Sfoglia per Autore "Alexopoulos, E. I."
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Absence of blood pressure, metabolic, and inflammatory marker changes after adenotonsillectomy for sleep apnea in Greek children
Apostolidou, M. T.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Damani, E.; Liakos, N.; Chaidas, K.; Boultadakis, E.; Apostolidis, T.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. G. (2008)Aim: Pediatric studies revealed associations of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) with inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and elevated blood pressure. Evidence about effects of adenotonsillectomy on these ... -
Adiposity and Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Modulate Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Levels in Greek Children With Sleep Apnea
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Karathanasi, A.; Ntamagka, G.; Oikonomidi, S.; Kiropoulos, T. S.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2010)Background: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plasma levels correlate with C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations and they are both increased in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). No studies have evaluated MMP-9 ... -
Adiposity in relation to age as predictor of severity of sleep apnea in children with snoring
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Hatzi, F.; Karadonta, I.; Chaidas, K.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Zintzaras, E.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2008)Correlation between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea has been documented in both adults and children. This investigation evaluated importance of body mass index (BMI) in relation to age as predictor of severity of ... -
Assessing the role of antiinflammatory medications in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2006) -
Assessing the role of antiinflammatory medications in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing [3]
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2006) -
Association between primary nocturnal enuresis and habitual snoring in children
Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kostadima, E.; Pagonari, I.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. G. (2006)Objectives. Nocturnal enuresis has been associated with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing mostly in hospital-referred adults and children. To investigate whether primary nocturnal enuresis is significantly associated ... -
Atopy does not affect the frequency of adenotonsillar hypertrophy and sleep apnoea in children who snore
Alexopoulos, E. I.; Bizakis, J.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. G. (2014)AimViral respiratory infections and atopy have been implicated in the pathogenesis of adenotonsillar hypertrophy and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), but the role of atopy is controversial. We aimed to test our hypothesis ... -
Authors' reply to "Habitual Snoring and Blood Pressure" by Ng et al
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kostadinia, E.; Kaditis, D. G.; Pastaka, C.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2005) -
Cardiac systolic function in Greek children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Dalapascha, M.; Papageorgiou, K.; Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, D. G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Zakynthinos, E. (2010)Background: Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SOB) in children has been associated with increased ventricular strain and decreased left ventricle (LV) diastolic function. The aim of this study was to assess systolic ... -
Clarithromycin reduces the severity of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with asthma
Kostadima, E.; Tsiodras, S.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kaditis, A. G.; Mavrou, I.; Georgatou, N.; Papamichalopoulos, A. (2004)A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study was designed to evaluate the effects of a semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic, clarithromycin, on bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in patients with a diagnosis ... -
Comparison of blood pressure measurements in children with and without habitual snoring
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, D. G.; Pastaka, C.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2005)Higher or similar systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure has been recorded in children with sleep apnea compared to subjects with primary snoring or in those with primary snoring compared to controls. To investigate the ... -
Correlation of Urinary Excretion of Sodium With Severity of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children: A Preliminary Study
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Evangelopoulos, K.; Kostadima, E.; Varlami, V.; Boultadakis, E.; Liakos, N.; Zakynthinos, E.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2010)Background: Nocturnal urinary sodium excretion is related to blood pressure (BP) levels. Elevated BP and increased nocturnal natriuresis have been demonstrated in adults with sleep apnea. Although evidence indicates increased ... -
Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors are expressed by tonsillar T cells of children with obstructive sleep apnea
Kaditis, A. G.; Ioannou, M. G.; Chaidas, K.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Apostolidou, M.; Apostolidis, T.; Koukoulis, G.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2008)Background: Increased expression of cysteinyl leukotriene receptors (cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-1 [LT1-R]; cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-2 [LT2-R]) has been detected in adenotonsillar tissue from children with ... -
Early gastrostomy reduces the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia in stroke or head injury patients
Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Zakynthinos, E.; Sfyras, D. (2005)Presence of a nasogastric tube is a risk factor for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Alternatively, gastrostomy can be used for administration of enteral feedings. To determine whether early ... -
Effects of adenotonsillectomy on R-R interval and brain natriuretic peptide levels in children with sleep apnea: A preliminary report
Kaditis, A. G.; Chaidas, K.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Varlami, V.; Malakasioti, G.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2011)Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with decreased R-R interval length and overall R-R interval variability in the electrocardiogram along with increased morning brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) blood levels. ... -
Effects of obstructive sleep apnea severity on serum lipid levels in Greek children with snoring
Alexopoulos, E. I.; Gletsou, E.; Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, D.; Zakynthinos, E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. (2011)Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is related to dyslipidemia in adults, limited data are available regarding its effects on serum lipids during childhood. Aim of this study was to assess the potential relationships ... -
Habitual snoring and blood pressure (multiple letters)
Ng, D. K.; Kwok, K. L.; Chan, C. H.; Leung, L. C.; Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, D. G.; Pastaka, C.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2005) -
Low Morning Serum Cortisol Levels in Children with Tonsillar Hypertrophy and Moderate-to-Severe OSA
Malakasioti, G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Varlami, V.; Chaidas, K.; Liakos, N.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. G. (2013)Background: Hypertrophic tonsillar tissue in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has enhanced expression of glucocorticoid receptors, which may reflect low endogenous cortisol levels. We have evaluated the effect ... -
Low-grade albuminuria in children with obstructive sleep apnea
Varlami, V.; Malakasioti, G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Theologi, V.; Theophanous, E.; Liakos, N.; Daskalopoulou, E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. G. (2013)Small urinary protein loss (low-grade albuminuria or microalbuminuria) may reflect altered permeability of the glomerular filtration barrier. In the present study, it was hypothesized that children with obstructive sleep ... -
Morning levels of C-reactive protein in children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kalampouka, E.; Kostadima, E.; Germenis, A.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2005)Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing is associated with cardiovascular disease in adults, and elevated C-reactive protein (CRIP) has been proposed as a link between the two disorders. We hypothesized that children with ...