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Impact of baseline renal function on all-cause mortality in patients who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of arrhythmia

Bazoukis G, Letsas KP, Korantzopoulos P, Thomopoulos C, Vlachos K, Georgopoulos S, Karamichalakis N, Saplaouras A, Efremidis M, Sideris A.
PMID: 29021843
J Arrhythm. 2017 Oct;33(5):417-423. doi: 10.1016/j.joa.2017.04.005. Epub 2017 May 01.

BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves both morbidity and mortality in selected patients with heart failure and increased QRS duration. However, chronic kidney disease (CKD) may have an adverse effect on patient outcome. The aim of this systematic review...

Programmed inappropriate ICD ventricular defibrillation for cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation.

Cases journal

Korantzopoulos P, Grekas G, Pappas T, Goudevenos JA.
PMID: 18789158
Cases J. 2008 Sep 12;1(1):152. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-152.

In this report we briefly describe a patient with a dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator in the context of severe ischemic cardiomyopathy who developed persistent atrial fibrillation. After appropriate anticoagulation and under mild sedation the patient was successfully cardioverted...

High prevalence of subclinical peripheral artery disease in Greek hospitalized patients.

European journal of internal medicine

Antonopoulos S, Kokkoris S, Stasini F, Mylonopoulou M, Lepeniotis G, Mikros S, Korantzopoulos P, Giannoulis G.
PMID: 15967334
Eur J Intern Med. 2005 Jun;16(3):187-191. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.02.002.

BACKGROUND: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) represents a common manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis that is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular death and ischemic events but one that may be underdiagnosed in clinical practice. The purpose of this study...

Surgical management of cardiac implantable electronic device infections.

Journal of thoracic disease

Koutentakis M, Siminelakis S, Korantzopoulos P, Petrou A, Petrou A, Priavali H, Priavali E, Mpakas A, Gesouli H, Gesouli E, Apostolakis E, Apostolakis E, Tsakiridis K, Zarogoulidis P, Katsikogiannis N, Kougioumtzi I, Machairiotis N, Tsiouda T, Zarogoulidis K.
PMID: 24672692
J Thorac Dis. 2014 Mar;6:S173-9. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.10.23.

PURPOSE: The infection of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) is a serious and potentially lethal complication. The population at risk is growing, as the device implantation is increasing especially in older patients with associated comorbid conditions. Our purpose was...

Impact of major earthquakes on the incidence of acute coronary syndromes - A systematic review of the literature.

Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese

Bazoukis G, Tse G, Naka KK, Kalfakakou V, Vlachos K, Saplaouras A, Letsas KP, Korantzopoulos P, Thomopoulos C, Michelongona P, Bazoukis X, González-Salvado V, Liu T, Michalis LK, Baranchuk A, Itoh T, Efremidis M, Tsioufis C, Stavrakis S.
PMID: 29807192
Hellenic J Cardiol. 2018 Sep - Oct;59(5):262-267. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2018.05.005. Epub 2018 May 25.

Natural disasters such as tsunami, hurricanes, and earthquakes may have a negative impact on cardiac health. The aim of our systematic review is to evaluate the impact of earthquakes on the incidence of acute coronary syndromes and cardiac mortality...

The association of hematological indices with the response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: a single-center study.

Hippokratia

Bazoukis G, Saplaouras A, Letsas KP, Yeung C, Xydonas S, Karamichalakis N, Thomopoulos C, Manolatos D, Papathanakos G, Vlachos K, Tse G, Korantzopoulos P, Efremidis M, Sideris A, Naka KK.
PMID: 32581497
Hippokratia. 2019 Jul-Sep;23(3):118-125.

BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established therapeutic option for patients with heart failure (HF) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35 % who meet specific criteria according to current guidelines. However, up to 40 % of patients...

Noninvasive risk factors for the prediction of inducibility on programmed ventricular stimulation in post-myocardial infarction patients with an ejection fraction ≥40% at risk for sudden cardiac arrest: Insights from the PRESERVE-EF study.

Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc

Trachanas K, Sideris S, Arsenos P, Tsiachris D, Antoniou CK, Dilaveris P, Triantafyllou K, Xenogiannis I, Tsimos K, Efremidis M, Kanoupakis E, Flevari P, Vassilikos V, Sideris A, Korantzopoulos P, Tousoulis D, Tsioufis K, Gatzoulis K.
PMID: 34873786
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2021 Dec 06;e12908. doi: 10.1111/anec.12908. Epub 2021 Dec 06.

BACKGROUND: In the PRESERVE-EF study, a two-step sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk stratification approach to detect post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients with left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥40% at risk for major arrhythmic events (MAEs) was used. Seven noninvasive risk...

Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on cardiac remodelling: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

European journal of preventive cardiology

Zhang N, Wang Y, Tse G, Korantzopoulos P, Letsas KP, Zhang Q, Li G, Lip GYH, Liu T.
PMID: 34792124
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 Nov 18; doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab173. Epub 2021 Nov 18.

AIMS: To examine the effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) on cardiac remodelling in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and/or heart failure (HF), and to explore the subsets of patients who may have greater benefit from SGLT2i...

Association between sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and risk of sudden cardiac death or ventricular arrhythmias: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology

Sfairopoulos D, Zhang N, Wang Y, Chen Z, Letsas KP, Tse G, Li G, Lip GYH, Liu T, Korantzopoulos P.
PMID: 34333592
Europace. 2022 Jan 04;24(1):20-30. doi: 10.1093/europace/euab177.

AIMS : Sudden cardiac death (SCD) and ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are important causes of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), heart failure (HF), or chronic kidney disease (CKD). We evaluated the effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2)...

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac electronic device implantations in Northwestern Greece.

American journal of cardiovascular disease

Bechlioulis A, Sfairopoulos D, Korantzopoulos P.
PMID: 34548948
Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Aug 15;11(4):489-493. eCollection 2021.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic seems to have a significant impact on cardiovascular-related hospital visits and admissions. The effect of the ongoing pandemic on the cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) procedures is less well studied. We recorded and...

Efficacy of Wenxin Keli Plus Amiodarone versus Amiodarone Monotherapy in Treating Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation.

Cardiology research and practice

Zhang N, Tse G, Dahal S, Yang Y, Gong M, Chan CZY, Liu E, Xu G, Letsas KP, Korantzopoulos P, Li G, Liu T.
PMID: 30622821
Cardiol Res Pract. 2018 Dec 04;2018:6047271. doi: 10.1155/2018/6047271. eCollection 2018.

BACKGROUND: Use of amiodarone (AMIO) in atrial fibrillation (AF) has significant side effects over prolonged periods. Wenxin Keli (WXKL), a Chinese herb extract, has been shown to be effective in atrial-selective inhibiting peak METHODS: A total of 41 patients...

Serum potassium and heart failure: association, causation, and clinical implications.

Heart failure reviews

Sfairopoulos D, Arseniou A, Korantzopoulos P.
PMID: 33098029
Heart Fail Rev. 2021 May;26(3):479-486. doi: 10.1007/s10741-020-10039-9. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Dyskalemia (hypo- and hyperkalemia) is a common clinical encounter in patients with heart failure (HF), linked to underlying pathophysiologic alterations, pharmacological treatments, and concomitant comorbidities. Both hypo- and hyperkalemia have been associated with a poor outcome in HF. However,...

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