Publications by authors named "J K Bellos"

Background: Serum creatinine (S-Cr) is the most commonly used marker for the assessment of renal function in kidney transplantation (KTx). Cystatin-C (Cys-C) has been proposed as an alternative marker of renal function for the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which seems to be more accurate than S-Cr. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between changes in S-Cr, Cys-C, and eGFR measurements in KT patients during the early post-transplantation (post-Tx) period.

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Background: Management of patients with co-existent coronary and carotid disease is a controversial and challenging issue. The risk for stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with hemodynamically significant carotid stenosis is up to 30%. In these patients a common practice is to proceed first with the restoration of cerebral perfusion and then perform the coronary revascularization.

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Background: The objective of this study was to examine whether there was an association between acute rejection (AR) and nitric oxide (NO) levels and also to evaluate the clinical impact of NO measurement as a noninvasive marker for early detection of AR.

Methods: Fifty consecutive patients aged 17-62 years old received a living-related kidney graft. Serum levels of total nitrite and nitrate (NOx) were measured 30 min after graft reperfusion (NOx 1) and on days 1 (NOx 2), 5 (NOx 3), and 10 (NOx 4) post-transplantation (Tx).

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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has emerged as promising and a less invasive alternative to open surgery for high risk patients (HRP) with type B thoracic aortic dissection (TAD). One of the most serious complication of TEVAR is the retrograde type A TAD (rATAD). This review will focus on an interesting rATAD case and will review the literature, regarding the true incidence, mortality, causes, diagnosis, complications and management of rATAD.

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