• 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 ...
    • Chronic anemia in heart transplant patients: prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic significance 

      Cursack, Guillermo C.; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Muñiz, Javier; Naya, Carmen; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Rodríguez-Fernández, José Ángel; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Ríos, Ramón; Estévez, Francisco; Cuenca, José J.; Juffé-Stein, Alberto; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso (Elsevier, 2007)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Data on chronic anemia following heart transplantation (HT) are scarce and contradictory. Our aims were to determine the prevalence of chronic anemia after HT, to identify predisposing ...
    • Clinical Characteristics and Long-term outcomes of patients undergoing combined heart-kidney transplantation: a single-center experience 

      López-Sainz, A.; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Sánchez-Fernández, G.; Fernández Arias, L.; García-Vieites, M.; Alonso-Hernández, Á.; Rodríguez-Rivera-García, J.J.; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2015-01-30)
      [Abstract] Background. The purpose of the study was to describe clinical characteristics and long-term survival of patients undergoing combined heart-kidney transplant in a single center. Methods. We conducted a retrospective ...
    • Clinical evaluation of rosuvastatin in heart transplant patients with hypercholesterolemia and therapeutic failure of other statin regimens: short-term and long-term efficacy and safety results 

      Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Barrio-Rodríguez, Alfredo; Naya, Carmen; Blanco-Canosa, Paula; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Wiley, 2015-04-23)
      [Abstract] We conducted an observational study of 30 heart transplant recipients with serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) >100 mg/dl despite previous statin therapy, who were treated with rosuvastatin 10 mg ...
    • Estado serológico frente a Toxoplasma gondii en receptores de trasplante cardiaco: ¿un factor pronóstico independiente? 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Berbeito-Caamaño, Cayetana; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Estévez-Cid, Francisco; Herrera-Noreña, José M.; Cuenca-Castillo, José J.; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2016-08-31)
      [Resumen] Introducción y objetivos. Analizar la influencia pronóstica del estado serológico frente a Toxoplasma gondii en receptores de trasplante cardiaco (TC). Métodos. Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo unicéntrico ...
    • Indoleamine, 2-3 dioxygenase activity could be an early marker of graft rejection in heart transplantation 

      Suárez-Fuentetaja, Natalia; Doménech, Nieves; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Muñiz, Javier; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2012-11-10)
      [Abstract] Background. The indoleamine, 2-3 dioxygenase (IDO) is an inducible intracellular enzyme with immunosuppressive effects mainly on lymphocyte populations. It has been postulated that indirect determination of IDO ...
    • Long-term results of heart transplant in recipients older and younger than 65 years: a comparative study of mortality, rejections, and neoplasia in a cohort of 445 patients 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Muñiz, Javier; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Piñón-Esteban, Pablo; Rodríguez-Fernández, José Ángel; Hermida, L.F.; Calviño-Santos, Ramón; Cuenca, José J.; Juffé-Stein, Alberto; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso (Elsevier, 2005-12-28)
      [Resumen] Background. Whether being older than 65 years should be considered an absolute counterindication to heart transplant (HT), as it is in some centers, is controversial. In our centre, patients older than 65 years ...
    • Miotoxicidad por estatinas en pacientes trasplantados cardiacos y utilidad de estudios genéticos para mejorar la seguridad de dichos fármacos 

      Marzoa Rivas, Raquel (2012)
      [Resumen] INTRODUCCIÓN: Ensayos clínicos randomizados sugieren que la toxicidad muscular por estatinas en pacientes trasplantados cardiacos (TC) es baja y comparable a la observada en la población general. El tratamiento ...
    • Prognostic significance of heart rate and its long-term trend in cardiac transplant patients 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Jiménez-López, Jesús; Chávez-Leal, Sergio; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Cuenca-Castillo, José J.; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier para Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2015-04-11)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. The aim of the present study was to examine the prognostic significance of heart rate and its trend in heart transplantation. Methods. This observational study enrolled 170 patients ...
    • Prognostic value of the nutritional risk index in heart transplant recipients 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; García-López, Fernando; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Velasco-Sierra, Carlos; Pita-Gutiérrez, Francisco; Herrera-Noreña, José M.; Cuenca-Castillo, José J.; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier para Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2017-02-10)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. To study the prognostic impact of preoperative nutritional status, as assessed through the nutritional risk index (NRI), on postoperative outcomes after heart transplantation ...
    • Quinolone-related Achilles tendinopathy in heart transplant patients: incidence and risk factors 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Muñiz, Javier; Naya, Carmen; Bouzas-Mosquera, Alberto; Piñón-Esteban, Pablo; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Pazos-López, Pablo; Cursack, Guillermo C.; Cuenca-Castillo, José J.; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso (Elsevier, 2008-01-08)
      [Abstract] Background. A high incidence of Achilles tendinopathy—tendinitis or rupture—has been observed after quinolone treatment in lung and kidney transplant patients. In the absence of relevant published data, we aimed ...
    • Safety of statins when response is carefully monitored: a study of 336 heart recipients 

      Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Llinares-García, D.; Muñiz, Javier; Aldama López, Guillermo; Piñón-Esteban, Pablo; Campo-Pérez, Rosa; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso (Elsevier, 2005)
      [Abstract] Background. Statins are used as first-line drugs against hypercholesterolemia after heart transplantation. Randomized clinical trials have shown that they reduce cholesterol levels, and the incidence of rejection ...
    • Usefulness of the INTERMACS scale for predicting outcomes after urgent heart transplantation 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Campo-Pérez, Rosa; Rodríguez-Fernández, José Ángel; Pérez-Pérez, Alberto; García-Bueno, Lourdes; Blanco-Canosa, Paula; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Juffé-Stein, Alberto; Herrera-Noreña, José M.; Cuenca, José J.; Muñiz, Javier; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2011)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Our aim was to assess the prognostic value of the INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support) scale in patients undergoing urgent heart transplantation ...
    • Venous thromboembolism in heart transplant recipients: Incidence, recurrence and predisposing factors 

      Álvarez-Álvarez, Rolando J.; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Chávez-Leal, Sergio; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Barbeito Caamaño, Cayetana; López-Sainz, A.; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Blanco-Canosa, Paula; Herrera-Noreña, José M.; Cuenca-Castillo, José J.; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier para International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2015-10-02)
      [Abstract] Background. A high frequency of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been observed after lung, kidney, and liver transplantation. However, data about the incidence of this complication among heart transplant (HT) ...