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The everyday used nomenclature of the aortic root components: the tower of Babel? by Sievers, Hans-Hinrich, Hemmer, Wolfgang, Beyersdorf, Friedhelm, Moritz, Anton, Moosdorf, Rainer, Lichtenberg, Artur, Misfeld, Martin, Charitos, Efstratios I.

“…Modern analyses of data for scientific reporting and healthcare management purposes require standardized and consistent definitions, something which also holds…”
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Transmyocardial laser revascularization combined with intramyocardial endothelial progenitor cell transplantation in patients with intractable ischemic heart disease ineligible for conventional revascularization: preliminary results in a highly selected small patient cohort by Babin-Ebell, J, Sievers, H-H, Charitos, E I, Klein, H M, Jung, F, Hellberg, A-K, Depping, R, Sier, H A, Marxsen, J, Stoelting, S, Kraatz, E G, Wagner, K F

“…Transmyocardial laser revascularization for angina relief and intramyocardial autologous endothelial progenitor cell injection for neoangiogenesis may offer a…”
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Inhibition of caspase-3 differentially affects vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis in the concave versus convex aortic sites in ascending aneurysms with a bicuspid aortic valve by Mohamed, S.A., Misfeld, M., Hanke, T., Charitos, E.I., Bullerdiek, J., Belge, G., Kuehnel, W., Sievers, H.H.

“…Apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is involved in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) ascending aorta aneurysms characteristically affecting the convex…”
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Moderate systemic hypotension during reperfusion reduces the coronary blood flow and increases the size of myocardial infarction in pigs by Nanas, John N, Tsolakis, Elias, Terrovitis, John V, Eleftheriou, Ageliki, Drakos, Stavros G, Dalianis, Argirios, Charitos, Christos E

“…s: To examine the effects of low arterial BP (ABP) during reperfusion on the extent of myocardial infarction and on coronary blood flow (CBF) in an…”
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Comparison of Pulsatile With Nonpulsatile Mechanical Support in a Porcine Model of Profound Cardiogenic Shock by Drakos, Stavros G, Charitos, Christos E, Ntalianis, Argirios, Terrovitis, John V, Siafakas, Kostas X, Dolou, Paraskevi, Pierrakos, Charalampos, Charitos, Efstratios, Karelas, John, Nanas, John N

“…The aim of this study was to examine whether pulsatility by intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) is an important adjunct to the treatment of profound…”
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Superior Performance of a Paraaortic Counterpulsation Device Compared to the Intraaortic Balloon Pump by Terrovitis, John V., Charitos, Christos E., Tsolakis, Elias J., Dolou, Paraskevi, Pierrakos, Charalampos N., Siafakas, Kostas X., Nanas, John N.

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the hemodynamic effectiveness of a 30‐ml stroke volume paraaortic counterpulsation device (PACD), presenting the…”
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Effects of a single slow-bolus intravenous amiodarone administration on myocardial energy demand and coronary blood flow: experimental study by Ntalianis, A, Drakos, S, Charitos, C, Siafakas, K, Pierrakos, C, Dolou, P, Terrovitis, J, Charitos, E, Koudoumas, D, Nanas, J

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(565) - Role of Acquired Von Willebrand Syndrome in the Development of Bleeding Complications in Patients Treated Using Right Ventricular Microaxial Flow Pump Devices: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Oezkur, M., Reda, S., Rühl, H., Nils, T., Kreyer, S., Duerr, G.D., Charitos, E., Medina, M., Zimmer, S., Putensen, C., Treede, H.

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Acute intrapericardial amiodarone infusion in pigs is hemodynamically safe but has minimal electrophysiologic effects by Tsolakis, E, Kopelia, M, Tsagalou, E, Pierrakos, C, Ntalianis, A, Sotiriadis, C, Charitos, E, Koudoumas, D, Lazaris, N, Anastasiou-Nana, M

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Mechanical Assistance by Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Counterpulsation During Reperfusion Increases Coronary Blood Flow and Mitigates the No-Reflow Phenomenon: An Experimental Study by Pierrakos, Charalampos N., Bonios, Michael J., Drakos, Stavros G., Charitos, Efstratios I., Tsolakis, Elias J., Ntalianis, Argirios, Nanas, Serafim N., Charitos, Christos E., Nanas, John N., Terrovitis, John V.

