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Effects of Manual Therapy Plus Pain Neuroscience Education with Integrated Motivational Interviewing in Individuals with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Kasimis, Konstantinos, Apostolou, Thomas, Kallistratos, Ilias, Lytras, Dimitrios, Iakovidis, Paris

“…: Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) persists beyond 12 weeks. Manual therapy recommended for CNLBP demonstrates short-term efficacy. Pain Neuroscience…”
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Diagnostic Criteria and Measurement Techniques of Sarcopenia: A Critical Evaluation of the Up-to-Date Evidence by Voulgaridou, Gavriela, Tyrovolas, Stefanos, Detopoulou, Paraskevi, Tsoumana, Despoina, Drakaki, Mariella, Apostolou, Thomas, Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P, Papandreou, Dimitrios, Giaginis, Constantinos, Papadopoulou, Sousana K

“…Sarcopenia, a geriatric syndrome characterized by progressive skeletal muscle mass and function decline, poses a significant health risk among the elderly,…”
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Effects of a Long-Term Supervised Schroth Exercise Program on the Severity of Scoliosis and Quality of Life in Individuals with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Kyrkousis, Athanasios, Iakovidis, Paris, Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P, Lytras, Dimitrios, Kasimis, Konstantinos, Apostolou, Thomas, Koutras, Georgios

“…: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) affects individuals aged 10-18 years and is characterized by spinal deformity, three-dimensional axis deformation, and…”
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Relation of elevated C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 levels to left atrial size and duration of episodes in patients with atrial fibrillation by Psychari, Stavroula N., Apostolou, Thomas S., Sinos, Loukas, Hamodraka, Eftihia, Liakos, George, Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th

“…Previous studies have demonstrated inflammation to be a risk factor in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). In this prospective study of 90 patients with…”
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Global avian influenza outbreaks 2010-2016: a systematic review of their distribution, avian species and virus subtype by Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P, Arvanitidou, Malamatenia, Guitian, Javier, Apostolou, Thomas, Vantarakis, George, Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…We conducted a systematic review to investigate avian influenza outbreaks and to explore their distribution, upon avian influenza subtype, country, avian…”
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Effects of Joint Mobilization Versus Acupuncture on Pain and Functional Ability in People with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Comparative Effectiveness by Voulgarakis, Petros, Iakovidis, Paris, Lytras, Dimitrios, Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P., Kottaras, Anastasios, Apostolou, Thomas

“…BackgroundChronic Neck Pain (CNP) is one of the main contributing factors to disability in people of working age. ObjectivesThe aim of this randomized clinical…”
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Epicardial Fat in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Properties and Relationships With Metabolic Factors, Cardiac Structure, and Cardiac Function by Psychari, Stavroula N., Rekleiti, Nectaria, Papaioannou, Nikolaos, Varhalama, Evangelia, Drakoulis, Christos, Apostolou, Thomas S., Iliodromitis, Efstathios K.

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is closely related to insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome and might be an important cardiovascular (CV) risk…”
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Short-Term Effects of Manual Therapy plus Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer Therapy in Individuals with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Kasimis, Konstantinos, Iakovidis, Paris, Lytras, Dimitrios, Koutras, Georgios, Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P, Fetlis, Antonis, Ntinou, Stefania Rafailia, Keklikoglou, Natalia-Maria, Samiotaki, Antigoni, Chasapis, Georgios, Tarfali, Georgia, Apostolou, Thomas

“…Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) is defined as back pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks. Capacitive and resistive electric transfer (TECAR) therapy…”
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Association of Gestational Hypertension with Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Factors, Perinatal Outcomes, Breastfeeding Practices, and Mediterranean Diet Adherence: A Cross-Sectional Study by Pavlidou, Eleni, Papadopoulou, Sousana K, Alexatou, Olga, Tsourouflis, Gerasimos, Antasouras, Georgios, Louka, Aikaterini, Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P, Mentzelou, Maria, Sampani, Anastasia, Chrysafi, Maria, Apostolou, Thomas, Dakanalis, Antonios, Papadopoulou, Vasiliki G, Giaginis, Constantinos

“…: Gestational hypertension has been associated with several pregnancy short-term and long-term complications, affecting both the mother and her infant's…”
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Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children by Pavlidou, Eleni, Papadopoulou, Sousana K, Alexatou, Olga, Voulgaridou, Gavriela, Mentzelou, Maria, Biskanaki, Fani, Psara, Evmorfia, Tsourouflis, Gerasimos, Lefantzis, Nikos, Dimoliani, Sophia, Apostolou, Thomas, Sampani, Anastasia, Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P, Angelakou, Exakousti-Petroula, Giaginis, Constantinos

