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List of works by Zafeiris Louvaris

A method for assessing heterogeneity of blood flow and metabolism in exercising normal human muscle by near-infrared spectroscopy.

scientific article published on 15 January 2015

A study of clinical and physiological relations of daily physical activity in precapillary pulmonary hypertension

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Activity monitoring reflects cardiovascular and metabolic variations in COPD patients across GOLD stages II to IV.

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Blood flow does not redistribute from respiratory to leg muscles during exercise breathing heliox or oxygen in COPD.

scientific article published on 5 June 2014

Both moderate and severe exacerbations accelerate physical activity decline in COPD patients

scientific article published on 25 January 2018

Can inspiratory muscle training improve weaning outcomes in difficult to wean patients? A protocol for a randomised controlled trial (IMweanT study)

scientific article published on 30 June 2018

Cardiac output measurement during exercise in COPD: A comparison of dye dilution and impedance cardiography

scientific article published on 28 February 2019

Cerebral cortex oxygen delivery and exercise limitation in patients with COPD

scientific article published on May 3, 2012

Comparison Between Manual and (Semi-)Automated Analyses of Esophageal Diaphragm Electromyography During Endurance Cycling in Patients With COPD

scientific article published on 10 July 2019

Contrasting the physiological effects of heliox and oxygen during exercise in a patient with advanced COPD

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Dynamic near-infrared spectroscopy assessment as an important tool to explore pulmonary arterial hypertension pathophysiology

scientific article published on 4 January 2017

Effect of helium breathing on intercostal and quadriceps muscle blood flow during exercise in COPD patients.

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Expiratory muscle loading increases intercostal muscle blood flow during leg exercise in healthy humans.

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Greater exercise tolerance in COPD during acute interval, compared to equivalent constant-load, cycle exercise: physiological mechanisms

scientific article published on 30 May 2020

Heliox increases quadriceps muscle oxygen delivery during exercise in COPD patients with and without dynamic hyperinflation

scientific article published on August 9, 2012

Hemodynamic effects of high intensity interval training in COPD patients exhibiting exercise-induced dynamic hyperinflation.

scientific article published on 22 June 2015

Heterogeneity of blood flow and metabolism during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

scientific article published on 2 January 2017

Highlights from the 2018 European Respiratory Society International Congress: sleep and clinical physiology

scientific article published on 08 July 2019

Home-based maintenance tele-rehabilitation reduces the risk for acute exacerbations of COPD, hospitalisations and emergency department visits

scientific article published on 25 May 2017

Improvement in respiratory muscle O2 delivery is associated with less dyspnoea during exercise in COPD.

scientific article published on 7 July 2017

Intensity of daily physical activity is associated with central hemodynamic and leg muscle oxygen availability in COPD

scientific article published on 11 July 2013

Intercostal muscle blood flow limitation during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

scientific article published on 9 July 2010

Interval training induces clinically meaningful effects in daily activity levels in COPD.

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

Limitation in tidal volume expansion partially determines the intensity of physical activity in COPD.

scientific article published on 13 November 2014

Near infrared spectroscopy for the assessment of peripheral tissue oxygenation in pulmonary arterial hypertension

scientific article published on 01 September 2016

Near-infrared spectroscopy using indocyanine green dye for minimally invasive measurement of respiratory and leg muscle blood flow in patients with COPD

scientific article published on 21 June 2018

On- and off-exercise kinetics of cardiac output in response to cycling and walking in COPD patients with GOLD Stages I-IV

scientific article published on 29 March 2012

Physical activity is increased by a 12-week semiautomated telecoaching programme in patients with COPD: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

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Physiological basis of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in patients with lung or heart disease

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Progression of physical inactivity in COPD patients: the effect of time and climate conditions - a multicenter prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 03 September 2019

Quadriceps muscle blood flow and oxygen availability during repetitive bouts of isometric exercise in simulated sailing.

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Reply to Engel and Vemulpad

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

Respiratory and locomotor muscle blood flow during exercise in health and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Respiratory muscle function and exercise limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review

scientific article published on 26 October 2017

Six years progression of exercise capacity in subjects with mild to moderate airflow obstruction, smoking and never smoking controls

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Smartphone-Based Physical Activity Telecoaching in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Mixed-Methods Study on Patient Experiences and Lessons for Implementation

scientific article published on 21 December 2018

The likelihood of improving physical activity after pulmonary rehabilitation is increased in patients with COPD who have better exercise tolerance

scientific article published on 24 October 2018

Validation of impedance cardiography in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

scientific article published on 6 February 2017

Validity of Six Activity Monitors in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Comparison with Indirect Calorimetry

scientific article published on June 20, 2012

Validity of activity monitors in health and chronic disease: a systematic review

scientific article published on July 9, 2012