Parcourir par sujet "medication compliance"

Acute limb ischemia and anticoagulation in patients with history of atrial fibrillation

Spanos K., Athanasoulas A., Argyriou C., Vassilopoulos I., Giannoukas A.D. (2016)

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest source of arterial embolization causing acute limb ischemia (ALI). The aim of this study was to assess the adherence of anticoagulation in AF patients and the treatment ...

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 ...

Analysis of the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials in anticoagulant versus antiplatelet medication for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis as governed by the CONSORT statement

Beneki E., Vrysis C., Zintzaras E., Doxani C. (2021)

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard research in evaluating healthcare interventions. The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) statement improves the quality of RCTs in an evidence-based ...

Effect of continuing versus stopping pre-stroke antihypertensive agents within 12 h on outcome after stroke: A subgroup analysis of the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial

Woodhouse L.J., Appleton J.P., Scutt P., Everton L., Wilkinson G., Caso V., Czlonkowska A., Gommans J., Krishnan K., Laska A.C., Ntaios G., Ozturk S., Phillips S., Pocock S., Prasad K., Szatmari S., Wardlaw J.M., Sprigg N., Bath P.M., ENOS Investigators (2022)

Background: It is not known whether to continue or temporarily stop existing antihypertensive drugs in patients with acute stroke. Methods: We performed a prospective subgroup analysis of patients enrolled into the Efficacy ...

Endogenous melatonin levels and therapeutic use of exogenous melatonin in tension type headache: A systematic review

Liampas I., Siokas V., Brotis A., Mentis A.-F.A., Aloizou A.-M., Dastamani M., Tsouris Z., Lima M., Dardiotis E. (2021)

Background-Purpose: A bidirectional relationship appears to connect tension-type headache (TTH) and circadian dysregulation. The present systematic review examined the published evidence for melatonin (MT) supplementation ...

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs in the era of COVID-19: a critical review

Stefanakis M., Batalik L., Papathanasiou J., Dipla L., Antoniou V., Pepera G. (2021)

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Increased rates of morbidity and mortality have led to the increased need for the implementation of secondary prevention interventions. ...

Fixed-dose combination therapy with dutasteride and tamsulosin in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Dimitropoulos K., Gravas S. (2016)

Despite their multifactorial etiology, male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) have been traditionally associated with benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) because of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Several pharmaceutical ...

Frequency and risk factors of COPD exacerbations and hospitalizations: A nationwide study in greece (Greek obstructive lung disease epidemiology and health ecoNomics: GOLDEN study)

Alexopoulos E.C., Malli F., Mitsiki E., Bania E.G., Varounis C., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2015)

Background: COPD exacerbations and hospitalizations have been associated with poor prognosis for the COPD patient.Objective: To evaluate the frequency and risk factors of COPD exacerbations, hospitalizations, and admissions ...

Patient Knowledge, Adherence to the Therapeutic Regimen, and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis: Knowledge, Adherence, and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis

Alikari V., Matziou V., Tsironi M., Theofilou P., Giannakopoulou N., Tzavella F., Fradelos E.C., Zyga S. (2021)

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of patients’ knowledge on adherence to the hemodialysis regimen and Quality of Life (QoL) of patients undergoing hemodialysis as well as the effect of adherence on QoL. ...

Real world data regarding the management of cancer-associated thrombosis

Tsoukalas N., Tsapakidis K., Galanopoulos M., Karamitrousis E., Kamposioras K., Tolia M. (2020)

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Patients with cancer are at high risk for thrombotic events, mainly deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are among the ...

A Real-World Study on the Day and Night-Time Symptoms Among Greek COPD Patients Who Recently Initiated Treatment with Dual Bronchodilation: The DANICO Study

Kostikas K., Dimakou K., Gourgoulianis K., Gaga M., Papapetrou D., Tsoukalas G., Chatziapostolou P., Antoniadis A., Meletis G., Evangelopoulou E., Styliara P., Karypidou I., Gogali A., Kalafatakis K., Tzanakis N. (2022)

Purpose: The rationale of this study was to investigate the prevalence of daily and night symptoms and quality of sleep in Greek COPD patients as a means to evaluate their response to treatment with the fixed dose combination ...

Reinforcing adherence to lipid-lowering therapy after an acute coronary syndrome: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Zafeiropoulos S., Farmakis I., Kartas A., Arvanitaki A., Pagiantza A., Boulmpou A., Tampaki A., Kosmidis D., Nevras V., Markidis E., Papadimitriou I., Vlachou A., Arvanitakis K., Miyara S.J., Ziakas A., Molmenti E.P., Kassimis G., Zanos S., Karvounis H., Giannakoulas G. (2021)

Background and aims: Achieving the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a milestone often missed due to suboptimal adherence to secondary prevention treatments. ...

Social Media as Tools to Study Dietary Habits of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Learning from Relevant Work on Infammatory Bowel Diseases

Theodoridis X., Pittas S., Bogdanos D.P., Grammatikopoulou M.G. (2020)

Article Submitted: 21 Jan 2020; Revised Form: 15 Mar 2020; Article Accepted: 21 Mar 2020; Available online: 22 Dec 2020 © Theodoridis X, Pittas S, Bogdanos DP, Grammatikopoulou MG. This work is licensed under a Creative ...

Ursodeoxycholic Acid in the Prevention of Gallstone Formation After Bariatric Surgery: an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Magouliotis D.E., Tasiopoulou V.S., Svokos A.A., Svokos K.A., Chatedaki C., Sioka E., Zacharoulis D. (2017)

We aim to review the available literature on obese patients treated with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in order to prevent gallstone formation after bariatric surgery. A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, ...