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"Balloon withdrawal technique" to correct prosthesis malposition and treat paravalvular aortic regurgitation during TAVI

"String sign": a mismatch of currently available self-expandable valve and the annulus sizing?

scientific article

"TAVI: Valve in valve. A new field for structuralists? Literature review"

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

3D Bioprinting Methods and Techniques: Applications on Artificial Blood Vessel Fabrication.

scientific article

A 53-year-old woman with recurrent transient ischemic attacks

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

A Modified Technique to Safely Close the Arterial Puncture Site After TAVI

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

A cohort-based comprehensive characterization of different patterns of very short-term, within-visit, blood pressure variability

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

A new method for assessment of plaque vulnerability based on vasa vasorum imaging, by using contrast-enhanced intravascular ultrasound and differential image analysis

scientific article published on 20 February 2008

A preliminary experience report: Drug-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with a single lesion in the proximal left anterior descending artery suffering from diabetes mellitus and chronic stable angina.

scientific article published in March 2008

A young woman with syncope, dyspnea and abdominal pain

scientific article published in May 2009

Alterations of pressure waveforms along the coronary arteries and the effect of microcirculatory vasodilation

scientific article published on 30 August 2006

An alternative method of percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty. Matching electrophysiology with interventional cardiology techniques

scientific article published on 21 April 2015

Analysis of contrast-enhanced intravascular ultrasound images for the assessment of coronary plaque neoangiogenesis: another step closer to the identification of the vulnerable plaque

scientific article published on January 2012

Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndromes. Evidence Based Medicine

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Antiplatelet Therapy in TAVI: Current Clinical Practice and Recommendations

scientific article published on 21 February 2016

Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy in Structural Heart Disease Interventions Beyond TAVI.

scientific article published on 21 December 2016

Antithrombotic Regimen in Post-TAVR Atrial Fibrillation: Not an Easy Decision.

scientific article

Antithrombotic Treatment Management in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Reversal and Restart

scientific article published on 5 December 2016

Antithrombotic therapy in TAVI.

scientific article published in January 2018

Antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing TAVI with concurrent atrial fibrillation. One center experience

scientific article published on 01 August 2015

Arterial stiffness and microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 09 August 2020

Assessment of left atrial function after percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale

scientific article published on 24 January 2013

Assessment of the vulnerable carotid atherosclerotic plaque using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

scientific article

Assessment of vascular wall shear stress and implications for atherosclerotic disease

scientific article published on 2 August 2006

Association of Soluble Suppression of Tumorigenesis-2 (ST2) with Endothelial Function in Patients with Ischemic Heart Failure

scientific article published on 09 December 2020

Associations between adiponectin gene variability, pro-inflammatory and angiogenetic markers: implications for microvascular disease development in type 2 diabetes mellitus?

scientific article published on 7 January 2018

Atrial Fibrillation During or After TAVI: Incidence, Implications and Therapeutical Considerations

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Atrial Fibrillation: Biomarkers determining prognosis.

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Avastin-eluting stent: long-term angiographic and clinical follow up.

scientific article published in May 2008

Basic Mechanisms in Atherosclerosis: The Role of Calcium

scientific article published on 28 September 2015

Bioengineering, Clinical and Therapeutical Trends in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

scientific article published on 22 February 2016

Biomarkers associated with bleeding risk in the setting of atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 18 July 2017

Biomarkers in atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

scientific article published on 29 August 2017

Bivalirudin use and one-month outcome in the context of contemporary antiplatelet treatment: insights from the Greek Antiplatelet Registry

scientific article published in June 2014

Blood Pressure Deviation from the Golden Ratio φ and All-cause Mortality: A Pythagorean View of the Arterial Pulse

scientific article published in 2019

Brachial Systolic Blood Pressure Fails to Predict Short-Term Outcome in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: What About Central Systolic Pressure?

scientific article published on 23 June 2015

Calibration of noninvasive central blood pressure devices and negative aortic-to-brachial systolic pressure amplification

scientific article published in January 2017

Cardiac echo-lab productivity in times of economic austerity

scientific article

Chronic stable angina: percutaneous coronary intervention or medication?

scientific article published on May 2011

Circulating Biomarkers Determining Inflammation in Atherosclerosis Progression.

scientific article published on 15 April 2015

Clopidogrel response variability is associated with endothelial dysfunction in coronary artery disease patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy

scientific article published on 11 July 2015

Colchicine in post-operative Atrial Fibrillation: a review

scientific article published on 14 January 2018

Comparison of the self-expanding Evolut-PRO transcatheter aortic valve to its predecessor Evolut-R in the real world multicenter ATLAS registry

