Publications by authors named "Nikolaos Cholevas"
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- The EUROMACS study aimed to explore how the annual number of LVAD implantations at a medical center affects postoperative outcomes and patient survival.
- It analyzed data from 4,802 patients across 35 centers, categorizing them based on whether the center performed 30 or fewer vs. more than 30 implants per year, focusing on 1-year survival rates and device-related complications.
- Findings indicated that while higher volume centers had patients with more severe conditions, there was no significant difference in 1-year survival; however, higher volume centers had more device-related adverse events, highlighting the need for consistent quality improvement across all centers.
The ingested pump inflow thrombus, although rare, is a potentially life-threatening complication of left ventricular assist devices. During the last years, the backwash maneuver is considered an alternative method to pump replacement for the treatment of inflow thrombosis, showing high success rate in selected patients with HeartWare HVAD devices. However, that was not the case in our present report, in which we detail the application of this method in two HeartMate3 patients with ingested pump inflow thrombus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKounis syndrome is a relatively rare entity in which allergic or hypersensitivity reactions (including anaphylaxis) coexist with acute coronary syndromes. We report a case of Kounis syndrome type I variant in a 51-year-old male, victim of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest a few minutes after a hymenoptera sting. Ιn-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation was provided and return of spontaneous circulation was achieved.
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