• Impact of short-term mechanical circulatory support with extracorporeal devices on postoperative outcomes after emergency heart transplantation: data from a multi-institutional Spanish cohort 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Villa-Arranz, Adolfo; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Segovia Cubero, Javier; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Manito-Lorite, Nicolás; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Brossa-Loidi, Vicens; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Pacual-Figal, Domingo; Lage-Gallé, Ernesto; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2014-07-01)
      [Abstract] Objectives. We sought to investigate the potential impact of preoperative short-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with extracorporeal devices on postoperative outcomes after emergency heart transplantation ...
    • Prevalence of Stable Angina in Spain: results of the OFRECE Study 

      Alonso, Joaquin J; Muñiz, Javier; Gómez Doblas, Juan José; Rodríguez-Roca, Gustavo; Lobos, José María; Permanyer-Miralda, Gaietá; Anguita, Manuel; Chorro, Francisco Javier; Roig, Eulàlia (Elsevier, 2015-02-17)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. The objective of the OFRECE study was to estimate the prevalence of stable angina in Spain. This prevalence is currently unknown, due to a lack of recent studies and to changes in ...
    • Organization of heart failure care in Spain: characteristics of heart failure units 

      Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Anguita, Manuel; Comín, Josep; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Frutos, Trinidad de; Muñiz, Javier (Elsevier, 2015-05-08)
    • Quality of anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists 

      Bertomeu-González, Vicente; Anguita, Manuel; Moreno-Arribas, José; Cequier, Ángel; Muñiz, Javier; Castillo-Castillo, Jesús; Sanchis, Juan; Roldán, Inmaculada; Marín, Francisco; Bertomeu-Martínez, Vicente (Wiley, 2015-05-11)
      [Abstract] Background. Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) have a narrow therapeutic range, and literature analysis reveals poor quality of anticoagulation control. We sought to assess the prevalence of poor anticoagulant control ...
    • Diastolic dysfunction following anthracycline-based chemotherapy in breast cancer patients: incidence and predictors 

      Serrano, José M.; González, Iria; Castillo, Silvia del; Muñiz, Javier; Morales, Luis J.; Moreno, Fernando; Jiménez, Rosa; Cristóbal, Carmen; Graupner, Catherine; Talavera, Pedro; Curcio, Alejandro; Martínez, Paula; Guerra, Juan A.; Alonso, Joaquin J (AlphaMed Press, 2015-07-16)
      [Abstract] INTRODUCTION: Cardiotoxicity represents a major limitation for the use of anthracyclines or trastuzumab in breast cancer patients. Data from longitudinal studies of diastolic dysfunction (DD) in this group ...
    • Sedation and analgesia practices among spanish neonatal intensive care units 

      Ávila-Álvarez, Alejandro; Carbajal, R.; Courtois, E.; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Muñiz, Javier; Anand, K.J.S. (Elsevier, 2015-07-23)
      [Abstract] Introduction. Pain management and sedation is a priority in neonatal intensive care units. A study was designed with the aim of determining current clinical practice as regards sedation and analgesia in neonatal ...
    • Choice of new oral anticoagulant agents versus vitamin K antagonists in atrial fibrillation: FANTASIIA study 

      Moreno-Arribas, José; Bertomeu-González, Vicente; Anguita, Manuel; Cequier, Ángel; Muñiz, Javier; Castillo-Castillo, Jesús; Sanchis, Juan; Roldán, Inmaculada; Marín, Francisco; Bertomeu-Martínez, Vicente (SAGE, 2015-07-30)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events. Many patients with AF receive chronic anticoagulation, either with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) or with non-VKA ...
    • Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca crónica sistólica en España: resultados del estudio VIDA-IC 

      Comín, Josep; Anguita, Manuel; Formiga, Francesc; Almenar, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Manzano, Luis; Muñiz, Javier; Chaves, José; Frutos, Trinidad de; Enjuanes, Cristina (Elsevier, 2015-12-23)
      [Resumen] Introducción y objetivos. La calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca está afectada. Hay poca información sobre los factores clínicos asociados a esta mala calidad de ...
    • Analysis of variants in the HCN4 gene and in three single nucleotide polymorphisms of the CYP3A4 gene for association with ivabradine reduction in heart rate: a preliminary report 

