Scientific letters

• Aortic regurgitation in continuous flow left ventricular assist devices for long-term use: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

  Amaia Martínez León, Beatriz Díaz Molina, José Alonso Domínguez, Jacobo Silva Guisasola, Jose Luis Lambert Rodríguez, César Morís de la Tassa

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:508-10

• Gadolinium based contrast agent-free cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of heart anatomy. A feasibility study

  Sven Knecht, Philip Haaf, Florian Spies, Antonio Madaffari, Michael Kühne, Christian Sticherling

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:510-2

• Minimally invasive approach for biventricular assist device with centrifugal pump: first experience in Spain

  Carmen Iglesias-Gil, Francisco Estévez-Cid, Miguel González-Barbeito, Eduardo Barge-Caballero, Jose J. Cuenca-Castillo

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:512-3

• First national registry of evolocumab in clinical practice in cardiology units in Spain. The RETOSS-CARDIO study

  Vivencio Barrios, Carlos Escobar, Vicente Arrarte, Cecilia Roldán

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:513-5

• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy presenting as myocarditis in young patients: a concealed relationship

  João Rato, Rita Ataíde, Duarte Martins, Oana Moldovan, Diogo Cavaco, Rui Anjos

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:424-6

• Levosimendan as bridge to transplant in patients with advanced heart failure

  Inés Ponz de Antonio, Javier S. de Juan Bagudá, Adriana Rodríguez Chaverri, María Dolores García-Cosío Carmena, Fernando Arribas Ynsaurriaga, Juan F. Delgado Jiménez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:422-4

• Percutaneous treatment of pulmonary embolism during pregnancy

  Ernesto Valero, Jessika González-D’Gregorio, Nieves Carbonell, Mónica García-Simón, José Ferreres, Juan Sanchis

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:427-9

• Trefoil factor-3 and galectin-4 as new candidates for prognostic biomarkers in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

  Agustín Fernández Cisnal, Sergio García-Blas, Ernesto Valero, Gema Miñana, Julio Núñez, Juan Sanchis Forés

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:418-20

• Experience of percutaneous coronary intervention in the pediatric and adolescent population in a referral center for congenital heart disease

  Luis Fernández González, Fernando Ballesteros Tejerizo, Alejandro Rodríguez Ogando, José Luis Zunzunegui Martínez, Enrique Gutiérrez Ibañes, Ricardo Sanz Ruiz

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:420-2

• MSCT-fluoroscopy fusion imaging for transcaval access guidance in transcatheter aortic valve replacement

  Manuel Barreiro-Pérez, Rocío González Ferreiro, Ignacio Cruz-González, Javier Martín-Moreiras, Blanca Trejo-Velasco, Pedro L. Sánchez-Fernández

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:426-7

• Prognostic impact of inappropriate doses of direct oral anticoagulants in clinical practice

  Martín Ruiz Ortiz, María Asunción Esteve-Pastor, Inmaculada Roldán, Javier Muñiz, Francisco Marín, Manuel Anguita, FANTASIIA study investigators

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:329-30

• Prevalence of OCT-defined high-risk plaque in relation to physiological characteristics by fractional flow reserve and coronary flow reserve

  Masahiro Hoshino, Eisuke Usui, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Taishi Yonetsu, Tsunekazu Kakuta

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:331-2

• Differences between cardiologists’ perceptions and clinical reality of the quality of anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists in Spain

  Manuel Anguita Sánchez, Fernando Arribas Ynsaurriaga, Ángel Cequier Fillat, Eduardo de Teresa Galván, Iñaki Lekuona Goya, José L. Zamorano Gómez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:332-4

• New mutation in the ACTA2 gene (p.Met84Val) in a family with nonsyndromic familial aortic aneurysms

  Benjamín Roque Rodríguez, María Victoria Mogollón Jiménez, Lorenzo Monserrat, Luis Enrique Lezcano Gort, Zineb Kounka, José Javier Gómez Barrado

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:334-5

• Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients with severe aortic stenosis: usefulness in detecting problems and planning interventions

  José Gutiérrez, Pablo Avanzas, Pablo Solla, Rocío Díaz, Juan José Solano, César Morís

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:336-8

• Durable left ventricular assist device therapy in non transplant centers in Spain: initial experience

  Alfredo Barrio, David Dobarro, Elisabete Alzola, Sergio Raposeiras, José M. González-Santos, Pedro L. Sánchez

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:338-40

• A novel complex structural genetic variant in DSP causing a form of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

  Julián Palomino-Doza, Rafael Salguero-Bodes, María Valverde-Gómez, Aníbal Ruiz-Curiel, Carmen Jiménez López-Guarch, Fernando Arribas-Ynsaurriaga

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:269-71

• Echocardiographic features of fetal mesocardiac: a different heart

  Raquel García Delgado, Raquel García Rodríguez, Javier Segura González, María de Luis Alvarado, Margarita Medina Castellano, José Ángel García Hernández

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:260-2

• Catheter-based closure of residual leaks after percutaneous occlusion of the left atrial appendage with WATCHMAN device: two cases

  Francisco Torres-Saura, Armando Pérez-de Prado, Manuela Romero-Vazquiánez, Carmen Garrote-Coloma, Patricio Pérez-Berbel, Eduardo Arroyo-Úcar

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:262-3

• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for hemodynamic support of ventricular tachycardia ablation: a 2-center experience

  Paolo D. Dallaglio, Loreto Oyarzabal Rabanal, Oriol Alegre Canals, Karina Osorio Higa, Nuria Rivas Gandara, Ignasi Anguera

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:264-5