A5004094835- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
Papageorgiou General Hospital
2014-2024
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2014-2024
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2005-2019
Laboratoire de Biochimie
2016
AHEPA University Hospital
2014
Hippocration General Hospital
1996-2012
Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki
1992-2012
Geological Survey of Canada
2010
University General Hospital Attikon
2006
University Hospital of Alexandroupolis
2006
Unilateral primary aldosteronism is the most common surgically correctable form of endocrine hypertension and usually differentiated from bilateral forms by adrenal venous sampling (AVS) or computed tomography (CT). Our objective was to compare clinical biochemical postsurgical outcomes patients with unilateral diagnosed CT AVS identify predictors surgical outcomes. Patient data were obtained 18 internationally distributed centers retrospectively analyzed for adrenalectomy management based...
Objectives Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is increasingly attracting more scientific and public interest, represents a poorly investigated issue in patients with essential hypertension. We evaluated the prevalence of hypertensive women compared normotensive according to age, hypertension severity, duration, antihypertensive treatment. Methods The study population consisted consecutive, sexually active attending an outpatient clinic. Sexual Function Index (FSFI questionnaire) was used...
Arterial hypertension is considered a risk factor for erectile dysfunction. The aim of the study was to evaluate prevalence dysfunction in hypertensive compared with normotensive individuals similar demographic characteristics Greece. Furthermore, effect age, severity, duration, and antihypertension medication on function these subjects investigated. population consisted 634 consecutive young middle-aged men (31-65 years) that visited our outpatient clinic. From them, 358 patients had...
Although impairment of the micro- and macrocirculation is considered inherent to sustained hypertension, there a substantial lack studies investigating whether an association exists between macrovascular damage, especially in early-stage hypertension. We studied meticulously selected population, free diabetes cardiovascular disease, 223 individuals: 137 never-treated, newly diagnosed patients with recent onset hypertension 86 normotensive individuals. Nonmydriatic retinal photography was...
This study examined in vivo (1) skeletal muscle oxygenation and microvascular function, at rest during handgrip exercise, (2) their association with macrovascular function exercise blood pressure (BP), newly diagnosed, never-treated patients hypertension normotensive individuals. Ninety-one individuals (51 hypertensives 40 normotensives) underwent office 24-hour ambulatory BP, arterial stiffness, central aortic BP assessment, followed by a 5-minute occlusion 3-minute submaximal exercise....
To investigate the effect of substituting beta-blockers with nebivolol on erectile function patients suffering from essential hypertension.Forty-four young and middle-aged men (31-65 years) hypertension visited our outpatient clinic took beta-blocker treatment (atenolol, metoprolol or bisoprolol) for more than 6 months. All completed a questionnaire regarding (International Index Erectile Function). Patients were then switched to an equipotent dose 3 months and, at end this time period,...
Essential hypertension is associated with increased risk of arterial thrombotic disease. Among other factors, enhanced platelet activity contributes significantly to this phenomenon. An level circulating monocyte-platelet aggregates (MPAs) represents one the most robust markers activation; furthermore, these are also believed contribute pathophysiology atherothrombotic Putative mechanisms that activation in essential include endothelial dysfunction, neurohumoral (sympathetic and...
To investigate the thrombotic microenvironment in early stages of type 2 diabetes mellitus measuring platelet-derived, endothelial-derived and erythrocyte-derived microvesicles.We recruited 50 newly diagnosed patients who did not receive glucose-lowering treatment except for metformin 25 matched non-type volunteers. Microvesicles were measured with flow cytometry, glycated haemoglobin high-performance liquid chromatography advanced glycation end products enzyme-linked immunosorbent...
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remains excessive in patients with chronic kidney disease. The association of vascular changes regulators extraosseous calcification this patient population is still under investigation. aim the present study was to investigate associations inhibitor fetuin-A, anti-osteoclastic factor osteoprotegerin (OPG) pathology hemodialysis patients.In cross-sectional including 81 stable patients, we measured carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV)...
Hypertensive patients with retinal arteriolar abnormalities are at increased risk for cardiovascular events. However, the extent of microvascular changes in naïve, never-treated hypertension short duration has not been established. In addition to this, lack relevant data about other phenotypes (masked and white-coat hypertension) determined by ambulatory blood-pressure measurement (ABPM) is notable, despite their relationship mediated underlying target-organ vascular damage.We conducted a...
Lifestyle modification is an important component of essential hypertension (EH) therapy. The aim the Hypertension Intensive Nutrition Treatment (HINTreat) parallel, randomized controlled trial was to examine effect a 6-month intensive lifestyle treatment (ILT) (diet plus exercise with monthly visits) compared usual care. A total 76 adults stage 1 EH were (38 in each group). Dietary analysis, anthropometry, physical activity, biochemical and urine profile, blood pressure (BP), asymmetric...