• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Clinical outcomes in heart transplant recipients with coronary abnormalities in the donor graft 

      Fernández de-Aspe, Pablo; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Aldama López, Guillermo; Fernández-Arias, Laura; Vázquez-Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2023-02-02)
    • Clinical usefulness of gene-expression profile to rule out acute rejection after heart transplantation: CARGO II 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Stypmann, Jörg; Schulz, Uwe; Zuckermann, Andreas; Mohascsi, Paul; Bara, Christian; Ross, Heather; Parameshwar, Jayan; Zakliczynski, Michal; Fiocchi, Roberto; Hoefer, Daniel; Colvin, Monica; Deng, Mario; Leprince, Pascal; Elashoff, Barbara; Yee, James P.; Vanhaecke, Johan (Oxford University Press en nombre de European Society of Cardiology, 2016-01-07)
      [Abstract] Aims. A non-invasive gene-expression profiling (GEP) test for rejection surveillance of heart transplant recipients originated in the USA. A European-based study, Cardiac Allograft Rejection Gene Expression ...
    • Clinical utility of genetic testing in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy 

      Peña-Peña, María Luisa; Ochoa, Juan Pablo; Barriales-Villa, Roberto; Cicerchia, Marcos; Palomino-Doza, Julián; Salazar-Mendiguchia, Joel; Lamounier, Arsonval; Trujillo, Juan Pablo; García-Giustiniani, Diego; Fernández, Xusto; Ortiz-Genga, Martín; Monserrat, Lorenzo; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2021-05)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most frequent cause of heart transplantation. The prevalence of familial disease can reach 50%. Our objective was to describe the genetic basis ...
    • 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 ...
    • Comparative analysis of long-term outcomes of torasemide and furosemide in heart failure patients in heart failure registries of the European Society of Cardiology 

      Ozieranski, Krzysztof; Balsam, Pawel; Kaplon-Cieslicka, Agnieszka; Tyminska, Agata; Kowalik, Robert; Grabowski, Marcin; Peller, Michal; Wancern, Anna; Marchel, Michal; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Maggioni, Aldo P.; Drozdz, Jaroslaw; Filipiak, Krzysztof J.; Opolski, Grzegorz (Springer, 2019-01-16)
      [Abstract] Purpose. Current clinical recommendations do not emphasise superiority of any of diuretics, but available reports are very encouraging and suggest beneficial effects of torasemide. This study aimed to compare ...
    • Comprehensive in‐hospital monitoring in acute heart failure: applications for clinical practice and future directions for research. A statement from the Acute Heart Failure Committee of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 

      Harjola, Veli-Pekka; Parissis, John; Brunner-La Rocca, Hans-Peter; Celutkiené, Jelena; Chioncel, Ovidiu; Collins, Sean P.; De Backer, Daniel; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Gayat, Etienne; Hill, Loreena; Lainscak, Mitja; Lassus, Johan; Masip, Josep; Mebazaa, Alexandre; Miró, Óscar; Mortara, Andrea; Mueller, Christian; Mullens, Wilfried; Nieminen, Markku S.; Rudiger, Alain; Ruschitzka, Frank; Seferovic, Petar M.; Sionis, Alessandro; Vieillard-Baron, Antoine; Weinstein, Jean Marc; Boer, Rudolf de; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Piepoli, Massimo Francesco; Riley, Jillian P. (Wiley, 2018)
      [Abstract] This paper provides a practical clinical application of guideline recommendations relating to the inpatient monitoring of patients with acute heart failure, through the evaluation of various clinical, ...
    • Consenso colombiano de falla cardíaca avanzada: capítulo de Falla Cardíaca, Trasplante Cardíaco e Hipertensión Pulmonar de la Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular 

      Gómez-Mesa, Juan Esteban; Saldarriaga, Clara; Milena Jurado, Adriana; Mariño, Alejandro; Rivera, Alex; Herrera, Álvaro; Buitrago, Andrés Felipe; García, Ángel Alberto; Figueredo, Antonio; Rivera, Edilma Lucy; Contreras, Eduardo; Gómez, Efraín; Martínez, Erika María; Mendoza, Fernán; González-Robledo, Gina; Ventura, Héctor; Ramírez, John Alexander; González-Juataney, José R.; Ortega, Juan Carlos; Salazar, Leonardo; Gómez Bueno, Manuel; Rodríguez, María Juliana; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Manito, Nicolás; Roa, Nubia Lucía; Echeverría, Luis Eduardo (Elsevier, 2019-07-03)
      [Resumen] La definición más actualizada de falla cardiaca avanzada incluye síntomas refractarios al tratamiento convencional, independiente de la fracción de eyección del ventrículo izquierdo, acompanados ˜ de elevación ...
    • Consensus document and recommendations on palliative care in heart failure of the Heart Failure and Geriatric Cardiology Working Groups of the Spanish Society of Cardiology 

      García Pinilla, José Manuel; Díez-Villanueva, Pablo; Bover Freire, Ramón; Formiga, Francesc; Cobo Marcos, Marta; Bonabad, Clara; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Ruiz García, Juan; Díaz Molina, Beatriz; Enjuanes Grau, Cristina; García, Lluisa; Rexarch, Lourdes; Esteban, Alberto; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel (Elsevier, 2019-11-21)
      [Abstract] Heart failure is a complex entity, with high morbidity and mortality. The clinical course and outcome are uncertain and difficult to predict. This document, instigated by the Heart Failure and Geriatric Cardiology ...
    • Contemporary management of acute right ventricular failure: a statement from the Heart Failure Association and the Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function of the European Society of Cardiology 

