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The Role of Inflammation in Atrial Fibrillation: A Myth or a Fact?

Toutouzas K, Synetos A, Drakopoulou M, Stefanadi E, Tousoulis D, Lerakis S, Stefanadis C.

Am J Med Sci. 2009 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19884818 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Preoperative sCD40L levels predict risk of atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Antoniades C, Van-Assche T, Shirodaria C, Diesch J, Antonopoulos AS, Lee J, Cunnington C, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, Casadei B, Taggart D, Channon KM, Leeson P.

Circulation. 2009 Sep 15;120(11 Suppl):S170-6.PMID: 19752364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of oxidative stress in atherosclerosis.

Vogiatzi G, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2009 Sep-Oct;50(5):402-9. No abstract available. PMID: 19767282 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Vascular abnormalities, paraoxonase activity, and dysfunctional HDL in primary antiphospholipid syndrome.

Charakida M, Besler C, Batuca JR, Sangle S, Marques S, Sousa M, Wang G, Tousoulis D, Delgado Alves J, Loukogeorgakis SP, Mackworth-Young C, D'Cruz D, Luscher T, Landmesser U, Deanfield JE.

JAMA. 2009 Sep 16;302(11):1210-7.PMID: 19755700 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The oxidative stress menace to coronary vasculature: any place for antioxidants?

Briasoulis A, Tousoulis D, Antoniades C, Stefanadis C.

Curr Pharm Des. 2009;15(26):3078-90. Review.PMID: 19754382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Circulating biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure.

Tousoulis D, Kampoli AM, Siasos G, Stefanadi E, Antoniades C, Papavassiliou AG, Stefanadis C.

Curr Med Chem. 2009;16(29):3828-40.PMID: 19747138 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Acute effects of different types of oil consumption on endothelial function, oxidative stress status and vascular inflammation in healthy volunteers.

Tousoulis D, Papageorgiou N, Antoniades C, Giolis A, Bouras G, Gounari P, Stefanadi E, Miliou A, Psaltopoulou T, Stefanadis C.

Br J Nutr. 2009 Aug 25:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19703325 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Essential hypertension: is there a role for inflammatory mechanisms?

Androulakis ES, Tousoulis D, Papageorgiou N, Tsioufis C, Kallikazaros I, Stefanadis C.

Cardiol Rev. 2009 Sep-Oct;17(5):216-21. Review.PMID: 19690472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The CD40/CD40 ligand system: linking inflammation with atherothrombosis.

Antoniades C, Bakogiannis C, Tousoulis D, Antonopoulos AS, Stefanadis C.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 18;54(8):669-77. Review.PMID: 19679244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The significance of right-sided chest leads in exercise testing for the detection of right ventricular dysfunction post myocardial infarction of the inferior wall.

Michaelides A, Tousoulis D, Liakos C, Aggeli K, Antoniades C, Vyssoulis G, Raftopoulos L, Soulis D, Toutouzas K, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Aug 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19651448 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on diffuse inflammatory activation of de novo atheromatous lesions: Implications for systemic inflammation.

Toutouzas K, Tsiamis E, Drakopoulou M, Synetos A, Karampelas J, Riga M, Tsioufis C, Tousoulis D, Stefanadi E, Vlassis C, Stefanadis C.

Diabetes Metab. 2009 Sep;35(4):299-304. Epub 2009 Jul 30.PMID: 19646908 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

A rare case of primary cardiac lymphoma presented as superior vena cava syndrome.

Koumallos N, Antoniades C, Antonopoulos AS, Tousoulis D, Androulakis A, Psarros T, Stefanadis C.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jul 21;54(4):368. No abstract available. PMID: 19608036 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Biomarkers of premature atherosclerosis.

Kampoli AM, Tousoulis D, Antoniades C, Siasos G, Stefanadis C.

Trends Mol Med. 2009 Jul;15(7):323-32. Epub 2009 Jul 3. Review.PMID: 19577961 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative effects of rosuvastatin and allopurinol on circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in patients with chronic heart failure.

Tousoulis D, Andreou I, Tentolouris C, Antoniades C, Papageorgiou N, Gounari P, Kotrogiannis I, Miliou A, Charakida M, Trikas A, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jun 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19539384 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Inflammatory Markers in Essential Hypertension: Potential Clinical Implications.

Stefanadi E, Tousoulis D, Androulakis ES, Papageorgiou N, Charakida M, Siasos G, Tsioufis C, Stefanadis C.

Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2010 Jan 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19538178 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Novel therapeutic strategies targeting vascular redox in human atherosclerosis.

Antonopoulos AS, Antoniades C, Tousoulis D, Bakogiannis C, Demosthenous M, Psarros C, Stefanadis C.

Recent Pat Cardiovasc Drug Discov. 2009 Jun;4(2):76-87. Review.PMID: 19519550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of diabetes mellitus on coronary artery disease: new therapeutic approaches.

Tousoulis D, Kampoli AM, Papageorgiou N, Papaoikonomou S, Antoniades C, Stefanadis C.

