• A Comparative Study of Doppler Ultrasound Against Temporal Artery Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis 

      González Porto, Sara Alicia; Silva-Díaz, María T.; Reguera Arias, Ana; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; González Rodríguez, Alba; Valero Gasalla, Javier; De-Toro, Javier (Elsevier, 2020-08-13)
      [Abstract] Background. Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis that affects medium- and large-sized arteries. Temporal artery biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis. In view of the high demand for temporal biopsies, ...
    • 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. ...
    • Circulating Galectin-3 Following Heart Transplant: Long-term Dynamics and Prognostic Value 

      Suárez-Fuentetaja, Natalia; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Bayés-Genís, Antoni; Doménech, Nieves; Moreda-Santamaría, Lucía; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Estévez-Cid, Francisco; Cuenca-Castillo, José J.; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Grille-Cancela, Zulaika; Blanco-Canosa, Paula; Muñiz, Javier; Vázquez-Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2018-11-23)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: Circulating galectin-3 (Gal-3) is elevated and significantly correlates with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with heart failure. However, the relationship between ...
    • Circulating miR-181a-5p as a New Biomarker for Acute Cellular Rejection in Heart Transplantation 

      Constanso-Conde, Ignacio; Hermida-Prieto, Manuel; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Núñez, Lucía; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Suárez-Fuentetaja, Natalia; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Pan Lizcano, Ricardo Francisco; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2020-06-07)
      [Abstract] Background: Acute cellular rejection (ACR) is a major complication in heart transplantation (HTx). Endomyocardial biopsy is the reference method for early detection of ACR, but a new non-invasive approach is ...
    • Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist-induced pituitary adenoma apoplexy and casual finding of a parathyroid carcinoma: a case report and review of literature 

      Triviño, Vanessa; Fidalgo, Olga; Juane, Antía; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Cordido, Fernando (Baishideng Publishing Group, 2019-10-26)
      [Absatract] BACKGROUND Pituitary apoplexy represents one of the most serious, life threatening endocrine emergencies that requires immediate management. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) can induce pituitary ...
    • 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 ...
    • Light Chain and Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Clinical Characteristics, Natural History and Prognostic Factors 

      Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Vázquez-García, Raquel; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Couto-Mallón, David; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Barriales-Villa, Roberto; Piñón-Esteban, Pablo; Bouzas-Mosquera, Alberto; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Debén-Ariznavarreta, Guillermo; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2021-03-13)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Light-chain amyloidosis (AL-CA) and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) are the most common types of cardiac amyloidosis (CA). We sought to study the clinical characteristics and ...
    • Polymorphisms in genes related to the complement system and antibody-mediated cardiac allograft rejection 

      Marrón Liñares, Grecia Manuela; Núñez, Lucía; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Suárez-Fuentetaja, Natalia; Cid, Javier; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Muñiz, Javier; Tan, Carmela D.; Rene Rodríguez, E.; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Hermida-Prieto, Manuel (Elsevier, 2017-07-15)
      [Abstract] Background. Heart transplantation (HT) is a life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure. One of the main problems after HT is the humoral response termed antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). ...
    • Specialized proresolving mediators protect against experimental autoimmune myocarditis by modulating Ca2+ handling and NRF2 activation 

      Val-Blasco, Almudena; Prieto, Patricia; Íñigo Jaén, Rafael; Gil-Fernández, Marta; Pajares, Marta; Doménech, Nieves; Terrón, Verónica; Tamayo, María; Jorge, Inmaculada; Vázquez, Jesús; Bueno-Sen, Andrea; Vallejo-Cremades, María Teresa; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Sánchez-García, Sergio; Ruiz-Hurtado, Gema; Gómez, Ana María; Zaragoza, Carlos; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; López-Collado, Eduardo; Cuadrado, Antonio; Delgado, Carmen; Boscá, Lisardo; Fernández-Velasco, María (Elsevier, 2022-05-18)
      [Abstract] Specialized proresolving mediators and, in particular, 5(S), (6)R, 7-trihydroxyheptanoic acid methyl ester (BML-111) emerge as new therapeutic tools to prevent cardiac dysfunction and deleterious cardiac damage ...