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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.
Research interests
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).
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jul 1 1999 → Jun 30 2002
Award Date: Jun 30 2003
Research Fellowship, AHA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA SCOR Group
Jul 1 2000 → Jun 30 2002
Award Date: Jun 30 2002
Internal Medicine, Residency
Jul 1 1997 → Jun 30 1999
Award Date: Jun 30 1999
Cardiology, Internship, Cardiology Program, UCLA - West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
Jun 1 1996 → Jun 30 1997
Award Date: Jun 3 1997
MD, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Oct 1 1988 → Jul 31 1994
Award Date: Jul 31 1994
Research Area Keywords
- Heart & Vascular
- Clinical Translation & Trials
Free-text keywords
- Atrial fibrillation
- Epicardial mapping
- Ablation
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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VENOUS ETHANOL ABLATION IN ISCHEMIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA- VELVET TRIAL
Valderrábano, M. (PI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/28
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Increased nerve activity during apnea promotes triggers and pro-arrhythmic substrate which contributes to increased susceptibility to AF in patients with concomitant sleep apnea
Valderrábano, M. (PI), Dave, A. (Key Personnel), Kleiman, N. (Key Personnel) & Lador, A. (Key Personnel)
11/1/23 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Comparative effectiveness randomized clinical trial to assess the clinical efficacy of VE when used in combination with RF ablation compared with RF ablation alone -Venous Ethanol for Left Ventricular Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia -VELVET clinical trial
Valderrábano, M. (PI), Dave, A. (Key Personnel), Lador, A. (Key Personnel), Mathuria, N. (Key Personnel) & Schurmann, P. A. (Key Personnel)
6/6/23 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Histological substrates of cardiac arrhythmia
Valderrábano, M. (PI), Dave, A. (Key Personnel), Lador, A. (Key Personnel), Mathuria, N. (Key Personnel) & Schurmann, P. A. (Key Personnel)
6/1/23 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Cardiac Autonomic Activation In Atrial Fibrillation Triggers And Substrate
Valderrábano, M. (PI)
4/1/23 → 3/31/28
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Ischemic stroke severity and mortality after left atrial appendage closure vs nonwarfarin oral anticoagulants in patients with prior stroke
Turagam, M. K., 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, M. E., Halperin, J. & Mansour, M. & 1 others, , May 16 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Heart Rhythm.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Severity of Ischemic Stroke After Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs Nonwarfarin Oral Anticoagulants
Turagam, M. K., 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, M. E., Halperin, J. & Mansour, M. & 1 others, , Feb 2024, In: JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 10, 2, p. 270-283 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Simultaneous Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia and Hemodynamic Improvement of Mid-ventricular Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Coronary Venous Ethanol Ablation
Topaloglu, S., Vurgun, V. K., Korkmaz, A., Kara, M., Cetin, E. H. O., Burunkaya, D. K., Ozcan, F., Cay, S., Ozeke, O., Kose, S. & Valderrábano, M., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management. 15, 6, p. 5903-5907 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Step-by-step recommendations utilizing four-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography in left atrial appendage procedures
Gidney, B., Della Rocca, D. G., Horton, R., Hoffman, J., Valderrábano, M., Natale, A., Garg, J., Bhardwaj, R. & Doshi, S., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 35, 8, p. 1601-1613 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validation of Noninvasive Left Atrial Stiffness Against Left Atrial Operating Chamber Stiffness by Cardiac Catheterization
Mathias, I. S., Rahi, W., Ramos, A., Na, J., Angulo, C., Rothstein, P., Lador, A., Schurmann, P., Dave, A., Valderrabano, M. & Nagueh, S. F., Aug 2024, In: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 17, 8, p. 1000-1002 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review