A5066257577- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Sleep and related disorders
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Sports Performance and Training
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Neurological Complications and Syndromes
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
Pammakaristos Hospital
2024
Human Computer Interaction (Switzerland)
2024
University of Ioannina
2024
NIMTS Hospital
2022-2024
University of Thessaly
2020-2023
Long-post-coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients tend to claim residual symptomatology from various systems, most importantly the respiratory and central nervous systems. Breathlessness brain fog are main complaints. The pulmonary function pattern is consistent with restrictive defects, which, in cases, self-resolved, while cognitive profile may be impaired. Rehabilitation an ongoing field for holistic management of long-post-COVID-19 patients. Virtual reality (VR) applications...
Handgrip strength is an indirect indicator of physical fitness that used in medical rehabilitation for its potential prognostic value. An increasing number studies indicate COVID-19 survivors experience impaired months following hospitalization. The aim our study was to assess differences with another prevalent and hypoxia-driven disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS). Our findings showed between post-COVID-19 OSAS groups cardiovascular responses, patients exhibiting higher values...
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether oxygen uptake and heart rate at rest, in Greek professional soccer players, are affected by recent injuries, as well how sleep quality affected. Forty-two male players were included divided into two groups: injurygroup (n = 22, age: 21.6 ± 5.4 years, body fat: 11.0 3.9%, total water: 64.0 2.5%) no-injurygroup 20, 24.2 5.6 10.1 2.8%, 64.3 1.8%). rest (VO2resting, mL/min/kg) (HR, bpm) recorded upright position for 3 min, predicted values...
The purpose of our study was to investigate the effect tele-exercise (TE) performed for 4 consecutive weeks on fitness indicators in hospitalized post-COVID-19 patients versus non-hospitalized patients. Forty COVID-19 survivors were included, and divided into two groups: hospitalized. Body composition, anthropometric characteristics, pulmonary function tests, single-breath diffusing capacity carbon monoxide, 6-min walk tests (6MWT) handgrip strength recorded before after a TE regimen (3...
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) exhibit low cardio-fitness impact, attributed to fragmented architecture and associated pathophysiological sequelae. The purpose of our study was investigate fitness indicators during 6-min walk test (6MWT) oxidative stress markers in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) OSAS patients stratified by severity. A total 37 newly diagnosed patients, comorbidity-free, were divided into two groups: (Moderate (n = 12), defined as ≥ 15 AHI < 30 events...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has significantly affected different physiological systems, with a potentially profound effect on athletic performance. However, to date, such an been neither addressed nor investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was investigate fitness indicators, along respiratory and metabolic profile, in post-COVID-19 athletes. Forty male soccer players, were divided into two groups: non-hospitalized COVID-19 (n = 20, Age: [25.2 ± 4.1] years, Body Surface Area...
The purpose of our study was to obtain evidence that an unsupervised tele-exercise program (TEgroup) via online platform is a feasible alternative hybrid mode supervised and exercise (HEgroup) sessions for improving fitness indexes, respiratory cognitive functions, biomarkers oxidative stress in patients recovering from COVID-19. Forty-nine with long post-COVID-19 were randomly divided into two groups (HEgroup: n = 24, age 60.0 ± 9.5 years versus TEgroup: 25, 58.7 years). For each patient,...
Background and objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether the maximum inspiratory expiratory pressure are correlated with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Methods Fifty-two OSAS were divided into two groups (AHI, events/hours: <30, n=28, versus ≥30, n=24). For each patient, anthropometric characteristics, spirometry parameters, (MIP) (MEP), cardiopulmonary function (CPF) parameters (oxygen uptake at rest (VO2), carbon dioxide...
The aim of the study was to investigate effect sleep quality in cognitive domains perceptual ability after exhausting exercise adolescent and adult athletes. Eighty-six male professional soccer players were included our divided into two groups: adolescents (age: 17.3 ± 0.2 yrs, body mass: 68.9 7.9 kg, fat: 9.9 3.6 %) versus adults 26.3 5.2 76.5 7.2 10.3 3.1 %). For each athlete, prior cardiopulmonary testing (CPET), anthropometric morphological characteristics recorded Pittsburgh Sleep...
