• Health‐related quality of life, social support, and caregiver burden between six and 120 months after heart transplantation: a Spanish multicenter cross‐sectional study 

      Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Brossa-Loidi, Vicens; Fernández-Yáñez, Juan; Díaz Molina, Beatriz; Pascual Figal, Domingo A.; Lage-Gallé, Ernesto; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Manito-Lorite, Nicolás; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Wiley, 2015-06-15)
      [Abstract] A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the current heart transplant (HTx) outcomes in Spain. Clinical and functional status, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), social support, and ...
    • Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Position Paper on the Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device-Supported Patients for the Non-left Ventricular Assist Device Specialist Healthcare Provider: Part 2: At the Emergency Department 

      Milicic, Davor; Ben-Avraham, Binyamin; Chioncel, Ovidiu; Barac, Yaron; Goncalvesova, Eva; Grupper, Avishai; Altenberger, Johann; Frigeiro, Maria; Ristic, Arsen; De Jonge, Nicolaas; Tsui, Steven; Lavee, Jacob; Rosano, Giuseppe; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Coats, Andrew J.S.; Seferovic, Petar; Ruschitzka, Frank; Metra, Marco; Anker, Stefan; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Adamopoulos, Stamatis; Abuhazira, Miriam; Elliston, Jeremy; Gotsman, Israel; Hamdan, Righab; Hammer, Yoav; Hasin, Tal; Hill, Lorrena; Ben-Zadok, Osnat Itzhaki; Mullens, Wilfried; Nalbantgil, Sanem; Piepoli, Massimo; Ponikowski, Piotr; Potena, Luciano; Ruhparwar, Arjang; Shaul, Aviv; Tops, Laurens F.; Winnik, Stephan; Jaarsma, Tiny; Gustafsson, Finn; Ben-Gal, Tuvia (Wiley, 2021-09-14)
      [Abstract] The improvement in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technology and scarcity of donor hearts have increased dramatically the population of the LVAD-supported patients and the probability of those patients ...
    • Heart transplantation and left ventricular assist systems: not too early, not too late 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo (Wiley, 2017-11-16)
    • Heart transplantation: focus on donor recovery strategies, left ventricular assist devices, and novel therapies 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Costanzo, María Rosa; Gustafsson, Finn; Khush, Kiran K.; Macdonald, Peter S.; Potena, Luciano; Stehlik, Josef; Zuckermann, Andreas; Mehra, Mandeep R. (Oxford Academic, 2022-06-14)
      [Abstract] Heart transplantation is advocated in selected patients with advanced heart failure in the absence of contraindications. Principal challenges in heart transplantation centre around an insufficient and underutilized ...
    • HFA of the ESC Position Paper on the Management of LVAD Supported Patients for the non LVAD Specialist Healthcare Provider Part 1: Introduction and at the Non-hospital Settings in the Community 

      Ben-Avraham, Binyamin; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Gotsman, Israel; Seferovic, Petar; Hasin, Tal; Potena, Luciano; Milicic, Davor; Coats, Andrew J.S.; Rosano, Giuseppe; Ruschitzka, Frank; Metra, Marco; Anker, Stefan; Altenberger, Johann; Adamopoulos, Stamatis; Barac, Yaron; Chioncel, Ovidiu; De Jonge, Nicolaas; Elliston, Jeremy; Frigeiro, Maria; Goncalvesova, Eva; Grupper, Avishai; Hamdan, Righab; Hammer, Yoav; Hill, Lorrena; Ben-Zadok, Osnat Itzhaki; Abuhazira, Miriam; Lavee, Jacob; Mullens, Wilfried; Nalbantgil, Sanem; Piepoli, Massimo; Ponikowski, Piotr; Ristic, Arsen; Ruhparwar, Arjang; Shaul, Aviv; Tops, Laurens F.; Tsui, Steven; Winnik, Stephan; Jaarsma, Tiny; Gustafsson, Finn; Ben-Gal, Tuvia (Wiley, 2021-09-14)
      [Abstract] The accepted use of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technology as a good alternative for the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure together with the improved survival of the LVAD-supported ...
    • HFA of the ESC Position Paper on the Management of LVAD-Supported Patients for the Non-LVAD Specialist Healthcare Provider Part 3: At the Hospital and Discharge 

