Browsing by Author "Kaditis, A. G."
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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 ... -
Adenotonsillectomy Outcomes in Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Bhattacharjee, R.; Kheirandish-Gozal, L.; Spruyt, K.; Mitchell, R. B.; Promchiarak, J.; Simakajornboon, N.; Kaditis, A. G.; Splaingard, D.; Splaingard, M.; Brooks, L. J.; Marcus, C. L.; Sin, S.; Arens, R.; Verhulst, S. L.; Gozal, D. (2010)Rationale: The overall efficacy of adenotonsillectomy (AT) in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children is unknown. Although success rates are likely lower than previously estimated, factors that ... -
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 ... -
Anti-inflammatory pharmacotherapy for wheezing in preschool children
Kaditis, A. G.; Winnie, G.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2007)Accumulating evidence indicates that there are at least two phenotypes of wheezing in preschool years with distinct natural history Frequent wheezing in the first 3 years of life with risk factors for asthma (e.g., eczema, ... -
Anti-inflammatory treatment for recurrent wheezing in the first five years of life
Kaditis, A. G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Winnie, G. (2003)Medications identified for the treatment of recurrent wheezing in preschool children by the Expert Panel Report of the NHLBI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma include inhaled corticosteroids, chromones, ... -
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 ... -
Associations of Tonsillar Hypertrophy and Snoring With History of Wheezing in Childhood
Kaditis, A. G.; Kalampouka, E.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Lianou, L.; Papaefthimiou, M.; Gartagani-Panagiotopoulou, P.; Zintzaras, E.; Chrousos, G. (2010)Background: Reports in adults and children have correlated history of wheezing or asthma with the presence of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing but the mechanism of this epidemiologic association is unknown. The goal ... -
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) -
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AS A MARKER OF RESIDUAL OSA AFTER ADENOTONSILLECTOMY (T&A)
Bhattacharjee, R.; Gozal, L. K.; Kaditis, A. G.; Verhulst, S. L.; Gozal, D. (2010) -
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 ... -
Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors in tonsillar B- and T-lymphocytes from children with obstructive sleep apnea
Tsaoussoglou, M.; Lianou, L.; Maragozidis, P.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Mavromati, M.; Orologas, N.; Panaghiotopoulou-Gartagani, P.; Rassidakis, G.; Balatsos, N. A. A.; Chrousos, G.; Kaditis, A. G. (2012)Objectives: Cysteinyl leukotrienes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of adenotonsillar hypertrophy in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study aimed to quantify the expression of cysteinyl leukotriene ... -
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 ...