• Associations of Tonsillar Hypertrophy and Snoring With History of Wheezing in Childhood 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Kalampouka, E.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Lianou, L.; Papaefthimiou, M.; Gartagani-Panagiotopoulou, P.; Zintzaras, E.; Chrousos, G. (2010)
      Background: Reports in adults and children have correlated history of wheezing or asthma with the presence of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing but the mechanism of this epidemiologic association is unknown. The goal ...
    • Morning levels of C-reactive protein in children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kalampouka, E.; Kostadima, E.; Germenis, A.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2005)
      Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing is associated with cardiovascular disease in adults, and elevated C-reactive protein (CRIP) has been proposed as a link between the two disorders. We hypothesized that children with ...
    • Morning levels of fibrinogen in children with sleep-disordered breathing 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kalampouka, E.; Kostadima, E.; Angelopoulos, N.; Germenis, A.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2004)
      Elevated fibrinogen level is a predictor of cardiovascular disease in adults, and it is associated with sleep-disordered breathing. Levels of fibrinogen in adults are affected by other co-existing cardiovascular risk ...
    • Nasal corticosteroids for children with snoring 

      Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kaditis, A. G.; Kalampouka, E.; Kostadima, E.; Angelopoulos, N. V.; Mikraki, V.; Skenteris, N.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2004)
      Nasal corticosteroids improve polysomnography indices but not symptoms in children with mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing. We hypothesized that administration of nasal corticosteroids for 4 weeks to snoring ...
    • Nocturnal change of circulating intercellular adhesion molecule 1 levels in children with snoring 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kalampouka, E.; Hatzi, F.; Karadonta, I.; Kyropoulos, T.; Kaditis, D. G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2007)
      Hypoxia promotes adherence of leukocytes to endothelial cells by inducing expression of adhesion molecules like intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1). Increased serum levels of circulating ICAM-1 (cICAM-1) have been ...
    • Tonsillar Size in 2-to 14-Year-Old Children With and Without Snoring 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Lianou, L.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Kalampouka, E.; Gartagani-Panayiotopoulou, P.; Zintzaras, E.; Chrousos, G. (2009)
      Background: Few investigations have assessed tonsillar size in children of variable age, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) status and degree of adiposity. This study evaluated the size of tonsils in young and older, lean ...