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    • Passive smoking, asthma and allergy in children 

      Metsios, G. S.; Flouris, A. D.; Koutedakis, Y. (2009)
      Despite the recent campaigns to eliminate smoking and hinder the detrimental effects of passive smoking (PS), actual smoking rates still increase worldwide. Several physiological systems, with the respiratory being the ...

    • Prevalence of sleep-related symptoms in a primary care population - Their relation to asthma and COPD 

      Karachaliou, F.; Kostikas, K.; Pastaka, C.; Bagiatis, V.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2007)
      Aims: The aim of this study was to clarify the association between obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)-related symptoms and physician-diagnosed asthma and COPD. Methods: 1501 subjects aged 19-90 years ...

    • Reduction in Hospitalizations for Respiratory Diseases during the First COVID-19 Wave in Greece 

      Kyriakopoulos C., Gogali A., Exarchos K., Potonos D., Tatsis K., Apollonatou V., Loukides S., Papiris S., Sigala I., Katsaounou P., Aggelidis M., Fouka E., Porpodis K., Kontakiotis T., Sampsonas F., Karampitsakos T., Tzouvelekis A., Bibaki E., Karagiannis K., Antoniou K., Tzanakis N., Dimeas I., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K., Kouratzi M., Steiropoulos P., Antonakis E., Papanikolaou I.C., Ntritsos G., Kostikas K. (2021)
      Introduction: During the first COVID-19 wave, a considerable decline in hospital admissions was observed worldwide. Aim: This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess if there were any changes in the number of patients ...

    • The role of nitric oxide in the pathophysiology of bronchial asthma 

      Iliodromiti, Z. G.; Xatjiefthimiou, A.; Domali, K.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Molyvdas, P. A. (1998)
      OBJECTIVE: To study in vitro the role of nitric oxide (NO), in the pathophysiology of asthma observing the effections of a NO-donor such as sodium nitroprusside, a calcium (Ca) channel inhibitor nifedipine or neurotransmitter ...

    • SARS-Cov-2 Infection in Severe Asthma Patients Treated With Biologics 

      Papaioannou A.I., Fouka E., Tzanakis N., Antoniou K., Samitas K., Zervas E., Kostikas K., Bartziokas K., Porpodis K., Papakosta D., Tzouvelekis A., Gerogianni I., Kotsiou O., Makris M., Rovina N., Vlachou G., Markatos M., Vittorakis S., Katsoulis K., Papanikolaou I., Afthinos A., Katsaounou P., Steiropoulos P., Latsios D., Dimakou K., Koukidou S., Hillas G., Tryfon S., Kallieri M., Georgopoulou A., Avarlis P., Bakakos P., Markopoulou K., Gaki E., Paspala A., Kyriakaki Z., Gourgoulianis K.I., Papiris S., Loukides S. (2022)
      Background: At the beginning of the pandemic, there have been considerable concerns regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and outcomes in patients with severe asthma treated with biologics. Objective: To ...

    • Smoking in health science students with asthma 

      Krommydas, G.; Kotrotsiou, E.; Raftopoulos, V.; Paralikas, T.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2004)
      It is expected that asthmatic students in a health science department would avoid the hazards of cigarette smoking due to the knowledge they gain through their studies. Surprisingly, health science students with asthma had ...

    • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A known unknown foe of asthma 

      Kotsiou O.S., Douras A., Makris D., Mpaka N., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2017)
      Introduction: Patients with uncontrolled asthma are at a greater risk of asthma attacks requiring emergency room visits or hospital admissions. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is potentially a significant complication in a course ...