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Oral Calcium Supplementation Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Relation to Changes in Intracellular Ions and Sodium-Hydrogen Exchange.

Pikilidou MI, Befani CD, Sarafidis PA, Nilsson PM, Koliakos GG, Tziolas IM, Kazakos KA, Yovos JG, Lasaridis AN.

Am J Hypertens. 2009 Dec;22(12):1263-1269. Epub 2009 Sep 24.PMID: 19779467 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Oral magnesium supplementation reduces ambulatory blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension.

Hatzistavri LS, Sarafidis PA, Georgianos PI, Tziolas IM, Aroditis CP, Zebekakis PE, Pikilidou MI, Lasaridis AN.

Am J Hypertens. 2009 Oct;22(10):1070-5. Epub 2009 Jul 16.PMID: 19617879 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Does evidence support renin-angiotensin system blockade for slowing nephropathy progression in elderly persons?

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 May 19;150(10):731-3. No abstract available. PMID: 19451583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

24-hour intraocular pressure and blood pressure levels with latanoprost/timolol fixed combination versus timolol.

Konstas AG, Pikilidou MI, Tsironi S, Mikropoulos D, Kozobolis VP, Sarafidis PA, Lasaridis AN, Nelson LA, Stewart WC.

Curr Eye Res. 2009 May;34(5):369-77.PMID: 19401880 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin sensitivity increase after calcium supplementation and change in intraplatelet calcium and sodium-hydrogen exchange in hypertensive patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Pikilidou MI, Lasaridis AN, Sarafidis PA, Befani CD, Koliakos GG, Tziolas IM, Kazakos KA, Yovos JG, Nilsson PM.

Diabet Med. 2009 Mar;26(3):211-9.PMID: 19317814 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of thiazolidinediones beyond glycaemic control.

Kalaitzidis RG, Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

Curr Pharm Des. 2009;15(5):529-36. Review.PMID: 19199979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative evaluation of the systemic effects of transposed basilic vein to brachial artery arteriovenous fistula: a prospective study.

Saratzis N, Saratzis A, Sarafidis PA, Melas N, Ktenidis K, Kiskinis D.

J Vasc Access. 2008 Oct-Dec;9(4):285-90.PMID: 19085899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resistant hypertension: an overview of evaluation and treatment.

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Nov 25;52(22):1749-57. Review.PMID: 19022154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin resistance and endothelin: another pathway for renal injury in patients with the cardiometabolic syndrome?

Sarafidis PA, Lasaridis AN.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Summer;3(3):183-7. Review.PMID: 18983337 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Renin-angiotensin blockade and kidney disease.

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

Lancet. 2008 Aug 16;372(9638):511-2. No abstract available. PMID: 18707969 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obesity, insulin resistance and kidney disease risk: insights into the relationship.

Sarafidis PA.

Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2008 Sep;17(5):450-6. Review.PMID: 18695384 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The controversial effects of thiazolidinediones on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Stafylas PC, Sarafidis PA, Lasaridis AN.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 24;131(3):298-304. Epub 2008 Aug 5. Review.PMID: 18684530 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Carvedilol in hypertension treatment.

Stafylas PC, Sarafidis PA.

Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2008;4(1):23-30. Review.PMID: 18629377 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insulin resistance, microalbuminuria, and chronic kidney disease.

Sarafidis PA, Ruilope LM.

Curr Hypertens Rep. 2008 Aug;10(4):249-51. No abstract available. PMID: 18625151 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of renin-angiotensin system blockers on renal outcomes and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetic nephropathy: an updated meta-analysis.

Sarafidis PA, Stafylas PC, Kanaki AI, Lasaridis AN.

Am J Hypertens. 2008 Aug;21(8):922-9. Epub 2008 Jun 5.PMID: 18535536 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sustained hypotension complicating an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma.

Malindretos PM, Sarafidis PA, Geropoulou EZ, Kapoulas S, Paramythiotis DD, Lasaridis AN.