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Comparison of warfarin versus DOACs in patients with concomitant indication for oral anticoagulation undergoing TAVI; results from the ATLAS registry

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Computational imaging of aortic vasa vasorum and neovascularization in rabbits using contrast-enhanced intravascular ultrasound: Association with histological analysis

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Consumption of fruits and vegetables in relation to the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes; the CARDIO2000 case-control study

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Contraindications/special warnings and precautions for use of contemporary oral antiplatelet treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published on 2 November 2013

Contrast-enhanced intravascular ultrasound: combining morphology with activity-based assessment of plaque vulnerability.

scientific article

CoreValve aortic bioprosthesis: repositioning techniques

scientific article published on 01 May 2010

CoreValve deployment during cardiopulmonary resuscitation without angiographic injections guidance: an additional capability of Accutrak system?

scientific article published on 09 November 2011

Coronary Artery Disease and Endothelial Dysfunction: Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Coronary artery aneurysm can occur in drug eluting stents: is plaque composition important?

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Coronary artery plaque temperature: what do we measure?

scientific article published on 01 June 2004

Coronary rupture after stent deployment in a patient under chronic immunosuppressive therapy

scientific article published on 11 August 2012

Correlation between morphologic characteristics and local temperature differences in culprit lesions of patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease

scientific article published on 25 May 2007

Correlation of CoreValve implantation 'true cover index' with short and mid-term aortic regurgitation: A novel index.

scientific article published on 7 August 2016

Correlation of systemic inflammation with local inflammatory activity in non-culprit lesions: beneficial effect of statins

scientific article published on 26 January 2007

Detection of increased temperature of the culprit lesion after recent myocardial infarction: the favorable effect of statins

scientific article published in November 2004

Detection of perivascular blood flow in vivo by contrast-enhanced intracoronary ultrasonography and image analysis: an animal study

scientific article published on December 2007

Differences in inflammatory and thrombotic markers between unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 19 June 2006

Different Prognostic Significance of Cardiac Troponin at Presentation and Peak Cardiac Troponin in Patients with Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

scientific article published on 27 April 2016

Drug eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with isolated proximal lesion in left anterior descending artery suffering from chronic stable angina

scientific article published in November 2007

Dual or Single Antiplatelet Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article

Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Stenting.

scientific article published on 20 July 2016

Editorial: Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Treatment in Special Populations

scientific article published on 01 January 2017

Effect of Postablation Statin Treatment on Arrhythmia Recurrence in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Effect of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on the ascending aorta's elasticity

scientific article published on 16 May 2012

Effects of CYP2C19 Polymorphism on Endothelial Function, Arterial Stiffness and Inflammation in Coronary Artery Disease Patients Under Clopidogrel Treatment.

scientific article

Elevated plaque temperature in non-culprit de novo atheromatous lesions of patients with acute coronary syndromes

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Estimation of aortic blood pressures and pulse wave velocity in obese children: a technological perspective

scientific article published on 27 August 2012

Exploration analysis of microRNAs -146a, -19b and -21 in patients with acute coronary syndrome

scientific article published on 21 August 2020

First in Greece Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation using the CoreValve Evolut-R Retrievable and Repositionable Bioprosthesis with the InLine Sheath and the EnVeo Loading Guiding Catheter: A Major Advantage for SmallDiameter Access Vessels

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First-in-man study with bevacizumab-eluting stent: a new approach for the inhibition of atheromatic plaque neovascularisation.

scientific article published in January 2008

Four-year clinical results of transcatheter self-expanding Medtronic CoreValve implantation in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

Genetics in the Clinical Decision of Antiplatelet Treatment

scientific article published on 26 December 2016

Genotyping, Platelet Activation, and Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Two Pieces of the Puzzle of Clopidogrel Resistance

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Health economics

scientific article published on 11 May 2017

High platelet reactivity is associated with vascular function in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention receiving clopidogrel

scientific article published on 28 September 2014

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Detection of luminal-intimal border and coronary wall enhancement in intravascular ultrasound imaging after injection of microbubbles and simultaneous sonication with transthoracic echocardiography

scientific article published in July 2005

Imaging of the vulnerable plaque: noninvasive and invasive techniques

scientific article published on October 2008

Impact of "high" implantation on functionality of self-expandable bioprosthesis during the short- and long-term outcome of patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Is high implantation beneficial?

scientific article published on 25 April 2018

Impact of C34T P2Y12 ADP receptor polymorphism and smoking status on cardiovascular outcome in coronary artery disease patients receiving clopidogrel

