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A Rare Coexistence: Achalasia Esophagus and Acute Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction by Kyvetos, Andreas, Manoli, Anastasia, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Theodoropoulou, Theoni, Vrettos, Ioannis

“…Achalasia esophagus and acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction are distinct gastrointestinal motility disorders rarely found together in the same patient. We…”
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Validation of the revised 9-scale clinical frailty scale (CFS) in Greek language by Vrettos, Ioannis, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Panayiotou, Stefani, Kyvetos, Andreas, Kalliakmanis, Andreas, Makrilakis, Konstantinos, Sfikakis, Petros P, Niakas, Dimitris

“…Among many screening tools that have been developed to detect frailty in older adults, Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a valid, reliable and easy-to-use tool…”
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Neck Abscess Due to Pocket Shot: Is It Just the Tip of the Iceberg? by Kollia, Dafni, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Kyvetos, Andreas, Elissaiou, Pantelitsa, Vrettos, Ioannis

“…A 45-year-old Caucasian male presented to the emergency department for pain and swelling on the left side of his neck for the past 10 days. His medical history…”
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A Case Report on a Giant Hepatic Inflammatory Adenoma in a Young Female That Presented as Spontaneous Intrahepatic Hematoma by Kyvetos, Andreas, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Vrettos, Ioannis, Pantzios, Spyridon, Elefsiniotis, Ioannis

“…Among the extensive variety of disorders that can cause acute abdominal pain are hepatocellular adenomas (HCAs), pathological entities that otherwise are…”
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Translation of the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale Into the Greek Language and Examination of Its Validity and Reliability by Voukelatou, Panagiota, Kyvetos, Andreas, Kollia, Dafni, Ellisaiou, Pantelitsa, Vrettos, Ioannis

“…For the evaluation of frailty, a great variety of research tools are used internationally; however, only two have been translated and validated in Greek. The…”
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Does Old Age Comprise Distinct Subphases? Evidence from an Analysis of the Relationship between Age and Activities of Daily Living, Comorbidities, and Geriatric Syndromes by Vrettos, Ioannis, Anagnostopoulos, Fotios, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Kyvetos, Andreas, Theotoka, Despoina, Niakas, Dimitris

“…Older individuals are usually treated as a homogenous group despite evidence that old age consists of distinct subphases. This observational study including…”
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Predictors of Inappropriate Proton Pump Inhibitors Use in Elderly Patients by Kalliakmanis, Andreas, Skotsimara, Georgia, Dodos, Konstantinos, Emmanouilidou, Georgia, Vrettos, Ioannis, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Kontogeorgou, Dimitra

“…Introduction. Overutilization of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) both in ambulatory care and in the inpatient setting possesses economic implications and…”
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Factors associated with health‐related quality of life of informal caregivers of older patients and the mediating role of subjective caregivers' burden by Vrettos, Ioannis, Anagnostopoulos, Fotios, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Panayiotou, Stefani, Kyvetos, Andreas, Nikas, Anastasios, Kollia, Dafni, Niakas, Dimitris

“…Background Caregiving has been associated with increased subjective burden and decreased health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) for caregivers. The aim of the…”
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A Case of an Inflamed Pericardial Cyst As the Cause of Acute Onset Chest Pain in a Young Patient and Review of the Literature by Kyvetos, Andreas, Panayiotou, Stefani, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Papavasileiou, Gerasimos, Vrettos, Ioannis

“…Among the extensive variety of disorders that can cause chest pain are the complicated pericardial cysts, pathological entities that otherwise are…”
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The Case Report of a 97-Year-Old Patient With Chronic Anemia and Hemoglobin Value of 1.7 g/dl and Review of the Literature by Kyvetos, Andreas, Panayiotou, Stefani, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Vrettos, Ioannis, Boulmetis, Georgios

