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Antiplatelet effects of prasugrel vs. double clopidogrel in patients on hemodialysis and with high on‐treatment platelet reactivity by ALEXOPOULOS, D., PANAGIOTOU, A., XANTHOPOULOU, I., KOMNINAKIS, D., KASSIMIS, G., DAVLOUROS, P., FOURTOUNAS, C., GOUMENOS, D.

“…Background: High on‐treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) is frequent in patients on hemodialysis (HD) receiving clopidrogel. Objectives: The primary aim of…”
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Phosphorus metabolism in chronic kidney disease by Fourtounas, C

“…The knowledge about the exact mechanisms involved in phosphorus homeostasis and the evolution of secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease (CKD)…”
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Peritoneoscopic reinsertion of a peritoneal dialysis catheter after fungal peritonitis: the advantage of visual information by Fourtounas, C, Dousdampanis, P, Hardalias, A, Vlachojannis, J G

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Ezetimibe is effective in the treatment of persistent hyperlipidemia of renal allograft recipients by Savvidaki, E, Koukoulaki, M, Benou, A, Roumeliotou, M, Fourtounas, C, Kalliakmani, P, Papachristou, E, Vlachojannis, J G, Goumenos, D

“…Ezetimibe is a hypolipidemic agent acting via inhibition of cholesterol absorption from the small intestine. The effectiveness and safety of long-term…”
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Is hypertension a manifestation of the nutcracker phenomenon/syndrome? Case report and brief review of the literature by Mazarakis, A, Almpanis, G, Tragotsalou, N, Karnabatidis, D, Fourtounas, C

“…Hypertension has been rarely reported in patients with the nutcracker phenomenon/syndrome. We describe a young male adult where a computed tomography…”
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Microchimerism in Peripheral Blood and Urine in Renal Transplant Recipients: Preliminary Results by Fourtounas, C, Spyridonidis, A, Dousdampanis, P, Savidaki, E, Kalliakmani, P, Papachristou, E, Goumenos, D, Vlachojannis, J.G

“…Abstract The role of microchimerism in peripheral blood and urine of renal transplant recipients remains a matter of debate, depending on the sensitivity of…”
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Impedance cardiography derived cardiac output in hemodialysis patients: a study of reproducibility and comparison with echocardiography by Karakitsos, D N, Patrianakos, A P, Paraskevopoulos, A, Parthenakis, F I, Tzenakis, N, Fourtounas, C, Daphnis, E K, Vardas, P E

“…Hemodialysis patients experience a variety of hemodynamic abnormalities that contribute to cardiovascular disease mortality which is the leading cause of death…”
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Relationship Between Interdialytic Weight Gain and Acid-Base Status in Hemodialysis by Bicarbonate by Agroyannis, B., Fourtounas, C., Tzanatos, H., Dalamangas, A., Vlahakos, D.V.

“…: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between interdialytic weight gain and acid‐base balance pre‐ and posthemodialysis in uremic patients…”
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Relation Between Echinocytosis and Erythrocyte Calcium Content in Hemodialyzed Uremic Patients by Agroyannis, B., Kopelias, I., Fourtounas, C., Paraskevopoulos, A., Tzanatos, H., Dalamangas, A., Mallas, E.

“…: A rise in intracellular calcium concentration in erythrocytes has multiple effects on these cells. The purpose of this study was to determine the changes of…”
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L-carnitine and erythropoietin requirements in hemodialysis patients by Kavadias, D, Fourtounas, C, Tsouchnikas, J, Barboutis, K

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Can telemedicine contribute to the expansion of home haemodialysis? by Agroyannis, B, Fourtounas, C, Tzanatos, H, Kopelias, I

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Telematics application for home hemodialysis by Agroyannis, Basil, Tzanatos, Helen, Fourtounas, Costas, Kopelias, Ioannis

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Pre-HD dilution acidosis, without post-HD contraction alkalosis in uremic patients by Agroyannis, B, Fourtounas, C, Tzanatos, H, Kapetanaki, A, Dalamangas, A, Vlahakos, D V

“…The aim of this study was to verify if the degree of pre-HD acidosis and its correction post-HD is related to body fluid expansion during the interdialytic…”
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Telemedicine technology and applications for home hemodialysis by Agroyannis, B, Fourtounas, C, Romagnoli, G, Skiadas, M, Tsavdaris, C, Chassomeris, C, Tzanatos, H, Kopelias, I, Lymberopoulos, D, Psarras, J

“…Home hemodialysis (HD) for the treatment of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was first put into practice about 30 years ago. In this paper we…”
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Management of claudication and hypertension by stent implantation in a renal transplant recipient by AGROYANNIS, B, FOURTOUNAS, C, MOURIKIS, D, TZANATOS, H, KOPELIAS, I

“…Graft artery stenosis is one of the main causes of hypertension in renal transplant recipients. We present a rare case of severe common iliac artery stenosis,…”
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Ringed Gore-Tex for haemodialysis access by Agroyannis, Basil, Mourikis, Dimitrios, Fourtounas, Costas, Tzanatos, Helen, Kopelias, Ioannis, Chatzioannou, Achilles, Dimakakos, Panagiotis

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Ammonia concentration in the renal veins in unilateral renal artery stenosis with hypertension by AGROYANNIS, B, MOURIKIS, D, KOPELIAS, I, TZANATOS, H, SOUBASSI, L, FOURTOUNAS, C

“…We measured blood ammonia in pre-angioplasty samples from the renal veins, aorta and inferior vena cava of 15 patients with hypertension due to unilateral…”
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Androgens, erythropoietin, iron stores, and lipoprotein (a) in hemodialysis patients by Fourtounas, C, Tzanatos, H, Kopelias, I, Agroyannis, B

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Is echinocytic transformation of erythrocytes related to lipid peroxidation in hemodialysed uraemic patients? by Agroyannis, B., Tzanatos, H., Fourtounas, C., Soubassi, L., Kopelias, I., Koutsikos, D.

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Alterations in Echinocyte Transformation and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate During Hemodialysis by Agroyannis, B., Dalamangas, A., Tzanatos, H., Soubassi, L., Fourtounas, C., Kopelias, I., Bovoleti, O., Bosiolis, V., Koutsikos, D.

“…: In 18 uremic patients under regular hemodialysis (HD) with bicarbonate dialysate, the echinocytes and erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) were determined…”
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