      Gustafsson, Finn; Chioncel, Ovidiu; Hasin, Tal; Grupper, Avishai; Shaul, Aviv; Nalbantgil, Sanem; Hammer, Yoav; Mullens, Wilfried; Tops, Laurens F.; Elliston, Jeremy; Tsui, Steven; Milicic, Davor; Altenberger, Johann; Abuhazira, Miriam; Winnik, Stephan; Lavee, Jacob; Piepoli, Massimo; Hill, Lorrena; Hamdan, Righab; Ruhparwar, Arjang; Anker, Stephan; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Coats, Andrew J.S.; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Metra, Marco; Rosano, Giuseppe; Seferovic, Petar; Ruschitzka, Frank; Adamopoulos, Stamatis; Barac, Yaron; De Jonge, Nicolaas; Frigeiro, Maria; Goncalvesova, Eva; Gotsman, Israel; Ponikowski, Piotr; Potena, Luciano; Ristic, Arsen; Jaarsma, Tiny; Gal, Tuvia Ben; Ben-Avraham, Binyamin; Ben-Zadok, Osnat Itzhaki (Wiley, 2021-09-28)
      [Abstract] The growing population of left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-supported patients increases the probability of an LVAD- supported patient hospitalized in the internal or surgical wards with certain expected ...
    • Hyperkalemia in Heart Failure Patients in Spain and Its Impact on Guidelines and Recommendations: ESC-EORP-HFA Heart Failure Long-Term Registry 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; González-Costello, José; López-Fernández, Silvia; García-Pinilla, José Manuel; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Juan-Bagudá, Javier de; Roig-Minguell, Eulalia; Bayés-Genís, Antoni; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Lara-Padrón, Antonio; Pérez-Ruiz, José María; Fernández-Vivancos Marquina, Carla; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Varela-Román, Alfonso; Torres-Calvo, Francisco; Andrés-Novales, Javier; Escudero-González, Aida; Pascual-Figal, Domingo A.; Ridocci-Soriano, Francisco; Sahuquillo-Martínez, Ana; Bierge-Valero, David; Epelde-Gonzalo, Francisco; Gallego-Page, Juan Carlos; Dalmau González-Gallarza, Regina; Bover-Freire, Ramón; Quiles-Granado, Juan; Pietro Maggioni, Aldo; Lund, Lars H.; Muñiz, Javier; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco (Elsevier, 2020-04)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: Hyperkalemia is a growing concern in the treatment of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction because it limits the use of effective drugs. We report estimates of ...
    • Hyponatraemia and changes in natraemia during hospitalization for acute heart failure and associations with in-hospital and long-term outcomes – from the ESC-HFA EORP Heart Failure Long-Term Registry 

      Kaplon-Cieslicka, Agnieszka; Benson, Lina; Chioncel, Ovidiu; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Coats, Andrew J.S.; Anker, Stefan; Ruschitzka, Frank; Hage, Camilla; Drozdz, Jaroslaw; Seferovic, Petar; Rosano, Giuseppe; Piepoli, Massimo; Mebazaa, Alexandre; McDonagh, Theresa; Lainscak, Mitja; Savarese, Gianluigi; Ferrari, Roberto; Mullens, Wilfried; Bayes-Genis, Antoni; Maggioni, Aldo P.; Lund, Lars H. (European Society of Cardiology, 2023-04-27)
      [Abstract] Aims: To comprehensively assess hyponatraemia in acute heart failure (AHF) regarding prevalence, associations, hospital course, and post-discharge outcomes. Methods and results: Of 8298 patients in the European ...
    • Impact of Donor-Recipient Age on Cardiac Transplant Survival. Subanalysis of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry 

      López-Vilella, Raquel; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Cobo, Manuel; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Mirabet, Sonia; González-Costello, José; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Rábago, Gregorio; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Otero, Déborah; Almenar-Bonet, Luis (Elsevier, 2020-06-26)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. The age of heart transplant recipients and donors is progressively increasing. It is likely that not all donor-recipient age combinations have the same impact on mortality. The ...
    • Impact of intrapatient blood level variability of calcineurin inhibitors on heart transplant outcomes 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Mirabet, Sonia; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Rábago, Gregorio; Vázquez de Prada, José A. (Elsevier, 2021-03-18)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Intrapatient blood level variability (IPV) of calcineurin inhibitors has been associated with poor outcomes in solid-organ transplant, but data for heart transplant are scarce. ...
    • Implante transaxilar del dispositivo de asistencia circulatoria Impella CP como puente al trasplante cardiaco: primera experiencia en España 

      Couto-Mallón, David; Estévez-Cid, Francisco; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; García-Velasco, Carlos; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Cuenca-Castillo, José J. (Elsevier, 2017-10-14)
    • In-hospital heart rate reduction and its relation to outcomes of heart failure patients with sinus rhythm: results from the polish part of the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure pilot and long-term registries 

      Balsam, Pawel; Peller, Michal; Borodzicz, Sonia; Kaplon-Cieslicka, Agnieszka; Ozieranski, Krzysztof; Tyminska, Agata; Marchel, Michal; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Maggioni, Aldo; Drozdz, Jaroslaw; Grabowski, Marcin; Filipiak, Krzysztof J.; Opolski, Grzegorz (Via Medica, 2018-08-29)
      [Abstract] Background: Currently, there is no information on whether in-hospital heart rate (HR) reduction has an influence on risk of death or rehospitalization. The study evaluates the relation between inhospital HR ...
    • In-Hospital Post-Operative Infection after Heart Transplantation: Epidemiology, Clinical Management, and Outcome 

