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Acute and Chronic Whole-Body Vibration Exercise does not Induce Health-Promoting Effects on The Blood Profile

Theodorou, A. A.; Gerodimos, V.; Karatrantou, K.; Paschalis, V.; Chanou, K.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Nikolaidis, M. G. (2015)

Whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise is an alternative, popular and easy exercise that can be followed by general public. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of acute and chronic WBV ...

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, ...

Current drugs and medical treatment algorithms in the management of acute decompensated heart failure

Triposkiadis, F.; Parissis, J. T.; Starling, R. C.; Skoularigis, J.; Louridas, G. (2009)

Background: Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is associated with increased hospitalization rates and high in-hospital mortality, and has emerged as a major public health problem over the past decade. In recent years, ...

Decrease of Antibiotic Consumption in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections after Implementation of an Intervention Program in Cyprus

Papaevangelou, V.; Rousounides, A.; Hadjipanagis, A.; Katsioulis, A.; Theodoridou, M.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2012)

To assess the impact of intervention on antibiotic misuse in children, parents' and pediatricians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) concerning antibiotic use were evaluated pre- and postintervention in Larnaca ...

Effect of Antiplatelet Agents, Statins, and Other Drugs on Vascular Access Patency Rates

Paraskevas, K. I.; Mikhailidis, D. P.; Roussas, N.; Giannoukas, A. D. (2012)

Effect of Ranolazine in Preventing Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization Surgery

Tagarakis, G. I.; Aidonidis, I.; Daskalopoulou, S. S.; Simopoulos, V.; Liouras, V.; Daskalopoulos, M. E.; Parisis, C.; Papageorgiou, K.; Skoularingis, I.; Triposkiadis, F.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Tsilimingas, N. B. (2013)

Background/Objective: Ranolazine is a new anti-ischemic agent approved for chronic angina with additional electrophysiologic properties. The purpose of the present trial was to investigate its effect in preventing postoperative ...

Effects of exercise and physical activity on depression

Dinas, P. C.; Koutedakis, Y.; Flouris, A. D. (2011)

Depression is a very prevalent mental disorder affecting 340 million people globally and is projected to become the leading cause of disability and the second leading contributor to the global burden of disease by the year ...

Effects of Stabilization Exercises on Health-Related Quality of Life in Women With Chronic Low Back Pain

Moussouli, M.; Vlachopoulos, S. P.; Kofotolis, N. D.; Theodorakis, Y.; Malliou, P.; Kellis, E. (2014)

Background: The study examined the effects of a 4-week intensive isometric and isotonic stabilization exercise program on dimensions of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in women with chronic low back pain (CLBP). ...

Effects of walking on heart rate recovery, endothelium modulators and quality of life in patients with heart failure

Tsarouhas, K.; Karatzaferi, C.; Tsitsimpikou, C.; Haliassos, A.; Kouretas, D.; Pavlidis, P.; Veskoukis, A.; Adamopouloss, S.; Kyriakides, Z.; Constantinou, L.; Koutedakis, Y.; Rentoukas, E. (2011)

Background: Few studies have addressed the impact of moderate unsupervised everyday physical activity in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Design: We investigated the effects of a 12-week walking programme as the ...

Exercise prescribed in general practitioner referral schemes: A case study

Voutselas, V.; Sellens, M. H.; Paschali, C. (2006)

Exercise programmes aim to promote weight loss as well as the health benefits stemming from physical activity. This article seeks to identify and evaluate the type of exercise prescribed for clients referred to three ...

Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthma in Adults: The End is the Beginning?

Kostikas, K.; Minas, M.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Papiris, S.; Dweik, R. A. (2011)

Approximately 20 years after the initial report of the measurement of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) in the exhaled air of humans, numerous publications have evaluated the possible applications of the fraction of exhaled NO ...

Exhaled NO and exhaled breath condensate pH in the evaluation of asthma control

Kostikas, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Tanou, K.; Giouleka, P.; Koutsokera, A.; Minas, M.; Papiris, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Taylor, D. R.; Loukides, S. (2011)

Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airways disorder. However, no biomarker of airways inflammation has been included in the assessment of asthma control. Objective: To evaluate exhaled NO (FeNO) and exhaled breath ...

Individualised aerobic and resistance exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, A.; Metsios, G. S.; van Zanten, Jjjcsv; Nightingale, P.; Kitas, G. D.; Koutedakis, Y. (2013)

Background and objectives Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a significant predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and interventions aiming at increasing CRF are known to reduce CVD risk. The effects of such ...

Intensive care unit-acquired infection as a side effect of sedation

Nseir, S.; Makris, D.; Mathieu, D.; Durocher, A.; Marquette, C. H. (2010)

Introduction: Sedative and analgesic medications are routinely used in mechanically ventilated patients. The aim of this review is to discus epidemiologic data that suggest a relationship between infection and sedation, ...

Intermittent recruitment with high-frequency oscillation/tracheal gas insufflation in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Mentzelopoulos, S. D.; Malachias, S.; Zintzaras, E.; Kokkoris, S.; Zakynthinos, E.; Makris, D.; Magira, E.; Markaki, V.; Roussos, C.; Zakynthinos, S. G. (2012)

In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), recruitment sessions of high-frequency oscillation (HFO) and tracheal gas insufflation (TGI) with short-lasting recruitment manoeuvres (RMs) may improve oxygenation and enable ...