• Adaptation of renal function in heart failure 

      Makaritsis, K. P.; Liakopoulos, V.; Leivaditis, K.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Stefanidis, I. (2006)
      Congestive heart failure is the only major cardiovascular disease with an increasing incidence and prevalence in industrialized countries. Despite considerable progress in the clinical management of heart failure during ...
    • Animal models in peritoneal dialysis 

      Nikitidou, O.; Peppa, V. I.; Leivaditis, K.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Zarogiannis, S. G.; Liakopoulos, V. (2015)
      Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been extensively used over the past years as a method of kidney replacement therapy for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). In an attempt to better understand the properties of the ...
    • Differential diagnosis of hyperkalemia: an update to a complex problem 

      Eleftheriadis, T.; Leivaditis, K.; Antoniadi, G.; Liakopoulos, V. (2012)
      Hyperkalemia is a relative common and sometimes life threatening electorlyte disorder. Although its symptomatic treatment is relatively easy, since precise therapeutic algorithms are available, its differential diagnosis ...
    • Estradiol and leptin as conditional prognostic IVF markers 

      Anifandis, G.; Koutselini, E.; Louridas, K.; Liakopoulos, V.; Leivaditis, K.; Mantzavinos, T.; Sioutopoulou, D.; Vamvakopoulos, N. (2005)
      We studied the concentration of serum estradiol and serum and follicular fluid leptin in 200 women undergoing their first in vitro fertilization with embryo transfer (IVF-ET) program at the time of human chorionic gonadotrophin ...
    • Infections in hemodialysis: a concise review - Part 1: bacteremia and respiratory infections 

      Eleftheriadis, T.; Liakopoulos, V.; Leivaditis, K.; Antoniadi, G.; Stefanidis, I. (2011)
      Hemodialysis (HD) patients are particularly predisposed to infections. It seems that the HD procedure per se as well as disturbances in both innate and adaptive immunity significantly contribute to this susceptibility. ...
    • Infections in hemodialysis: a concise review. Part II: blood transmitted viral infections 

      Eleftheriadis, T.; Liakopoulos, V.; Leivaditis, K.; Antoniadi, G.; Stefanidis, I. (2011)
      Hemodialysis (HD) patients are particularly predisposed to infections. It seems that the HD procedure per se as well as disturbances in both innate and adaptive immunity significantly contribute to this susceptibility. ...
    • Late onset of clinically apparent central vein stenosis due to previous central venous catheter in a patient with inherited thrombophilia 

      Eleftheriadis, T.; Liakopoulos, V.; Antoniadi, G.; Pissas, G.; Leivaditis, K.; Stefanidis, I. (2014)
      We describe a case of a patient with a functional kidney transplant who was admitted to our department with clinically evident central vein stenosis (CVS) 7 years after the removal of a central venous catheter (CVC) from ...
    • Sternal instability in a hemodialysis patient with secondary hyperparathyroidism 

      Eleftheriadis, T.; Antoniadi, G.; Leivaditis, K.; Pissas, G.; Liakopoulos, V.; Stefanidis, I. (2014)
      A 77-year-old man, 11 years under chronic hemodialysis treatment for chronic renal failure of unknown origin, presented with anterior chest pain, dyspnea with paradoxical breathing, and sternal instability after a simple ...