• Aquaporins in health and disease 

      Magouliotis D.E., Tasiopoulou V.S., Svokos A.A., Svokos K.A. (2020)
      Aquaporins (AQPs) are transmembrane channel proteins that mainly facilitate the water translocation through the plasma cell membrane. For several years these proteins have been extensively examined for their biologic role ...
    • Association of neutrophil–lymphocyte and platelet–lymphocyte ratio with adverse events in endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm 

      Ntalouka M.P., Nana P., Kouvelos G.N., Stamoulis K., Spanos K., Giannoukas A., Matsagkas M., Arnaoutoglou E. (2021)
      The association of chronic inflammatory markers with the clinical outcome after endovas-cular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was investigated. We in-cluded 230 patients, treated electively with ...
    • Benefits and Limitations of TKIs in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Efstathiadou Z.A., Tsentidis C., Bargiota A., Daraki V., Kotsa K., Ntali G., Papanastasiou L., Tigas S., Toulis K., Pazaitou-Panayiotou K., Alevizaki M. (2021)
      Introduction: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been used in patients with advanced medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC); however, data on their effectiveness and safety are limited. The aim of this systematic review and ...
    • Cadherin and Wnt signaling pathways as key regulators in diabetic nephropathy 

      Tziastoudi M., Tsezou A., Stefanidis I. (2021)
      Aim A recent meta-analysis of genome-wide linkage studies (GWLS) has identified multiple genetic regions suggestive of linkage with DN harboring hundreds of genes. Moving this number of genetic loci forward into biological ...
    • Clinical and financial burden of active lupus in Greece: A nationwide study 

      Bertsias G., Karampli E., Sidiropoulos P., Gergianaki I., Drosos A., Sakkas L., Garyfallos A., Tzioufas A., Vassilopoulos D., Tsalapaki C., Sfikakis P., Panopoulos S., Athanasakis K., Perna A., Psomali D., Kyriopoulos J., Boumpas D.T. (2016)
      Analyses of the medical and economic burden of chronic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are valuable for clinical and health policy decisions. We performed a chart-based review of 215 adult SLE patients ...
    • Comparative safety and efficacy of paracetamol versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents in neonates with patent ductus arteriosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

      Katsaras D.N., Katsaras G.N., Chatziravdeli V.I., Papavasileiou G.N., Touloupaki M., Mitsiakos G., Doxani C., Stefanidis I., Dardiotis E. (2022)
      Aim: Ibuprofen and indomethacin are the preferred drug treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm neonates. The comparative safety and efficacy of paracetamol as an alternative has not yet been well established. ...
    • Competing mortality in patients with neuroendocrine tumors 

      Low S.K., Giannis D., Bahaie N.S., Trong B.L.H., Moris D., Huy N.T. (2019)
      Objectives: Patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are at increased risk of mortality from competing causes in light of the improvement in overall survival over recent decades. The purpose of this study was to explore ...
    • Cryoglobulinemia due to chronic viral hepatitis infections is not a major problem in clinical practice 

      Christodoulou, D. K.; Dalekos, G. N.; Merkouropoulos, M. H.; Kistis, K. G.; Georgitsi, G.; Zervou, E.; Zachou, K.; Tsianos, E. V. (2001)
      Background: Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia (EMC) is a systemic disease frequently associated with chronic viral hepatitis. This study was conducted in order to assess the prevalence of EMC in patients with hepatitis B ...
    • Determinants of refugee and migrant health status in 10 european countries: The mig-healthcare project 

      Riza E., Karnaki P., Gil-Salmerón A., Zota K., Ho M., Petropoulou M., Katsas K., Garcés-Ferrer J., Linos A. (2020)
      In this study, we collect and synthesize information on the health status of the refugee/migrant population in ten European countries in order to map refugee/migrant health needs. With this information, we identify areas ...
    • Endovascular aneurysm repair in patients with a wide proximal aortic neck: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies 

      Kouvelos G.N., Antoniou G., Spanos K., Giannoukas A., Matsagkas M. (2019)
      INTRODUCTION: The aim was to investigate the impact of wide proximal aortic diameter on outcome after standard endovascular repair (sEVAR) of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A systematic search ...
    • EPIdemiology of Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury (EPIS-AKI): Study protocol for a multicentre, observational trial 

