• Assessing training needs in infectious disease management at major ports, airports and ground-crossings in Europe 

      de Rooij D., Belfroid E., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mouchtouri V.A., Raab J., Timen A., for the EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action consortium (2021)
      Background: The implementation of core capacities as stated in the International Health Regulations (IHR) is far from complete, and, as the COVID-19 pandemic shows, the spreading of infectious diseases through points of ...
    • Assessment of reporting quality of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials in neovascular age-related macular degeneration published from April 2014 to May 2018 using prisma statement 

      Tounakaki O., Tsakou Α., Malamas A., Chrisoula D., Ioannis S., Elias Z. (2020)
      Purpose: To evaluate the reporting quality of meta-analysis on neovascular age-related macular degeneration treatment and safety profile based on PRISMA statement. Methods: Electronic search performed in August 2018 to ...
    • The choice of drainage device in complicated glaucomas: Comparing Ahmed and Baerveldt implants 

      Moschos M.M., Nitoda E., Gouliopoulos N., Androudi S., Damaskos C., Laios K., Bagkli E., Garmpis N., Kitsos G. (2019)
      Background/Aim: Glaucoma is a chronic and progressive optic neuropathy which leads to deterioration of visual function. It is estimated to be the second leading cause of severe vision loss and blindness worldwide. Failure ...
    • Diabetic patient assessment of chronic illness care using PACIC+ 

      Malliarou M., Desikou C., Lahana E., Kotrotsiou S., Paralikas T., Nikolentzos A., Kotrotsiou E., Sarafis P. (2020)
      Background: The Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care plus is used in order to assess whether provided care is congruent with the Chronic Care Model, according to patients. The purpose of this study was to correlate ...
    • Dietary management of celiac disease: Revisiting the guidelines 

      Theodoridis X., Grammatikopoulou M.G., Petalidou A., Patelida M., Gkiouras K., Klonizakis M., Pittas S., Bogdanos D.P. (2019)
      Objective: Medical nutrition therapy (MNT), by lifelong compliance with a gluten-free diet, is likely the only treatment for celiac disease (CD). Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) regarding the management of CD emphasize ...
    • Glioblastoma Multiforme in a Patient with Celiac Disease: Management of Seizures After Gross Total Tumor Resection 

      Fotakopoulos G., Brotis A.G., Kotlia P., Fountas K. (2018)
      Background: A 55-year-old woman with a history of celiac disease presented with focal seizures and a mass lesion located at the left frontal lobe. Management of seizures in these patients is challenging. Case Description: ...
    • Guidelines for the Management of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Recommendations from a Panel of Greek Experts 

      Androudi S., Dastiridou A., Pharmakakis N., Stefaniotou M., Kalogeropoulos C., Symeonidis C., Charonis A., Tsilimbaris M. (2016)
      Purpose: To propose guidelines for the management of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), taking into account the results of large multicenter studies and clinical experience of retina experts. Method: ...
    • Hereditary Angioedema with Normal C1 Inhibitor: Update on Evaluation and Treatment 

      Magerl M., Germenis A.E., Maas C., Maurer M. (2017)
      A new form of hereditary angioedema (HAE) was identified in the year 2000. Its clinical appearance resembles HAE types I and II, which are caused by mutations that result in a deficiency of C1 inhibitor (C1-INH). In patients ...
    • International consensus on the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency 

