cordero, Carolina; Mansilla, Rodrigo; Reynolds, Enrique; Contreras, Francisco; Hellman, Elizabeth; Año, Agustín; Hernández, María
    Different glomerular diseases have been reported in people with COVID-19 and/or after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, with the development of collapsing FSGS being observed more frequently in populations with high-risk APOL1 genotypes. However, a causal link between glomerular diseases and COVID-19 infection or its vaccine is not firmly established. To evaluate the real impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the epidemiology of glomerular diseases, we conducted a retrospective multicenter study analyzing the clinical manifestations and histological findings in renal biopsies during the pre-pandemic and pandemic period.