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Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome are at High Risk Prior to the Event and Lipid Management is Underachieved Pre- and Post- Hospitalization.
Curr Vasc Pharmacol
February 2019
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece.
Background: Current European Guidelines suggest the use of cardiovascular risk categories and also recommend using high-intensity statins for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
Objective: We examined the risk of ACS patients prior to the event, as well as the overall use and intensity of statins.
Methods: We enrolled 687 ACS patients (mean age 63 years, 78% males).
Epidemiological characteristics, management and early outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in Greece: The PHAETHON study.
Hellenic J Cardiol
June 2017
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece.
Article Synopsis
- The PHAETHON study aimed to recruit a representative cohort of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in Greece to evaluate current treatment practices and patient outcomes amid recent advancements in therapy.
- Conducted from May 2012 to February 2014, the study enrolled 800 ACS patients from diverse hospitals, tracking their health over a median of 189 days and assessing key outcomes like death and myocardial infarction.
- Results showed a mean patient age of 62.7 years with most presenting as STEMI; complications occurred in 38% during hospitalization, and 12.6% faced significant events during follow-up, highlighting current management and prognostic challenges in ACS care.
Thirty-month follow-up of coronary artery calcification in hemodialysis patients: different roles for inflammation and abnormal calcium-phosphorous metabolism?
Ren Fail
November 2007
Department of Nephrology, 2nd IKA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is considered a marker of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD). The CAC progression and factors that influence it were evaluated during a 30-month period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAortic stiffness in patients undergoing hemodialysis is positively related to antigen presenting cell-dependent T-lymphocyte reactivity.
Ren Fail
August 2006
Department of Nephrology, 2nd IKA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Background: Aortic stiffness is increased in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), and it is associated with an increased cardiovascular mortality. Among others, aortic stiffness has been correlated with serum markers of inflammation, indicating a role of the immune system in its pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of antigen-presenting cell-dependent T-lymphocyte reactivity on aortic stiffness in HD patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe value of computed tomography-derived coronary artery calcification score in coronary artery disease detection in asymptomatic hemodialysis patients.
Ren Fail
February 2006
Department of Nephrology, 2nd IKA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Background: We evaluated the value of coronary artery calcification (CAC) score in coronary artery disease (CAD) detection in asymptomatic hemodialysis (HD) patients by evaluating the association among CAC score, exercise electrocardiography (EECG), and Thallium-201 dipyridamole scintigraphy. Correlation between aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) and CAC score was also evaluated.
Methods: CAC score was assessed with conventional computed tomography in 40 patients.