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Miguel Valderrábano, MD, FACC

Lois and Carl Davis Centennial Chair I, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


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Biography

Dr. Valderrábano came to Houston from Los Angeles where he was director of the Implanted Devices Clinic at the UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. Valderrábano received his medical degree from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) School of Medicine in Madrid, Spain, and internal medicine training at UCLA. He completed his cardiology and electrophysiology training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was chief cardiology fellow. He then joined the faculty at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Description of Research

Dr. Valderrábano’s research and clinical interests focus on finding new and more effective treatments for atrial fibrillation, including epicardial mapping and ablation. His research has been funded by grants from the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Areas Of Expertise

Atrial fibrillation Epicardial mapping Ablation
Education & Training

Research Fellowship, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA SCOR Group
Clinical Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Internship, UCLA - West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
MD, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Active Clinical Trials

The Jewel IDE Study

NCT05201495


Amplatzer Amulet LAAO vs. NOAC (CATALYST)

NCT04226547


DiamondTemp System for the Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (Diamond-AFII)

NCT03643224

Publications

Anterior mitral line in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation and anterior scar: A multicenter matched comparison—The MiLine study
Bergonti, M, Spera, FR, Ferrero, TG, Nsahlai, M, Bonomi, A, Boris, W, Saenen, J, Huybrechts, W, Miljoen, H, Vandaele, L, Wittock, A, Heidbuchel, H, Valderrábano, M, Rodríguez-Mañero, M & Sarkozy, A 2023, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 658-665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.01.009

Very High-Power Short-Duration, Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: The Prospective Multicenter Q-FFICIENCY Trial
Q-FFICIENCY Trial Investigators 2023, , JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 468-480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2022.10.019

Characterization of Atrial Substrate to Predict the Success of Pulmonary Vein Isolation: The Prospective, Multicenter MASH-AF II (Multipolar Atrial Substrate High Density Mapping in Atrial Fibrillation) Study
Bergonti, M, Spera, FR, Ferrero, TG, Nsahlai, M, Bonomi, A, Tijskens, M, Boris, W, Saenen, J, Huybrechts, W, Miljoen, H, González-Juanatey, JR, Martínez-Sande, JL, Vandaele, L, Wittock, A, Heidbuchel, H, Valderrábano, M, Rodríguez-Mañero, M & Sarkozy, A 2023, , Journal of the American Heart Association, vol. 12, no. 1, e027795, pp. e027795. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.027795

Retrograde Coronary Venous Ethanol Infusion for Ablation of Refractory Left Ventricular Summit Arrhythmias
Flautt, T & Valderrábano, M 2023, , Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2022.10.003

Acute and Long-Term Scar Characterization of Venous Ethanol Ablation in the Left Ventricular Summit
Fuentes Rojas, SC, Malahfji, M, Tavares, L, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Dave, AS, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Sáenz, LC, Korolev, S, Papiashvili, G, Peichl, P, Kautzner, J, Blaszyk, K, Malaczynska-Rajpold, K, Chen, T, Santangeli, P, Shah, DJ & Valderrábano, M 2023, , JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2022.08.035

Successful ablation of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with Chagas disease using ethanol ablation in the coronary venous system: A case report
Flautt, T & Valderrábano, M 2023, , HeartRhythm Case Reports, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.11.011

Stellate ganglion instrumentation for pharmacological blockade, nerve recording, and stimulation in patients with ventricular arrhythmias: Preliminary experience
Lador, A, Wang, S, Schurmann, PA, Chihara, R, Dave, AS & Valderrábano, M 2023, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 797-805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.02.024

Venous Ethanol Ablation Approaches for Radiofrequency-Refractory Cardiac Arrhythmias
Fuentes, S & Valderrábano, M 2023, , Current Cardiology Reports, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 917-924. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-023-01914-6

Chemical Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Using Coronary Arterial and Venous Systems
Flautt, T & Valderrábano, M 2022, , Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 743-756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2022.08.002

Substrate Ablation by Multivein, Multiballoon Coronary Venous Ethanol for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease
Valderrábano, M, Fuentes Rojas, SC, Lador, A, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Malahjfi, M, Shah, DJ, Mathuria, N & Dave, AS 2022, , Circulation, vol. 146, no. 22, pp. 1644-1656. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060882

Substrate Ablation by Multivein, Multiballoon Coronary Venous Ethanol for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease
Valderrábano, M, Fuentes Rojas, SC, Lador, A, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Malahjfi, M, Shah, DJ, Mathuria, N & Dave, AS 2022, , Circulation, vol. 146, no. 22, pp. 1644-1656. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060882

Feasibility and Safety of Intracardiac Echocardiography Use in Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Closure Procedures
Zahid, S, Gowda, S, Hashem, A, Khan, MZ, Ullah, W, Kaur, G, Nasir, U, Rai, D, Faza, NN, Little, SH, Valderrabano, M & Goel, S 2022, , Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, vol. 1, no. 6, 100510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100510

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Without Fluoroscopy: Optimization by 4D Intracardiac Echocardiography
Flautt, T, Da-Wariboko, A, Lador, A, Patel, A, Guevara, M & Valderrábano, M 2022, , JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 15, no. 15, pp. 1592-1594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2022.05.008

Advanced Techniques for Ethanol Ablation of Left Ventricular Summit Region Arrhythmias
Patel, A, Nsahlai, M, Flautt, T, Da-Warikobo, A, Lador, A, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Schurmann, PA, Dave, A & Valderrábano, M 2022, , Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. e011017. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.122.011017

Paroxysmal Heart Block After Orthotopic Heart Transplant: Evidence of Intrinsic Cardiac Nerve Activity
Flautt, T, Lador, A & Valderrábano, M 2022, , JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 802-803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2022.02.006

Non-invasive localization of premature ventricular focus: A prospective multicenter study
Chrispin, J, Mazur, A, Winterfield, J, Nazeri, A, Valderrabano, M & Tandri, H 2022, , Journal of Electrocardiology, vol. 72, pp. 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2022.02.007

Periprocedural Pericardial Effusion Complicating Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Report from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Price, MJ, Valderrabano, M, Zimmerman, S, Friedman, DJ, Kar, S, Curtis, JP, Masoudi, FA & Freeman, JV 2022, , Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. E011718. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.011718

Thermally responsive hydrogel for atrial fibrillation related stroke prevention
Hendrickson, T, Lupo, C, Bauza, G, Tavares, L, Ingram, S, Wang, S, Moreno, M, Tasciotti, E, Valderrabano, M & Taraballi, F 2022, , Materials Today Bio, vol. 14, 100240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100240

Simultaneous repair of left atrial appendage perforation and appendage closure by transatrial deployment of a septal occluder device: Preclinical and clinical validation
Da-Wariboko, A, Lin, HC & Valderrábano, M 2022, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1022-1030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.01.010

Near-infrared sensitive nanoparticle-mediated photothermal ablation of ventricular myocardium
Mathuria, N, Royal, ALR, Enterría-Rosales, J, Carcamo-Bahena, Y, Terracciano, R, Dave, A, Valderrabano, M & Filgueira, CS 2022, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 1550-1556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.05.006

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