Publications by authors named "Nikoleta Karampetsou"
During the last decades, visceral adiposity has been at the forefront of scientific research because of its complex role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is the visceral lipid compartment between the myocardium and the visceral pericardium. Due to their unobstructed anatomic vicinity, epicardial fat and myocardium are nourished by the same microcirculation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Epicardial Adipose Tissue (EAT) surrounds the epicardium and can mediate harmful effects related to Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
Objective: We explored the regional differences between adipose stores surrounding diseased and non-diseased segments of coronary arteries in patients with advanced CAD.
Methods: We enrolled 32 patients with known CAD who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
The significance of blood pressure alterations during night-time has been already recorded in essential hypertension and several studies have been conducted to guide current clinical practice. To date, however, there is no consensus regarding the need for screening patients with preeclampsia for nocturnal hypertension as evidence in this field remain scarce. The purpose of this study is to accumulate current data in this field and serve as a pilot for the conduct of future studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo evaluate the impact of bacteriospermia on semen parameters. We used the Medline (1966-2017), Scopus (2004-2017), Clinicaltrials.gov (2008-2017), EMBASE, (1980-2017), LILACS (1985-2017) and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (1999-2017) databases in our primary search along with the reference lists of electronically retrieved full-text papers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Neopterin is a pteridine that is produced following activation of human macrophages upon stimulation with the cytokine interferon-gamma. Several studies suggest its association with preeclampsia and the purpose of the present study is to evaluate this assumption.
Methods: We searched the Medline (1992-2018), Scopus (1993-2018) and Google Scholar (1993-2018) databases.
Objective: Human epididymis factor-4 (HE4) has been studied in the field of ovarian cancer with promising results during the last decade. The purpose of the present meta-analysis is to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of HE4, in terms of sensitivity and specificity, as a minimally invasive method to predict optimal debulking in women that experience ovarian cancer.
Methods: We used the Medline (1966-2017), Scopus (2004-2017), EMBASE, ClinicalTrials.
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is frequently manifested in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). To date, supplementation of deficient patients has not been correlated with the hormonal and metabolic status of these patients.
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the impact of vitamin D supplementation on the hormonal and metabolic profile of PCOS women.
Background: Fecal calprotectin has been extensively investigated as a screening marker for the detection of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). However, there is a complete lack of consensus regarding its efficacy as a diagnostic test.
Objective: The purpose of the present systematic review is to evaluate the effectiveness of fecal calprotectin as a screening marker for the detection of NEC.
Objective: The pathophysiologic processes that result in wound healing are the same regardless of the tissue involved. The purpose of the present meta-analysis is to evaluate whether cesarean scar characteristics may predict the presence of pelvic adhesions.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a systematic review searching the Medline (1966-2016), Scopus (2004-2016), ClinicalTrials.