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Prevalence and outcome of pulmonary fibrosis in microscopic polyangiitis by TZELEPIS, G. E, KOKOSI, M, TZIOUFAS, A, TOYA, S. P, BOKI, K. A, ZORMPALA, A, MOUTSOPOULOS, H. M

“…We sought to determine the type of pulmonary involvement in microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), primarily focusing on pulmonary fibrosis (PF), its prevalence,…”
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Occult connective tissue diseases mimicking idiopathic interstitial pneumonias by Tzelepis, G. E, Toya, S. P, Moutsopoulos, H. M

“…In patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), the diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia is usually made after excluding, among other conditions,…”
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Candiduria in intensive care units: association with heavy colonization and candidaemia by Toya, S.P, Schraufnagel, D.E, Tzelepis, G.E

“…Summary Candiduria is increasingly detected in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and often coexists with candidal colonization at other anatomical sites…”
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Myocardial performance and aortic elasticity are impaired in patients with ankylosing spondylitis by Moyssakis, I., Gialafos, E., Vassiliou, V. A., Boki, K., Votteas, V., Sfikakis, P. P., Tzelepis, G. E.

“…Objective: To measure aortic stiffness and global left ventricular (LV) function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and no clinical evidence of heart…”
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Thoracoabdominal motion in ankylosing spondylitis: association with standardised clinical measures and response to therapy by Tzelepis, G E, Kalliakosta, G, Tzioufas, A G, Sfikakis, P P, Mandros, C, Boki, K A, Roussos, C, Moutsopoulos, H M

“…To assess the relationship between thoracoabdominal motion during quiet breathing and standardised indices of disease severity in patients with ankylosing…”
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Determinants of pulmonary function improvement in patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease by TZELEPIS, G. E, PLASTIRAS, S. C, KARADIMITRAKIS, S. P, VLACHOYIANNOPOULOS, P. G

“…In patients with scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (ILD), improvements of pulmonary function have been reported after treatment with…”
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Effects of severity of long-standing congestive heart failure on pulmonary function by Dimopoulou, I., Daganou, M., Tsintzas, O.K., Tzelepis, G.E.

“…To investigate the effects of severity of long-standing congestive heart failure (CHF) on pulmonary function, we studied 53 (47 men) consecutive patients, all…”
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Pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in chronic heart failure: comparison between ischaemic and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy by Daganou, M, Dimopoulou, I, Alivizatos, P A, Tzelepis, G E

“…OBJECTIVE To compare pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in patients with ischaemic and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, well matched for…”
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Unexpected cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery: incidence, predisposing causes, and outcome of open chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Anthi, A, Tzelepis, G E, Alivizatos, P, Michalis, A, Palatianos, G M, Geroulanos, S

“…To assess the incidence of acute mechanical causes precipitating sudden cardiac arrest in cardiac surgery patients during the immediate postoperative period…”
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Respiratory function in patients with thalassaemia and iron overload by Dimopoulou, I, Kremastinos, DT, Maris, TG, Mavrogeni, S, Tzelepis, GE

“…Iron deposition in the respiratory system has been proposed as a potential cause of the ventilatory restrictive impairment seen in patients with thalassaemia…”
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Transmission of pressure within the abdomen by Tzelepis, G E, Nasiff, L, McCool, F D, Hammond, J

“…The extent to which transmission of pressure within the abdomen is accomplished in accordance with the laws of fluid mechanics, i.e., homogeneous transmission…”
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Respiratory complications after coronary artery bypass surgery with unilateral or bilateral internal mammary artery grafting by Daganou, M, Dimopoulou, I, Michalopoulos, N, Papadopoulos, K, Karakatsani, A, Geroulanos, S, Tzelepis, G E

“…Use of bilateral internal mammary artery (IMA) grafts during coronary artery revascularization procedures carries the potential for increased incidence of…”
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Mycophenolate mofetil for interstitial lung disease in scleroderma by Plastiras, S C, Vlachoyiannopoulos, P G, Tzelepis, G E

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Respiratory muscle performance with stretch-shortening cycle manoeuvres: maximal inspiratory pressure-flow curves by Tzelepis, G. E., Zakynthinos, S., Mandros, C., Tzelepis, E., Roussos, C.

“…Aim:  To test the hypothesis that the maximal inspiratory muscle (IM) performance, as assessed by the maximal IM pressure–flow relationship, is enhanced with…”
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Inspiratory muscle training in the patient with neuromuscular disease by McCool, F D, Tzelepis, G E

“…Pulmonary complications due to respiratory muscle dysfunction are commonly a source of morbidity and mortality in patients with neuromuscular diseases. This…”
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Inspiratory maneuver effects on peak expiratory flow: Role of lung elastic recoil and expiratory pressure by TZELEPIS, G. E, ZAKYNTHINOS, S, VASSILAKOPOULOS, T, GEROULANOS, S, ROUSSOS, C

“…We investigated the effects of two different inspiratory maneuvers (fast or slow) on the ability of normal subjects to generate peak expiratory flows (PEF) and…”
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The presence of anti-centromere antibodies may predict progression of estimated pulmonary arterial systolic pressure in systemic sclerosis by Kampolis, C., Plastiras, S. C., Vlachoyiannopoulos, P. G., Moyssakis, I., Tzelepis, G. E.

“…Objective: To define the risk factors associated with a relatively rapid increase in estimated pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) in patients with…”
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Lung volume specificity of inspiratory muscle training by Tzelepis, G E, Vega, D L, Cohen, M E, McCool, F D

“…We examined the extent to which training-related increases of inspiratory muscle (IM) strength are limited to the lung volume (VL) at which the training…”
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Preferential fatigue of the rib cage muscles during inspiratory resistive loaded ventilation by Hershenson, M B, Kikuchi, Y, Tzelepis, G E, McCool, F D

“…Because the inspiratory rib cage muscles are recruited during inspiratory resistive loaded breathing, we hypothesized that such loading would preferentially…”
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Inspiratory muscle adaptations following pressure or flow training in humans by Tzelepis, G E, Kasas, V, McCool, F D

“…Skeletal muscle adapts differently to training with high forces or with high velocities. The effects of these disparate training protocols on the inspiratory…”
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