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Impact of C34T P2Y12 genotype on endothelial function and arterial stiffness in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention receiving clopidogrel

scientific article published on 22 October 2014

Impact of Valve Over-Sizing After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With a Self-Expanding Valve: A Multislice Computed Tomography Study

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Impact of atherosclerotic plaque components and their distribution on stent deployment: an intravascular-ultrasound virtual histology observational study

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Impact of balloon aortic valvuloplasty on transcatheter aortic valve implantation with self-expandable valve

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

Impact of inflammatory process on left ventricular recovery after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

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Implementation of contemporary oral antiplatelet treatment guidelines in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the GReek AntiPlatelet rEgistry (GRAPE).

scientific article published on 15 August 2013

In-hospital bleeding events in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the era of novel P2Y12 inhibitors: insights from the GReek AntiPlatelet rEgistry-GRAPE

scientific article published on 28 March 2014

In-vivo imaging of carotid plaque neoangiogenesis with contrast-enhanced harmonic ultrasound

scientific article published on 20 May 2008

Increased heat generation from atherosclerotic plaques in patients with type 2 diabetes: an increased local inflammatory activation

scientific article (publication date: July 2005)

Inferior epigastric artery as a landmark for transfemoral TAVI. Optimizing vascular access?

scientific article published on 21 February 2013

Inflammatory biomarkers in atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 27 July 2017

Interrelationship between diabetes mellitus and heart failure: the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in left ventricle performance.

scientific article published on 17 February 2018

Intravascular ultrasound-based imaging of vasa vasorum for the detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

In Vivo Assessment of Atherosclerotic Plaque Neovascularization by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: An Unsolved Mystery?

scientific article published on 7 April 2017

Lack of increased left main coronary artery dimensions in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy and coronary artery disease. An intracoronary ultrasound study

scientific article published in August 2004

Le "canceur des fumeurs" in 19th century: the contribution of the French surgeon Étienne-Frédéric Bouisson (1813-1884)

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Letter to Editor: Aortic distensibility and coronary blood flow: does cardiac period play a role?

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Long-term endothelial dysfunction after trans-radial catheterization: A meta-analytic approach

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Management of antithrombotic therapy in patients with coronary artery disease or atrial fibrillation who underwent abdominal surgical operations.

scientific article published on 2 April 2018

Management of early and late detected vascular complications following femoral arterial puncture for cardiac catheterization

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Managing complications in transcatheter aortic valve implantation

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Mean Arterial Pressure Estimation by a Non-Traditional Formula and Fractional Pulse Pressure.

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MicroRNAs in Cardiovascular Disease

scientific article published on 16 April 2020

MicroRNAs in aortic disease.

scientific article published on January 2013

Milestones in antihypertensive drug treatment

scientific article published in January 2015

Mitochondria and cardiovascular diseases-from pathophysiology to treatment

New balloon-thermography catheter for in vivo temperature measurements in human coronary atherosclerotic plaques: a novel approach for thermography?

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

New technological and clinical trends in blood pressure theranostics: is it time to consider a spatio-temporal approach?

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Non-invasive methods and techniques for central blood pressure estimation: procedures, validation, reproducibility and limitations

scientific article published on January 2009

Non-natriuretic peptide biomarkers in heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction

scientific article published on 05 June 2018

Novel Antidiabetic Agents: Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes

scientific article published on 08 November 2020

Novel Inflammatory Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Therapeutics.

scientific article published on 29 April 2015

Novel Inflammatory Indices in Aortic Disease

scientific article published on 30 June 2015

Novel biomarkers assessing renal function in heart failure: relation to inflammatory status and cardiac remodelling

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

One-year clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of direct implantation of a self-expanding valve

scientific article published on 12 November 2020

Optimal branch selection in alcohol septal ablation

scientific article published on 11 November 2009

Osteoprotegerin and Osteopontin Serum Levels are Associated with Vascular Function and Inflammation in Coronary Artery Disease Patients

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Does Time Matter?

scientific article published on 27 December 2018

Percutaneous closure of a large ascending aorta pseudoaneurysm due to mediastinitis using an amplatzer occluder device

scientific article published on 18 February 2015

Percutaneous paravalvular leak closure after TAVI: a demanding approach

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Percutaneous transcatheter therapy of non-coronary structural cardiac disease

scientific article

Peri-procedural Anticoagulation in Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Review

scientific article published on 5 December 2016

Personalized Assessment of the Coronary Atherosclerotic Arteries by Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging: Hunting the Vulnerable Plaque

Pre-Dilatation Versus No Pre-Dilatation for Implantation of a Self-Expanding Valve in All Comers Undergoing TAVR: The DIRECT Trial

