A5000723728- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Blood transfusion and management
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
University Hospital of Ioannina
2012-2023
University of Ioannina
2011-2018
Evangelismos Hospital
1993-2017
G. Papanikolaou General Hospital
2014
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2014
University of Patras
2006-2011
General University Hospital of Patras
2004-2011
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
1990
Depending on their anatomical location, different fat depots have a capacity to produce bioactive peptides, called adipokines. Adipokines produced by periadventitial been implicated in the pathogenesis of vascular disease, including atherosclerosis. Chemerin is an adipokine with established role immunity, adipose tissue function and metabolism, acting autocrine, paracrine endocrine manners. We investigated protein expression chemerin its receptor, CMKLR1, human aortas, coronary vessels...
Abstract Preoperative medication by inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in coronary artery patients predisposes to vasoplegic shock early after bypass grafting. Although the majority cases this is mild, some them it appears as a situation, "intractable" high-catecholamine dose medication. In study we examined possible role prophylactic infusion low-dose vasopressin, during and for four hours post-bypass cardiopulmonary bypass, an effort prevent syndrome. addition, studied...
Nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery represent serious complications associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and economic burden. This study was undertaken to evaluate the frequency, characteristics, risk factors of microbiologically documented nosocomial in a Cardio-Vascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU).All patients who underwent open heart between May 2006 March 2008 were enrolled this prospective study. Pre-, intra- postoperative variables collected examined as possible for...
Abstract Background: Aortic arch surgery is impossible without the temporary interruption of brain perfusion and therefore associated with high incidence neurologic injury. The deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA), in combination antegrade or retrograde cerebral (RCP), a well-established method protection aortic surgery. In this retrospective study, we compare two methods perfusion. Materials Methods: From 1998 to 2006, 48 consecutive patients were urgently operated for acute type A...
The early and intermediate outcome of patients requiring intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) was studied in a cohort 2697 adult cardiac surgical patients.136 IABP (5.04%) support analysed over 4 year period. Prospective data collection, obtained.The overall operative mortality 35.3%. "operation specific" higher on the Valve population.The (%) as per time insertion was: Preoperative 18.2, Intraoperative 33.3, postoperative 58.3 (p < 0.05).The incremental risk factors for death were: Female gender...
Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) after pneumonectomy for NSCLC remains a highly morbid complication. We examined possible factors including the surgical techniques associated with BPF development. From 221 pneumonectomies NSCLC, bronchial stump closure was mechanically performed in 192 patients and manually remaining 29. In all right-sided mechanical coverage. 114/130 left-sided procedures where selected, remained uncovered. 16 cases manual selectively performed, covered utilizing various...
Cardiac myxoma is a benign neoplasm that represents the most prevalent primary tumor of heart. If not treated with right surgical technique recurrence occurs. Aim our study to present approach and histology tumors resected.All patients, except for one, underwent extracorporeal circulation mild hypothermia, atrial or both incision excision fossa ovalis, followed by prosthetic patch suturing. All specimens were submitted microscopic evaluation (haematoxylin-eosin). We contacted personally each...
Abstract Background The lobar torsion after lung surgery is a rare complication with an incidence of 0.09 to 0.4 %. It may occur twisting the bronchovascular pedicle remaining lobe lobectomy, usually on right side. 180-degree rotation produces acute obstruction bronchus (atelectasis) and vessels as well. Without prompt treatment it progresses ischemia, pulmonary infarction finally fatal gangrene. Case Presentation A 62 years old female patient was admitted for surgical cancer. She underwent...