      Weiss R., Saadat-Gilani K., Kerschke L., Wempe C., Meersch M., Zarbock A., Makhloufi H., Cherak A., Ghanem L.L., Gouaglia Z., Guadouri D.N., Hama F.N., Kara M., Saadi O., Sakhraoui R., Bourou F., Cherifi A., Sadaoui R.G., Ouyahia A., Ouahab I., Bouaoud S., Abdoun M., Tidjane A., Tabeti B., Boudjenan-Serradj N., Rivera C.J.P., Cabrer P., Corso J., García J.P., Idarraga S., Montoya C., Figueroa R., Aldana E., Torrado M.A., Peng K., Ma Z.-M., Yang Y.-F., Zhu Y.-J., Sklienka P., Frelich M., Jarkulis V., Sevcik P., Vodicka V., Elbahnasawy M.G., Elsalhawy S., Motawea S., Othman Z., Sahma M., Nafea A.M., Ahmed N., Attia D.A., Emara M.M., Bonna M.M., Gabr M.A., Tarbay A.I., Abdehaleem I.A., Mohamed E.E., Eldeeb A.M., Abbas A.M., Magdy J.A., Hamed Z.H., Osman H.M.E., Abbas M.S., Joannes-Boyau O., Barraud N., Berthelot C., Camus T., Dahmi A., Defaye M., Derville S., El-Boustani Y., Deloge E., Jacob H., Monziols S., Priem F., Robin J.-J., Legros V., Floch T., Muccio S., Geneve C., Legouge M.L., Mauny S.T., Mfam W., Pascot L., Aveline C., Chartier M., Duteurtre B., Gautier J.F., Cousin A.L., Vautier P., Nadaud J., Begel N., Chekirine C.-A., Derlon V., Grein E., Lehair M.-A., Magazzeni L., Magazzeni P., Potter C., Roth C., Voivret F., Rimmelé T., Cerro V., Suria S., Elmawieh J., Stoclin A., Cirenei C., Andrieu G., Couloumy S., Falcone J., Fajardy M., Gagneuil A., Girardet E., Mazereeuw A., Ponsonnard S., Egreteau P.-Y., Bertel M., Bocher S., Carn V., Guen L.L., Loup G.L., Lefevre M., Ichai C., Diop A., Jean-Michel V., Devlieger S., Duthoit J., El Kadiri M., Léger M., Cassisa V., Lasocki S., Masson C., Rineau E., Verrier P., Coquerel A., Montravers P., Atchade E., Rochon C.-E., Delerue C., Quentin V., Latry V., Queixalos N., Cottenceau V., Braun T., Bouzoubaa S., Christ B., Geiger A., Gomille J., Kieffer V., Mangeant S., Prochilo C., Schmitt C., Skwirba S., Grand H., Boury F., Mayeur N., Pasquie M., Garçon P., Bruckert V., Arnould V., Bonciu M., Chapelle T., Facchino L., Fagot-Gandet F., Iachim A., Mannu E., Perus O., Plattier R., Rozier R., Pradel G., Boudinaud M., Hausermann M.-H., Nguyen M.H., Ramorasata A., Barreau A., Boivin A.-H., Ravry C., Mottard N., Beuvelot J., Bossion F.P., Desebbe O., Zarbock A., Dörr C., von Groote T.C., Küllmar M., Massoth C., Meersch M., Saadat-Gilani K., Weiss R., Wempe C., Ziemann S., Grüßer L., Kowark A., Wittig P., Brandenburger T., Dimski T., Döhmen N., Huthmann L., Kaierle D., Pelletier C., Schleß M., Hohn A., Cleophas S., Haunhorst S., Jansen M., Schmitt A., Soisch J., Sturm K., Rosenberger P., Bendig A., Flohr L., Häberle H., Hofmann P., Kuhle J., Leser N.M., Pfister K., Prohaska S., Sennholz F., Stetz L., Weber K., Stehr S., Klaus S., Sadlo M., Boschin M., Sengelhoff C., Göbel U.M., Haaker J.G., Göttker C.-K., Gründel M., Heringlake M., Baumgärtel R., Berggren A., Gülzow M., Muras L., Paarmann H., Thal S., Bentley A., El-Masri D., Sebastiani A., Arnaoutoglou E., Ntalouka M., Stratigopoulou P., Analytis A., Mavrommatis E., Tzimas P., Karakosta A., Pantazi D., Dimakopoulou A., Dimitropoulou K., Ioannidis O., Jalaawiy H., Anwar A., Hashim H.T., Aldawoody H.I.R., Cortegiani A., Catalisano G., Ingoglia G., Ippolito M., De Rosa S., Cattin L., Bianchin A., Barone M., Paternoster G., Cutuli S.L., Russo A., Sollazzi L., Cascarano L., Antonelli M., Aceto P., Romanò B., Spadaro S., Tripodi V.F., Rossi M., Scappatura R., Vadalà M.C., Fiume D., Strano M.T., Oddo G., Santorsola C., Hussain B.A., Alnaser A.R., Ghassan A.H., Hasanein K., Theab M., Shin S., Jung S., Lee K., Jung S.M., Baek J., Elhadi M.K., Aldressi W.W.O., Abuzeid I., Albaraesi M., Aldressi S., Khalel W., Abdulwahed E., Abujrad A.A.A., Almaghrabi A., Alteleeb M., Alshareea E.A.A., Biala M.I., Deeknah A., Gheddim