• Efficacy and safety of intermittent intravenous outpatient administration of levosimendan in patients with advanced heart failure: the LION‐HEART multicentre randomised trial 

      Comín-Colet, Josep; Manito, Nicolás; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; García-Pinilla, José Manuel; Almenar, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Sionis, Alessandro; Blasco, Teresa; Pascual Figal, Domingo A.; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Grau, María; Bruguera, Jordi (Wiley, 2018)
      [Abstract] Aims. The LION‐HEART study was a multicentre, double‐blind, randomised, parallel‐group, placebo‐controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of intravenous administration of intermittent doses of levosimendan ...
    • Evaluation of the preoperative vasoactive-inotropic score as a predictor of postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing heart transplantation 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Segocia-Cubero, Javier; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Arizón-Del Prado, José L.; Lage-Gallé, Ernesto; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Manito-Lorite, Nicolás; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Villa-Arranz, Adolfo; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Brossa-Loidi, Vicens; Pascual Figal, Domingo A.; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2015-03-10)
    • Heart transplantation using allografts from older donors: multicenter study results 

      Roig, Eulàlia; Almenar, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Mirabet, Sonia; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Blasco, Teresa; Muñiz, Javier; Segovia Cubero, Javier (Elsevier, 2014-11-14)
      [Abstract] Background. The lengthy waiting time for heart transplantation is associated with high mortality. To increase the number of donors, new strategies have emerged, including the use of hearts from donors ≥50 years ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Preoperative INTERMACS profiles determine postoperative outcomes in critically ill patients undergoing emergency heart transplantation: analysis of the Spanish National Heart Transplant Registry 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Segovia Cubero, Javier; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Villa-Arranz, Adolfo; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Lage-Gallé, Ernesto; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Manito-Lorite, Nicolás; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Brossa-Loidi, Vicens; Pascual Figal, Domingo A.; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (American Heart Association, 2013-05-14)
      [Abstract] Background. Postoperative outcomes of patients with advanced heart failure undergoing ventricular assist device implantation are strongly influenced by their preoperative Interagency Registry for Mechanically ...
    • Steroids withdrawal during the first year after heart transplantation and its association with changes in renal function in a two year follow-up. RESTCO study 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Fernández-Yáñez, Juan; Brossa-Loidi, Vicens; Lage-Gallé, Ernesto; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Muñiz, Javier; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F. (Elsevier, 2014)
    • Validation of the usefulness of 2-dimensional strain parameters to exclude acute rejection after heart transplantation: a multicenter study 

      Goirigolzarri-Artaza, Josebe; Mingo Santos, Susana; Larrañaga, José María; Osa, Ana; Sutil-Vega, Mario; Ruiz Ortiz, Martín; Corros, Celia; Vidal, Bárbara; Moñivas Palomero, Vanessa; Maneiro, Nicolás; Barbeito Caamaño, Cayetana; López-Vilella, Raquel; Li, Chi-Hion; Rodríguez Diego, Sara; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Velásquez, Franciris; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Mirabet, Sonia; Martínez Mingo, Alejandro; Segovia-Cubero, Javier (Elsevier, 2021-04)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography has emerged as a promising alternative to endomyocardial biopsy to rule out acute cellular rejection after orthotopic heart ...
    • Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with or without Simultaneous Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Support as a Direct Bridge to Heart Transplantation: Results from a Nationwide Spanish Registry 

      Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Castel-Lavilla, María A.; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Rangel-Sousa, Diego; González-Costello, José; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Farrero-Torres, Marta; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Hervás-Sotomayor, Daniela; Portolés-Ocampo, Ana; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Rábago, Gregorio; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Mirabet, Sonia; Muñiz, Javier; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo (Oxford Academic, 2019-06-30)
      [Abstract] OBJECTIVES To investigate the potential clinical benefit of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) as a bridge to heart ...