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Therapeutic Advances in Diabetic Kidney Disease by Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Eleftheriadis, Theodoros, Papachristou, Evangelos, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Although sodium glucose co-transporter type 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors were initially introduced as glucose-lowering medications, it was later discovered that…”
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Vitamin K Supplementation for Prevention of Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: Are We There Yet? by Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Duni, Anila, Vaios, Vasilios, Kitsos, Athanasios, Liakopoulos, Vassilios, Dounousi, Evangelia

“…Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients are at high risk of presenting with arterial calcification or stiffness, which confers increased cardiovascular mortality…”
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A comparative analysis of ambulatory BP profile and arterial stiffness between CAPD and APD by Vaios, Vasilios, Georgianos, Panagiotis I., Vareta, Georgia, Dounousi, Evangelia, Eleftheriadis, Theodoros, Papagianni, Aikaterini, Zebekakis, Pantelis E., Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Prior studies have associated automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) with less effective volume and blood pressure (BP) control as compared with continuous…”
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Feeding during Dialysis Increases Intradialytic Blood Pressure Variability and Reduces Dialysis Adequacy by Fotiadou, Elena, Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Sgouropoulou, Vasiliki, Divanis, Dimitrios, Karligkiotis, Apostolos, Leivaditis, Konstantinos, Chourdakis, Michail, Zebekakis, Pantelis E, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Whether hemodialysis patients should be allowed or even encouraged to eat during dialysis remains a controversial topic. This cross-over study aimed to…”
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Gender-Related Differences in the Levels of Ambulatory BP and Intensity of Antihypertensive Treatment in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis by Kontogiorgos, Ioannis, Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Vareta, Georgia, Georgianou, Eleni, Karligkiotis, Apostolos, Sgouropoulou, Vasiliki, Kantartzi, Konstantia, Zebekakis, Pantelis E, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Prior studies have shown that among patients with chronic kidney disease not yet on dialysis, the faster progression of kidney injury in men than in women is,…”
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Physical examination for the detection of hypervolemia among patients on chronic dialysis: A diagnostic-test study by Tsikliras, Nikolaos C, Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Kousoula, Varvara, Kirgialanis, Apostolos, Chatzidimitriou, Christos, Mavromatidis, Kostantinos, Liakopoulos, Vassilios, Zebekakis, Pantelis E, Balaskas, Elias V

“…Assessment of dry-weight among patients on dialysis is challenging in the absence of reliable markers to define fluid overload (FO). This study aimed to…”
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Mineralocorticoid Antagonists in ESRD: An Overview of Clinical Trial Evidence by Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Eleftheriadis, Theodoros, Zebekakis, Pantelis, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Add-on therapy with the Mineralocorticoid-Receptor-Antagonists (MRAs) spironolactone and eplerenone was shown to enhance the cardioprotective action of…”
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10-year-long survival in a PD patient with severe calcifying encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis treated with tamoxifen: a case-report by Liakopoulos, Vassilios, Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Karligkiotis, Apostolos, Zebekakis, Pantelis E

“…Encapsulating-peritoneal-sclerosis (EPS) is a rare, but serious and life-threatening complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Treatment of EPS consists of…”
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Hypertension in Dialysis Patients: Diagnostic Approaches and Evaluation of Epidemiology by Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Sgouropoulou, Vasiliki, Eleftheriadis, Theodoros, Tsalikakis, Dimitrios G, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Whereas hypertension is an established cardiovascular risk factor in the general population, the contribution of increased blood pressure (BP) to the huge…”
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Icodextrin-associated generalized exfoliative skin rash in a CAPD patient: a case-report by Liakopoulos, Vassilios, Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Demirtzi, Paraskevi, Vaios, Vasilios, Kalathas, Theofanis, Zebekakis, Pantelis E

“…Icodextrin is a starch-derived, water soluble glucose polymer, which is used as an alternative to glucose in order to enhance dialytic fluid removal in…”
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Expression of Circulating MicroRNAs Linked to Bone Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder by Yavropoulou, Maria P, Vaios, Vasilios, Makras, Polyzois, Georgianos, Panagiotis, Batas, Anastasios, Tsalikakis, Dimitrios, Tzallas, Alexandros, Ntritsos, Georgios, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Eleftheriadis, Theodoros, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…The pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) is complex and multifactorial. Recent studies have identified a link between…”
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Acute Interstitial Nephritis in a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer under Immunotherapy with Nivolumab by Zebekakis, Pantelis, Sioulis, Athanasios, Koletsa, Triantafyllia, Karayannopoulou, Georgia, Leontaridou, Eleni, Vaios, Vasilios, Georgianos, Panagiotis I., Balaskas, Elias V.

“…Immune-checkpoint-inhibitors (ICPIs) represent a novel class of immunotherapy against several malignancies. These agents are associated with several…”
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Unmasking hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease: who to screen and how to confirm the diagnosis? by Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Karligkiotis, Apostolos, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

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Slowing the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Using Four Pillars of Therapy: The Time to Act is Now by Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Vaios, Vasilios, Koufakis, Theocharis, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the most common co-morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its presence substantially amplifies the risk for…”
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Assessment and Management of Hypertension among Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis by Vaios, Vasilios, Georgianos, Panagiotis I, Liakopoulos, Vassilios, Agarwal, Rajiv

“…Approximately 7%-10% of patients with ESKD worldwide undergo peritoneal dialysis (PD) as kidney replacement therapy. The continuous nature of this dialytic…”
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SEX DIFFERENCES IN SHORT-TERM BP VARIABILITY AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS by Vaios, Vasilios, Georgianos, Panagiotis, Vareta, Georgia, Leptokaridou, Eirini, Kontogiorgos, Ioannis, Geropoulou, Evangelia, Zebekakis, Pantelis, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Objective: The present study aimed to explore potential differences in short-term blood pressure (BP) variability between men and women with end-stage kidney…”
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THE RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM BLOCKADE DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS: A META-ANALYSIS OF 5 RCTS by Georgianos, Panagiotis, Tziatzios, Georgios, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Georgianou, Eleni, Vaios, Vasilios, Liakopoulos, Vassilios, Agarwal, Rajiv

“…Objective: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme-inhibitors (ACEIs) and/or angiotensin-receptor-blockers (ARBs) are recommended by guidelines as first-line therapies…”
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1943 The association of uncarboxylated, non-phosphorylated Matrix Gla protein with arterial stiffness in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients by Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Varouktsi, Garyfallia, Tsinari, Ariti, Neofytou, Ioannis, Kourtidou, Christodoula, Vaios, Vasilios, Divanis, Dimitrios, Schurgers, Leon, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

“…Abstract Background and Aims Vitamin K deficiency has been identified as a marker of vascular calcification AND STIFNESS and an independent cardiovascular risk…”
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Prescribing the optimal dialysate sodium concentration for managing hypertension and volume overload in hemodialysis: one size does not fit to all patients by Kourtidou, Christodoula, Georgianos, Panagiotis I., Vaios, Vasilios, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

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The interaction of estimated glomerular filtration rate with circadian blood pressure variation: do not forget the impact of albuminuria by Georgianos, Panagiotis I., Vaios, Vasilios, Sgouropoulou, Vasiliki, Liakopoulos, Vassilios

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