      Núñez, Lucía; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Marrón Liñares, Grecia Manuela; Suárez-Fuentetaja, Natalia; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Muñiz, Javier; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Hermida-Prieto, Manuel (Via Médica, 2016)
      [Abstract] Background: Ivabradine, a selective bradycardic drug, inhibits the If. In patients with heart failure (HF), ivabradine reduces the risk of rehospitalization and mortality. The average heart rate (HR) reduction ...
    • Cancer incidence in heart transplant recipients with previous neoplasia history 

      Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Alonso-Pulpón, Luis; Mirabet, Sonia; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Villa, F.P.; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Palomo, Jesús; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; García-Cosío, M. Dolores; González-Costello, José; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Rábago, Gregorio; Lage-Gallé, Ernesto; Pascual Figal, Domingo A.; Molina, B.D.; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Wiley, 2016-02-03)
      [Abstract] Neoplasm history increases morbidity and mortality after solid organ transplantation and has disqualified patients from transplantation. Studies are needed to identify factors to be considered when deciding on ...
    • Do physicians correctly calculate thromboembolic risk scores?: a comparison of concordance between manual and computer‐based calculation of CHADS2 and CHA2DS2‐VASc scores 

      Esteve-Pastor, María Asunción; Marín, Francisco; Bertomeu-Martínez, Vicente; Roldán, Inmaculada; Cequier, Ángel; Badimón, Lina; Muñiz, Javier; Valdés, Mariano; Anguita, Manuel (Wiley, 2016-03-01)
      [Abstract] BACKGROUND: Clinical risk scores, CHADS2 and CHA2 DS2 -VASc scores, are the established tools for assessing stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). AIM: The aim of this study is to assess concordance ...
    • Homebound Status Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Disabilities in ADLs and Its Associations With Clinical, Functional, and Environmental Factors 

      De-Rosende, Iván; Santos-del-Riego, Sergio; Muñiz, Javier (Elsevier, 2016-06-29)
      [Abstract] Background. Homebound status is associated with poor health, comorbidity, and mortality and represents a major challenge for health systems. However, its prevalence among people with disabilities in the basic ...
    • Oral anticoagulation in octogenarians with atrial fibrillation 

      González Saldivar, Hugo; Figueiras-Graillet, Lourdes M.; Anguita, Manuel; Marín, Francisco; Bertomeu, Vicente; Roldán, Inmaculada; Ruiz, Martín; Muñiz, Javier; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel (Elsevier, 2016-08-08)
      [Abstract] Background. Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) are still largely employed, even in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Our aim was to study the clinical profile of octogenarians treated with oral anticoagulation ...
    • Prevalence of electrocardiographic patterns associated with sudden cardiac death in the spanish population aged 40 years or older: results of the OFRECE study 

      Awamleh García, Paula; Alonso, Joaquin J; Graupner Abad, Catherine; Jiménez Hernández, Rosa María; Curcio Ruigómez, Alejandro; Talavera Calle, Pedro; Cristóbal Varela, Carmen; Serrano Antolín, José; Muñiz, Javier; Gómez Doblas, Juan José; Roig, Eulàlia (Elsevier para Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2017-01-23)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Some electrocardiographic patterns are associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular arrhythmias. There is no information on the prevalence of these ...
    • Prevalencia de patrones electrocardiográficos asociados a muerte súbita en la población española de 40 años o más: resultados del estudio OFRECE 

