Publications by authors named "Nahikari Salterain Gonzalez"
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 insights on structural transcatheter procedures performed across HTx and LVAD patients in Spain.
Methods: Multicenter, ambispective, observational nationwide registry.
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. The objective of the LEVO-T Registry is to describe the profile of patients on the HT list receiving levosimendan, prescription patterns, and clinical outcomes compared with patients not on levosimendan.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients listed for elective HT from 2015 to 2020 from 14 centers in Spain.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the impact of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) myocarditis on global circumferential strain (GCS) and global radial strain (GRS), which are measures of heart function, comparing 75 ICI myocarditis patients to 50 controls without myocarditis.
- Pre-treatment GCS and GRS were similar in both groups, but those with myocarditis had significantly lower GCS and GRS during treatment.
- Lower GCS and GRS correlated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events, indicating their potential as better indicators of heart health compared to traditional markers like cardiac troponin T and left ventricular ejection fraction.
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 retrospective cohort analysis from the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry from 1984 to 2018.
Background: Myocarditis is a potentially fatal complication of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. Data on the utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) T1 and T2 mapping in ICI myocarditis are limited.
Objectives: This study sought to assess the value of CMR T1 and T2 mapping in patients with ICI myocarditis.
Introduction: Lack of INR controls might affect the adherence to direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC). The vast majority of studies that addresses adherence to anticoagulants are retrospective and based on pharmacy refill data. Our aim was to compare the adherence between vitamin K antagonists (VKA) and DOAC and to analyze the clinical relevance of non-adherence.
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