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Early diastolic impairment of diabetic heart: The significance of right ventricle by Karamitsos, Theodoros D, Karvounis, Haralambos I, Dalamanga, Emmanouella G, Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E, Didangellos, Triantafyllos P, Karamitsos, Dimitrios T, Parharidis, Georgios E, Louridas, Georgios E

“…Abstract Background Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction represents the earliest preclinical manifestation of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Right ventricular…”
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Clinical Significance of Tissue Doppler Imaging in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Efthimiadis, Georgios K, Giannakoulas, Georgios, Parcharidou, Despina G, Karvounis, Haralambos I, Mochlas, Soterios T, Styliadis, Ioannis H, Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E, Kounatiadis, Periklis, Pliakos, Christodoulos I, Parcharidis, Georgios E, Louridas, Georgios E

“…Background A transmitral E/septal Ea ratio ≥15 is a predictor of adverse outcome in cardiac disease, so it was hypothesized that a septal E/Ea ≥15 would…”
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Survival in Thalassaemia Major Patients: Prognostic Value of Doppler-Demonstrated Left Ventricular Restrictive Filling Pattern by Efthimiadis, Georgios K., Hassapopoulou, Helen P., Tsikaderis, Dimitrios D., Karvounis, Haralambos I., Giannakoulas, Georgios A., Parharidis, Georgios E., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…Background The present study evaluated the prognostic significance of Doppler-demonstrated left ventricular (LV) restrictive filling pattern (RFP) in patients…”
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Evidence of ischemic preconditioning in patients experiencing first non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) by Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E., Karvounis, Haralampos I., Gourasas, Ioannis T., Parharidis, Georgios E., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…Background: Several studies have demonstrated the protective effects of preinfarction angina in Q wave myocardial infarction, implicating the role of ischemic…”
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Preconditioning Reduces QTc Value in Patients with First Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) by Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E., Karvounis, Haralampos I., Parharidis, Georgios E., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…Background: Preinfarction angina (PA) consists a strong clinical correlate to ischemic preconditioning (PC) and seems to occur in a bimodal time course. The…”
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Improved papillary muscle function attenuates functional mitral regurgitation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy after cardiac resynchronization therapy by Karvounis, Haralambos I, Dalamaga, Emmanuela G, Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E, Karamitsos, Theodore D, Vassilikos, Vassilios, Paraskevaidis, Stelios, Styliadis, Ioannis H, Parharidis, Georgios E, Louridas, Georgios E

“…Functional mitral valve regurgitation attenuation after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with severe heart failure has been attributed to…”
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Prevalence of Systolic Impairment in an Unselected Regional Population With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Efthimiadis, Georgios K., Giannakoulas, Georgios, Parharidou, Despina G., Karvounis, Haralampos I., Mochlas, Soterios T., Styliadis, Ioannis H., Gavrielides, Stavros, Gemitzis, Konstantinos D., Giannoglou, Georgios D., Parharidis, Georgios E., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) may transition to a phase characterized by systolic impairment resembling dilated cardiomyopathy. This study retrospectively…”
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Dobutamine stress echocardiography is highly accurate for the prediction of contractile reserve in the early postoperative period, but may underestimate late recovery in contractile reserve after revascularization of the hibernating myocardium by Zaglavara, Theodora, Karvounis, Haralambos I, Haaverstad, Rune, Pillay, Thaseegaran M, Hamilton, John R L, Hasan, Asif, Parharidis, Georgios E, Louridas, Georgios E, Dark, John H, Kenny, Antoinette

“…We sought to investigate the accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography to predict the degree and timing of recovery in resting function and contractile…”
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Echocardiographic evaluation of spontaneous recovery of right ventricular systolic and diastolic function in patients with acute right ventricular infarction associated with posterior wall left ventricular infarction by Ketikoglou, Dimitrios G, Karvounis, Haralampos I, Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E, Zaglavara, Theodora A, Efthimiadis, Georgios K, Parharidis, Georgios E, Louridas, Georgios E

“…We evaluated right ventricular (RV) systolic and diastolic function in 30 patients with acute RV myocardial infarction on echocardiography. Systolic and…”
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Multiple episodes of ischemic preconditioning are not associated with loss of benefit: preliminary clinical experience by Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E, Karvounis, Haralampos I, Parharidis, Georgios E, Louridas, Georgios E

