Scientific letters

• Balloon-expandable Myval transcatheter aortic valve implantation. First experience in Spain

  Sandra Santos-Martínez, Ignacio J. Amat-Santos, Ana Serrador, Tania Rodríguez-Gabella, Hipólito Gutiérrez, Alberto San Román

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:596-7

• Fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19

  Ángela Irabien-Ortiz, José Carreras-Mora, Alessandro Sionis, Julia Pàmies, José Montiel, Manel Tauron

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:503-4

• Arterial tortuosity syndrome: a late and unexpected diagnosis and description of a novel likely pathogenic mutation

  Jorge Rodríguez-Capitán, Manuel Macías-Benítez, Lourdes Conejo-Muñoz, Antonio Cordero-Aguilar, Raúl López-Salguero, Beatriz Pérez-Villardón

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:504-6

• Transcatheter tricuspid annuloplasty with the Cardioband device to treat severe functional tricuspid regurgitation

  Ángel Sánchez-Recalde, Rosana Hernández-Antolín, Luisa Salido Tahoces, Ana García-Martín, Covadonga Fernández-Golfín, José L. Zamorano

  Rev Esp Cardiol. 2020;73:507-8

• 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