“…The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been related with a decreased probability of overweight/obesity as well as central obesity at all stages of the human life,…”
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Inflammatory markers and plaque morphology: An optical coherence tomography study by Bouki, Konstantina P, Katsafados, Mihail G, Chatzopoulos, Dionissios N, Psychari, Stavroula N, Toutouzas, Konstantinos P, Charalampopoulos, Athanasios F, Sakkali, Eleni N, Koudouri, Antonia A, Liakos, Georgios K, Apostolou, Thomas S

“…Abstract Background OCT with its unique image resolution is the ideal method to detect culprit lesion characteristics in different clinical presentations. The…”
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Neurorehabilitation Through Synergistic Man-Machine Interfaces Promoting Dormant Neuroplasticity in Spinal Cord Injury: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Controlled Trial by Athanasiou, Alkinoos, Mitsopoulos, Konstantinos, Praftsiotis, Apostolos, Astaras, Alexander, Antoniou, Panagiotis, Pandria, Niki, Petronikolou, Vasileia, Kasimis, Konstantinos, Lyssas, George, Terzopoulos, Nikos, Fiska, Vasilki, Kartsidis, Panagiotis, Savvidis, Theodoros, Arvanitidis, Athanasios, Chasapis, Konstantinos, Moraitopoulos, Alexandros, Nizamis, Kostas, Kalfas, Anestis, Iakovidis, Paris, Apostolou, Thomas, Magras, Ioannis, Bamidis, Panagiotis

“…Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) constitutes a major sociomedical problem, impacting approximately 0.32-0.64 million people each year worldwide;…”
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Incomplete arterial healing 8 years after the implantation of sirolimus‐eluting stent. In vivo visualization by optical coherence tomography by Bouki, Konstantina P., Sakkali, Eleni K., Apostolou, Thomas S.

“…The time course of complete arterial healing after drug eluting stent implantation is unknown. We present a case of incomplete endothelialization and late…”
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Comparison of coronary calcification of the culprit lesion between diabetic and non-diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome by Barmperis, Dimitrios, MD, Bouki, Konstantina, MD, Apostolou, Thomas, MD, Chalkias, Athanasios, PhD, Xanthos, Theodoros, PhD

“…Patients with congestive heart failure, renal failure (creatinine >1.8 mg/dL [0.6-1.0]), significant left main coronary artery disease, known cardiomyopathy,…”
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C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin 6, and N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Following Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation: Is There a Role of Biomarkers in Arrhythmia Recurrence? by Psychari, Stavroula N., Chatzopoulos, Dionyssios, Iliodromitis, Efstathios K., Apostolou, Thomas S., Kremastinos, Dimitrios T.

“…Aims: We investigated the role of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTpro-BNP),…”
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Long-term prognostic factors of young patients (<or=35 years) having acute myocardial infarction: the detrimental role of continuation of smoking by Rallidis, Loukianos S, Lekakis, John, Panagiotakos, Demosthenes, Fountoulaki, Katerina, Komporozos, Christoforos, Apostolou, Thomas, Rizos, Ioannis, Kremastinos, Dimitrios T

“…There are few and conflicting data regarding the prognostic role of continued smoking in very young survivors of acute myocardial infraction (AMI) after the…”
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DDDR pacing results in left ventricular asynchrony with preservation of ejection fraction and NT-proBNP: A prospective study in sick sinus syndrome and normal ventricular function by Psychari, Stavroula N, Apostolou, Thomas S, Iliodromitis, Efstathios K, Charalampopoulos, Athanasios, Kremastinos, Dimitrios T

“…Abstract Desynchronization induced by right ventricular pacing may increase the risk for heart failure. We aimed to compare left ventricular (LV) function,…”
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Lumbar Discectomy: Generic Outcome Measures for Specific Outcome Prediction: A Short-term, Observational, Pilot Study by Koen, Errikos A, Antonarakos, Petros D, Katranitsa, Labrini T, Poulis, Kostas E, Apostolou, Thomas M, Christodoulou, Evangelos A, Christodoulou, Anastasios G

“…We followed a longitudinal observational design with 2 assessment points, presurgery and postsurgery, in 83 consecutive patients undergoing single-level lumbar…”
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Late acquired stent malapposition detected by optical coherence tomography examination by Bouki, Konstantina P, Chatzopoulos, Dionissios N, Katsafados, Mihail G, Elaiopoulos, Dimitrios A, Psychari, Stavroula N, Apostolou, Thomas S

“…Abstract Late stent malapposition may play a role in stent thrombosis, but the results of several intravascular ultrasound and few optical coherence tomography…”
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Myocardial infarction under the age of 36: prevalence of thrombophilic disorders by Rallidis, Loukianos S, Belesi, Chrusula I, Manioudaki, Helen S, Chatziioakimidis, Vassilis K, Fakitsa, Vassiliki C, Sinos, Loukas E, Laoutaris, Nikolaos P, Apostolou, Thomas S

“…It has been suggested that thrombotic tendency increases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). To investigate the association between the risk of MI at a…”
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