6 results match your criteria: "General Hospital of Nikaia Ag Panteleimon[Affiliation]"
Linking pre-diabetes with benign prostate hyperplasia. IGFBP-3: a conductor of benign prostate hyperplasia development orchestra?
PLoS One
October 2014
Department of Urology, Asklipieio General Hospital, Voula, Greece.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) represents a pattern of non-malignant growth of prostatic fibromuscular stroma. Metabolic disturbances such us pre-diabetes and metabolic syndrome may have a role in BPH pathophysiology. A potential explanation for the above relationship involves the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis as well as IGF binding proteins, (IGFBPs) of which the most abundant form is IGFBP-3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPleiotropic effects of omega-3 fatty acids.
Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov
January 2012
3rd Department of Internal Medicine and Center of Diabetes, General Hospital of Nikaia Ag. Panteleimon - Piraeus, Greece.
Omega-3 fatty acids except for their effect on triglycerides levels have cardioprotective properties as well as antiarrhythmic properties.The pleiotropic effects of omega-3 fatty acids, also, include lowering of blood pressure and the favorable effect on endothelial function and high-density cholesterol levels. Furthermore, studies have showed their favorable action in subjects with dementia, Alzheimer's disease and learning disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of retinopathy among type 2 diabetic subjects with and without microalbuminuria.
Hippokratia
October 2011
3 Department of Internal Medicine and Center of Diabetes, General Hospital of Nikaia "Ag. Panteleimon" - Piraeus, Greece.
Plasma glucose levels and white blood cell count are related with ankle brachial index in type 2 diabetic subjects.
Hellenic J Cardiol
January 2011
3rd Department of Internal Medicine and Center of Diabetes, General Hospital of Nikaia Ag. Panteleimon, Piraeus, Greece.
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). A simple, noninvasive method for the estimation of PAD is ankle brachial index (ABI). The aim of the present study was to determine whether there is an association between ABI and cardiovascular risk factors in T2DM subjects without apparent macrovascular disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of thyroid dysfunction among greek type 2 diabetic patients attending an outpatient clinic.
J Clin Med Res
March 2010
The Third Department of Internal Medicine and Center of Diabetes, General Hospital of Nikaia Ag. Panteleimon, Piraeus, Greece.
Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) attending an outpatient clinic.
Methods: We examined thyroid dysfunction in a total of 1,092 patients with T2D.
Results: Prevalence rate of thyroid dysfunction was 12.
Familial history of diabetes and clinical characteristics in Greek subjects with type 2 diabetes.
BMC Endocr Disord
April 2009
3rd Department of Internal Medicine and Center of Diabetes, General Hospital of Nikaia Ag Panteleimon, Piraeus, Greece.
Background: A lot of studies have showed an excess maternal transmission of type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim, therefore, of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of familial history of T2D in Greek patients, and to evaluate its potential effect on the patient's metabolic control and the presence of diabetic complications.
Methods: A total of 1,473 T2D patients were recruited.