• 5G and human health 

      Theodorou K., Tyrakis C., Softa V., Kappas C. (2021)
      The considerable characteristics of 5G technology (Fifth Generation of telecommunication) is the very high amount of data that can be transmitted in the time unit (data speed: Megabits per second - throughput) and the very ...
    • Age differences in cardiac autonomic regulation during intermittent exercise in the heat 

      Kaltsatou A., Flouris A.D., Herry C.L., Notley S.R., Seely A.J.E., Beatty H.W., Kenny G.P. (2020)
      Purpose: This study aimed to detect potential differences in heart-rate variability (HRV) during a moderate-intensity intermittent exercise in the heat among physically active young (25.8 ± 1.9 years), middle-aged (43.5 ± ...
    • Brief review: Ergospirometry in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 

      Stavrou V., Bardaka F., Karetsi E., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2018)
      This brief review summarizes the available literature on the intersection of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and ergospirometry. Ergospirometry provides an assessment of integrative exercise responses involving ...
    • Cardiac autonomic function during intradialytic exercise training 

      Kaltsatou A., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Grigoriou S.S., Karatzaferi C., Giannaki C.D., Lavdas E., Fotiou D., Kouidi E., Patramani G., Vogiatzi C., Pappas A., Stefanidis I., Sakkas G.K. (2019)
      Objectives: Cardiac autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is a common feature in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) therapy, whilst is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac ...
    • Elements of Sleep Breathing and Sleep-Deprivation Physiology in the Context of Athletic Performance 

      Papanikolaou D.D., Astara K., Vavougios G.D., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I., Stavrou V.T. (2022)
      This review summarizes sleep deprivation, breathing regulation during sleep, and the outcomes of its destabilization. Breathing as an automatically regulated task consists of different basic anatomic and physiological ...
    • Exposure to secondhand smoke promotes sympathetic activity and cardiac muscle cachexia 

      Flouris, A. D.; Dinas, P. C.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Metsios, G. S.; Kostikas, K.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2014)
      Recent trials demonstrated that a single brief exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) generates acute adverse health effects. We evaluated the acute (immediately after exposure) and short-term (0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4 h after ...
    • Interactome of obesity: Obesidome: Genetic obesity, stress induced obesity, pathogenic obesity interaction 

      Geronikolou S.A., Pavlopoulou A., Cokkinos D., Chrousos G. (2017)
      Obesity is a chronic disease of increasing prevalence reaching epidemic proportions. Genetic defects as well as epigenetic effects contribute to the obesity phenotype. Investigating gene (e.g. MC4R defects)-environment ...