Browsing by Subject "computer assisted tomography"

Acute myocardial infarction not attributed to coronary artery disease: A seldom initial presentation of a left ventricular myxoma

Spiliopoulos K., Anyfantakis Z.A., Diminikos I., Xanthopoulos A., Magouliotis D.E., Skoularigis J., Triposkiadis F. (2021)

Although myxoma represents the most frequent non-malignant cardiac primary tumor; it is extremely rare met in the left ventricle. Clinical features of the neoplasm extend from symptomless to critical signs of either ischemia ...

Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Nutritional Status in Women with Breast Cancer: What Is Their Impact on Disease Progression and Recurrence-Free Patients’ Survival?

Mantzorou M., Tolia M., Poultsidi A., Vasios G.K., Papandreou D., Theocharis S., Kavantzas N., Troumbis A.Y., Giaginis C. (2022)

Introduction: Nutritional status impacts the survival of patients with cancer. There are few studies that investigate the role of nutritional status on breast cancer survival in women with breast cancer, and even fewer ...

Amyand's hernia: presumptive diagnosis by CT and literature review

Fezoulidi G., Argyrouli V., Adamopoulos E., Makridis K.G., Zourntou S.-E., Fezoulidis I.V. (2021)

Amyand's hernia is a rare inguinal hernia containing the appendix presenting mainly in male adults. The clinical presentation is usually without symptoms, however an inflammation can occur leading to strangulation, necrosis ...

Anemia associated with autoimmune liver disease in a middle-aged female

Karakousis N.D., Kolonia V., Saltamavros A.D., Ntellas P., Kaligeros K. (2019)

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can coexist as a variant syndrome of autoimmune liver disease. The case is reported of a 49-year-old woman with anemia and ascites, in whom laboratory tests ...

Antithrombotic therapy for elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome: Reasons to be cautious

Kotsiou O.S., Xirogiannis I.K. (2020)

[No abstract available]

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology—A Narrative Review of Current Status

Koulaouzidis G., Jadczyk T., Iakovidis D.K., Koulaouzidis A., Bisnaire M., Charisopoulou D. (2022)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an integral part of clinical decision support systems (CDSS), offering methods to approximate human reasoning and computationally infer decisions. Such methods are generally based on medical ...

Assessment of bone mineral density in male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by DXA and quantitative computed tomography

Fountoulis G., Kerenidi T., Kokkinis C., Georgoulias P., Thriskos P., Gourgoulianis K., Fezoulidis I., Vassiou K., Vlychou M. (2016)

The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of osteoporosis in male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative computed tomography (QCT) ...

Association of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage with left ventricular hypertrophy on transthoracic echocardiography

Pallesen L.-P., Wagner J., Lambrou D., Braun S., Weise M., Prakapenia A., Barlinn J., Siepmann T., Winzer S., Moustafa H., Kitzler H.H., Barlinn K., Reichmann H., Puetz V. (2020)

Introduction: Arterial hypertension is the most frequent cause for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) and may also cause left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). We sought to analyze whether hypertensive sICH etiology ...

Association of the Polygenic Risk Score With the Probability of Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease in Older Adults

Maraki M.I., Hatzimanolis A., Mourtzi N., Stefanis L., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Sakka P., Ramirez A., Grenier-Boley B., Lambert J.-C., Heilmann-Heimbach S., Stamelou M., Scarmeas N., Xiromerisiou G. (2021)

Several studies have investigated the association of the Parkinson’s disease (PD) polygenic risk score (PRS) with several aspects of well-established PD. We sought to evaluate the association of PRS with the prodromal stage ...

Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia: A Report From the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration

Rivard L., Friberg L., Conen D., Healey J.S., Berge T., Boriani G., Brandes A., Calkins H., Camm A.J., Yee Chen L., Lluis Clua Espuny J., Collins R., Connolly S., Dagres N., Elkind M.S.V., Engdahl J., Field T.S., Gersh B.J., Glotzer T.V., Hankey G.J., Harbison J.A., Georg Haeusler K., Hills M.T., Johnson L.S.B., Joung B., Khairy P., Kirchhof P., Krieger D., Lip G.Y.H., Løchen M.-L., Madhavan M., Mairesse G.H., Montaner J., Ntaios G., Quinn T.J., Rienstra M., Rosenqvist M., Sandhu R.K., Smyth B., Schnabel R.B., Stavrakis S., Themistoclakis S., Van Gelder I.C., Wang J.-G., Freedman B. (2022)

Growing evidence suggests a consistent association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and cognitive impairment and dementia that is independent of clinical stroke. This report from the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration ...

