Publications by authors named "Georgios Hahalis"
Long-term risk, clinical management, and healthcare resource utilization of stable patients with coronary artery disease and post-myocardial infarction in Greece - TIGREECE study.
Hellenic J Cardiol
November 2023
Background: In light of the scarcity of evidence, TIGREECE evaluated the clinical management and long-term outcomes of patients at high risk for an atherothrombotic event who have suffered a myocardial infarction (MI), managed by cardiologists/internists in routine hospital and private office settings in Greece.
Methods: TIGREECE, a multicenter, 3-year prospective cohort study, enrolled patients ≥50 years old, with a history of MI 1-3 years before enrollment and with at least one of the following risk factors: age ≥65 years, diabetes mellitus requiring medication, second prior MI, multivessel coronary artery disease, and creatinine clearance 15-60 mL/min. The primary outcome was a composite of MI, unstable angina with urgent revascularization, stroke, or all-cause death.
Kounis syndrome (KS) has been defined as acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the context of a hypersensitivity reaction. Patients may present with normal coronary arteries (Type I), established coronary artery disease (Type II) or in-stent thrombosis and restenosis (Type III). We searched PubMed until 1 January 2020 for KS case reports.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Distal transradial access (dTRA), through the anatomical snuffbox (AS) of the hand, is a novel, potentially beneficial, vascular access for patients undergoing coronary procedures.
Method: Consecutive patients with an indication for coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were enrolled in our tertiary center, from November 2018 to March 2019. The success rate of the procedure, the incidence of local complications, the time required for hemostasis, and the incidence of radial artery occlusion (RAO) were evaluated.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare manual versus mechanical compression of the radial artery after coronary angiography via transradial access regarding radial artery occlusion (RAO), access-site bleeding complications, and duration of hemostasis.
Background: Hemostasis of the radial artery after sheath removal can be achieved either by manual compression at the puncture site or by using a mechanical hemostasis device. Because mechanical compression exerts a more stable, continuous pressure on the artery, it could be hypothesized that it is more effective compared with manual compression regarding hemostasis time, bleeding, and RAO risks.
Purpose: We have investigated the possible positive effect of iloprost in the healing of colonic anastomosis, in rats under intraperitoneal chemotherapy with irinotecan.
Method: Forty male Wistar rats have been divided into four groups. They underwent a partial colectomy and a termino-terminal anastomosis.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that moderate procedural sedation can reduce the incidence of radial artery spasm.
Background: Transradial access for left heart catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention is increasingly used for emergent and elective procedures, in lieu of the femoral approach. However, increased rates of access site crossover have been reported, with radial artery spasm being a major contributor to this effect.
Background: The long-term clinical outcome of patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not clear.
Methods: Observational, retrospective study of post-CABG patients, who underwent PCI in either a graft or a native vessel.
Results: Out of 221 consecutive patients, those with PCI in both native vessel and graft (N=16) and missing follow-up data (N=15) were excluded.