“…As a clinical analogue of ischemic preconditioning (IP), preinfarction angina (PA) shares a well-documented protective effect in the setting of acute…”
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Evidence of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Asymptomatic Elderly Patients with Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus by Karvounis, Haralampos I., Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E., Zaglavara, Theodora A., Nouskas, Ioannis G., Gemitzis, Konstantinos D., Parharidis, Georgios E., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a distinct entity in diabetic patients with congestive heart failure, who have no angiographic evidence of significant coronary…”
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Right ventricular diastolic function in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation by Dourvas, Ioannis N., Parharidis, Georgios E., Efthimiadis, Georgios K., Karvounis, Haralambos I., Gemitzis, Konstantinos D., Styliadis, Ioannis H., Karoulas, Takis N., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…Right ventricular diastolic function was evaluated using Doppler echocardiography in 40 patients with aortic regurgitation. Abnormal right ventricular…”
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QT dispersion is determined by the relative extent of normal, hibernating, and scarred myocardium in patients with chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy. A dobutamine stress echocardiography study before and after surgical revascularization by Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E., Zaglavara, Theodora, Karvounis, Haralambos I., Haaverstad, Rune, Parharidis, Georgios E., Louridas, Georgios E., Kenny, Antoinette

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate a possible association between QT dispersion (QTd) and the amount of viable and scarred myocardial tissue after…”
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Usefulness of low-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography for the evaluation of spontaneous recovery of stunned myocardium in patients with acute right ventricular infarction by Karvounis, Haralampos I, Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E, Ketikoglou, Dimitrios G, Zaglavara, Theodora A, Parharidis, Georgios E, Louridas, Georgios E

“…Right ventricular (RV) infarction (RVI) is usually associated with severe RV global dysfunction representing predominantly stunned myocardium that may respond…”
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Effects of variation of atrioventricular interval on left ventricular diastolic filling dynamics and atrial natriuretic peptide levels in patients with DDD pacing for complete heart block by Styliadis, Ioannis H, Gouzoumas, Nikolaos I, Karvounis, Haralambos I, Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E, Efthimiadis, Georgios K, Karamouzis, Mihail, Parharidis, Georgios E, Louridas, Georgios E

“…This study was designed to evaluate the effect of variation of atrioventricular (AV) interval (AVI) on left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and ANP and…”
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Left Ventricular Doppler Characteristics in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Efthimiadis, Georgios K., Parharidis, Georgios E., Karvounis, Haralambos I., Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E., Gemitzis, Konstantinos D., Styliadis, Ioannis H., Karoulas, Takis N., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…Left ventricular (LV) diastolic function may be affected early in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), regardless of the phenotypic expression of…”
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Association between plasma homocysteine levels and coronary artery disease: a population-based study in northern Greece by Boufidou, Amalia I., Makedou, Areti D., Adamidis, Dimitrios N., Karvounis, Haralampos I., Gourassas, John T., Kesidis, Haralampos T., Makedou, Kali G., Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E., Parharidis, Georgios E., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…SUMMARY Objective: Elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) levels constitute a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). We prospectively examined the…”
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Evaluation of a Doppler-Derived Index Combining Systolic and Diastolic Left Ventricular Function in Acute Myocardial Infarction by Karvounis, Haralambos I., Nouskas, Ioannis G., Farmakis, Thomas M., Vrogistinos, Kostas M., Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E., Zaglavara, Theodora A., Parharidis, Georgios E., Louridas, Georgios E.

“…Assessment of left ventricular (LV) function is crucial in the immediate postinfarction period. The authors evaluated the clinical applicability of the…”
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Retroperitoneal haematoma and tinzaparin by Ignatiadis, Michail G, Karvounis, Haralampos I, Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna, Louridas, Georgios E

“…A MEDLINE search of English literature between 1963 to January 2003 revealed no cases of spontaneous retroperitoneal haematoma associated with the current…”
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Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of right ventricular diastolic function in patients with mitral regurgitation by Efthimiadis, Georgios K, Parharidis, Georgios E, Dourvas, Ioannis N, Karvounis, Haralambos I, Gemitzis, Konstantinos D, Savvopoulos, Gregorios K, Styliadis, Ioannis H, Karoulas, Takis N, Louridas, Georgios E

“…The effect of left ventricular (LV) pressure overload on right ventricular (RV) diastolic function has been extensively studied. In contrast, no data are…”
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