“…The effects of the intra‐aortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation on the extent of myocardial infarction (MI), the no‐reflow phenomenon (NRP), and coronary…”
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Time course of fibrillation and defibrillation thresholds after an intravenous bolus of amiodarone—an experimental study by Tsagalou, Eleftheria P, Anastasiou-Nana, Maria I, Charitos, Christos E, Siafakas, Costantinos X, Drakos, Stavros G, Ntalianis, Argirios, Terrovitis, John V, Mavrikakis, Emmanuel M, Doufas, Antonios, Nanas, John N

“…Experimental studies have described an increase in ventricular fibrillation threshold (VFT) by intravenous amiodarone. The aim of this study was to examine the…”
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Increase in coronary blood flow by intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in a porcine model of myocardial reperfusion by Bonios, Michael J, Pierrakos, Charalampos N, Argiriou, Michael, Dalianis, Argirios, Terrovitis, John V, Dolou, Paraskevi, Drakos, Stavros G, Koudoumas, Dimitrios, Charitos, Christos E, Anastasiou-Nana, Maria I

“…Abstract Background Studies of the IABP have reported variable effects on coronary blood flow (CBF). The purpose of the present study was to measure the…”
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Cardiac Tamponade Rapidly Evolving Toward Constrictive Pericarditis and Shock as a First Manifestation of Noncardiac Cancer by Tsolakis, Elias J., Charitos, Christos E., Mitsibounas, Dimitrios, Nanas, John N.

“…A 44‐year‐old man presented with symptoms and signs of cardiac tamponade. Cytologic examination of the pericardial fluid was negative for malignancy and no…”
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The fate of the bicuspid valve aortopathy after aortic valve replacement by Charitos, Efstratios I., Stierle, Ulrich, Petersen, Michael, Mohamed, Salah A., Hanke, Thorsten, Schmidtke, Claudia, Klotz, Stefan, Sievers, Hans-Hinrich

“…OBJECTIVES The fate of the aortic dimensions in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) after aortic valve replacement (AVR) is unclear. We investigated…”
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Total occlusion of the left main coronary artery with preserved left ventricular function by Charitos, Christos E., Nanas, John N., Tsoukas, Antonios, Anastasiou-Nana, Maria, Lolas, Christos T.

“…Two patients with total occlusion of the left main coronary artery and well preserved left ventricular function are reported. Twenty one similar cases have…”
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The efficacy of the high volume counterpulsation technique at very low levels of aortic pressure by Charitos, C E, Nanas, J N, Kontoyiannis, D A, Nanas, S N, Stamatopoulos, G Z, Rapti, A C, Stamatelopoulos, S F, Moulopoulos, S D

“…The objective of the present study was to identify the hemodynamic variables, that preclude the effectiveness of the counterpulsation technique. In order to…”
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Postpericardiotomy syndrome during intensive immunosuppression after cardiac transplantation by CHARITOS, C. E, KONTOYANNIS, D. A, NANAS, J. N

“…A 15-year-old man with end-stage heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, underwent heart transplantation. In the second postoperative week, while being…”
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222 THE FATE OF BICUSPID VALVE AORTOPATHY AFTER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT by Charitos, E., Stierle, U., Hanke, T., Klotz, S., Sievers, H.

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222THE FATE OF BICUSPID VALVE AORTOPATHY AFTER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT by Charitos, E., Stierle, U., Hanke, T., Klotz, S., Sievers, H.

“…Objectives: The fate of aortic dimensions in patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) after aortic valve replacement (AVR) is unclear. We investigated the…”
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High Stroke Volume Para‐aortic Counterpulsation Device versus Centrifugal Pump in Cardiogenic Shock: Experimental Study by Nanas, Serafim N., Nanas, John N., Charitos, Christos E., Gougoulakis, Alexandros, Makaritsis, Konstantinos, Chatzigeorgiou, John, Moussoutzani, Kiriaki, Anastasiou‐Nana, Maria I., Moulopoulos, Spyridon D.

“…During the last decades a number of left ventricular assist devices has been used especially for patients resistant to pharmacologic treatment and to…”
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