D.A., Ghmagh R., Ikhrays N.S.A.A., Sinan M., Soula E., Bahroun S.G., Derwish K., Mohamed A.M., Younes E.S., Al Islam Benjouira R., Aliwa M., Altashani N.A., Alteb M.O., Msherghi A., Alagelli F., Albarouni S., Albishti A., Aljamal S., Alsori M., Ekhuja T., Elzwai S., Ghula M., Mustafa T., Tuwaib A., Zriba H., Agilla H.M., Rafanomezantsoa T.A., Podesta A.M.C., Bonnici D.M., Pirotta T., López G.A.G., Mijovska M.M., Davitkovska T., Gavrilovska A., Lukikj S., Vesova M., Zafirova D., Amro S., Hajjaj B.N.F., Alkhazendar M., Barakat Y., Elejla S.A., Elhissi A., Khader A., Salem A., de Freitas Regufe R., de Oliveira Eloy A.F., Perdigão L.M.N.C., Grigoriev E., Ivkin A., Kornelyuk R., Yaroustovsky M., Abramyan M., Komardina E., Lesteva N., Aybazova M., Kumykova E., Lesina S., Rybakov G., Shestov A., Barmou A.A.A., Ahmed B.L.A., Eliyas A.M., Emadeldin Y., Kaserer A., Castellucci C., Rössler J., Akbas S., Petrun A.M., Gregorcic I., Sok V., Cicak R., Bárcena E., Guisado A., Wi I., Melchor J.R., Becerra-Bolaños Á., Cabrera-Doreste S., Domínguez-Arbelo A., Delgado-Alonso M.C., Muiño-Palomar V., Rodríguez-Pérez A., Estévez J.M., Munoz M.B.C., Matas J.M., Palao S.P., Quirós M.D.M., Teslev A.C., Argilaga M., Campos M., Bainac A., Batalla A., Alvarez M.G., Giné M., Herránz G., Hinojal I., Ejea M.L., de la Rosa Ruiz N., Abasolo M.G., Acuna C.R.H., Zaranton I.I., Mendigurenmurua A., Sanz M.J.M., de la Fuente E.O., Vaquero M.P.P., Iglesias A.S., Mieres A.U., Urrestizala A.U., Ferreira L., Lobato F., Sevilla M.A., Erazo A., Miró P., Sabaté S., Vernetta D., Perez A.A., Pagola M.A., Paulis B.C., del Val Peciña E., Odriozola A.G., Aizpurua A.L., Piquer O.P., Garcia P.P., Rezola P.O., Lopez A.O., de la Calle Gil I., Casado R.N., Adamove P., Domenge R.B., Blasco F.M.B., Villamizar A.A.R., Llaneras M.A.P., García-Sánchez J.I., Téllez L.F., Zamorano S.G., Herreros N.G., Esteve A.R., Rodríguez P.M., Trigo I.G., Alcaraz A., Jiménez A.L., Rubio I., García N., Callejas R., Toha A.M.C., Claros E., Cobeta P., Crespo P., Dorado T., Elías E., Felices J., Gil D., Gómez M., Mané N., Martín M., Martínez A., Pereira L., Samaranch A.B.N., Serrano A., Tiscar C., VillaHoz J., Menéndez P.G., Cardona E., Conesa A., Estepa V., Galán P., Espí L.L., Aldeán Y.L., Manrique S., Ariza V.M., Villa L.V., Suliman E.S.M.A., Hamid H., Ibrahim A.M., Saeed M.M., Mukadder O.S., Altun D., Canbolat N., Dinçer M.B., Seyhan T.Ö., Yildirim S.A., Iyigün M., Yapici D., Özdemir L., Sagun A., Boztug N., Cetintas Y., Dinc B., Gündüz E., Ünlügenç H., Tunay D.L., Karakaya D., Dost B., Komurcu O., Akcil E.F., Dilmen Ö.K., Tunali Y., Ok G., Alsina E.T., Hakli Ö., Polat C., Turgut N., Kizilcik N., Köner Ö., Sen Ö., Aydin N., Basaran B., Bingul E.S., Gürkan Y., Darcin K., Ugur S., Saracoglu K.T., Demir A., Aysegül Ö., Balci E., Girgin B., Guler A., Karadeniz Ü., Özaslan N., Hülya Y.Ö., Ozcan N., Postaci A., Sahap M., Salman N., Sagir Ö., Atik B., Bicakcioglu M., Demir H.F., Fatih U., Kocaoglu N., Toprak H.I., Aslan D.D., Colak Y.Z., Ozcan M.S., Yilmaz M., Karaca U., Sahin S.H., Karka Ö.E., Senoglu G.D., Karadag S.E., Alkis N., Baytas V., Akdogan A., Besir A., Erturk E., Kutanis D., Saylan S., Tugcugil E., Ayvat P., Günaydin B., Büyükgebiz B.M., Boran O.F., Calisir F., Orak Y., Balkan B.K., Büyükcoban S., Gökel E., Günenc S.F., Özbilgin S., Göre S., Akesen S., Cansabuncu S., Momot N., Panchenko A., Pittet J.-F., Rutledge K., the EPIS-AKI Investigators (2021)
      Introduction More than 300 million surgical procedures are performed each year. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after major surgery and is associated with adverse short-term and long-term outcomes. ...
    • Evolution of epidemiological characteristics of infective endocarditis in Greece 