Am J Hypertens. 2008 Jul;21(7):840-2. Epub 2008 May 8. No abstract available. PMID: 18464747 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Thiazolidinedione derivatives in diabetes and cardiovascular disease: an update.

Sarafidis PA.

Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 2008 Jun;22(3):247-64. Epub 2008 Apr 15. Review.PMID: 18422634 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of diabetic autonomic neuropathy on the incretin effect.

Kazakos KA, Sarafidis PA, Yovos JG.

Med Sci Monit. 2008 Apr;14(4):CR213-20.PMID: 18376350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in chronic kidney disease.

Sarafidis PA, Li S, Chen SC, Collins AJ, Brown WW, Klag MJ, Bakris GL.

Am J Med. 2008 Apr;121(4):332-40.PMID: 18374693 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Proteinuria: natural course, prognostic implications and therapeutic considerations.

Sarafidis PA.

Minerva Med. 2007 Dec;98(6):693-711. Review.PMID: 18299683 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

State of hypertension management in the United States: confluence of risk factors and the prevalence of resistant hypertension.

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Feb;10(2):130-9. Review.PMID: 18256578 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increase in oxidative stress but not in antioxidant capacity with advancing stages of chronic kidney disease.

Karamouzis I, Sarafidis PA, Karamouzis M, Iliadis S, Haidich AB, Sioulis A, Triantos A, Vavatsi-Christaki N, Grekas DM.

Am J Nephrol. 2008;28(3):397-404. Epub 2007 Dec 7.PMID: 18063858 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Thiazolidinediones and diabetic nephropathy: need for a closer examination?

Sarafidis PA.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2007 Fall;2(4):297-301. Review.PMID: 18059215 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rosiglitazone and cardiovascular risk: weighing recent evidence.

Stafylas PC, Sarafidis PA, Lasaridis AN.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2007 Fall;2(4):295-6. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18059214 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Blood pressure and serum potassium levels in hypertensive patients receiving or not receiving antihypertensive treatment.

Pikilidou MI, Lasaridis AN, Sarafidis PA, Tziolas IM, Zebekakis PE, Dombros NV, Giannoulis E.

Clin Exp Hypertens. 2007 Nov;29(8):563-73.PMID: 18058481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cost-effectiveness of losartan in diabetic nephropathy: a Greek perspective.

Stafylas PC, Sarafidis PA, Lasaridis AN, Tsakni E, Niakas DA, Dombros NV, Grekas DM, Bakris GL.

J Nephrol. 2007 Nov-Dec;20(6):703-15.PMID: 18046673 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A comparative evaluation of various methods for microalbuminuria screening.

Sarafidis PA, Riehle J, Bogojevic Z, Basta E, Chugh A, Bakris GL.

Am J Nephrol. 2008;28(2):324-9. Epub 2007 Nov 29.PMID: 18046079 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A cost-effectiveness analysis of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in diabetic nephropathy.

Stafylas PC, Sarafidis PA, Grekas DM, Lasaridis AN.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2007 Oct;9(10):751-9.PMID: 17917502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Slow intravenous iron administration does not aggravate oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers during hemodialysis: a comparative study between iron sucrose and iron dextran.

Malindretos P, Sarafidis PA, Rudenco I, Raptis V, Makedou K, Makedou A, Grekas DM.

Am J Nephrol. 2007;27(6):572-9. Epub 2007 Sep 5.PMID: 17804904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin resistance and oxidant stress: an interrelation with deleterious renal consequences?

Sarafidis PA, Grekas DM.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2007 Spring;2(2):139-42. Review.PMID: 17684472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and hypertension: an epidemiologic approach.

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2006 Fall;1(5):334-42; quiz 343. Review.PMID: 17679789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiometabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease: what is the link?

