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Current options for treatment of chronic coronary artery disease by Prapas, Sotirios N, Tsakiridis, Kosmas, Zarogoulidis, Paul, Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos, Tsiouda, Theodora, Sakkas, Antonios, Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos

“…The primary issues must be discussed regarding the decision making of treating a patient with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD), are the appropriateness of…”
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Microbiologically documented nosocomial infections after coronary artery bypass surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass by Falagas, Matthew E., Rosmarakis, Evangelos S., Rellos, Konstantinos, Michalopoulos, Argyris, Samonis, George, Prapas, Sotirios N.

“…This study was undertaken to evaluate the frequency, characteristics, and risk factors of microbiologically documented nosocomial infections after off-pump…”
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Predictors of prolonged mechanical ventilation following aorta no-touch off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery by Prapas, Sotirios N., Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis A., Hamed Abdelsalam, Ashraf, Kotsis, Vasilios N., Protogeros, Dimitrios A., Linardakis, Ioannis N., Danou, Fotini N.

“…Objective: To identify parameters associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) (>48 h) after off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) in our patient…”
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Reply to the Editor by Falagas, Matthew E., MD, DSc, Rosmarakis, Evangelos S., MD, Prapas, Sotirios N., MD

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Nosocomial infections after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: frequency, characteristics, and risk factors by Rosmarakis, Evangelos S, Prapas, Sotirios N, Rellos, Konstantinos, Michalopoulos, Argyris, Samonis, George, Falagas, Matthew E

“…a Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece b Department of Cardiac Surgery, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece c Intensive Care Unit,…”
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Impact of obesity on outcome of patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using aorta no-touch technique by Prapas, Sotirios N, Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis A, Salama Ayyad, Mohamed A K, Protogeros, Demetrios A, Linardakis, Ioannis N, Kotsis, Vasilios N, Katinioti, Anastasia A, Michalopoulos, Argyris S

“…We prospectively examined 1359 adult patients undergoing isolated coronary revascularization with the Pi-circuit technique, consisting of beating heart, aorta…”
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Aorta no-touch off-pump coronary artery revascularization in octogenarians: 5 years' experience by Prapas, Sotirios N, Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis A, Pentchev, Dimitar N, Ayyad, Mohamed A Salama, Protogeros, Dimitrios A, Kotsis, Vasilios N, Linardakis, Ioannis N, Tzanavaras, Theofanis P, Stratigi, Poly T

“…Approximately 18% of octogenarians have ischemic heart disease. Increasingly, they are being referred for coronary artery revascularization by surgical and/or…”
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Female risk using OPCAB, pi-circuit, and aorta no-touch coronary revascularization by Prapas, Sotirios N, Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis A, Ayyad, Mohamed A Salama, Kotsis, Vassilis N, Protogeros, Dimitris A, Linardakis, Ioannis N, Tzanavaras, Theofanis P, Danou, Fotini N

“…In this study, we evaluated female sex as a risk factor in the off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB), aorta no-touch technique. From February 2001 to…”
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A new pattern for using both thoracic arteries to revascularize the entire heart: the π-graft by Prapas, Sotirios N., Anagnostopoulos, Constantine E., Kotsis, Vassilios N., Stavropoulos, George P., Sidiropoulos, Alexis V., Ananiadou, Olga G., Palatianos, George M.

“…We present a complex graft for total arterial revascularization based on bilateral skeletonized internal thoracic arteries (ITA). The lower two-thirds of the…”
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Effusive–Constrictive Calcific Pericarditis Associated With Streptococcus salivarius: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rafailidis, Petros I, Prapas, Sotirios N, Kasiakou, Sofia K, Costeas, Xenofon F, Falagas, Matthew E

“…We report the case of a 40-year-old patient presenting with a 6-month history of dyspnea and edema, with significant worsening of his clinical manifestations…”
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External reshaping of the left ventricle in off-pump surgery by Prapas, Sotirios N, Protogeros, Demetrios A, Kotsis, Vassilios N, Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis A, Raptis, Ioannis P, Danou, Fotini N, Linardakis, Ioannis N, Karatza, Dimitra C, Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos E

“…: Dyskinetic areas of the lateral and inferior left ventricular (LV) wall are frequently encountered in patients with coronary artery disease. In clinical…”
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The π-Circuit Technique in Coronary Surgery: Analysis of 1359 Consecutive Cases by Prapas, Sotirios N, Pangiotopoulos, Ioannis A, Leivaditis, Vasileios N, Katsavrias, Konstantinos P, Prapa, Vasiliki S, Linardakis, Ioannis N, Koletsis, Efstratios N, Grapatsas, Konstantinos

“…Coronary artery bypass surgery still has its unique role in the treatment of coronary artery disease. It faces, however, the continuous challenge of becoming…”
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Current trends in surgical reperfusion of the myocardium by Prapas, Sotirios N

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Congenital heart disease in adult patients by Prapas, Sotirios N

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Routine Use Of Bilateral Skeletonized Internal Mammary Arteries In Diabetic Patients For OPCAB With Aorta Non Touch Technique: MP3 by Prapas, Sotirios N., Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis A., Protogeros, Dimitrios A., Ioannis, Linardakis N., Danou, Fotini N., Kotsis, Vassilios N.

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External Reshaping of the Left Ventricle in Off-Pump Surgery by Prapas, Sotirios N., Protogeros, Demetrios A., Kotsis, Vassilios N., Panagiotopoulos, Ioannis A., Raptis, Ioannis P., Danou, Fotini N., Linardakis, Ioannis N., Karatza, Dimitra C., Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos E.

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