• 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 ...
    • Prognosis after heart transplant in patients with hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy: a nationwide registry analysis 

      González-Urbistondo, Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; González-Vílchez, Francisco; García-Cosío, María Dolores; López-Granados, Amador; Mirabet, Sonia; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Díez-López, Carles; Farrero, Marta; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Rábago, Gregorio; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Blasco-Peiró, María Teresa; García-Quintana, Antonio; Vázquez de Prada, José Antonio (Elsevier, 2023-11-19)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: Posttransplant outcomes among recipients with a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) remain controversial. Methods: Retrospective ...
    • 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. ...
    • Repetitive ambulatory levosimendan as a bridge to heart transplantation 

      Juan Bagudá, Javier de; Frutos, Fernando de; López-Vilella, Raquel; Couto-Mallón, David; Guzmán-Bofarull, Joan; Blázquez-Bermejo, Zorba; Cobo-Belaustegui, Manuel; Mitroi, Cristina; Pastor-Pérez, Francisco J.; Moliner-Abós, Carlos; Rangel-Sousa, Diego; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; Tobar-Ruiz, Javier; Salterain-González, Nahikari; García-Pinilla, José Manuel; García-Cosío, María Dolores; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Dobarro, David; Almenar, Luis; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Paredes-Galán, Emilio; González-Vílchez, Francisco; González-Costello, José (Elsevier, 2023-07-27)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: Repetitive ambulatory doses of levosimendan are an option as a bridge to heart transplantation (HT), but evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of this treatment is scarce. ...
    • 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 ...
    • Temporal trends in the use and outcomes of temporary mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in Spain. Final report of the ASIS-TC study 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; García-Cosío, María Dolores; González-Costello, José; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Castel-Lavilla, María Ángeles; Lambert-Rodríguez, José Luis; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Mirabet-Pérez, Sonia; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Hervás-Sotomayor, Daniela; Rangel-Sousa, Diego; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Rábago Juan-Aracil, Gregorio; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2022-11-09)
      [Abstract] Background: We aimed to describe recent trends in the use and outcomes of temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) as a bridge to heart transplantation (HTx) in Spain. Methods: Retrospective case-by-case ...
    • Use of a surgically implanted, nondischargeable, extracorporeal continuous flow circulatory support system as a bridge to heart transplant 

      Cabezón-Villalba, Gonzalo; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Castel-Lavilla, María Ángeles; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; González-Costello, José; Lambert-Rodríguez, José Luis; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Mirabet-Pérez, Sonia; García-Cosío, María Dolores; Hervás-Sotomayor, Daniela; Rangel Sousa, Diego; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Rábago Juan-Aracil, Gregorio; Muñiz, Javier; cre, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2023-05-20)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: We aimed to describe the clinical outcomes of the use of the CentriMag acute circulatory support system as a bridge to emergency heart transplantation (HTx). Methods: We conducted ...