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

Predictive factors of vascular complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients treated with a default percutaneous strategy

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Prognostic significance of arterial stiffness and osteoprotegerin in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

scientific article published on 13 January 2018

Pseudo-aneurysm in ascending aorta detected 15 years after aortic valve replacement

scientific article published on 5 August 2008

Quantification of new structural features of coronary plaques by computational post-hoc analysis of virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound images

scientific article

Quantitative analysis of carotid plaque vasa vasorum by CEUS and correlation with histology after endarterectomy

scientific article published in May 2013

Randomized comparison of the effects of ASA plus clopidogrel versus ASA alone on early platelet activation in acute coronary syndromes with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and soluble CD40 ligand levels

scientific article (publication date: June 2006)

Real-world comparison of the new 34 mm self-expandable transcatheter aortic prosthesis Evolut R to its 31 mm core valve predecessor

scientific article published on 02 October 2018

Refractory angina pectoris: lessons from the past and current perspectives

scientific article published on January 2013

Relation between local temperature and C-reactive protein levels in patients with coronary artery disease: effects of atorvastatin treatment

scientific article published on 03 July 2006

Relationships between heart rate variability and aortic hemodynamic variables in healthy subjects

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Remote Ischemic Conditioning and Renal Protection

scientific article published on January 2017

Residual platelet reactivity after clopidogrel loading in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing a delayed catheterization. Impact on long term clinical events

scientific article published on 04 August 2014

Residual platelet reactivity after clopidogrel loading in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing an unexpectedly delayed primary percutaneous coronary intervention. - Impact on intracoronary thrombus burden and myocardial perfus

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

Right ventricular infarction mimicking anterior infarction

scientific article published in April 2006

Severe hemolysis complicating transcatheter occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus: the importance of elimination of residual flow

scientific article published in November 2007

Smoking and atherosclerosis: mechanisms of disease and new therapeutic approaches.

scientific article published on January 2014

Spontaneous coronary dissection as a cause of acute coronary syndrome: evidence for non-inflammatory underlying mechanisms

scientific article published on 24 October 2006

Statins and left ventricular function.

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

Statins in acute coronary syndromes

scientific article published on 15 August 2017

Statins in aortic disease

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Study of atheromatous plaque using intravascular ultrasound

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

Successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation of a Low-Profile Last-Generation Aortic Bioprosthesis in a Patient With Coarctation of the Aorta

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Successful percutaneous aortic valve implantation via a stenotic left subclavian artery access.

scientific article published on 31 July 2010

TAVI in the case of preexisting mitral prosthesis: tips & tricks and literature review.

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The Role of Endothelial Dysfunction in Aortic Aneurysms.

scientific article published on 25 August 2015

The impact of dietary flavonoid supplementation on smoking-induced inflammatory process and fibrinolytic impairment.

scientific article published in July 2016

The impact of omega 3 fatty acids in atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness: An overview of their actions.

scientific article published on 20 March 2018

The predictive role for ST2 in patients with acute coronary syndromes and heart failure

scientific article published on 16 October 2019

The prognostic role of C-reactive protein after myocardial infarction in patients with normal or mildly impaired left ventricle systolic function

scientific article published on 25 June 2016

The role of 'halo sign' for the accurate quantification of atrial septal defect size with 3D TEE

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

Thermography of the cardiovascular system

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Torsades de pointes as a cause of sudden death in a patient with aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Total arterial compliance: An underestimated biomarker

scientific article published on 14 August 2018

Trans-catheter aortic-valve implantation by the subclavian approach complicated with vessel dissection and transient left-arm paralysis

scientific article published on 24 July 2010

Transapical closure of multiple mitral paravalvular leaks with dual device deployment through a single sheath. A Heart Team job.

scientific article published on 20 January 2018

Transapical implantation of neochords in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation: The first Greek experience

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation, patient selection process and procedure: two centres' experience of the intervention without general anaesthesia

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Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the presence of a mitral prosthesis

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Troponin levels after TAVI are related to the development of distinct electrocardiographic changes

scientific article published on 22 October 2012

Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Presentation of a New Risk Score (Athens CIN Score).

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

Vasa vasorum imaging: a new window to the clinical detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques

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Vasa vasorum: still an invisible factor?

scientific article published on 01 November 2015

Vascular sealing implications in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation

scientific article published on 22 August 2014

Very-short-term blood pressure variability: complexities and challenges

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Vitamin D3, D2 and arterial wall properties in coronary artery disease

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Vulnerable plaque: the challenge to identify and treat it.

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