      Gómez-López, Rocío; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Fernández-Ugidos, Paula; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Velasco-García de Sierra, Carlos; Aller-Fernández, Vanesa; Fernández-Arias, Laura; Vázquez-Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Mary Ann Liebert, 2020-02-13)
      [Abstract] Background: Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after heart transplantation (HT). Little information about its importance in the immediate post-operative period is available. The aim of this ...
    • In-hospital postoperative infection after heart transplantation: risk factors and development of a novel predictive score 

      Fernández-Ugidos, Paula; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Gómez-López, Rocío; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Iglesias-Gil, Carmen; Aller-Fernández, Vanesa; González-Barbeito, Miguel; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Wiley, 2019-05-11)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Infection is one of the most significant complications following heart transplantation (HT). The aim of this study was to identify specific risk factors for early postoperative infections in HT ...
    • Incidence and prognosis of colorectal cancer after heart transplantation: data from the spanish post-heart transplant tumor registry 

      Sagastagoitia-Fornie, Marta; Morán-Fernández, Laura; Blázquez-Bermejo, Zorba; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; López Granados, Amador; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Mirabet-Pérez, Sonia; García-Romero, Elena; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Rábago Juan-Aracil, Gregorio; Castel-Lavilla, María Ángeles; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Frontiers, 2023-05)
      [Abstract] In this observational and multicenter study, that included all patients who underwent a heart transplantation (HT) in Spain from 1984 to 2018, we analyzed the incidence, management, and prognosis of colorectal ...
    • Incidence, Risk Factors and Prognostic Impact of Cytomegalovirus Infection After Heart Transplantation 

      Méndez-Eirín, Elizabet; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Blanco-Canosa, Paula; Cañizares-Castellanos, Angelina; González Barbeito, Miguel; Aller Fernández, Ana Vanesa; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2020-03-20)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. To assess the risk factors of CMV infection after heart transplant (HT) and its influence on long-term prognosis. Methods. We conducted a retrospective single-centre study of ...
    • Indications, complications, and outcomes of cardiac surgery after heart transplantation: results from the cash study 

      Gökler, Johannes; Aliabadi-Zuckermann, Arezu Z.; Kaider, Alexandra; Ambardekar, Amrut V.; Antretter, Herwig; Artemiou, Panagiotis; Bertolotti, Alejandro M.; Boeken, Udo; Brossa, Vicens; Copeland, Hannah; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Eixeré-Esteve, Andrea; Epailly, Eric; Farag, Mina; Hulman, Michal; Khush, Kiran K.; Masetti, Marco; Patel, Jignesh; Ross, Heather J.; Rudez, Igor; Silvestry, Scott; Martín Suárez, Sofía; Vest, Amanda; Zuckermann, Andreas O. (Frontiers, 2022-06-09)
      [Abstract] Background: Allograft pathologies, such as valvular, coronary artery, or aortic disease, may occur early and late after cardiac transplantation. Cardiac surgery after heart transplantation (CASH) may be an option ...
    • Individualizing the treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a journey from hospitalization to long-term outpatient care 

      Escobar, Carlos; Bonilla-Palomas, Juan Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Esteban-Fernández, Alberto; Farré, Nuria; García, Ana; Núñez, Julio (Taylor & Francis, 2022-08-31)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Despite the relevant advances achieved thanks to the traditional step-by-step therapeutic approach, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) remains associated with considerable morbidity ...
    • Infectious complications associated with short-term mechanical circulatory support in urgent heart transplant candidates 

      Solla-Buceta, Miguel; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; González-Costello, José; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Rangel-Sousa, Diego; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Rábago, Gregorio; De-la-Fuente Galán, Luis; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Hervás-Sotomayor, Daniela; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Mirabet, Sonia; Muñiz, Javier; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo (Elsevier, 2021-02-27)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Short-term mechanical circulatory support is frequently used as a bridge to heart transplant in Spain. The epidemiology and prognostic impact of infectious complications in these ...
    • International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM): standardized patient-centered outcomes measurement set for heart failure patients 

      Burns, Daniel J.P.; Arora, Jason; Okunade, Oluwakemi; Beltrame, John F.; Bernardez-Pereira, Sabrina; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Hardman, Suzanna; Hoes, Arno W.; Hutchinson, Steven; Jessup, Mariell; Kinsella, Tina; Knapton, Michael; Lam, Carolyn S.P.; Masoudi, Frederick A.; McIntyre, Hugh; Mindham, Richard; Morgan, Louise; Otterspoor, Luuk; Parker, Victoria; Peerson, Hans E.; Pinnock, Claude; Reid, Christopher M.; Riley, Jillian; Stevenson, Lynne W.; McDonagh, Theresa A. (American College of Cardiology Foundation, 2020-03)
      [Abstract] Whereas multiple national, international, and trial registries for heart failure have been created, international standards for clinical assessment and outcome measurement do not currently exist. The working ...