• Chronic anemia in heart transplant patients: prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic significance 

      Cursack, Guillermo C.; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Muñiz, Javier; Naya, Carmen; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Rodríguez-Fernández, José Ángel; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Ríos, Ramón; Estévez, Francisco; Cuenca, José J.; Juffé-Stein, Alberto; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso (Elsevier, 2007)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Data on chronic anemia following heart transplantation (HT) are scarce and contradictory. Our aims were to determine the prevalence of chronic anemia after HT, to identify predisposing ...
    • Indoleamine, 2-3 dioxygenase activity could be an early marker of graft rejection in heart transplantation 

      Suárez-Fuentetaja, Natalia; Doménech, Nieves; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Pombo-Otero, Jorge; Muñiz, Javier; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2012-11-10)
      [Abstract] Background. The indoleamine, 2-3 dioxygenase (IDO) is an inducible intracellular enzyme with immunosuppressive effects mainly on lymphocyte populations. It has been postulated that indirect determination of IDO ...
    • Long-term results of heart transplant in recipients older and younger than 65 years: a comparative study of mortality, rejections, and neoplasia in a cohort of 445 patients 

      Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Muñiz, Javier; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Piñón-Esteban, Pablo; Rodríguez-Fernández, José Ángel; Hermida, L.F.; Calviño-Santos, Ramón; Cuenca, José J.; Juffé-Stein, Alberto; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso (Elsevier, 2005-12-28)
      [Resumen] Background. Whether being older than 65 years should be considered an absolute counterindication to heart transplant (HT), as it is in some centers, is controversial. In our centre, patients older than 65 years ...
    • Quinolone-related Achilles tendinopathy in heart transplant patients: incidence and risk factors 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Muñiz, Javier; Naya, Carmen; Bouzas-Mosquera, Alberto; Piñón-Esteban, Pablo; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Pazos-López, Pablo; Cursack, Guillermo C.; Cuenca-Castillo, José J.; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso (Elsevier, 2008-01-08)
      [Abstract] Background. A high incidence of Achilles tendinopathy—tendinitis or rupture—has been observed after quinolone treatment in lung and kidney transplant patients. In the absence of relevant published data, we aimed ...
    • Safety of statins when response is carefully monitored: a study of 336 heart recipients 

      Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Llinares-García, D.; Muñiz, Javier; Aldama López, Guillermo; Piñón-Esteban, Pablo; Campo-Pérez, Rosa; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso (Elsevier, 2005)
      [Abstract] Background. Statins are used as first-line drugs against hypercholesterolemia after heart transplantation. Randomized clinical trials have shown that they reduce cholesterol levels, and the incidence of rejection ...
    • Usefulness of the INTERMACS scale for predicting outcomes after urgent heart transplantation 

      Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Paniagua-Martín, María J.; Marzoa Rivas, Raquel; Campo-Pérez, Rosa; Rodríguez-Fernández, José Ángel; Pérez-Pérez, Alberto; García-Bueno, Lourdes; Blanco-Canosa, Paula; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Solla-Buceta, Miguel; Juffé-Stein, Alberto; Herrera-Noreña, José M.; Cuenca, José J.; Muñiz, Javier; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa (Elsevier, 2011)
      [Abstract] Introduction and objectives. Our aim was to assess the prognostic value of the INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support) scale in patients undergoing urgent heart transplantation ...