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    • Banded vs. non-banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Magouliotis D.E., Tasiopoulou V.S., Svokos K.A., Svokos A.A., Sioka E., Tzovaras G., Zacharoulis D. (2018)
      We aim to review the available literature on patients with morbid obesity treated with banded (BRYGB) or non-banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (NBRYGB), in order to compare the clinical outcomes and intraoperative parameters ...
    • Prevalence of comorbidities in systemic sclerosis versus rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative, multicenter, matched-cohort study 

      Panopoulos S., Tektonidou M., Drosos A.A., Liossis S.-N., Dimitroulas T., Garyfallos A., Sakkas L., Boumpas D., Voulgari P.V., Daoussis D., Thomas K., Georgiopoulos G., Vosvotekas G., Vassilopoulos D., Sfikakis P.P. (2018)
      BACKGROUND: Comorbidities are common in chronic systemic connective tissue diseases and are associated with adverse outcomes, increased morbidity and mortality. Although the prevalence of comorbidities has been well-studied ...
    • Progression of conventional cardiovascular risk factors and vascular disease risk in individuals: insights from the PROG-IMT consortium 

      Bahls M., Lorenz M.W., Dörr M., Gao L., Kitagawa K., Tuomainen T.-P., Agewall S., Berenson G., Catapano A.L., Norata G.D., Bots M.L., van Gilst W., Asselbergs F.W., Brouwers F.P., Uthoff H., Sander D., Poppert H., Hecht Olsen M., Empana J.P., Schminke U., Baldassarre D., Veglia F., Franco O.H., Kavousi M., de Groot E., Mathiesen E.B., Grigore L., Polak J.F., Rundek T., Stehouwer C.D.A., Skilton M.R., Hatzitolios A.I., Savopoulos C., Ntaios G., Plichart M., McLachlan S., Lind L., Willeit P., Steinmetz H., Desvarieux M., Ikram M.A., Johnsen S.H., Schmidt C., Willeit J., Ducimetiere P., Price J.F., Bergström G., Kauhanen J., Kiechl S., Sitzer M., Bickel H., Sacco R.L., Hofman A., Völzke H., Thompson S.G., on behalf of the PROG-IMT Study Group (2020)
      Aims: Averaged measurements, but not the progression based on multiple assessments of carotid intima-media thickness, (cIMT) are predictive of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in individuals. Whether this is true for ...
    • Reinforcing adherence to lipid-lowering therapy after an acute coronary syndrome: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial 

      Zafeiropoulos S., Farmakis I., Kartas A., Arvanitaki A., Pagiantza A., Boulmpou A., Tampaki A., Kosmidis D., Nevras V., Markidis E., Papadimitriou I., Vlachou A., Arvanitakis K., Miyara S.J., Ziakas A., Molmenti E.P., Kassimis G., Zanos S., Karvounis H., Giannakoulas G. (2021)
      Background and aims: Achieving the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a milestone often missed due to suboptimal adherence to secondary prevention treatments. ...