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20-year trends of characteristics and outcomes of stroke patients with atrial fibrillation

Ntaios G., Sagris D., Gioulekas F., Galanis P., Pardali C., Vemmou A., Koroboki E., Papavasileiou V., Vassilopoulou S., Manios E., Makaritsis K., Spengos K., Mitsikostas D.-D., Milionis H., Vemmos K. (2018)

Background: The accurate knowledge of secular trends in prevalence, characteristics and outcomes of patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation allows better projections into the future. Aim: We aimed to report ...

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening: Do We Need to Shift Toward a Targeted Strategy?

Spanos K., Labropoulos N., Giannoukas A. (2018)

[No abstract available]

Age dependence of brachial cuff-based ambulatory PWV in end-stage kidney disease patients undergoing long-term peritoneal dialysis

Vaios V., Georgianos P.I., Vareta G., Divanis D., Dounousi E., Eleftheriadis T., Papagianni A., Zebekakis P.E., Liakopoulos V. (2022)

Background: The newly introduced device Mobil-O-Graph (IEM, Stolberg, Germany) combines brachial cuff oscillometry and pulse wave analysis, enabling the determination of pulse wave velocity (PWV) via complex mathematic ...

Ammonius Lithotomos (3rd Century BC), the Alexandrian Innovative Surgeon Who Introduced Lithoclastic Cystotomy

Tsoucalas G., Sgantzos M. (2017)

Alexandrian surgeon Ammonius Lithotomos, was the first to introduce lithoclastic cystotomy during the 3rd century BC in order to relieve a bladder's stone blockage. He had used a metallic hook or crotchet to remove the ...

Anatomical Differences Between Intact and Ruptured Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Spanos K., Nana P., Kouvelos G., Mpatzalexis K., Matsagkas M., Giannoukas A.D. (2020)

Purpose: To compare different anatomical characteristics between intact and ruptured large abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA >80 mm) with the goal of refining the process of estimating rupture risk. Materials and Methods: ...

Aqueous Solubility Enhancement for Bioassays of Insoluble Inhibitors and QSPR Analysis: A TNF-α Study

Mettou A., Papaneophytou C., Melagraki G., Maranti A., Liepouri F., Alexiou P., Papakyriakou A., Couladouros E., Eliopoulos E., Afantitis A., Kontopidis G. (2018)

The aim of this study is to improve the aqueous solubility of a group of compounds without interfering with their bioassay as well as to create a relevant prediction model. A series of 55 potential small-molecule inhibitors ...

Aretaeus of Cappadocia (Circa First Century bc or Fourth Century ad), Operating Hepatic Abscesses in Ancient Greece

Tsoucalas G., Sgantzos M. (2016)

[No abstract available]

Arthroscopic Single-Row Versus Double-Row Suture Bridge Technique for Rotator Cuff Tears in Patients Younger Than 55 Years: A Prospective Comparative Study

Hantes M.E., Ono Y., Raoulis V.A., Doxariotis N., Venouziou A., Zibis A., Vlychou M. (2018)

Background: When arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is performed on a young patient, long-lasting structural and functional tendon integrity is desired. A fixation technique that potentially provides superior tendon healing ...

Assessment of Quality for Inclusive Programs in Greek Preschool Classrooms

Fyssa A., Vlachou A. (2015)

The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of the practices that Greek teachers use to support the inclusion of children with disabilities in general preschools. Fifty-two preschool units for children between 4 ...

Attributes and person types admired by Greek emerging adults: Relative prevalence, differences by gender and socio-economic status

Vleioras G., Robinson O. (2022)

Admiration is a social emotion that has implications for behavior, such as leading to a desire to emulate the admired person. This study extends previous findings about admired attributes among emerging adults, by investigating ...

Augmented Bridges: Investigating the potential of augmented reality for the design of configurable bridges

Symeonidou I., Weissenböck R., Efstathiadis A. (2022)

The paper expands on the potential of using Augmented Reality (AR) for the design and customization of bridges. Following a literature review on the use of AR in architectural design, and in particular in design education, ...