Curr Pharm Des. 2009;15(17):2037-48. Review.PMID: 19519440 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of depression in heart failure - Choosing the right antidepressive treatment.

Tousoulis D, Antonopoulos AS, Antoniades C, Saldari C, Stefanadi E, Siasos G, Stougianos P, Plastiras A, Korompelis P, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19501922 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The failure of Immunomodulation Therapy in Heart Failure: Does the Statins "Paradigm" Prove the Rule?

Tousoulis D, Papageorgiou N, Briasoulis A, Antoniades C, Stefanadis C.

Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2010 Jan 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19485928 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Is C-reactive protein a prognostic marker after angioplasty?

Tousoulis D, Papageorgiou N, Stefanadis C.

Heart. 2009 Jun;95(12):957-9. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19478108 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effective platelet inhibition by aspirin and clopidogrel: where are we now?

Tousoulis D, Briasoulis A, Dhamrait SS, Antoniades C, Stefanadis C.

Heart. 2009 May;95(10):850-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19401288 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

MTHFR 677 C>T Polymorphism reveals functional importance for 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, not homocysteine, in regulation of vascular redox state and endothelial function in human atherosclerosis.

Antoniades C, Shirodaria C, Leeson P, Baarholm OA, Van-Assche T, Cunnington C, Pillai R, Ratnatunga C, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, Refsum H, Channon KM.

Circulation. 2009 May 12;119(18):2507-15. Epub 2009 Apr 27.PMID: 19398669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obesity and cardiovascular disease: From pathophysiology to risk stratification.

Marinou K, Tousoulis D, Antonopoulos AS, Stefanadi E, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Apr 25. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19398137 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Adiponectin: from obesity to cardiovascular disease.

Antoniades C, Antonopoulos AS, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C.

Obes Rev. 2009 May;10(3):269-79. Epub 2009 Mar 6. Review.PMID: 19389061 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of oral L-arginine supplementation on acute smoking-induced endothelial injury and arterial performance.

Siasos G, Tousoulis D, Vlachopoulos C, Antoniades C, Stefanadi E, Ioakeimidis N, Zisimos K, Siasou Z, Papavassiliou AG, Stefanadis C.

Am J Hypertens. 2009 Jun;22(6):586-92. Epub 2009 Mar 19.PMID: 19300425 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of plasma asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) with elevated vascular superoxide production and endothelial nitric oxide synthase uncoupling: implications for endothelial function in human atherosclerosis.

Antoniades C, Shirodaria C, Leeson P, Antonopoulos A, Warrick N, Van-Assche T, Cunnington C, Tousoulis D, Pillai R, Ratnatunga C, Stefanadis C, Channon KM.

Eur Heart J. 2009 May;30(9):1142-50. Epub 2009 Mar 18.PMID: 19297385 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship between the pharmacokinetics of levosimendan and its effects on cardiovascular system.

Antoniades C, Antonopoulos AS, Tousoulis D, Bakogiannis C, Stefanadi E, Stefanadis C.

Curr Drug Metab. 2009 Feb;10(2):95-103. Review.PMID: 19275545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Serotonergic and sympatho-adrenal systems in heart failure: an old but still alive pathway.

Tousoulis D, Papageorgiou N, Tentolouris C, Stefanadis C.

Cardiology. 2009;113(4):274-6. Epub 2009 Mar 6. No abstract available. PMID: 19270453 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of inflammatory markers with angiographic severity and extent of coronary artery disease.

Drakopoulou M, Toutouzas K, Stefanadi E, Tsiamis E, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Oct;206(2):335-9. Epub 2009 Feb 7.PMID: 19264307 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Multiple mechanisms affect the clopidogrel response.

Siasos G, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Mar 10;53(10):900-1; author reply 901. No abstract available. PMID: 19264256 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Independent association of circulating resistin with glomerular filtration rate in the early stages of essential hypertension.

Dimitriadis K, Tsioufis C, Selima M, Tsiachris D, Miliou A, Kasiakogias A, Andrikou E, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C.

J Hum Hypertens. 2009 Oct;23(10):668-73. Epub 2009 Mar 5.PMID: 19262583 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Prognostic clinical and angiographic characteristics for the development of a new significant lesion in remote segments after successful percutaneous coronary intervention.

Tsiamis E, Toutouzas K, Synetos A, Karambelas J, Karanasos A, Demponeras C, Drakopoulou M, Stefanadi E, Tsioufis C, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 9. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19211162 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Rosuvastatin but not ezetimibe improves endothelial function in patients with heart failure, by mechanisms independent of lipid lowering.

Gounari P, Tousoulis D, Antoniades C, Kampoli AM, Stougiannos P, Papageorgiou N, Roulia G, Stefanadi E, Siasos G, Tsioufis C, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 4. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19200613 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Anomalous origin and course of a dual left anterior descending coronary artery.

Stougiannos P, Tousoulis D, Trikas A, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19185363 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Aspirin resistance: what the cardiologist needs to know?

