• Conversion from immediate-release tacrolimus to prolonged-release tacrolimus in stable heart transplant patients: a retrospective study 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Palomo, Jesús; Mirabet, Sonia; Díaz Molina, Beatriz; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Arizón, JM; Rangel Sousa, Diego; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Garrido, Iris P.; Fuente, Luis de la; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2019-07-01)
      [Abstract] Background Lifelong adherence with post-transplant immunosuppression is challenging, with nonadherence associated with greater acute rejection (AR) risk. Methods This retrospective study evaluated conversion ...
    • Donor-derived cell-free DNA as a new biomarker for cardiac allograft rejection: a prospective study (FreeDNA-CAR) 

      Jiménez-Blanco, Marta; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; G. Cosío, M. Dolores; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; López-Vilella, Raquel; Ortiz-Bautista, Carlos; Farrero-Torres, Marta; Zegrí-Reiriz, Isabel; Díaz-Molina, Beatriz; García-Romero, Elena; Rangel Sousa, Diego; Salterain-González, Nahikari; Garrido Bravo, Iris; Segovia-Cubero, Javier (Elsevier, 2024-11-20)
      [Abstract] Background: There is a long-standing need for a noninvasive biomarker that allows monitoring of cardiac allograft rejection, avoiding the need for periodic endomyocardial biopsies (EMB). Methods: Multicenter, ...
    • 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 Francisco; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Rangel Sousa, Diego; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Rábago Juan-Aracil, 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 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 Francisco; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; López-Granados, Amador; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; González-Costello, José; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Rábago Juan-Aracil, 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 ...
    • 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 Francisco; Castel-Lavilla, María A.; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Rangel Sousa, Diego; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Rábago Juan-Aracil, 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 ...
    • 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; G. Cosío, M. Dolores; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Dobarro, David; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; 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. ...
    • Structural heart transcatheter interventions in orthotopic cardiac transplant and left ventricular assist devices recipients: a nationwide study 

      Blasco-Turrión, Sara; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Donoso Trenado, Víctor; Li Chi Hion, Pedro; Díaz Molina, Beatriz; Roura, Gerard; Pan Álvarez-Osorio, Manuel; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Ortiz-Bautista, Carlos; Díaz, José Francisco; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Moreno, Raúl; Sarnago-Cebada, Fernando; Salterain-González, Nahikari; Torre Hernández, José María de la; García del Blanco, Bruno; Farrero-Torres, Marta; Ortas Nadal, Rosario; Martín, Pedro L.; de la Fuente, Luis; Sanz-Sánchez, Jorge; Mirabet, Sonia; Alonso Fernández, Vanesa; Gómez Hospital, Joan Antoni; López-Granados, Amador; Couto-Mallón, David; Trigo Espinosa, María del; Rangel Sousa, Diego; Zatarain-Nicolás, Eduardo; Arzamendi Aizpurua, Dabit; López-Vilella, Raquel; San Román, José Alberto; Amat-Santos, Ignacio C. (Elsevier, 2024-07-09)
      [Abstract] Background: The current incidence and outcomes of structural transcatheter procedures in heart transplant (HTx) recipients and left-ventricular assist devices (LVAD) carriers is unknown. Aims: To provide ...
    • 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; G. Cosío, M. Dolores; González-Costello, José; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Castel-Lavilla, María Ángeles; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Mirabet, 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, Sonia; G. Cosío, M. Dolores; Hervás-Sotomayor, Daniela; Rangel Sousa, Diego; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Rábago Juan-Aracil, Gregorio; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, 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 ...
    • 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 Francisco; 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 Juan-Aracil, 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 ...