The onset and development of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) remains unclear in an age - dependent manner. Despite treatment, persistent symptoms such as snoring excessive daytime sleepiness, well cognitive impairment may be present. aim the research was to determine prevalence residual SDB adolescence early adulthood, predisposing factors its neurocognitive complications.In present pilot study-cohort, a questionnaire utilized 154 people (average age: 17.9 ± 3), who children (mean 5.3 1.4)...
Abstract Background The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence and associations cognitive impairment in previously COVID‐19 patients 2 months after discharge. Method Our included hospitalized, consecutive with mild moderate disease, followed up post discharge at a tertiary hospital’s outpatient clinic during May 2021. Exclusion criteria intensive care unit admission, intubation, or history neurodegenerative disease stroke prior COVID‐19. Prior inclusion, eligible had provided...
In this study, we investigated the self-reported (questionnaire-based) prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) and Chronic Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) in context demographics adherence to Mediterranean diet general population Alonissos, a non-profit line island Greece (i.e., with scarce boat transportation mainland). cross-sectional 236 inhabitants Alonissos participated (circa 10% island’s population), 115 males 121 females were evaluated appropriate questionnaires for OSAS,...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), often overlooked by clinicians, may lead to negative outcomes if left untreated. In this study, we examined the efficacy and efficiency of a 12-week unsupervised tele-rehabilitation program in OSA patients focused on potential changes their fitness indicators oxidative status. Forty were allocated into two groups: CPAPgroup (AHI 52.0 ± 31.5 events/h; age, 49.7 9.4 years; BMI, 32.1 7.6 kg/m2; control group) versus non-CPAPgroup 38.2 21.5 49.3 10.7 32.3 5.1...
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical manifestation of various underlying causes, characterized by the combination and imaging findings associated with posterior cerebral areas relating to arterial hypertension endothelial dysfunction. No association was made so far between PRES McCune-Albright (MAS), rare genetic disorder resulting in fibrous dysplasia. A 33-year-old female MAS presented emergency department 417 Army Share Fund Hospital Athens (Greece) after...
Healthcare access and a high quality of the provided services to healthcare users are fundamental human rights according Alma Ata Declaration 1978. Although 45 years have passed since then, health inequalities still exist, not only among countries but also within populations same country. For example, several small Greek islands Primary Center in order provide insular population. In current study, we investigated level self-reported overall, dental mental status satisfaction regarding by...
<b>Aims:</b> The aim of the study was to investigate relationship between fitness indicators and cognitive performance with parameters sleep (PSG) in patients obstructive apnea syndrome (OSAS). <b>Materials methods:</b> 47 OSAS (Age: 46.7±10.3 yrs, BMI: 32.9±7.2 kg/m2, AHI: 46.7±26 /h, Male: 74%) comorbidity-free included our study. somatometric characteristics were collected, a subjective evaluation exercise intensity according Borg scales, as well assessment (MoCA test), recorded, while...
Specific pillow use is a seldom studied or controlled factor in the setting of sleep disordered breathing. The aim this study was to investigate effect different pillows [own (OP), memory foam (MFP), generic laboratory (LP)] on polysomnography (PSG)-derived parameters patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS). Thirty-two consecutive OSAS were randomly allocated into two groups randomized usage [Group A: 3 h LP and OP (Age: 53.8 ± 12.5 years, BMI: 32.1 4.6 kg/m2); Group B: MFP...
Abstract Background The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence and associations cognitive impairment in COVID‐19 survivors post‐acute setting. Method Our is conducted three post‐COVID‐19 outpatient clinics tertiary hospitals Greece. Eligible subjects included previously hospitalized with mild moderate disease, returning for follow‐up at least two months post‐discharge. Exclusion criteria intensive care unit admission, intubation, a history neurodegenerative disease other...
The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence most prominent symptoms residual OSAS and their predisposing factors during transition period from childhood adolescence. In addition, identifies complications through cognitive assessment. <b>Methods:</b> present study, a questionnaire was utilized people who, as children, had previous diagnosis via polysomnography (PSG) with AHI ≥2.5 episodes/h. Depending on results, they were asked undergo repeated PSG complete Montreal Cognitive...
<bold>Introduction:</bold> Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) exhibit low cardio-fitness impact, attributed to fragmented architecture and pathophysiological changes. <bold>Aims objectives:</bold> The investigate the fitness indicators during 6-minute walk test (6MWT) oxidative stress regarding severity of apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in OSAS patients. <bold>Materials methods:</bold> 37 newly diagnostic patients, comorbidity-free, were divided into two groups...