Best practice in the management of storage symptoms in male lower urinary tract symptoms: a review of the evidence base

Gacci M., Sebastianelli A., Spatafora P., Corona G., Serni S., De Ridder D., Gravas S., Abrams P. (2018)

Storage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are characterized by an altered bladder sensation, increased daytime frequency, nocturia, urgency and urgency incontinence. Some evidence underlines the role of metabolic factors, ...

Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair After a Migrated EVAR Bypassing a Severely Kinked Previous Endograft

Torrealba J.I., Kölbel T., Rohlffs F., Spanos K., Panuccio G. (2022)

Purpose: To describe a novel technique to repair a juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (JAAA) after failed endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) with severely kinked anatomy. Technique: We present a patient who underwent an ...

Breast Cancer Classification on Multiparametric MRI – Increased Performance of Boosting Ensemble Methods

Vamvakas A., Tsivaka D., Logothetis A., Vassiou K., Tsougos I. (2022)

Introduction: This study aims to assess the utility of Boosting ensemble classification methods for increasing the diagnostic performance of multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mpMRI) radiomic models, in differentiating ...

Cardiovascular care of patients with stroke and high risk of stroke: The need for interdisciplinary action: A consensus report from the European Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular Round Table

Doehner W., Mazighi M., Hofmann B.M., Lautsch D., Hindricks G., Bohula E.A., Byrne R.A., Camm A.J., Casadei B., Caso V., Cognard C., Diener H.-C., Endres M., Goldstein P., Halliday A., Hopewell J.C., Jovanovic D.R., Kobayashi A., Kostrubiec M., Krajina A., Landmesser U., Markus H.S., Ntaios G., Pezzella F.R., Ribo M., Rosano G.M.C., Rubiera M., Sharma M., Touyz R.M., Widimsky P. (2020)

Comprehensive stroke care is an interdisciplinary challenge. Close collaboration of cardiologists and stroke physicians is critical to ensure optimum utilisation of short- and long-term care and preventive measures in ...

Carotid Bifurcation Geometry and Atherosclerosis

Spanos K., Petrocheilou G., Karathanos C., Labropoulos N., Mikhailidis D., Giannoukas A. (2017)

Hemodynamic changes occurring at the initial segments of the arterial bifurcations appear to play an important role in the development of atherosclerotic plaque. Therefore, arterial geometry might be a potential marker for ...

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Circulation Markers of Inflammation in Patients With Depression

Saleptsis V., Papaliaga M., Spanos K., Kouvelos G., Labropoulos N., Halaris A., Giannoukas A. (2020)

Objective: Growing evidence indicates that depressive disorders (DDs) are an important risk factor for atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness ...

CD8+ PD-1+ T-cells and PD-L1+ circulating tumor cells in chemotherapy-naïve non-small cell lung cancer: towards their clinical relevance?

Kotsakis A., Kallergi G., Aggouraki D., Lyristi Z., Koinis F., Lagoudaki E., Koutsopoulos A., Georgoulias V., Vetsika E.-K. (2019)

Background: Since tumor cells may escape from immune surveillance through the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand (PD-L)1 axis, this study was designed in order to evaluate whether there is a correlation ...

Characteristics and outcomes of Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source according to stroke severity

Leventis I., Perlepe K., Sagris D., Sirimarco G., Strambo D., Georgiopoulos G., Eskandari A., Karagkiozi E., Vemmou A., Koroboki E., Manios E., Makaritsis K., Vemmos K., Michel P., Ntaios G. (2020)

Background and aims: Patients with embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS) usually present with mild symptoms. We aimed to compare the baseline characteristics between mild and severe ESUS, identify predictors for ...

Commentary: Internal Iliac Artery Embolization during EVAR: Time to Move Forward

Kouvelos G.N., Giannoukas A.D., Matsagkas M. (2017)

[No abstract available]