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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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Changes in the activity of the stellate ganglion and cardiac nerves in patients with ventricular arrhythmias.
Valderrábano, M. (PI) & Lador, A. (Key Personnel)
1/21/25 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Assessment and Mechanistic Insights in Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Using Cardiac MRI and Circulating Proteomic Biomarkers
Shah, D. J. (PI), El-Tallawi, C. (Key Personnel), Graviss, E. A. (Key Personnel) & Valderrábano, M. (Key Personnel)
11/18/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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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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REACT ? AF: Rhythm Evaluation for Anticoagulation with Continuous moniToring of Atrial Fibrillation
Valderrábano, M. (PI)
8/1/23 → 7/31/25
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Clinical neurocardiology: defining the value of neuroscience-based cardiovascular therapeutics – 2024 update
Ajijola, O. A., Aksu, T., Arora, R., Biaggioni, I., Chen, P. S., De Ferrari, G., Dusi, V., Fudim, M., Goldberger, J. J., Green, A. L., Herring, N., Khalsa, S. S., Kumar, R., Lakatta, E., Mehra, R., Meyer, C., Po, S., Stavrakis, S., Somers, V. K. & Tan, A. Y. & 2 others, , Mar 31 2025, In: Journal of Physiology. 603, 7, p. 1781-1839 59 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond Pulmonary Vein Isolation - Bringing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Line with Alcohol
Valderrábano, M., Nov 18 2024, In: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 333, 5, p. 379-380 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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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. 21, 11, p. 2351-2352 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanisms of Mitral Isthmus Reconnection After Ablation With and Without Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion
Schurmann, P., Da-Wariboko, A., Kocharian, A., Lador, A., Patel, A., Mathuria, N., Dave, A. S. & Valderrábano, M., Nov 2024, In: JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 10, 11, p. 2420-2430 11 p.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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