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The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in the Regulation of Erythropoiesis by Vlahakos, Demetrios V., MD, Marathias, Katerina P., MD, Madias, Nicolaos E., MD

“…The renin-angiotensin system is the major regulator of blood pressure by virtue of controlling vascular resistance and plasma volume. Much less recognition…”
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Contrast-Induced Nephropathy after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Carotid and Peripheral Interventions by Paraskevas, Kosmas I, Geroulakos, George, Vlahakos, Demetrios V

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Discontinuation of the renin–angiotensin system inhibitors improves erythropoiesis in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes by Pavlidis, George, Papageorgiou, Sotirios G., Bazani, Efthimia, Bouchla, Anthi, Glezou, Eirini, Gkontopoulos, Konstantinos, Thomopoulos, Thomas, Pappa, Vasiliki, Vlahakos, Demetrios V.

“…Renin–angiotensin system (RAS) blockade by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEis) or angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) has been related to anemia…”
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Hyperferritinemia in patients with COVID‐19: An opportunity for iron chelation? by Vlahakos, Vassilios D., Marathias, Katerina P., Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos, Vlahakos, Demetrios V.

“…Studies from China on COVID‐19 revealed that nonsurvivors had cytokine storm with high IL‐6 and hyperferritinemia. Iron liberated from necrotic cells may…”
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Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system in the cardiorenal syndrome with anaemia: a double-edged sword by Vlahakos, Demetrios V, Tsioufis, Costas, Manolis, Athanasios, Filippatos, Gerasimos, Marathias, Katerina P, Papademetriou, Vasilios, Mancia, Giuseppe

“…The term ‘cardiorenal syndrome’ (CRS) was introduced to describe problems related to the simultaneous existence of heart and renal insufficiency. The…”
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Case Report of Cardiorenal Syndrome with Ascites and Listeria monocytogenes Peritonitis: The Role of Large-Volume Paracentesis and Albumin Replacement by Karagiannis, Minas, Giannakopoulos, Panagiotis, Sardeli, Aggeliki, Tsotsorou, Ourania, Bacharaki, Dimitra, Vlahakos, Demetrios V

“…BACKGROUND Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a common infection in hospitalized patients with ascites, particularly in patients with cirrhosis. Spontaneous…”
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Circulating resistin is a significant predictor of mortality independently from cardiovascular comorbidities in elderly, non-diabetic subjects with chronic kidney disease by Marouga, Anna, Dalamaga, Maria, Kastania, Anastasia N., Kroupis, Christos, Lagiou, Maria, Saounatsou, Koralia, Dimas, Kleanthi, Vlahakos, Demetrios V.

“…Context: Resistin is associated with inflammation, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular (CV) disease. Objective: To associate circulating resistin with all-cause…”
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Assessment of serum bioactive hepcidin-25, soluble transferrin receptor and their ratio in predialysis patients: Correlation with the response to intravenous ferric carboxymaltose by Drakou, Athina, Margeli, Alexandra, Theodorakopoulou, Stamatia, Agrogiannis, Ioannis, Poziopoulos, Christos, Papassotiriou, Ioannis, Vlahakos, Demetrios V.

“…No reliable biomarker exists to predict responsiveness to intravenous (IV) iron (Fe) in iron deficient patients with CKD. We aimed to investigate the clinical…”
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Spironolactone improves endothelial and cardiac autonomic function in non heart failure hemodialysis patients by Flevari, Panayota, Kalogeropoulou, Sofia, Drakou, Athina, Leftheriotis, Dionyssios, Panou, Fotis, Lekakis, John, Kremastinos, Demetrios, Vlahakos, Demetrios V

“…OBJECTIVES:Hemodialysis patients have a cardiovascular mortality rate of 20–40 times that of the general population. Aldosterone inhibition by spironolactone…”
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Hematologic and renal improvement of monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease after treatment with bortezomib-based regimens by Ziogas, Dimitrios C., Kastritis, Efstathios, Terpos, Evangelos, Roussou, Maria, Migkou, Magdalini, Gavriatopoulou, Maria, Spanomichou, Despoina, Eleutherakis-Papaiakovou, Evangelos, Fotiou, Despoina, Panagiotidis, Ioannis, Kafantari, Eftychia, Psimenou, Erasmia, Boletis, Ioannis, Vlahakos, Demetrios V., Gakiopoulou, Hariklia, Matsouka, Charis, Dimopoulos, Meletios A.

