A5064732506- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Aortic Thrombus and Embolism
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
The General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio-Pananio"
2015-2025
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2022-2023
Hippocration General Hospital
2023
University Hospital of Heraklion
2005-2022
Eginition Hospital
2022
401 General Military Hospital of Athens
2020
Background: Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a progressive disorder characterized by amyloid fibril deposition in the heart, leading to heart failure and arrhythmias. Arterial stiffness, assessed pulse wave velocity (PWV), recognized as an adverse consequence of amyloidosis, yet its progression relationship with myocardial dysfunction remain inadequately explored. This study examines PWV potential association deterioration global longitudinal strain (GLS) CA patients over 6-month follow-up...
Introduction: Acute cardiorenal syndrome (ACRS) is a common complication of acute heart failure (AHF), leading to worse outcomes and therapeutic challenges. This study aimed identify clinical parameters associated with ACRS evaluate its impact on prognosis in hospitalized AHF patients. Methods: prospective observational included patients for at the Venizelio Cardiology Department from February November 2023. Demographic characteristics, comorbidities, medications, laboratory...
Coronary artery fistulas represent abnormal communications between a coronary and major vessel like venae cavae, pulmonary arteries or veins, the sinus, cardiac chamber. The latter is called cameral fistula rare condition most of times congenital but can be also post traumatic surgical, especially after cardiovascular interventional procedures. Most patients are asymptomatic coronary-cameral fistulae discovered incidentally during angiographic evaluation for vascular disorders, while other...
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the leading causes death; however, updated data regarding clinical presentation and current management are missing in Greece. This study aimed to prospectively record demographic characteristics a representative sample patients suffering from AMI, their management, short-term outcomes.ILIAKTIS national, prospective, multicenter, noninterventional conducted under auspices Hellenic Society Cardiology (HCS) European Initiative Stent - Save Life. From...
The HYPEDIA study aimed at evaluating the implementation of 2018 European guidelines for treating hypertension in primary care. A nationwide prospective non-interventional cross-sectional was performed consecutive untreated or treated hypertensives recruited mainly care Greece. Participants' characteristics, office blood pressure (BP) (triplicate automated measurements, Microlife BPA3 PC) and treatment changes were recorded on a cloud platform. total 3,122 patients (mean age 64 ± 12.5 [SD]...
Our goal was to study hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis (hATTR) in Crete, Greece.We aimed at ascertaining all hATTR cases an island of 0.62 million people. For this, we evaluated patients with polyneuropathy, autonomic involvement, cardiomyopathy, and/or ophthalmopathy suggestive hATTR, who presented the physicians this or were referred them by other physicians. Genetic analyses performed on suspected suffering from hATTR. We included our observational longitudinal cohort...
The purpose is to investigate cardiac magnetic resonance and laboratory findings in patients with clinically suspected acute myocarditis re-assess the evolution of relation clinical parameters smoking habits.We prospectively analyzed 68 consecutive (4 females, 64 males, median age 25 years) at baseline 51 12 months later regard age, symptoms, signs, history, troponin I, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, c-reactive protein blood levels, electrocardiography changes, findings. Statistical...
Abstract Introduction Acute cardiorenal syndrome (ACRS) encompasses a spectrum of disorders that induce acute kidney injury in patients with heart failure (AHF). The occurrence ACRS has been associated worse prognosis the literature and its management often poses therapeutic challenge. Purpose purpose this study is to record most frequent comorbidities other clinical, biochemical imaging parameters assess prognostic value occurrence. Materials-Methods: We recorded demographic...
Abstract Background Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are one of the cornerstones in treatment patients with heart failure (HF) , regardless ejection fraction (EF) or presence diabetes mellitus (DM). Other types medications used like angiotensin converting enzyme (ACEi) beta-blockers (BB) have shown some degree cardioprotection high risk receiving cardiotoxic chemotherapy, but data on SGLT2i very limited. Purpose To examine possible differences development anthracycline...
Abstract Introduction Amyloid transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a rare, systemic, life-threatening disease, characterized by both cardiac and extra-cardiac symptoms signs. Its diagnosis remains challenging, however it increasingly being pursued due to the availability of non-invasive diagnostic means, namely bone scintigraphy. Data regarding prevalence ATTR-CM in Greece are scarce. Purpose We aimed study characteristics ATTR-CM, wild-type (ATTRwt-CM) hereditary (ATTRv-CM),...
Objective: Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) remains a major public health problem, especially among older people with multiple comorbidities. We aimed to show the prevalence of uncontrolled HTN HECMOS participants. Design and method: was nationwide crossection survey cardiorenal morbidity 923 cardiology inpatients on 3rd March 2022 via an electronic case report form. defined under current ESH/ESC guidelines, while patients estimated glomerular filtration rate below 60 ml/min/1.73m 2 were...
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, medical community continues to report a variety of clinical manifestations SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric population. Although younger age groups experience less severe disease, attention is given immunologic disease. Pericarditis rare cardiac complication infection. We discuss first case delayed presentation pericarditis following recovery from infection A 15-year-old male adolescent presented emergency department (ED) with two-day history left-sided, sub-sternal...
Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background The number young patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes is increasing. Among them, there a large without major cardiovascular risk factors raising concerns about the cause syndrome. It known that thrombophilia an independent factor for myocardial infarction. Purpose To evaluate frequency in Methods We performed genetic testing most frequent gene mutations responsible (factor V Leiden, PAI I 4G/5G,...
Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Vaccination against Covid-19 has been proved an effective protective measure the pandemic. It noticed that a number patients visited emergency department (ED) complaining chest pain following their vaccination. Purpose To record ED our hospital referring vaccination with BNT162b2 vaccine, clinical and laboratory parameters as well final diagnosis. Methods We recorded (secondary hospital) "chest after vaccine", for...
Objective: To evaluate office blood pressure (OBP) levels for antihypertensive drug treatment initiation/intensification, choices, and hypertension control in primary care Greece. Design method: A prospective nationwide non-interventional single-visit study was performed consecutive untreated or treated hypertensives recruited by doctors hospital clinics. Participants’ characteristics, OBP measurements (triplicate; automatically transferred to PC; Microlife BPA3 PC) changes were recorded...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) standardized uptake value (SUV) metrics in classifying patients with suspected transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) among different Perugini grades.One hundred four ATTR-CA underwent planar scintigraphy bone seeking tracer (99mTc pyrophosphate-PYP). Patients were classified according scale, H/CL, H/Bone and H/Bkg ratios. A subset 48 received additional...