Publications by authors named "D Karamanis"
Background: There is paucity of data on the long-term outcomes after acute ischemic posterior circulation stroke (PCS). Additionally, the long-term prognostic value of the New England Medical Center-Posterior Circulation Registry (NEMC-PCR) classification of PCS has not been studied.
Patients And Methods: All consecutive patients with PCS registered in the Athens Stroke Registry between 01/1993 and 12/2012 were prospectively followed for up to 10 years and included in the analysis.
Aims: To investigate the impact of Metabolic-Bariatric surgery (MBS) on pancreatic cancer (PCa) risk in individuals with obesity based on type 2 diabetes(T2D) status.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines (PROSPERO: CRD42022367749). The primary outcomes were the PCa incidence rates in participants with or without T2D who underwent MBS compared with the control (non-MBS) group.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates characteristics that affect successful revascularization in patients with lower extremity chronic total occlusions (CTOs) compared to those with non-CTO stenosis, revealing significant demographic and clinical differences.
- - Among the 256 patients analyzed, those with CTOs showed a higher prevalence of risk factors such as myocardial infarction and end-stage renal disease, while aspirin use predicted better outcomes and a history of malignancy predicted worse outcomes for crossing CTOs.
- - Findings suggest that successful endovascular revascularization is linked to specific baseline clinical variables and the overall health burden in CTO patients, highlighting the complexity of their condition.
Assessment of the Utilization of Validated Diagnostic Predictive Tools and D-Dimer in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study from a Public Hospital in New York City.
J Clin Med
May 2023
Introduction: A significant increase in the use of computed tomography with pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been observed in the past twenty years. We aimed to investigate whether the validated diagnostic predictive tools and D-dimers were adequately utilized in a large public hospital in New York City.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients who underwent CTPA for the specific indication of ruling out PE over a period of one year.
In this study, we aimed to illustrate the trajectory of humoral and cellular immunity nine months after primary vaccination with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine among 189 healthcare workers (HCWs). Additionally, we endeavored to identify correlations between immunity parameters and a number of common variables and comorbidities. A total of 189 healthcare workers (HCWs), vaccinated against COVID-19, were finally included in the study.
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