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Extension of Doppler-derived echocardiographic measures of pulmonary vascular resistance to patients with moderate or severe pulmonary vascular diseaseAntonios P Vlahos
Child Health Department, Pediatric Cardiology Division, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 21:711-4. 2008..Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is a critical parameter in the assessment and treatment of patients with pulmonary hypertension, regardless of origin. Noninvasive estimation of PVR could be helpful...
Provocation of neurocardiogenic syncope during head-up tilt testing in children: comparison between isoproterenol and nitroglycerinAntonios P Vlahos
Child Health Department, Pediatric Cardiology Division, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Pediatrics 119:e419-25. 2007..We compared the sensitivity and specificity of the 2 tests in a pediatric population...
Changes in vascular function and structure in juvenile idiopathic arthritisAntonios P Vlahos
Child Health Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:1736-44. 2011..We aimed to assess the presence of early vascular dysfunction in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and investigate the role of inherent inflammatory process of JIA in vascular health...
Clinical utility of Doppler echocardiography in assessing aortic stenosis severity and predicting need for intervention in childrenAntonios P Vlahos
Child Health Department, Pediatric Cardiology Division, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Pediatr Cardiol 29:507-14. 2008..The magnitude of overestimation was significantly lower from the apical window. In children with VAS, the best prediction of the catheterization gradient could be based on the average of MIGAP and MIGHP...
Determinants of pulmonary hypertension in patients with Beta-thalassemia major and normal ventricular functionAntonios P Vlahos
Department of Child Health, Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Acta Haematol 128:124-9. 2012..We sought to define the incidence and predictive factors of pulmonary hypertension in β-thalassemia major...
Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome) in a child, associated with a rotavirus infection: a case reportAlexandros Makis
Child Health Department, University of Ioannina Medical School, P, O, Box 1187, GR 45110 Ioannina, Greece
J Med Case Reports 4:281. 2010..We present, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of a rotavirus -infection-related Sweet's syndrome...
Transforming growth factor-β inhibition and endothelin receptor blockade in rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertensionAikaterini J Megalou
Department of Cardiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Pulm Circ 2:461-9. 2012..Treatment either with an antibody against TGF-β or with endothelin receptor blockade are equally effective in experimental pulmonary hypertension. Their combination provides no added benefit, indicating common mechanisms of action...
Comparative effects of acute vs. chronic oral amiodarone treatment during acute myocardial infarction in ratsTheofilos M Kolettis
Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, 1 Stavrou Niarxou Avenue, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Europace 9:1099-104. 2007..This study investigated whether chronic and acute amiodarone treatment has differential effects on ventricular arrhythmogenesis during acute myocardial infarction in rats...
Depressive symptoms and neurocardiogenic syncope in children: a 2-year prospective studyThomas N Hyphantis
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Pediatrics 130:906-13. 2012..To evaluate prospectively the relationship between neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS) and depressive symptoms in pediatric patients...
Serum adipocytokine and vascular inflammation marker levels in Beta-thalassaemia major patientsNikolaos Chaliasos
Child Health Department, University of Ioannina Medical School, Greece
Acta Haematol 124:191-6. 2010..We aimed to analyze the levels of these adipocytokines and determine any possible correlations with disease severity or vascular inflammation markers in beta-thalassaemia...
Characterisation of a rat model of pulmonary arterial hypertensionTheofilos Kolettis
Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, Greece
Hellenic J Cardiol 48:206-10. 2007..The aim of the present study was first, to assess the feasibility of closed-chest pressure recordings, and mainly, to further characterise a new model of endothelin receptor-B deficient rats...
Family history of children and adolescents with neurocardiogenic syncopeAntonios P Vlahos
Pediatr Cardiol 29:227. 2008
Morphology and function of the bicuspid aortic valve with and without coarctation of the aorta in the youngGiovanna R Ciotti
Pediatric Cardiology Department, Royal Manchester Children s Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
Am J Cardiol 98:1096-102. 2006..Although detectable early in life, valvar dysfunction and aortic root dilation progress with age...
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact or highly restrictive atrial septum: outcome after neonatal transcatheter atrial septostomyAntonios P Vlahos
Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA
Circulation 109:2326-30. 2004....
