• Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Systematic Review and Clinical Update 

      Hart R.G., Catanese L., Perera K.S., Ntaios G., Connolly S.J. (2017)
      Background and Purpose-Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) designates patients with nonlacunar cryptogenic ischemic strokes in whom embolism is the likely stroke mechanism. It has been hypothesized that anticoagulation ...
    • Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: JACC Review Topic of the Week 

      Ntaios G. (2020)
      The term embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) was introduced in 2014 to describe patients with a nonlacunar ischemic stroke and no convincing etiology. The terms ESUS and cryptogenic stroke are not synonyms, as the ...
    • Epidural bleeding after ACL reconstruction under regional anaesthesia: A case report 

      Roidis, N. T.; Poultsides, L. A.; Gougoulias, N. E.; Liakou, P. D.; Karachalios, T. S.; Malizos, K. N. (2009)
      Introduction: Epidural bleeding as a complication of catheterization or epidural catheter removal is often associated with perioperative thromboprophylaxis especially in adult reconstructive surgery. Case presentation: We ...
    • Expert consensus statement for the management of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source and patent foramen ovale: A clinical guide by the working group for stroke of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology and the Hellenic Stroke Organization 

      Ntaios G., Tzikas A., Vavouranakis E., Nikas D., Katsimagklis G., Koroboki E., Manolis A.S., Milionis H., Papadopoulos K., Sideris S., Spengos K., Toutouzas K., Tziakas D., Vassilopoulou S., Kanakakis I., Vemmos K., Tsioufis K. (2020)
      [No abstract available]
    • Interrupted versus uninterrupted anticoagulation therapy for catheter ablation in adults with arrhythmias 

      Bawazeer G.A., Alkofide H., Alsharafi A., Babakr N., Altorkistani A., Kashour T., Miligkos M., AlFaleh K., Al-Ansary L.A. (2019)
      This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:. The objective of this review is to systematically compare the efficacy and harms of interrupted versus uninterrupted anticoagulation ...
    • Interrupted versus uninterrupted anticoagulation therapy for catheter ablation in adults with arrhythmias 

      Bawazeer G.A., Alkofide H.A., Alsharafi A.A., Babakr N.O., Altorkistani A.M., Kashour T.S., Miligkos M., AlFaleh K.M., Al-Ansary L.A. (2021)
      Background: The management of anticoagulation therapy around the time of catheter ablation (CA) procedure for adults with arrhythmia is critical and yet is variable in clinical practice. The ideal approach for safe and ...
    • Left atrial diameter thresholds and new incident atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source 

      Perlepe K., Sirimarco G., Strambo D., Eskandari A., Karagkiozi E., Vemmou A., Koroboki E., Manios E., Makaritsis K., Vemmos K., Michel P., Ntaios G. (2020)
      Background and purpose: We analyzed consecutive patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) from three prospective stroke registries to compare the prognostic performance of different LAD thresholds for the ...
    • Major Hemorrhage Risk Associated with Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Archontakis-Barakakis P., Kokkinidis D.G., Nagraj S., Gidwani V., Mavridis T., Ntaios G. (2022)
      Background: Real-world, observational studies have investigated the safety profile of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) on Major Hemorrhage (MH) used for stroke prevention in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF). We ...
    • New prophylaxis strategies to reduce the risk of thromboembolism in cancer 

      Papadopoulos V., Tsapakidis K., Markou A., Kokkalis A., Aidarinis C., Kotsakis A. (2021)
      Introduction: Patients with cancer are at risk of thrombotic events, mainly deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism. The thrombosis risk is generally 4–6 times higher than in a healthy population and depends on ...
    • Ocular disorders as the prevailing manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome: A case series 

      Tsironi, E.; Gatselis, N.; Kotoula, M. G.; Zachou, K.; Pefkianaki, M.; Zacharaki, F.; Chatzoulis, D. Z.; Dalekos, G. N. (2009)
      Introduction: Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by either a history of vascular thrombosis (one or more clinical episodes of arterial, venous, or small vessel thrombosis in any tissue or ...
    • Oral anticoagulation versus antiplatelet or placebo for stroke prevention in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

      Ntaios G., Vemmos K., Lip G.Y.H. (2019)
      Background: Previous meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials of oral anticoagulation in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm reported reduced stroke risk and increased bleeding risk compared to antiplatelets ...
    • Patterns in the management of superficial vein thrombosis 