“…Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) is characterized by non-organized immunoglobulin-fragments along renal basement membranes with subsequent…”
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Correlates of serum resistin in elderly, non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease by Marouga, Anna, Dalamaga, Maria, Kastania, Anastasia N, Antonakos, George, Thrasyvoulides, Apollon, Kontelia, Georgia, Dimas, Claire, Vlahakos, Demetrios V

“…Renal function may be a major determinant of resistin levels, since most studies revealed association between elevated resistin levels and decreased glomerular…”
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Effects of interleukin-6 on depression risk in dialysis patients by Sonikian, Makrouhi, Metaxaki, Polyxeni, Papavasileiou, Dimitrios, Boufidou, Fotini, Nikolaou, Chrysoula, Vlassopoulos, Dimosthenis, Vlahakos, Demetrios V

“…Depression represents the most frequent psychiatric disorder in nephrology. Cytokines, and especially IL-6, were found to be elevated in depressed patients…”
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Posttransplant erythrocytosis by Vlahakos, Demetrios V., Marathias, Katerina P., Agroyannis, Basil, Madias, Nicolaos E.

“…Posttransplant erythocytosis. Posttransplant erythrocytosis (PTE) is defined as a persistently elevated hematocrit to a level greater than 51% after renal…”
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Impact of Hemodialysis on Dyspnea and Lung Function in End Stage Kidney Disease Patients by Vlahakos, Demetrios V., Koulouris, Nickolaos G., Palamidas, Anastasios F., Milic-Emili, Joseph, Koutsoukou, Antonia, Papantoniou, Ioannis, Gennimata, Sofia-Antiopi, Karakontaki, Foteini, Kaltsakas, Georgios

“…Background. Respiratory symptoms are usually underestimated in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Therefore, we set out…”
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Hemodialysis-induced alterations in macular thickness measured by optical coherence tomography in diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease by Theodossiadis, Panagiotis G, Theodoropoulou, Sofia, Neamonitou, Georgia, Grigoropoulos, Vlassis, Liarakos, Vasilios, Triantou, Eleni, Theodossiadis, George P, Vlahakos, Demetrios V

“…To evaluate changes in macular thickness measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) during a hemodialysis (HD) session in diabetic patients with end-stage…”
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IgA nephropathy in Greece: data from the registry of the Hellenic Society of Nephrology by Stangou, Maria, Papasotiriou, Marios, Xydakis, Dimitrios, Oikonomaki, Theodora, Marinaki, Smaragdi, Zerbala, Synodi, Stylianou, Constantinos, Kalliakmani, Pantelitsa, Andrikos, Aimilios, Papadaki, Antonia, Balafa, Olga, Golfinopoulos, Spyridon, Visvardis, Georgios, Moustakas, Georgios, Papachristou, Evangelos, Kouloukourgiotou, Theodora, Kapsia, Eleni, Panagiotou, Angeliki, Koulousios, Constantinos, Kavlakoudis, Christos, Georgopoulou, Maria, Panagoutsos, Stylianos, Vlahakos, Demetrios V, Apostolou, Theophanis, Stefanidis, Ioannis, Siamopoulos, Kostas, Tzanakis, Ioannis, Papadogiannakis, Apostolos, Daphnis, Eugene, Iatrou, Christos, Boletis, John N, Papagianni, Aikaterini, Goumenos, Dimitrios S

“…Abstract Background Natural history, predisposing factors to an unfavourable outcome and the effect of various therapeutic regimens were evaluated in a cohort…”
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Safety and Efficacy of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Chronic Dialysis Patients by Papadimitriou, Lila J., Marathias, Katerina P., Alivizatos, Petros A., Michalis, Alkiviadis, Palatianos, George M., Stavridis, George T., Demesticha, Theano, Koussi, Theophili, Agroyannis, Basil, Vlahakos, Demetrios V.

“…: Off‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been recently revived, because cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) appears to worsen the multiple organ…”
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Chronic Acid-Base Perturbations in Hemodialysis Patients Treated with Sevelamer Hydrochloride: A Two-year Follow-up Study by Vlahakos, Demetrios V., Retsa, Kalliopi, Kalogeropoulou, Sofia, Katsoudas, Spiros, Bacharaki, Dimitra, Agroyannis, Basil

“…:  Sevelamer hydrochloride (HCl) contains multiple amines that may cause a significant dietary acid load. To evaluate the impact of sevelamer on arterial blood…”
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Preoperative Intravenous Hydration Confers Renoprotection in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Cardiac Surgery by Marathias, Katerina P., Vassili, Mary, Robola, Amalia, Alivizatos, Peter A., Palatianos, George M., Geroulanos, Stefanos, Vlahakos, Demetrios V.

“…:  Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at risk to develop acute renal failure (ARF) after open heart surgery. This complication is associated with…”
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Association between activation of the renin-angiotensin system and secondary erythrocytosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Vlahakos, D V, Kosmas, E N, Dimopoulou, I, Ikonomou, E, Jullien, G, Vassilakos, P, Marathias, K P

“…An association between activation of the renin-angiotensin system and enhanced erythropoiesis has been observed in patients with several diseases, including…”
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