      Awamleh García, Paula; Alonso, Joaquin J; Graupner Abad, Catherine; Jiménez Hernández, Rosa María; Curcio Ruigómez, Alejandro; Talavera Calle, Pedro; Cristóbal Varela, Carmen; Serrano Antolín, José; Muñiz, Javier; Gómez Doblas, Juan José; Roig, Eulalia (Elsevier, 2017-01-23)
      [Resumen] Introducción y objetivos: Hay patrones electrocardiográficos asociados a mayor riesgo de muerte súbita por arritmias ventriculares. En España no existe información acerca de su prevalencia en la población. El ...
    • Cross‐sectional study about impact of parental smoking on rhinitis symptoms in children 

      Faraldo-García, A.; López-Silvarrey-Varela, Ángel; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Cruz, M.-J.; Sampedro, M.; Sánchez-Lastres, José Manuel; San-José-González, Miguel-Ángel; Bamonde-Rodríguez, Luis; Garnelo-Suárez, Luciano; Pérez-Castro, Teresa-Rosalía; Valdés Cuadrado, L.; González-Barcala, Francisco-Javier (Wiley, 2017-03-17)
      [Abstract] Objective. Assess the prevalence of rhinitis and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) of children in our community and its relationship with symptoms of rhinitis Methods (design, setting, participants, ...
    • Usefulness of the 2MACE score to predicts adverse cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation 

      Rivera-Caravaca, José Miguel; Marín, Francisco; Esteve-Pastor, María Asunción; Raña-Míguez, Paula; Anguita, Manuel; Muñiz, Javier; Cequier, Ángel; Bertomeu-Martínez, Vicente; Valdés, Mariano; Vicente, Vicente; Lip, Gregory; Roldán, Vanessa (Elsevier, 2017-09-19)
      [Abstract] We investigated the incidence of nonembolic adverse events in 2 cohorts of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and validated the 2MACE score ([metabolic syndrome, age ≥75] [doubled]; [myocardial infarction ...
    • Relation of quality of anticoagulation control with different management systems among patients with atrial fibrillation: data from FANTASIIA Registry 

      Roldán Rabadán, Inmaculada; Esteve-Pastor, María Asunción; Anguita, Manuel; Muñiz, Javier; Camacho Siles, José; Quesada, María Angustias; Ruiz Ortiz, Martín; Marín, Francisco; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Bertomeu, Vicente; Lip, Gregory; Cequier Fillat, Angel; Badimón, Lina (Wiley, 2018-02-09)
      [Abstract] Background. Anticoagulation control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has a multidisciplinary approach although is usually managed by general practitioners (GP) or haematologists. The aim of our study ...
    • Rationale, design and preliminary results of the GALIPEMIAS study (prevalence and lipid control of familial dyslipidemia in Galicia, northwest Spain) 

      Argüeso-Armesto, Rosa María; Pérez-Castro, Teresa-Rosalía; Díaz-Díaz, José Luis; Rodríguez-González, Avelino; Ameneiros-Lago, María Eugenia; Alamo-Alonso, Alberto del; Toro-Santos, José Manuel; Fernández-Catalina, Pablo Ángel; Pena-Seijo, Marta; Díaz-Peromingo, José Antonio; Pose-Reino, Antonio; Názara-Otero, Carlos Alberto; Vázquez-Freire, María Rosa; Escobar-Seoane, Lisett; Gordo-Fraile, Pedro; Castellanos-Rodríguez, María del Mar; Rodríguez-Fernández, José Ángel; Muñiz, Javier (Wiley, 2018-08-17)
      [Abstract] Aims. There is little information on the familial nature of dyslipidemias in the Spanish population. This knowledge could have potential diagnostic and treatment implications. The objective of the GALIPEMIAS ...
    • AGT haplotype in ITGA4 gene is related to antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplant patients 

      Núñez, Lucía; Marrón Liñares, Grecia Manuela; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Álvarez López, Eloy; Suárez-Fuentetaja, Natalia; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Muñiz, Javier; Tan, Carmela D.; Rene Rodríguez, E.; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel (Stanislaw Stepkowski,, 2019-07-23)
      [Abstract] Introduction. One of the main problems involved in heart transplantation (HT) is antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). Many aspects of AMR are still unresolved, including its etiology, diagnosis and treatment. ...