      Karathanos C., Spanos K., Lachanas V., Athanasoulas A., Giannoukas A.D. (2017)
      Objective: To highlight current practice patterns in management of superficial vein thrombosis. Methods: An electronic survey was conducted using the mailing lists of the Mediterranean League of Angiology and Vascular ...
    • Perioperative management of DOACs in vascular surgery: A practical approach 

      Kouvelos G., Matsagkas M., Rousas N., Nana P., Mpatzalexis K., Stamoulis K., Giannoukas A., Arnaoutoglou E. (2018)
      Background: Approximately 10–15% of patients on DOACs have to interrupt their anticoagulant before an invasive procedure every year. The perioperative management and monitoring of DOACs have proved to be challenging, as ...
    • Perioperative Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant 

      Douketis J.D., Spyropoulos A.C., Duncan J., Carrier M., Le Gal G., Tafur A.J., Vanassche T., Verhamme P., Shivakumar S., Gross P.L., Lee A.Y.Y., Yeo E., Solymoss S., Kassis J., Le Templier G., Kowalski S., Blostein M., Shah V., Mackay E., Wu C., Clark N.P., Bates S.M., Spencer F.A., Arnaoutoglou E., Coppens M., Arnold D.M., Caprini J.A., Li N., Moffat K.A., Syed S., Schulman S. (2019)
      Importance: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who use a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) and request elective surgery or procedure present a common clinical situation yet perioperative management is uncertain. Objective: ...
    • Prediction of Early Recurrent Thromboembolic Event and Major Bleeding in Patients with Acute Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation by a Risk Stratification Schema: The ALESSA Score Study 

      Paciaroni M., Agnelli G., Caso V., Tsivgoulis G., Furie K.L., Tadi P., Becattini C., Falocci N., Zedde M., Abdul-Rahim A.H., Lees K.R., Alberti A., Venti M., Acciarresi M., D'Amore C., Mosconi M.G., Cimini L.A., Procopio A., Bovi P., Carletti M., Rigatelli A., Cappellari M., Putaala J., Tomppo L., Tatlisumak T., Bandini F., Marcheselli S., Pezzini A., Poli L., Padovani A., Masotti L., Vannucchi V., Sohn S.-I., Lorenzini G., Tassi R., Guideri F., Acampa M., Martini G., Ntaios G., Karagkiozi E., Athanasakis G., Makaritsis K., Vadikolias K., Liantinioti C., Chondrogianni M., Mumoli N., Consoli D., Galati F., Sacco S., Carolei A., Tiseo C., Corea F., Ageno W., Bellesini M., Colombo G., Silvestrelli G., Ciccone A., Scoditti U., Denti L., Mancuso M., Maccarrone M., Orlandi G., Giannini N., Gialdini G., Tassinari T., De Lodovici M.L., Bono G., Rueckert C., Baldi A., D'Anna S., Toni D., Letteri F., Giuntini M., Lotti E.M., Flomin Y., Pieroni A., Kargiotis O., Karapanayiotides T., Monaco S., Baronello M.M., Csiba L., Szabó L., Chiti A., Giorli E., Del Sette M., Imberti D., Zabzuni D., Doronin B., Volodina V., Michel P., Vanacker P., Barlinn K., Pallesen L.-P., Kepplinger J., Bodechtel U., Gerber J., Deleu D., Melikyan G., Ibrahim F., Akhtar N., Gourbali V., Yaghi S. (2017)
      Background and Purposes - This study was designed to derive and validate a score to predict early ischemic events and major bleedings after an acute ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Methods - The ...
    • Prevalence of Hemorrhagic Complications in Hospitalized Patients with Pulmonary Embolism 

      Pagkratis N., Matsagas M., Malli F., Gourgoulianis K.I., Kotsiou O.S. (2022)
      Background: The prevalence of anticoagulant therapy-associated hemorrhagic complications in hospitalized patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) has been scarcely investigated. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of hemorrhages ...
    • Recurrent Ischemic Stroke and Bleeding in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Who Suffered an Acute Stroke While on Treatment With Nonvitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants: The RENO-EXTEND Study 

