• Assessment of the left ventricular diastolic reserve in essential hypertension: the acute saline load test 

      Triposkiadis, F.; Moyssakis, I.; Makris, T.; Hatzizaharias, A.; Hadjinikolaou, L.; Kyriakidis, M. (2001)
      Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of the development of a restrictive response to an acute saline load, defined as an increase in the ratio of peak early to peak late diastolic transmittal ...
    • TLR2 and TLR4 polymorphisms in familial Mediterranean fever 

      Speletas, M.; Kalala, F.; Mitroulis, I.; Papadopoulos, V.; Merentiti, V.; Germenis, A. E.; Ritis, K. (2009)
      It has been suggested that MEVF mutations offer advantage against infections, including tuberculosis. Bearing in mind the central role of TLR-2 and TLR-4 in the recognition of pathogens, we conducted this study to examine ...