Atypical presentation of an intra-articular osteoid osteoma in the proximal humerus excised with arthroscopy: A case report

Mitrousias V., Fyllos A., Karantanas A., Hantes M.E., Papachristou D., Zibis A. (2021)

An adult man presented with a 5-month history of anterior right shoulder pain.He denied previous trauma or night pain.On the otherwise normal physical examination, pain was elicited in maximum abduction and external ...

Awareness of thrombotic disease during lockdown: an unusual consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

Speletas M. (2021)

[No abstract available]

B12 deficiency in chronic kidney disease: Early recognition matters

Gavriilaki E., Paschou E., Kalaitzoglou A., Papaioannou G., Sabanis N. (2015)

[No abstract available]

Bing–Neel syndrome presenting with bilateral lumbar radiculopathy: A case report of a rare clinical entity [Síndrome de Bing-Neel que se presenta con radiculopatía lumbar bilateral: reporte de caso de una entidad clínica rara]

Brotis A.G., Palassopoulou M., Kapsalaki E.Z., Paschalis T., Papastergiou V., Fountas K.N. (2022)

The differential diagnosis of bilateral lower extremity weakness is broad. We present a very rare case of a 48-year old male patient, with walking difficulties due to Bing–Neel syndrome. On clinical examination, there was ...

A case report of mesalazine-induced lung injury: A reversible drug side effect

Kotsiou O.S., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2019)

Introduction: Mesalazine is widely used in the treatment of the acute and maintenance phase of ulcerative colitis (UC). The possibility of interstitial lung disease being induced by mesalazine in the form of eosinophilic ...

Characteristics and outcomes of cancer patients who develop pulmonary embolism: A cross-sectional study

Chlapoutakis S., Georgakopoulou V.E., Trakas N., Kouvelos G., Papalexis P., Damaskos C., Sklapani P., Grivas A., Gouveris P., Tryfonopoulos D., Tzovaras A., Ardavanis-Loukeris G., Grouzi E., Spandidos D.A., Matsagkas M. (2021)

Pulmonary embolism (PE), along with deep vein thrombosis, are collectively known as venous thromboembo- lism (VTE). Predisposing factors for PE include post-operative conditions, pregnancy, cancer and an advanced age; of ...

Chronic Progressive Dyspnea in a 71-Year-Old Man: A Diagnostic Ithaca After 8 Years of Consultation

Dimeas I.E., Sinis S.I., Sgantzou I.K., Ioannou M., Gourgoulianis K.I., Daniil Z. (2020)

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old ex-bus driver (ex-smoker, 20 pack-years) was admitted for the first time to the respiratory department because of chronic dry cough and progressive exertional dyspnea with insidious onset ...

Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Anteromedial Portal Versus Transtibial Technique in ACL Reconstruction: A Systematic Review

Loucas M., Loucas R., D’Ambrosi R., Hantes M.E. (2021)

Background: The drilling technique used to make a femoral tunnel is critically important for determining outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The 2 most common methods are the transtibial (TT) ...

Clinical effect of accessory renal artery coverage after endovascular repair of aneurysms in abdominal and thoracoabdominal aorta

Spanos K., Nana P., Brotis A.G., Kouvelos G., Behrendt C.-A., Tsilimparis N., Kölbel T., Matsagkas M., Giannoukas A. (2021)

Background: The aim of our systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the effect of accessory renal artery (ARA) coverage on renal function in terms of acute kidney injury (AKI), renal infarction, chronic renal ...

Combined anterior and posterior shoulder dislocation as a manifestation of a brain tumour

Tsionos, I.; Karahalios, T.; Zibis, A. H.; Malizos, K. N. (2004)

Seizures are sometimes the first manifestation of a brain tumour. They may give rise to shoulder fractures or fracture-dislocations. When bilateral, these lesions tend to be symmetrical. The patient reported here suffered ...