“…Although hemoglobin levels beneath 6.5 g/dl are considered to be life-threatening and the patients theoretically suffer from a cluster of symptoms, few cases…”
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Association Between Chronic Diseases and Frailty in a Sample of Older Greek Inpatients by Kyvetos, Andreas, Kyritsi, Eleni, Vrettos, Ioannis, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Manoli, Anastasia D, Papadopoulou, Elektra, Katsaros, Odysseas F, Toutouzas, Konstantinos

“…Previous reports have associated frailty with the existence of various chronic diseases. Especially for cardiovascular diseases, this relationship seems to be…”
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Posterior Mitral Valve Annulus Vegetation in the Presence of Mitral Annulus Calcification: A Case Report by Kyvetos, Andreas, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Vrettos, Ioannis, Nikas, Tasos, Manoli, Anastasia, Papadopoulou, Elektra

“…The evaluation of patients who present at the emergency department with fever and a history of cardiac valve replacement should be thorough, and the…”
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Gender Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) of Overweight and Obese Adults in a Representative Sample of Greek Urban Population by Vrettos, Ioannis, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Pappa, Evelina, Beletsioti, Chrysoula, Niakas, Dimitris

“…The main objective was to investigate the relationship between Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) and Body Mass Index (BMI) status according to gender in a…”
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Diseases Linked to Polypharmacy in Elderly Patients by Theotoka, Despoina, Katsoras, Apostolos, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Vrettos, Ioannis, Kalliakmanis, Andreas

“…Introduction. Polypharmacy in several cases is deemed necessary and elderly patients are prone to this phenomenon. The objective of this study was to identify…”
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The Indirect Effect of the Frailty of Dependent Elderly People Needing Hospitalization on Their Informal Caregivers' Anxiety by Vrettos, Ioannis, Anagnostopoulos, Fotios, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Panayiotou, Stefani, Kyvetos, Andreas, Tsigkri, Alexandra, Boulmetis, Georgios, Niakas, Dimitris

“…BackgroundA high prevalence of anxiety symptoms has been identified among the caregivers of disabled older people. The aim of the study was to explore the…”
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Increased Body Mass Index and Hypertension: An Unbreakable Bond by Vrettos, Ioannis, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Pappa, Evelina, Beletsioti, Chrysoula, Papadopoulos, Angelos, Niakas, Dimitris

“…Adherence with lifestyle recommendations is low among hypertensive patients. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of diagnosed…”
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Factors Associated With Mortality in Elderly Hospitalized Patients at Admission by Vrettos, Ioannis, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Panayiotou, Stefani, Kyvetos, Andreas, Tsigkri, Alexandra, Makrilakis, Konstantinos, Sfikakis, Petros P, Niakas, Dimitris

“…Background Several factors have been associated with mortality prediction among older inpatients. The objective of this study was to assess the factors…”
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A Case Report of Successful Conservative Treatment for Infective Endocarditis Caused by Gemella sanguinis by Kalliakmanis, Andreas, Koumpouli, Despoina, Dodos, Konstantinos, Aftzi, Vasileia, Vrettos, Ioannis, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Emmanouilidou, Georgia, Avgeropoulos, George

“…Infective endocarditis is defined as an infection of a native or prosthetic heart valve, the endocardial surface of the heart, or an indwelling cardiac device…”
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Ulcerative Colitis Activity Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin, in a Patient with Longstanding Disease under Continuous Treatment with Mesalazine by Kalliakmanis, Andreas, Tsitsimelis, Dimitrios, Saranti, Sofia, Karianos, Theodoros, Sfendouraki, Elissavet, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Vrettos, Ioannis

“…Background. The presence of ulcerative colitis (UC) with no bowel symptoms, as fever of unknown origin (FUO), is uncommon. Objective. To describe the case of…”
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The Case Report of a 97 Years Old Patient With Chronic Anemia and Hemoglobin Value of 1.7 g/dl and Review of the Literature by Kyvetos, Andreas, Panayiotou, Stefani, Voukelatou, Panagiota, Vrettos, Ioannis, Boulmetis, Georgios

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