• Association between loop diuretic dose changes and outcomes in chronic heart failure: observations from the ESC-EORP Heart Failure Long-Term Registry 

      Kapelios, Chris J.; Laroche, Cécile; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Anker, Stefan; Coats, Andrew J.S.; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Lainscak, Mitja; Maggioni, Aldo P.; McDonagh, Theresa A.; Mebazaa, Alexandre; Metra, Marco; Moura, Brenda; Mullens, Wilfried; Piepoli, Massimo F.; Rosano, Giuseppe; Ruschitzka, Frank; Seferovic, Petar M.; Lund, Lars H. (Willey Online Library, 2020-04-01)
      [Abstract] Aims. Guidelines recommend down-titration of loop diuretics (LD) once euvolaemia is achieved. In outpatients with heart failure (HF), we investigated LD dose changes in daily cardiology practice, agreement ...
    • Cold Ischemia >4 Hours Increases Heart Transplantation Mortality. An Analysis of the Spanish Heart Transplantation Registry 

      Valero-Masa, María Jesús; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Manito-Lorite, Nicolás; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Brossa-Loidi, Vicens; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Fuente Galán, Luis de la; Portolés-Ocampo, Ana; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Rábago, Gregorio; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel (Elsevier, 2020-06-20)
      [Abstract] Background. Cold ischemia time (CIT) has been associated to heart transplantation (HT) prognosis. However, there is still uncertainty regarding the CIT cutoff value that might have relevant clinical ...
    • 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. ...
    • 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 ...
    • Mechanical circulatory support in severe primary graft dysfunction: peripheral cannulation but not earlier implantation improves survival in heart transplantation 

      Olivella, Aleix; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Díez-López, Carles; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Blázquez-Bermejo, Zorba; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Farrero-Torres, Marta; García-Cosío, María Dolores; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Pomares-Varó, Antonia; Muñiz, Javier; González-Costello, José (Elsevier, 2023-03-15)
      [Abstract] Background. Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) still affects 2-28% of heart transplants (HT). Severe PGD requires mechanical circulatory support (MCS) and is the main cause of death early after HT. Earlier initiation ...
    • Preoperative toxoplasma gondii serostatus does not affect long-term survival of cardiac transplant recipients: analysis of the Spanish Heart Transplantation Registry 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Brossa-Loidi, Vicens; Rangel-Sousa, Diego; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Farrero-Torres, Marta; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; López-Granados, Amador; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; González-Costello, José; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Rábago, Gregorio; González-Vílchez, Francisco (Elsevier, 2017-10-07)
      [Abstract] Background. It's unclear whether pre-transplant T. gondii seropositivity is associated with impaired survival in heart transplant recipients. Objectives. To test the above-mentioned hypothesis in the Spanish ...
    • Prevalence, Incidence, and Outcomes of Hyperkalaemia in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction from a Spanish Multicentre Study: SPANIK-HF Design and Baseline Characteristics 

      Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Juan-Bagudá, Javier de; Lara-Padrón, Antonio; García-Pinilla, José Manuel; Bonilla-Palomas, Juan Luis; López-Fernández, Silvia; Mirabet-Pérez, Sonia; Gómez-Otero, Inés; Castro-Fernández, Antonio; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Goirigolzarri-Artaza, Josebe; Rincón-Pérez, Luis Miguel; Pascual-Figal, Domigo A.; Anguita-Sánchez, Manuel; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (MDPI, 2022-02-22)
      [Abstract] Hyperkalaemia is a growing concern in the treatment of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) as it limits the use of some prognostic-modifying drugs and has a negative impact on ...
    • Prognostic value of serum lactate levels in patients undergoing urgent heart transplant: a subanalysis of the ASIS-TC spanish multicenter study 

      Couto-Mallón, David; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; González-Costello, José; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Castel-Lavilla, María A.; 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, 2018-05-30)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. To study the prognostic value of serum lactate in patients under temporary preoperative mechanical circulatory support who underwent urgent heart transplant. Methods. We conducted ...
    • Pulmonary vascular remodeling and prognosis in patients evaluated for heart transplantation: insights from the OCTOPUS-CHF study 

      Martínez-Solano, Jorge; Gutiérrez-Ibañes, Enrique; Ortiz-Bautista, Carlos; García-Cosío, María Dolores; Sarnago-Cebada, Santiago; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Pascual, Isaac; Oteo-Domínguez, Juan Francisco; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Calviño-Santos, Ramón; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Gómez-Hospital, Joan Antoni; Díez-López, Carles; García-Lara, Juan; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; de la Fuente-Galán, Luis; López-Díaz, Javier; Mirabet-Pérez, Sonia; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel (MDPI, 2022-12-06)
      [Abstract] Objective: In patients with advanced heart failure, the intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) of subsegmental pulmonary artery measurements is correlated with right heart catheterization parameters. ...
    • Results of heart retransplantation: subanalysis of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry 

      Salterain-González, Nahikari; Rábago Juan-Aracil, Gregorio; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Arizón del Prado, José María; García-Cosío, María Dolores; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Mirabet-Pérez, Sonia; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; González-Costello, José; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; de la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Garrido, Iris P.; García-Guereta Silva, Luis; Gil-Villanueva, Nuria; Gran, Ferrán; González-Vilchez, Francisco (Elsevier, 2021-07-10)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: Heart retransplantation (ReHT) is controversial in the current era. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the results of ReHT in Spain. Methods: We performed a ...
    • Utility of the IMPACT score for predicting heart transplant mortality: analysis on a contemporary cohort of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry 

      Ortiz-Bautista, Carlos; Muñiz, Javier; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Farrero-Torres, Marta; García-Cosío, M. Dolores; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Zegrí-Reiriz, Isabel; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Blázquez-Bermejo, Zorba; López Granados, Amador; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; García-Romero, Elena; Rábago Juan-Aracil, Gregorio; García-Guereta, Luis; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F. (Wiley, 2022-07-13)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: The Index for Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) score was derived and validated as a predictor of mortality after heart transplantation (HT). The primary ...