Sarafidis PA, Whaley-Connell A, Sowers JR, Bakris GL.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2006 Winter;1(1):58-65. Review.PMID: 17675896 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antihypertensive agents, insulin sensitivity, and new-onset diabetes.

Sarafidis PA, McFarlane SI, Bakris GL.

Curr Diab Rep. 2007 Jun;7(3):191-9. Review.PMID: 17547836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Statins and blood pressure: is there an effect or not?

Sarafidis PA, Kanaki AI, Lasaridis AN.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2007 Jun;9(6):460-7. Review.PMID: 17541332 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Validity and reproducibility of HOMA-IR, 1/HOMA-IR, QUICKI and McAuley's indices in patients with hypertension and type II diabetes.

Sarafidis PA, Lasaridis AN, Nilsson PM, Pikilidou MI, Stafilas PC, Kanaki A, Kazakos K, Yovos J, Bakris GL.

J Hum Hypertens. 2007 Sep;21(9):709-16. Epub 2007 Apr 19.PMID: 17443211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of statins on blood pressure: a review of the experimental and clinical evidence.

Sarafidis PA, Kanaki AI, Lasaridis AN.

Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2007 Apr;5(2):155-61. Review.PMID: 17430220 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Metabolic syndrome and arterial stiffness: evidence for gender disparity and early effects of non-traditional risk factors?

Sarafidis PA.

J Hypertens. 2007 May;25(5):935-8. No abstract available. PMID: 17414653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The antinatriuretic effect of insulin: an unappreciated mechanism for hypertension associated with insulin resistance?

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

Am J Nephrol. 2007;27(1):44-54. Epub 2007 Jan 23. Review.PMID: 17245074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antihypertensive therapy in the presence of proteinuria.

Sarafidis PA, Khosla N, Bakris GL.

Am J Kidney Dis. 2007 Jan;49(1):12-26. Review.PMID: 17185142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are antihypertensive drugs associated with an increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes?

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jan;3(1):8-9. No abstract available. PMID: 17179923 [PubMed]Related articles

Metabolic effects of beta-blockers: importance of dissociating newer from conventional agents.

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

J Hypertens. 2007 Jan;25(1):249-52; author reply 252-3. No abstract available. PMID: 17143201 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review: Insulin and endothelin: an interplay contributing to hypertension development?

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Feb;92(2):379-85. Epub 2006 Nov 21. Review.PMID: 17118997 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Non-esterified fatty acids and blood pressure elevation: a mechanism for hypertension in subjects with obesity/insulin resistance?

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

J Hum Hypertens. 2007 Jan;21(1):12-9. Epub 2006 Oct 19. Review.PMID: 17051236 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Microalbuminuria.

Khosla N, Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

Clin Lab Med. 2006 Sep;26(3):635-53, vi-vii. Review.PMID: 16938588 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gender disparity in outcomes of care and management for diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.

Sarafidis PA, McFarlane SI, Bakris GL.

Curr Diab Rep. 2006 Jun;6(3):219-24. Review.PMID: 16898575 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Protection of the kidney by thiazolidinediones: an assessment from bench to bedside.

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

Kidney Int. 2006 Oct;70(7):1223-33. Epub 2006 Aug 2. Review.PMID: 16883325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The effects of thiazolidinediones on blood pressure levels - a systematic review.

Sarafidis PA, Nilsson PM.

Blood Press. 2006;15(3):135-50. Review.PMID: 16864155 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Microalbuminuria and chronic kidney disease as risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 Sep;21(9):2366-74. Epub 2006 Jun 17. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16782993 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antihypertensive treatment with beta-blockers and the spectrum of glycaemic control.

Sarafidis PA, Bakris GL.

QJM. 2006 Jul;99(7):431-6. Epub 2006 Jun 9. Review.PMID: 16766516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and renal injury: mechanisms and implications.

Sarafidis PA, Ruilope LM.

Am J Nephrol. 2006;26(3):232-44. Epub 2006 May 29. Review.PMID: 16733348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles