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Association of plaque echostructure and cardiovascular risk factors with symptomatic carotid artery disease
Giannoukas, A. D.; Sfyroeras, G. S.; Griffin, M.; Saleptsis, V.; Nicolaides, A. N. (2010)Aim. Severity of stenosis remains the main factor for assessing risk of stroke in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) disease. This study was conducted to investigate the association of plaque echostructure and ... -
Association of plaque echostructure and cardiovascular risk factors with symptomatic carotid artery disease
Giannoukas, A. D.; Sfyroeras, G. S.; Griffin, M.; Saleptsis, V.; Antoniou, G. A.; Nicolaides, A. N. (2009)Background: Severity of stenosis remains the main factor for assessing risk of stroke in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) disease. This study was conducted to investigate the association of plaque echostructure ... -
Combined Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Is a Reasonable Treatment Approach: A Systematic Review
Spanos, K.; Saleptsis, V.; Karathanos, C.; Rousas, N.; Athanasoulas, A.; Giannoukas, A. D. (2014)We reviewed the literature for studies investigating the outcomes of combined 1-stage coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) open repair (OR) procedures. An electronic search of the ... -
Common femoral artery intima-media thickness as marker for cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic adults
Giannoukas, A. D.; Antoniou, G. A.; Saleptsis, V.; Baros, C.; Griffin, M.; Nicolaides, A. N. (2009)Background: The common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is considered as a marker of cardiovascular disease, while the value of the common femoral IMT is not well defined. The aim of the present study was to investigate ... -
A Critical Analysis on the Impact of Antiplatelet Therapy in the Patency of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts
Sfyroeras, G. S.; Saleptsis, V.; Argyriou, C.; Antoniou, G. A.; Moll, F. L.; Giannoukas, A. D. (2013)Antiplatelet therapy plays an important role in the management of atherosclerotic disease and numerous studies have shown their efficacy in the reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Antiplatelets are given ... -
Effectiveness of Intravenous Ilomedin Infusion and Smoking Cessation in the Treatment of Acutely Symptomatic Buerger Disease
Spanos, K.; Georgiou, E.; Saleptsis, V.; Athanasoulas, A.; Sakkas, L.; Giannoukas, A. D. (2015)We assessed the effectiveness of iloprost treatment in the management of symptomatic Buerger disease (BD) and assessed smoking cessation compliance, based on a single-center experience. Thirteen patients with BD were treated ... -
Intrapleural instillation of autologous blood for persistent air leak in spontaneous pneumothoraxis it as effective as it is safe?
Karangelis, D.; Tagarakis, G. I.; Daskalopoulos, M.; Skoumis, G.; Desimonas, N.; Saleptsis, V.; Koufakis, T.; Drakos, A.; Papadopoulos, D.; Tsilimingas, N. B. (2010)Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of autologous blood pleurodesis in the management of persistent air leak in spontaneous pneumothorax. Patients and methods: A number of 15 patients (10 ... -
Peripheral Arterial Disease Is Prevalent But Underdiagnosed and Undertreated in the Primary Care Setting in Central Greece
Argyriou, C.; Saleptsis, V.; Koutsias, S.; Giannoukas, A. D. (2013)We investigated the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Primary Care Health Centers (n = 14) in Thessaly (central Greece) recruited 436 participants, mean age 71 (50-79) years. Peripheral arterial disease was ... -
The Role of Oral Vitamin K Antagonists in the Outcome of Infrainguinal Bypass Procedures
Giannoukas, A. D.; Paraskevas, K. I.; Koutsias, S.; Argyriou, C.; Saleptsis, V.; Palombo, D. (2014)We investigated the role of oral vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in graft patency, limb salvage, major and minor bleeding rates in patients undergoing infrainguinal bypass surgery. Five randomized-controlled trials (RCTs; n ...