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Miguel Valderrabano, MD, PhD

  • Houston Methodist cardiologist
  • Cardiac electrophysiology division director at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
  • Lois and Carl Davis Centennial Chair at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
  • Associate professor of medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Miguel Valderrabano, MD, PhD

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Media Contact: Patti Muck , 713.851.4596

Areas of Expertise

  • Ablation procedures
  • Arrhythmias
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Blood conservation
  • Electrophysiology
  • Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  • Pacemakers 

Credentials

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, SANTIAGO, SPAIN
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela | 2022
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MADRID, SPAIN
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain | 1994
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Cardiovascular Disease | 2022
BOARD CERTIFICATION, SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 2013
FELLOWSHIP
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California | 2003
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California | 2002
RESIDENCY
UCLA, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California | 1999
INTERNSHIP
UCLA, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California | 1997

Publications

Severity of Ischemic Stroke After Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs Nonwarfarin Oral Anticoagulants
Turagam, MK, Kawamura, I, Neuzil, P, Nair, D, Doshi, S, Valderrabano, M, Hala, P, Della Rocca, D, Gibson, D, Funasako, M, Ha, G, Lee, B, Musikantow, D, Yoo, D, Flautt, T, Dukkipati, S, Natale, A, Gurol, ME, Halperin, J, Mansour, M & Reddy, VY 2024, , JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 270-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2023.10.012

Ventricular septal defect as a complication of bipolar radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia
Maher, TR, Raza, AS, Tapias, C, Garcia, F, Reynolds, MR, Chaudry, GM, Saenz, LC, Valderrábano, M & dAvila, A 2024, , Heart Rhythm. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.01.052

Persistent and Recurrent Device-Related Thrombus After Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes
Mesnier, J, Simard, T, Jung, RG, Lehenbauer, KR, Piayda, K, Pracon, R, Jackson, GG, Flores-Umanzor, E, Faroux, L, Korsholm, K, Chun, JKR, Chen, S, Maarse, M, Montrella, K, Chaker, Z, Spoon, JN, Pastormerlo, LE, Meincke, F, Sawant, AC, Moldovan, CM, Qintar, M, Aktas, MK, Branca, L, Radinovic, A, Ram, P, El-Zein, RS, Flautt, T, Ding, WY, Sayegh, B, Benito-González, T, Lee, OH, Badejoko, SO, Paitazoglou, C, Karim, N, Zaghloul, AM, Agarwal, H, Kaplan, RM, Alli, O, Ahmed, A, Suradi, HS, Knight, BP, Alla, VM, Panaich, SS, Wong, T, Bergmann, MW, Chothia, R, Kim, JS, Pérez de Prado, A, Bazaz, R, Gupta, D, Valderrábano, M, Sanchez, CE, El Chami, MF, Mazzone, P, Adamo, M, Ling, F, Wang, DD, ONeill, W, Wojakowski, W, Pershad, A, Berti, S, Spoon, DB, Kawsara, A, Jabbour, G, Boersma, LVA, Schmidt, B, Nielsen-Kudsk, JE, Freixa, X, Ellis, CR, Fauchier, L, Demkow, M, Sievert, H, Main, ML, Hibbert, B, Holmes, DR, Alkhouli, M & Rodés-Cabau, J 2023, , JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 16, no. 22, pp. 2722-2732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2023.09.017

Gender-Related Differences in Atrial Substrate in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Van Leuven, O, Bergonti, M, Spera, FR, Ferrero, TG, Nsahlai, M, Bilotta, G, 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, , American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 203, pp. 451-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.095

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


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



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

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation with a novel temperature-controlled CF-sensing catheter: Q-FFICIENCY clinical and healthcare utilization benefits
Hussein, AA, Delaughter, MC, Monir, G, Natale, A, Dukkipati, S, Oza, S, Daoud, E, Di Biase, L, Mansour, M, Fishel, R, Valderrabano, M, Ellenbogen, K & Osorio, J 2023, , Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 2493-2503. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.16093

Ventricular arrhythmias prior to continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation were not associated with reduced 1-year mortality: a single-center experience
Pandat, S, Rothstein, P, Laird, R, Islam, M, Zaid, S, Truman, A, Bhimaraj, A, Yousefzai, R, Guha, A, Schurmann, P, Dave, A, Valderrábano, M & Mathuria, N 2023, , Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-023-01698-3

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, SS 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

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