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Left atrial function in patients with a high C-reactive protein level and paroxysmal atrial fibrillationJohn Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
Acta Cardiol 61:507-11. 2006..We evaluated left atrial dimensions and function in high C-reactive protein (CRP) patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation...- Assessment of cardiac risk before non-cardiac surgery: brain natriuretic peptide in 1590 patientsJ Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
Heart 92:1645-50. 2006..To evaluate the predictive value of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) for assessment of cardiac risk before non-cardiac surgery... - Effects of C-reactive protein and the third and fourth components of complement (C3 and C4) on incidence of atrial fibrillationJohn Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
Am J Cardiol 97:245-8. 2006..These proteins increase the CRP-related incidence of AF. In the absence of elevated complement components, no statistically confirmed association was found between a high CRP level and AF... - Effect of C-reactive protein reduction on paroxysmal atrial fibrillationJohn Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
Am Heart J 150:1064. 2005..This study sought to determine whether CRP lowering also results in a reduction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) during daily life... - Effects of levosimendan on restrictive left ventricular filling in severe heart failure: a combined hemodynamic and Doppler echocardiographic studyJohn Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
Chest 128:2633-9. 2005..Although the hemodynamic effects of levosimendan have been studied, the effects of levosimendan on LV filling pattern have not been investigated... - Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of progression to hypertension in nonhypertensive subjectsJohn Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
Hypertension 45:426-31. 2005..This study provides the first direct evidence to our knowledge in a longitudinal study that aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of progression to hypertension in nonhypertensive individuals... - Assessment of left atrial input impedance in normal subjects and in hypertensive patientsJohn Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, 1 Kathigitou Karakatsani St, 811 00 Mytilini, Greece
Eur J Heart Fail 7:63-8. 2005.... - Relationship between C-reactive protein concentrations during glucocorticoid therapy and recurrent atrial fibrillationJohn Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, 1 Kathigitou Karakatsani Street, 81100 Mytilini, Greece
Eur Heart J 25:1100-7. 2004..Little direct information is available on the effect of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) lowering on the reduction of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF)... - Effects of digoxin on left atrial function in heart failureJ M Dernellis
Vostanio Hospital, Mytilene, Greece
Heart 89:1308-15. 2003..To investigate the effects of digoxin on left atrial (LA) function in patients with congestive heart failure and dilated left atria... - Effects of pacing-induced and balloon coronary occlusion ischemia on left atrial function in patients with coronary artery diseaseC Stefanadis
Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
J Am Coll Cardiol 33:687-96. 1999.... - Assessment of aortic line of elasticity using polynomial regression analysisC Stefanadis
Hippokration Hospital, Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Greece
Circulation 101:1819-25. 2000..The aim of this study was to assess the sigmoid line of elasticity in the human aorta... - Heat production of atherosclerotic plaques and inflammation assessed by the acute phase proteins in acute coronary syndromesC Stefanadis
Hippokration Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Greece
J Mol Cell Cardiol 32:43-52. 2000..The sensitive measurement of plaque temperature as a prognostic marker may be useful in the management of coronary heart disease... - C-reactive protein and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: evidence of the implication of an inflammatory process in paroxysmal atrial fibrillationJ Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
Acta Cardiol 56:375-80. 2001..CONCLUSION: These results suggest that CRP has a strong association with PAF and support the hypothesis that CRP is a potent determinant of successful cardioversion of PAF in sinus rhythm... - Acute effect of clonidine on left ventricular pressure-volume relation in hypertensive patients with diastolic heart dysfunctionC Stefanadis
Hippokration Hospital, Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Greece
J Hum Hypertens 15:635-42. 2001..The improvement may be attributable in part to withdrawal of direct sympathetic influence on the myocardium and in part to the indirect effect of systemic, pulmonary and coronary artery relaxation... - Effects of thyroid replacement therapy on arterial blood pressure in patients with hypertension and hypothyroidismJohn Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
Am Heart J 143:718-24. 2002..Aortic stiffness is decreased in all patients, whereas hypertension is completely reversible in 50% of patients by hormone replacement therapy. Sustained hypertension may be due to increased aortic stiffness... - Right atrial function in hypertensive patients: effects of antihypertensive therapyJ Dernellis
Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece
J Hum Hypertens 15:463-70. 2001..The left ventricular mass and the right ventricular relaxation influenced the changes in RA performance...