      Giannitsioti E., Pefanis A., Gogos C., Lekkou A., Dalekos G.N., Gatselis N., Georgiadou S., Nikou P., Vrettou A., Rigopoulos A., Tryfonopoulos C., Tsaganos T., Karofilakis E., Psarrakis C., Argyriou M., Gargalianos-Kakolyris P., Adamis G., Lourida P., Kofteridis D., Andrianaki A., Loupa C., Kostis E., Sinapidis D., Sympardi S., Alexiou N., Karaiskos I., Masgala A., Maltezos E., Panagopoulos P., Sachpekidis V., Evdoridis C., Sipsas N.V., Daikos G., Giamarellou H., Pontikis K., Lioris I., Lelekis M., Trikkas A., Aggouras D., Kolias V., Rokkas C., Nana-Anastasiou M., Miyakis S., On behalf of the Hellenic Society of Chemotherapy (2021)
      Objective: The clinical profile, management and outcome of infective endocarditis (IE) may be influenced by socioeconomic issues. Methods: A nationwide prospective study evaluated IE during the era of deep economic crisis ...
    • Fenestrated stent grafts for the treatment of complex aortic aneurysm disease: A mature treatment paradigm 

      Georgiadis G.S., Van Herwaarden J.A., Antoniou G.A., Giannoukas A.D., Lazarides M.K., Moll F.L. (2016)
      The introduction of fenestrated stent grafts (SGs) to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) with short proximal necks began in 1999. Nowadays, the whole visceral aorta can be treated totally by endovascular means. The ...
    • Fetomaternal alloimmunity as a cause of liver disease 

      Smyk, D.; Grammatikopoulos, T.; Daponte, A.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2011)
      Fetomaternal alloimmune disease has traditionally been associated with haematological disease such as fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopaenia and Rh haemolytic anaemia, but is now known to also be organ specific. Alloimmune ...
    • From courage to ischaemia: Is still there a role for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in stable coronary artery disease? 

      Georgoulias P., Angelidis G., Tsougos I., Valotassiou V. (2022)
      [No abstract available]
    • Halophytic herbs of the Mediterranean basin: An alternative approach to health 

      Petropoulos S.A., Karkanis A., Martins N., Ferreira I.C.F.R. (2018)
      Wild native species are usually grown under severe and stressful conditions, while a special category includes halophytic species that are tolerant to high salinity levels. Native halophytes are valuable sources of bioactive ...
    • Health effects of genetically modified food 

      Dona; Arvanitoyannis, I. S. (2009)
      As genetically modified (GM) foods are starting to intrude in the diet concerns have been expressed regarding GM food safety. This is a review of these concerns, and the limitations of the procedures followed in the ...
    • Herbal prescriptions for the treatment of kidney diseases in the byzantine era 

      Valiakos Ε. (2020)
      This article focuses on nephrology diseases and illnesses as well as on their treatment with herbal formulations, as used in the Byzantine era and recorded in medical texts. The medical texts investigated concern the ...
    • Histopathological evaluation and redox assessment in blood and kidney tissues in a rabbit contrast-induced nephrotoxicity model 

      Tsamouri M.-M., Rapti M., Kouka P., Nepka C., Tsarouhas K., Soumelidis A., Koukoulis G., Tsatsakis A., Kouretas D., Tsitsimpikou C. (2017)
      Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury as a result of iodinated contrast-media use for diagnostic purposes. Pathophysiology remains unclear. In the present study ...