2 results match your criteria: "National Kapodestrian University of Athens School of Medicine[Affiliation]"

The evolving field of nonpharmacological therapies to improve functional capacity in chronic heart failure.

Hellenic J Cardiol

July 2019

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 3(rd) Department of Cardiology, National Kapodestrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece. Electronic address:

Clinical investigations in chronic heart failure (HF) have been increasingly including endpoints related to functional and exercise capacity. Noninvasive ventilation support (NIVS) constitutes a therapeutic option that could improve several markers of cardiovascular performance and functional capacity along with improvements in HF symptoms such as dyspnea. NIVS with bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) is a therapeutic option that can be better tolerated by patients than continuous positive airway pressure (cPAP) and potentially improve the adherence of patients with HF to NIVS.

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Combining Left Ventricular Volume Reduction Techniques With Cell Therapies: Quo Vadis?

Hellenic J Cardiol

June 2017

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine & 3rd Department of Cardiology, National Kapodestrian University of Athens School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address:

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