• Adherence to the ESC heart failure treatment guidelines in Spain: ESC Heart Failure Long-term Registry 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Segovia Cubero, Javier; González-Costello, José; Bayes-Genis, Antoni; López-Fernández, Silvia; Roig, Eulàlia; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Fernández-Vivancos Marquina, Carla; Mora-Martín, Manuel de; García-Pinilla, José Manuel; Varela-Román, Alfonso; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Lara-Padrón, Antonio; Fuente Galán, Luis de la; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco (Elsevier para Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2015-05-21)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. To estimate the percentage of heart failure patients in Spain that received the European Society of Cardiology recommended treatments, and in those that did not, to determine the ...
    • Chronic renal dysfunction in maintenance heart transplant patients: the ICEBERG study 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Palomo, Jesús; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Mirabet, Sonia; Rábago, Gregorio; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Díaz, Beatriz; Sanz, M.L.; Pascual, Domingo; Fuente, Luis de la; Guinea, G. (Elsevier, 2014-02-05)
      [Abstract] Chronic renal dysfunction (CRD) is a major complication after heart transplantation. We sought to describe the renal function over time, to assess the risk factors associated with CRD development, and to evaluate ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Epidemiological study of tricuspid regurgitation after cardiac transplantation: does it influence survival? 

      López-Vilella, Raquel; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Donoso Trenado, Víctor; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Sánchez-Lázaro, Ignacio; Aller Fernández, Ana Vanesa; Martínez-Dolz, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Almenar-Bonet, Luis (Frontiers, 2022-03-21)
      [Abstract] Background: Tricuspid valve disease is the most frequent valvulopathy after heart transplantation (HTx). Evidence for the negative effect of post-transplant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) on survival is contradictory. ...
    • Evaluation of humoral immunity profiles to identify heart recipients at risk for development of severe infections: a multicenter prospective study 

      Sarmiento, Elizabeth; Jaramillo, María; Calahorra, Leticia; Fernández-Yáñez, Juan; Gómez-Sánchez, Miguel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Cebrián, Mónica; Rábago, Gregorio; Levy, Beltrán; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; López, Javier; Mirabet, Sonia; Navarro, Joaquín; Rodríguez-Molina, Juan José; Fernández-Cruz, Eduardo; Carbone, Javier (Elsevier, 2017)
      [Abstract] BACKGROUND: New biomarkers are necessary to improve detection of the risk of infection in heart transplantation. We performed a multicenter study to evaluate humoral immunity profiles that could better enable ...
    • Health‐related quality of life, social support, and caregiver burden between six and 120 months after heart transplantation: a Spanish multicenter cross‐sectional study 

      Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Brossa-Loidi, Vicens; Fernández-Yáñez, Juan; Díaz Molina, Beatriz; Pascual Figal, Domingo A.; Lage-Gallé, Ernesto; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Manito-Lorite, Nicolás; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Wiley, 2015-06-15)
      [Abstract] A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the current heart transplant (HTx) outcomes in Spain. Clinical and functional status, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), social support, and ...
    • Hyperkalemia in Heart Failure Patients in Spain and Its Impact on Guidelines and Recommendations: ESC-EORP-HFA Heart Failure Long-Term Registry 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; González-Costello, José; López-Fernández, Silvia; García-Pinilla, José Manuel; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Juan-Bagudá, Javier de; Roig-Minguell, Eulalia; Bayés-Genís, Antoni; Sanz-Julve, Marisa; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Lara-Padrón, Antonio; Pérez-Ruiz, José María; Fernández-Vivancos Marquina, Carla; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Varela-Román, Alfonso; Torres-Calvo, Francisco; Andrés-Novales, Javier; Escudero-González, Aida; Pascual-Figal, Domingo A.; Ridocci-Soriano, Francisco; Sahuquillo-Martínez, Ana; Bierge-Valero, David; Epelde-Gonzalo, Francisco; Gallego-Page, Juan Carlos; Dalmau González-Gallarza, Regina; Bover-Freire, Ramón; Quiles-Granado, Juan; Pietro Maggioni, Aldo; Lund, Lars H.; Muñiz, Javier; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco (Elsevier, 2020-04)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: Hyperkalemia is a growing concern in the treatment of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction because it limits the use of effective drugs. We report estimates of ...
    • Impact of Donor-Recipient Age on Cardiac Transplant Survival. Subanalysis of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry 

      López-Vilella, Raquel; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Cobo, Manuel; Delgado Jiménez, Juan Francisco; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Mirabet, Sonia; González-Costello, José; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Lambert Rodríguez, José Luis; Rábago, Gregorio; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; Otero, Déborah; Almenar-Bonet, Luis (Elsevier, 2020-06-26)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. The age of heart transplant recipients and donors is progressively increasing. It is likely that not all donor-recipient age combinations have the same impact on mortality. The ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 F.; Pérez-Villa, Félix; 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, 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 ...
    • Perfiles analíticos pre-configurados en insuficiencia cardiaca: implementación y uso en el Sistema Nacional de Salud Español 

      Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; Laiz Marro, Begoña; Camafort-Babkowski, Miguel; Buño Soto, Antonio; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (De Gruyter, 2022-03-07)
      [Resumen] Objetivos. El uso de los perfiles analíticos pre-configurados (PAPs) en el contexto de la insuficiencia cardíaca (IC) podría ayudar a realizar un mejor manejo clínico y gestión eficiente del paciente. Los objetivos ...
    • 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 of tricuspid regurgitation after orthotopic heart transplantation and its evolution in the follow-up period: a long-term study 

      López-Vilella, Raquel; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Donoso Trenado, Víctor; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Sánchez-Lázaro, Ignacio; Aller Fernández, Ana Vanesa; Martínez-Dolz, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Almenar-Bonet, Luis (Elsevier, 2022-10-26)
      [Abstract] Background. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after heart transplant (HT) can be an important complication depending on its etiology and severity. This study aims to analyze the prevalence of TR, the causes, and its ...
    • 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 ...
    • Registro Español de Trasplante Cardiaco. XXVII: Informe Oficial de la Sección de Insuficiencia Cardiaca y Trasplante Cardiaco de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología (1984-2015) 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Sousa-Casasnovas, Iago; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Roig, Eulàlia; Sobrino, José Manuel; González-Costello, José (Elsevier, 2016-10-01)
      [Resumen] Introducción y objetivos. Se presentan las características y los resultados del trasplante cardiaco en España desde que empezó su actividad en mayo de 1984. Métodos. Se realiza un análisis descriptivo de las ...
    • Registro Español de Trasplante Cardiaco: XXIX Informe Oficial de la Sección de Insuficiencia Cardiaca de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología (1984-2017) 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Alonso-Pulpón, Luis; González-Costello, José; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Sousa-Casasnovas, Iago; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Pérez-Villa, Félix (Elsevier, 2018-09-13)
      [Resumen] Introducción y objetivos. Se actualizan las características clínicas y los resultados de los trasplantes cardiacos realizados en España en el periodo 2008-2017. Métodos. Se describen las características de los ...
    • 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 ...