      Paciaroni M., Caso V., Agnelli G., Mosconi M.G., Giustozzi M., Seiffge D.J., Engelter S.T., Lyrer P., Polymeris A.A., Kriemler L., Zietz A., Putaala J., Strbian D., Tomppo L., Michel P., Strambo D., Salerno A., Remillard S., Buehrer M., Bavaud O., Vanacker P., Zuurbier S., Yperzeele L., Loos C.M.J., Cappellari M., Emiliani A., Zedde M., Abdul-Rahim A., Dawson J., Cronshaw R., Schirinzi E., Del Sette M., Stretz C., Kala N., Reznik M., Schomer A., Grory B.M., Jayaraman M., Mctaggart R., Yaghi S., Furie K.L., Masotti L., Grifoni E., Toni D., Risitano A., Falcou A., Petraglia L., Lotti E.M., Padroni M., Pavolucci L., Lochner P., Silvestrelli G., Ciccone A., Alberti A., Venti M., Traballi L., Urbini C., Kargiotis O., Rocco A., Diomedi M., Marcheselli S., Caliandro P., Zauli A., Reale G., Antonenko K., Rota E., Tassinari T., Saia V., Palmerini F., Aridon P., Arnao V., Monaco S., Cottone S., Baldi A., D'Amore C., Ageno W., Pegoraro S., Ntaios G., Sagris D., Giannopoulos S., Kosmidou M., Ntais E., Romoli M., Pantoni L., Rosa S., Bertora P., Chiti A., Canavero I., Saggese C.E., Plocco M., Giorli E., Palaiodimou L., Bakola E., Tsivgoulis G., Bandini F., Gasparro A., Terruso V., Mannino M., Pezzini A., Ornello R., Sacco S., Popovic N., Scoditti U., Genovese A., Denti L., Flomin Y., Mancuso M., Ferrari E., Caselli M.C., Ulivi L., Giannini N., De Marchis G.M. (2022)
      BACKGROUND: In patients with atrial fibrillation who suffered an ischemic stroke while on treatment with nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants, rates and determinants of recurrent ischemic events and major bleedings ...
    • Right ventricular dilation: The additive effect of mechanical ventilation on pulmonary embolism in Covid-19 patients 

      Tsolaki V., Zakynthinos G.E., Mantzarlis K. (2020)
      [No abstract available]
    • Risk in atrial fibrillation: left atrial function matters 

      Triposkiadis F., Xanthopoulos A., Parissis J. (2019)
      [No abstract available]
    • Safety of Anticoagulation in Patients Treated with Urgent Reperfusion for Ischemic Stroke Related to Atrial Fibrillation 

      Giustozzi M., Acciarresi M., Agnelli G., Caso V., Bandini F., Tsivgoulis G., Yaghi S., Furie K.L., Tadi P., Becattini C., Zedde M., Abdul-Rahim A.H., Lees K.R., Alberti A., Venti M., D'Amore C., Giulia Mosconi M., Anna Cimini L., Bovi P., Carletti M., Rigatelli A., Cappellari M., Putaala J., Tomppo L., Tatlisumak T., Marcheselli S., Pezzini A., Poli L., Padovani A., Vannucchi V., Sohn S.-I., Lorenzini G., Tassi R., Guideri F., Acampa M., Martini G., Ntaios G., Athanasakis G., Makaritsis K., Karagkiozi E., Vadikolias K., Liantinioti C., Theodorou A., Halvatsiotis P., Mumoli N., Galati F., Sacco S., Tiseo C., Corea F., Ageno W., Bellesini M., Silvestrelli G., Ciccone A., Lanari A., Scoditti U., Denti L., Mancuso M., Ferrari E., Ulivi L., Orlandi G., Giannini N., Tassinari T., Luisa De Lodovici M., Rueckert C., Baldi A., Toni D., Letteri F., Giuntini M., Maria Lotti E., Flomin Y., Pieroni A., Kargiotis O., Karapanayiotides T., Monaco S., Maimone Baronello M., Csiba L., Szabó L., Chiti A., Giorli E., Del Sette M., Imberti D., Zabzuni D., Doronin B., Volodina V., Michel P., Vanacker P., Barlinn K., Barlinn J., Deleu D., Gourbali V., Paciaroni M., Masotti L. (2020)
      Background and Purpose: The optimal timing for starting oral anticoagulant after an ischemic stroke related to atrial fibrillation remains a challenge, mainly in patients treated with systemic thrombolysis or mechanical ...