Tousoulis D, Siasos G, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 20;132(2):153-6. Epub 2009 Jan 22.PMID: 19167101 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Brain natriuretic peptide as an integrator of cardiovascular stiffening in hypertension.

Chatzis D, Tsioufis C, Tsiachris D, Taxiarchou E, Lalos S, Kyriakides Z, Tousoulis D, Kallikazaros I, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 19. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19157602 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

A 31 year old woman with essential hypertension grade III and branch retinal vein occlusion with homozygous C677T MTHFR hyperhomocysteinemia and high Lp(a) levels.

Katsi V, Tousoulis D, Chatzistamatiou E, Androulakis E, Moustakas G, Skiadas I, Tsioufis C, Antoniades C, Stefanadis CI, Kallikazaros IE.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19135738 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Anomalous common origin of all coronary arteries with a common ostium from the left sinus of Valsalva.

Tsioufis K, Latsios G, Tousoulis D, Kallikazaros I, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19064297 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Homocysteine and coronary atherosclerosis: from folate fortification to the recent clinical trials.

Antoniades C, Antonopoulos AS, Tousoulis D, Marinou K, Stefanadis C.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Jan;30(1):6-15. Epub 2008 Nov 23. Review.PMID: 19029125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inflammatory and thrombotic processes are associated with vascular dysfunction in children with familial hypercholesterolemia.

Charakida M, Tousoulis D, Skoumas I, Pitsavos C, Vasiliadou C, Stefanadi E, Antoniades C, Latsios G, Siasos G, Stefanadis C.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Jun;204(2):532-7. Epub 2008 Oct 5.PMID: 19004443 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Methionine-loading rapidly impairs endothelial function, by mechanisms independent of endothelin-1: evidence for an association of fasting total homocysteine with plasma endothelin-1 levels.

Tousoulis D, Antoniades C, Marinou K, Vasiliadou C, Bouras G, Stefanadi E, Latsios G, Siasos G, Toutouzas K, Stefanadis C.

J Am Coll Nutr. 2008 Jun;27(3):379-86.PMID: 18838525 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of arterial stiffness with the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in healthy individuals.

Dima I, Vlachopoulos C, Alexopoulos N, Baou K, Vasiliadou C, Antoniades C, Aznaouridis K, Stefanadi E, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C.

Am J Hypertens. 2008 Dec;21(12):1354-8. Epub 2008 Oct 2.PMID: 18833197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Estrogen-induced improvement in coronary flow responses during atrial pacing in relation to endothelin-1 levels in postmenopausal women without coronary disease.

Kallikazaros I, Tsioufis C, Zambaras P, Skiadas I, Toutouza M, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, Toutouzas P.

Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2008;4(3):705-14.PMID: 18827921 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exercise blood pressure response, albuminuria, and arterial stiffness in hypertension.

Tsioufis C, Dimitriadis K, Thomopoulos C, Tsiachris D, Selima M, Stefanadi E, Tousoulis D, Kallikazaros I, Stefanadis C.

Am J Med. 2008 Oct;121(10):894-902.PMID: 18823861 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Candidate gene polymorphisms and the 9p21 locus in acute coronary syndromes.

Tousoulis D, Briasoulis A, Papageorgiou N, Antoniades C, Stefanadis C.

Trends Mol Med. 2008 Oct;14(10):441-9. Epub 2008 Sep 9. Review.PMID: 18786860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endothelial function and inflammation in coronary artery disease.

Tousoulis D, Charakida M, Stefanadis C.

Postgrad Med J. 2008 Jul;84(993):368-71. Review.PMID: 18716016 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Beneficial effects of statin treatment after myocardial infarction: Is progenitor cell mobilization the missing link?

Tousoulis D, Kaski JC, Antoniades C, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Nov 28;130(3):301-3. Epub 2008 Aug 20.PMID: 18715656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is associated with enhanced sub-clinical inflammation and asymmetric dimethyl-arginine levels in hypertensives.

Thomopoulos C, Tsioufis C, Dimitriadis K, Tsiachris D, Tousoulis D, Manolis A, Alchanatis M, Kallikazaros I, Stefanadis C.

J Hum Hypertens. 2009 Jan;23(1):65-7. Epub 2008 Aug 7. No abstract available. PMID: 18685607 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pseudo-aneurysm in ascending aorta detected 15 years after aortic valve replacement.

Vavuranakis M, Latsios G, Tousoulis D, Brili S, Stefanadis C.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Oct 2;137(2):e41-2. Epub 2008 Aug 5.PMID: 18684525 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors modify the effect of beta-blockers on long-term survival of patients with end-stage heart failure and major depression.

Tousoulis D, Antoniades C, Drolias A, Stefanadi E, Marinou K, Vasiliadou C, Tsioufis C, Toutouzas K, Latsios G, Stefanadis C.

J Card Fail. 2008 Aug;14(6):456-64. Epub 2008 May 27.PMID: 18672192 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles