Browsing by Subject "comorbidity"

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 ...

2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis

Nikiphorou E., Santos E.J.F., Marques A., Böhm P., Bijlsma J.W.J., Daien C.I., Esbensen B.A., Ferreira R.J.O., Fragoulis G.E., Holmes P., McBain H., Metsios G.S., Moe R.H., Stamm T.A., De Thurah A., Zabalan C., Carmona L., Bosworth A. (2021)

Background: An important but often insufficient aspect of care in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is empowering patients to acquire a good understanding of their disease and building their ability to deal effectively ...

Adenotonsillectomy to treat obstructive sleep apnea: Is it enough?

Boudewyns A., Abel F., Alexopoulos E., Evangelisti M., Kaditis A., Miano S., Villa M.P., Verhulst S.L. (2017)

Although adenotonsillectomy is the first line treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (0SAS),1 improvement in objectively documented outcomes is often inadequate and a substantial number of children ...

Adherence to oral anticoagulation in ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation

Tiili P., Leventis I., Kinnunen J., Svedjebäck I., Lehto M., Karagkiozi E., Sagris D., Ntaios G., Putaala J. (2021)

Background: Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) have superior safety and comparable efficacy profile compared to vitamin-K antagonists (VKAs), with more convenient dosing schemes. However, issues with ...

Adrenocorticotropic hormone: an effective “natural” biologic therapy for acute gout?

Daoussis D., Bogdanos D.P., Dimitroulas T., Sakkas L., Andonopoulos A.P. (2020)

Treatment of acute gout consists of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), colchicine and steroids. However, the typical patient with gout has multiple comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, ...

Age, Body Mass Index, and Daytime and Nocturnal Hypoxia as Predictors of Hypertension in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Natsios G., Pastaka C., Vavougios G., Zarogiannis S.G., Tsolaki V., Dimoulis A., Seitanidis G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2016)

A growing body of evidence links obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with hypertension. The authors performed a retrospective cohort study using the University Hospital of Larissa Sleep Apnea Database (1501 patients) to determine ...

Are younger COPD patients adequately vaccinated for influenza and pneumococcus?

Gogou E., Hatzoglou C., Zarogiannis S.G., Siachpazidou D., Gerogianni I., Kotsiou O.S., Varsamas C., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)

Influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia are major causes of increased morbidity and mortality among elderly and COPD patients. Vaccines against influenza and pneumococcus are recommended for COPD patients according to GOLD ...

Assessment of the association of copd and asthma with in-hospital mortality in patients with covid-19. A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis

Reyes F.M., Hache-Marliere M., Karamanis D., Berto C.G., Estrada R., Langston M., Ntaios G., Gulani P., Shah C.D., Palaiodimos L. (2021)

Together, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma account for the most common non-infectious respiratory pathologies. Conflicting preliminary studies have shown varied effect for COPD and asthma as prognostic ...

Association of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage with left ventricular hypertrophy on transthoracic echocardiography

Pallesen L.-P., Wagner J., Lambrou D., Braun S., Weise M., Prakapenia A., Barlinn J., Siepmann T., Winzer S., Moustafa H., Kitzler H.H., Barlinn K., Reichmann H., Puetz V. (2020)

Introduction: Arterial hypertension is the most frequent cause for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) and may also cause left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). We sought to analyze whether hypertensive sICH etiology ...

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 ...

ASTRAL-R score predicts non-recanalisation after intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke

Vanacker, P.; Heldner, M. R.; Seiffge, D.; Mueller, H.; Eskandari, A.; Traenka, C.; Ntaios, G.; Mosimann, P. J.; Sztajzel, R.; Pereira, V. M.; Cras, P.; Engelter, S.; Lyrer, P.; Fischer, U.; Lambrou, D.; Arnold, M.; Michel, P. (2015)

Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) as treatment in acute ischaemic strokes may be insufficient to achieve recanalisation in certain patients. Predicting probability of non-recanalisation after IVT may have the potential to ...

Atrial fibrillation and cognitive decline: it takes more than an irregular heart beat, to beat the brain

Sagris D., Lip G.Y.H. (2021)

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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, ...

“Blame it on the Comorbidities”: A 5-Year Follow-Up of 53 Chronic Dialysis-Dependent Patients Who Underwent Cardiac Surgery

Deutsch O., Rippinger N., Spiliopoulos K., Eichinger W., Gansera B. (2016)

Objectives This study evaluates midterm survival rates and risk factors for mortality of chronic dialysis-dependent patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods Fifty-three dialysis-dependent patients (34 males, aged 67 ± ...

Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation and Telehealth: Rationale for Future Integration in Supportive Care of Cancer Survivors

Batalik L., Filakova K., Radkovcova I., Dosbaba F., Winnige P., Vlazna D., Batalikova K., Felsoci M., Stefanakis M., Liska D., Papathanasiou J., Pokorna A., Janikova A., Rutkowski S., Pepera G. (2022)

The direct toxicity of cancer treatment threatens patients and survivors with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease or adverse functional changes with subsequent progression of cardiovascular complications. An ...

A case of membranous nephropathy associated with Sjögren syndrome, polymyositis and autoimmune hepatitis

Stefanidis, I.; Giannopoulou, M.; Liakopoulos, V.; Dovas, S.; Karasavvidou, F.; Zachou, K.; Koukoulis, G. K.; Dalekos, G. N. (2008)

Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, especially lacrimal and salivary. The immunologic process which occurs in this syndrome is B cell ...

Characterization of Patients with Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in the NAVIGATE ESUS Randomized Trial

Kasner S.E., Lavados P., Sharma M., Wang Y., Wang Y., Dávalos A., Shamalov N., Cunha L., Lindgren A., Mikulik R., Arauz A., Lang W., Czlonkowska A., Eckstein J., Gagliardi R., Amarenco P., Ameriso S.F., Tatlisumak T., Veltkamp R., Hankey G.J., Toni D.S., Bereczki D., Uchiyama S., Ntaios G., Yoon B.-W., Brouns R., DeVries Basson M.M., Endres M., Muir K., Bornstein N., Ozturk S., O'Donnell M., Mundl H., Pater C., Weitz J., Peacock W.F., Swaminathan B., Kirsch B., Berkowitz S.D., Peters G., Pare G., Themeles E., Shoamanesh A., Connolly S.J., Hart R.G., NAVIGATE ESUS Steering Committee and Investigators (2018)

Background: The New Approach Rivaroxaban Inhibition of Factor Xa in a Global Trial vs. ASA to Prevent Embolism in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (NAVIGATE-ESUS) trial is a randomized phase-III trial comparing ...

Chronic l-menthol-induced browning of white adipose tissue hypothesis: A putative therapeutic regime for combating obesity and improving metabolic health

Sakellariou P., Valente A., Carrillo A.E., Metsios G.S., Nadolnik L., Jamurtas A.Z., Koutedakis Y., Boguszewski C., Andrade C.M.B., Svensson P.-A., Kawashita N.H., Flouris A.D. (2016)

Introduction: Obesity constitutes a serious global health concern reaching pandemic prevalence rates. The existence of functional brown adipose tissue (BAT) in adult humans has provoked intense research interest in the ...

Classification of COPD patients and compliance to recommended treatment in Greece according to GOLD 2017 report: the RELICO study

Tzanakis N., Koulouris N., Dimakou K., Gourgoulianis K., Kosmas E., Chasapidou G., Konstantinidis A., Kyriakopoulos C., Kontakiotis T., Rapti A., Gaga M., Kalafatakis K., Kostikas K. (2021)

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multifactorial clinical condition, characterized by chronic progressive (or worsening) respiratory symptoms, structural pulmonary abnormalities, and impaired ...

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 ...