      Harjola, Veli-Pekka; Mebazaa, Alexandre; Çelutkiené, Jelena; Bettex, Dominique; Bueno, Héctor; Chioncel, Ovidiu; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Falk, Volkmar; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Gibbs, Simon; Leite-Moreira, Adelino; Lassus, Johan; Masip, Josep; Mueller, Christian; Mullens, Wilfried; Naeije, Robert; Vonk Nordegraaf, Anton; Parissis, John; Riley, Jillian P.; Ristic, A.D.; Rosano, Giuseppe; Rudiger, Alain; Ruschitzka, Frank; Seferovic, Petar M.; Sztrymf, Benjamin; Vieillard-Baron, Antoine; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Konstantinides, Stavros (Wiley, 2016-03-15)
      [Abstract] Acute right ventricular (RV) failure is a complex clinical syndrome that results from many causes. Research efforts have disproportionately focused on the failing left ventricle, but recently the need has been ...
    • 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-del-Prado, José M.; 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 ...
    • Código shock cardiogénico 2023: documento de expertos para una organización multidisciplinaria que permita una atención de calidad 

      Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Hernández-Pérez, Francisco José; Uribarri, Aitor; Martín Villén, Luis; Zapata, Luis; Alonso, Joaquín C.; Amat-Santos, Ignacio C.; Ariza-Solé, Albert; Barrabés, José A.; Barrio, José María; Canteli, Ángela; Alonso-Fernández-Gatta, Marta; Corbí Pascual, Miguel J.; Díaz, Domingo; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; de la Torre-Hernández, José María; Ferrera, Carlos; García González, Martín J.; García-Carreño, Jorge; García-Guereta, Luis; García Quintana, Antonio; Jorge Pérez, Pablo; González-Juanatey, J.R.; López de Sá, Esteban; Sánchez, Pedro Luis; Monteagudo, María; Palomo López, Nora; Reyes, Guillermo; Rosell, Fernando; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Sionis Green, Alessandro; Stepanenko, Alexander; Iglesias Álvarez, Diego; Viana Tejedor, Ana; Voces, Roberto; Fuset Cabanes, María Paz; Gimeno Costa, José Ricardo; Díaz, José; Fernández-Avilés, Francisco (Elsevier, 2022-11-18)
      [Resumen] Pese a los esfuerzos realizados para mejorar la atención al shock cardiogénico (SC), incluyendo el desarrollo de dispositivos de asistencia circulatoria mecánica (ACM), su pronóstico continúa siendo desfavorable. ...
    • Current management of patients with severe acute peripartum cardiomyopathy: practical guidance from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Study Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy 

      Bauersachs, Johann; Arrigo, Mattia; Hilfiker-Kleiner, Denise; Veltmann, Christian; Coats, Andrew J.S.; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; De Boer, Rudolf A.; van der Meer, Peter; Maack, Christoph; Mouquet, Frederic; Petrie, Mark C.; Piepoli, Massimo Francesco; Regitz-Zagrosek, Vera; Schaufelberger, Maria; Seferovic, Petar M.; Tavazzi, Luigi; Ruschitzka, Frank; Mebazaa, Alexandre; Sliwa, Karen (Wiley, 2016-06-23)
    • Determinants of Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Patients With Heart Failure 

      Roibal-Pravio, J.; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Barbeito Caamaño, Cayetana; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Couto-Mallón, David; Pardo-Martínez, Patricia; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Blanco-Canosa, Paula; García-Pinilla, José Manuel; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Wiley Online Library, 2021-03-27)
      [Abstract] Aims Maximum oxygen uptake (VO₂max) is an essential parameter to assess functional capacity of patients with heart failure (HF). We aimed to identify clinical factors that determine its value, as they have not ...
    • Diagnosis, clinical course, and 1-year outcome in patients hospitalized for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (from the Polish Cohort of the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Long-Term Registry) 

      Kaplon-Cieslicka, Agnieszka; Tyminska, Agata; Peller, Michal; Balsam, Pawel; Ozieranski, Krzysztof; Galas, Michalina; Marchel, Michal; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Maggioni, Aldo P.; Drozdz, Jaroslaw; Filipiak, Krzysztof J.; Opolski, Grzegorz (Elsevier, 2016)
      [Abstract] Compared with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HF-REF), the diagnosis of HF with preserved EF (HF-PEF) is more challenging. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of HF-PEF among ...
    • Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Cardiac Imaging in Amyloidosis 

      Vidal-Perez, Rafael Carlos; Vázquez-García, Raquel; Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo; Bouzas-Mosquera, Alberto; Soler Fernandez, Rafaela; Larrañaga-Moreira, Jose Maria; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Vázquez Rodríguez, José Manuel (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2020-12-26)
      [Abstract] Amyloidosis is an infiltrative disease caused by extracellular protein deposition that has accumulated a lot of scientific production in recent years. Different types of amyloidosis can affect the heart. ...
    • Differences in clinical characteristics and 1-year outcomes of hospitalized patients with heart failure in ESC-HF Pilot and ESC-HF-LT registries 

      Balsam, Pawel; Ozieranski, Krzysztof; Kaplon-Cieslicka, Agnieszka; Borodzicz, Sonia; Tyminska, Agata; Peller, Michal; Marchel, Michal; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Maggioni, Aldo P.; Drozdz, Jaroslaw; Opolski, Grzegorz; Grabowski, Marcin (Medycyna Praktyczna, 2019-01-16)
      [Abstract] INTRODUCTION The management of heart failure (HF) has changed significantly in recent decades. OBJECTIVES We analyzed the clinical profile, 1‑year outcomes, predictors of mortality, and hospital readmissions ...