      Farkas H., Martinez-Saguer I., Bork K., Bowen T., Craig T., Frank M., Germenis A.E., Grumach A.S., Luczay A., Varga L., Zanichelli A., HAWK, Aberer W., Andrejevic S., Aygoeren-Pürsün E., Banerji A., Bara N.-A., Bas M., Bernstein J., Betschel S., Björkander J., Boccon-Gibod I., Bouillet L., Bova M., Boysen H.H., Branco-Ferreira M., Bygum A., Caballero T., Cancian M., Castaldo A., Christiansen S., Cicardi M., Drouet C., Fabiani J., Gompels M., Gonzalez-Quevedo M.T., Gooi J., Gower R., Gökmen N.M., Grivcheva-Panovska V., Guilarte M., Gülbahar O., Hack E., Hakl R., Harmat G., Jeseňák M., Jolles S., Kaplan A., Katelaris C., Kosnik M., Kőhalmi K.V., Leibovich I., Levi M., Li H., Longhurst H.J., Lumry W., Magerl M., Malbran A., Martin L., Maurer M., Mihály E., Moldovan D., Murdjeva M., Nagy I.B., Nielsen E.W., Nieto S., Nordenfelt P., Obtulowitzc K., Pedrosa M., Porębski G., Prior N., Reshef A., Riedl M.A., Rosenkranz B., Schmid-Grendelmeier P., Péter S., Speletas M., Staevska M., Stobiecki M., Triggiani M., Veszeli N., Wuillemin W., Xiang Z.Y., Yamamoto B., Zuraw B. (2017)
      Background: The consensus documents published to date on hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) have focused on adult patients. Many of the previous recommendations have not been adapted to pediatric ...
    • Klebsiella pneumoniae: Virulence, Biofilm and Antimicrobial Resistance 

      Piperaki E.-T., Syrogiannopoulos G.A., Tzouvelekis L.S., Daikos G.L. (2017)
      [No abstract available]
    • Management of iron deficiency in chronic heart failure: Practical considerations for clinical use and future directions 

      Nikolaou M., Chrysohoou C., Georgilas T.A., Giamouzis G., Giannakoulas G., Karavidas A., Papadopoulos C., Patsilinakos S., Tziakas D., Parissis J., for the Hellenic Iron Consensus Group (2019)
      Heart Failure (HF) is a global pandemic with rapidly increasing prevalence. In an attempt to maintain patients well being, the therapeutic interest has expanded to the vicious cycles that confer to HF mortality and morbidity ...
    • Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Investigating care practices pointed out to disparities in diagnosis and treatment across European Union 

      Strand E.B., Nacul L., Mengshoel A.M., Helland I.B., Grabowski P., Krumina A., Alegre-Martin J., Efrim-Budisteanu M., Sekulic S., Pheby D., Sakkas G.K., Sirbu C.A., Authier F.J., Murovska M., Lacerda E., Estevez Lopez F., Scheibenbogen C., Shi-Kova-Lekova E., Lorusso L., Berkis U., Westermeier F., Riederer M., Tobback E., Meeus M., Shikova-Lekova E., Nielsen H., Brandslund I., Polo O., De Korwin J.-D., Scheibenbogen C., Harrer T., Prusty B., Freitag H., Trepel D., Cullinan J., Capelli E., Nora-Krukle Z., Rasa S., Vermeulen R., Menhshoel A.M., Helland I.B., Zalewski P., Sepulveda N., Sirbu C.A., Sekulic S., Vukadinovic M., Marusic U., Pisot R., Castro-Marrero J., Blanco J., Oltra E., Miro J., Berquist J., Blomberg J., Pheby D., Edwards J., Wang X., European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE) (2019)
      ME/CFS is a chronic, complex, multisystem disease that often limits the health and functioning of the affected patients. Diagnosing patients with ME/CFS is a challenge, and many different case definitions exist and are ...
    • Obstructive sleep disordered breathing in 2- to 18-year-old children: Diagnosis and management 

      Kaditis A.G., Alvarez M.L.A., Boudewyns A., Alexopoulos E.I., Ersu R., Joosten K., Larramona H., Miano S., Narang I., Trang H., Tsaoussoglou M., Vandenbussche N., Villa M.P., Waardenburg D.V., Weber S., Verhulst S. (2016)
      This document summarises the conclusions of a European Respiratory Society Task Force on the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood and refers to children aged 2-18 years. ...