• 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. ...
    • 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 ...
    • Levosimendan Efficacy and Safety: 20 Years of SIMDAX in Clinical Use 

      Papp, Zoltán; Álvarez, Julián; Bettex, Dominique; Bouchez, Stefan; Brito, Dulce; Černý, Vladimir; Comin-Colet; Comin-Colet, Josep; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Édes, István; Eremenko, Alexander; Farmakis, Dimitrios; Fedele, Francesco; Fonseca, Candida; Fruhwald, Sonja; Girardis, Massimo; Guarracino, Fabio; Harjola, Veli-Pekka; Heringlake, Matthias; Herpain, Antoine; Heunks, Leo; Husebye, Tryggve; Ivancan, Višnja; Karason, Kristjan; Kaul, Sundeep; Kivikko, Matti; Kubica, Janek; Masip, Josep; Matskeplishvili, Simon; Mebazaa, Alexandre; Nieminen, Markku S.; Oliva, Fabrizio; Papp, Julius G.; Parissis, John; Parkhomenko, Alexander; Põder, Pentti; Pölzl, Gerhard; Reinecke, Alexander; Ricksten, Sven-Erik; Riha, Hynek; Rudiger, Alain; Sarapohja, Toni; Schwinger, Robert H. G.; Toller, Wolfgang; Tritapepe, Luigi; Tschöpe, Carsten; Wikström, Gerhard; Lewinski, Dirk von; Vrtovec, Bojan; Pollesello, Piero; Agostoni, Piergiuseppe (Wolters Kluwer, 2020-07)
      [Abstract] Levosimendan was first approved for clinical use in 2000, when authorization was granted by Swedish regulatory authorities for the hemodynamic stabilization of patients with acutely decompensated chronic heart ...
    • Malignancy following heart transplantation: differences in incidence and prognosis between sexes – a multicenter cohort study 

      Minguito‐Carazo, Carlos; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Almenar‐Bonet, Luis; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; González-Vílchez, Francisco; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Sousa-Casasnovas, Iago; Mirabet, Sonia; González-Costello, José; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Díaz Molina, Beatriz; Rábago, Gregorio; Blasco-Peiró, Teresa; De la Fuente-Galán, Luis; Garrido-Bravo, Iris P.; García-Guereta, Luis; Camino, Manuela; Albert-Brotons, Dimpna C.; Muñiz, Javier; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Wiley Online Library, 2021-03-12)
      [Abstract] Male patients are at increased risk for developing malignancy postheart transplantation (HT); however, real incidence and prognosis in both genders remain unknown. The aim of this study was to assess differences ...
    • 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 discharge heart rate in acute heart failure patients: more relevant in atrial fibrillation? 

      Agra Bermejo, Rosa; Pascual Figal, Domingo A.; Gude Sampedro, Francisco; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Vidal-Pérez, Rafael Carlos; Gómez Otero, Inés; Ferrero-Gregori, Andreu; Álvarez-García, Jesús; Worner Diz, Fernando; Segovia, Jesús; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Cinca Cuscullola, Juan; Fernández-Avilés, Francisco; González-Juanatey, J.R. (Elsevier, 2020-02)
      [Abstract] Aims. The prognostic impact of heart rate (HR) in acute heart failure (AHF) patients is not well known especially in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of admission ...
    • 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. XXVI Informe Oficial de la Sección de Insuficiencia Cardiaca y Trasplante Cardiaco de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología (1984-2014) 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Segovia Cubero, Javier; Almenar, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Villa, Adolfo; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Roig, Eulàlia; Lage, Ernesto; González-Costello, José (Elsevier para Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2015-10-09)
      [Resumen] Introducción y objetivos. Se presentan las características y 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. 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 ...
    • Sacubitril-valsartan, clinical benefits and related mechanisms of action in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a review 

      Pascual-Figal, Domingo; Bayés-Genis, Antonio; Beltrán-Troncoso, Paola; Caravaca-Pérez, Pedro; Conde-Martel, Alicia; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Díez, Javier; Formiga, Francesc; Manito, Nicolás (Frontiers, 2021-11-11)
      [Abstract] Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the presence of dyspnea or limited exertion due to impaired cardiac ventricular filling and/or blood ejection. Because of its high prevalence, it is a ...
    • Serum Potassium Dynamics During Acute Heart Failure Hospitalization 

      Caravaca Pérez, Pedro; González-Juanatey, J.R.; Nuche, Jorge; Morán-Fernández, Laura; Lora Pablos, David; Álvarez-García, Jesús; Bascompte Claret, Ramón; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Vázquez García, Rafael; Martínez Dolz, Luis; Cobo-Marcos, Marta; Pascual Figal, Domingo A.; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Núñez Villota, Julio; Cinca Cuscullola, Juan; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F. (Springer, 2020-10-17)
      [Abstract] Background. Available information about prognostic implications of potassium levels alteration in the setting of acute heart failure (AHF) is scarce. Objectives. We aim to describe the prevalence of ...
    • Spanish heart transplant registry. 33rd official report of the Heart failure Association of the Spanish Society of Cardiology 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Arizón del Prado, José M.; Blázquez-Bermejo, Zorba; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Antonio-Ferrer, Marta de; Sobrino-Márquez, José M.; García-Romero, Elena (Elsevier, 2022-07-16)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives: This report updates the annual data of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry with the procedures performed in 2021. Methods: We describe the clinical profile, therapeutic ...
    • Spanish Heart Transplant Registry: 31th Official Report of the Heart Failure Association of the Spanish Society of Cardiology 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Gómez-Bueno, Manuel; González-Costello, José; Pérez-Villa, Félix; Delgado-Jiménez, Juan F.; Arizón-del-Prado, José M.; Sobrino-Márquez, José Manuel; Sousa-Casasnovas, Iago (Elsevier, 2020-08-14)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. The present report describes the clinical characteristics and outcomes of heart transplants in Spain and updates the data to 2019. Methods. We describe the clinical characteristics ...
    • Spanish Heart Transplantation Registry. 27th Official Report of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Working Group on Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation (1984-2015) 

      González-Vílchez, Francisco; Segovia-Cubero, Javier; Almenar, 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 para Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2016-10-01)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. The present article reports the characteristics and results of heart transplants in Spain since this therapeutic modality was first used in May 1984. Methods. We describe the main ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 F.; 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, 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 ...