
Professor Maria Generosa Crespo-Leiro
CHUAC, A Coruna (Spain)
Membership:
FESC Member
HFA Member
Biography
Head, Heart Failure Section, Cardiology Service at the Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Spain. Professor of Medicine, University of A Coruña (UDC)
She obtained MD at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Specialization in Cardiology at Clinica Puerta de Hierro (Madrid) and PhD from Universidad Autónoma (Madrid).
She served in several scientific societies: President of the Spanish WG on HF and HT (2003-2006); Board of Directors, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) (2010-1013). Board member, Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC (2012-2018). Secretary, HFA Executive Committee (2016-2018). Chair, HFA Advanced HF Committee (2017-2018). Member, ESC Education Committee (2018-2020 and 2024-2026).
Main fields of research interest: HF and HT. Chair, ESC HF Long-term Registry (2013-2016), HFA scientific statement on advanced HF (2018), Spanish post-HT Tumor Registry. Co-author 2021 and 2023 ESC HF Guidelines.
Contributor content
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Debate: life prolongation in advanced heart failure – left ventricular assist device vs heart transplant
12 May 2026
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Balancing the scales after transplant: rejection, infection, and CAV
10 May 2026
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How to manage a heart transplant patient in a non-transplant centre
9 May 2026
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Heart transplantation I
13 February 2026
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Diagnostic work-up of advanced heart failure
12 February 2026
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Decision-making in different scenarios of heart failure
31 August 2025
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Great Debates: electrophysiology in HFrEF - the burning questions
30 August 2025
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The changing scenery of heart transplantation
18 May 2025
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Phenotyping in dilated cardiomyopathy
18 May 2025
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Novel approaches to optimise heart failure outcomes
18 May 2025

