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Karavidas A Matsakas E Foukarakis M Panou F Dounis G Zacharoulis A 《Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)》2000,17(8):733-736
Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva (ASV) is a rare cardiac disease that may be acquired or congenital. It is usually an asymptomatic condition; however, when it ruptures, symptoms appear and the condition deteriorates rapidly. Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a localized "saccular" deformity of the interatrial septum that is associated with cerebrovascular events of embolic origin. We will report on a case of a 69-year-old woman who was referred to our department because of congestive heart failure. Echocardiographic evaluation, both transthoracic and transesophageal, disclosed a ruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium (RA), which was associated with an aneurysm of the atrial septum. 相似文献
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Karavidas A Kapsimalis F Lazaros G Markozanes E Arapi S Cholidou K Matzaraki V Kyrkou K Tsiachris D Matsakas E Pyrgakis V Alchanatis M 《Sleep & breathing》2011,15(4):701-709
Introduction
Heart failure (HF) is a major public health problem associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Patients with HF exhibit a high prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). We have investigated the long-term impact of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy on heart function and clinical outcomes in patients with advanced HF and concomitant SDB.Materials and methods
We assessed 18 patients with advanced HF (New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification III?CIV) and concomitant SDB (diagnosed with polysomnography) either of obstructive or central type. Eleven patients who received PAP therapy (auto-titrating PAP or adaptive servo-ventilation) for 12 months were compared with seven patients who refused this therapy. All participants were assessed at both baseline and end of follow-up for NYHA functional status, left and right ventricular function, neurohormonal activation, and exercise tolerance. The rates of hospitalization, deaths, and the combination of both were also recorded.Results
Patients treated with PAP achieved better functional status, higher left ventricular ejection fraction, improved longitudinal right ventricular contractile function, lower levels of b-type natriuretic peptide, and greater exercise performance compared to those who remained untreated. PAP-treated group had a significantly lower incidence of the prespecified combined end-point (i.e., hospital admissions and death) than the control group (87.5 vs. 18.2%, p?=?0.013). Interestingly, the mortality rate was 28% (two out of seven patients) in the control group, while no deaths were recorded in the PAP-treated group.Discussion
In this preliminary study, we found that treatment of SDB, irrespective of type, in stable patients with advanced HF receiving optimal medical therapy was associated with improvement in cardiac functional status, ventricular contraction, physical performance, and neurohormonal status, leading to better clinical outcomes. 相似文献3.
Apostolos I Karavidas Kostadinos G Raisakis John T Parissis Dorothea K Tsekoura Stamatis Adamopoulos Dimitrios A Korres Dimitrios Farmakis Achilleas Zacharoulis Ioannis Fotiadis Evaggelos Matsakas Apostolos Zacharoulis 《European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation》2006,13(4):592-597
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown beneficial effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on muscle performance and exercise capacity of patients with chronic heart failure. This study evaluates the impact of FES on endothelial function and peripheral markers of immune activation in patients with moderate to severe heart failure. METHODS: Twenty-four patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 40% and New York Heart Association class II-III symptoms, undergoing optimized drug therapy, were randomly assigned (2 : 1) to a 6-week training programme of FES (n=16) or served as controls (n=8). Endothelial function was assessed by Doppler flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery before and after the training programme. Peripheral pro-inflammatory/anti-inflammatory markers such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-6, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM)-1, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule (sVCAM)-1 and IL-10 were also measured before and after training. RESULTS: A significant improvement on the 6-min walk test (7.5+/-3.3%), Minnesota Living Score (18.2+/-8.6%) and FMD (38.5+/-15.1%) was observed only in the FES-treated group. FES also causes a significant reduction of TNF-alpha (-11.5+/-8.9%), sICAM-1 (-13.1+/-9.8%), and sVCAM-1 (-10.6+/-6.6%), as well as a respective increase in the ratio IL-10/TNF-alpha (37.1+/-29.4%). In the FES group, the percentage improvement in the Minnesota Living Score was significantly correlated with respective changes in circulating TNF-alpha (r=0.624, P<0.01), sVCAM-1 (r=0.665, P<0.001) and the ratio IL-10/TNF-alpha (r=-0.641, P<0.01). CONCLUSION: FES is an exercise training programme that improves endothelial function in patients with chronic heart failure, and also has anti-inflammatory effects. 相似文献
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Karavidas A Parissis J Arapi S Farmakis D Korres D Nikolaou M Fotiadis J Potamitis N Driva X Paraskevaidis I Matsakas E Filippatos G Kremastinos DT 《European journal of heart failure》2008,10(7):709-713
OBJECTIVE: Functional electrical stimulation (FES) improves exercise capacity and endothelial function in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. This study evaluates the impact of FES on quality of life and emotional stress in patients with moderate to severe CHF. METHODS: Thirty patients with stable CHF (24 men; NYHA class II-III; left ventricular ejection fraction <35%) were randomly assigned (2:1) to a 6-week FES training program (n=20) or placebo (n=10). Questionnaires addressing quality of life [Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), functional and overall], and emotional stress [Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)], as well as plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and 6-min walking distance test (6MWT) were assessed at baseline and after completion of training protocol. RESULTS: A significant improvement in KCCQ functional (F=76.666, p<0.001), KCCQ overall (F =41.508, p<0.001), BDI (F =17.768, p<0.001) and Zung SDS (F =27.098, p<0.001) was observed in the FES group compared to placebo. Patients in the FES group had also a significant increase in 6MWT (F =19.413, p<0.001) and a trend towards reduction in plasma BNP (F =4.252, p=0.053) compared to placebo. CONCLUSION: FES seems to have a beneficial effect on quality of life, exercise capacity and emotional stress in patients with moderate to severe CHF. 相似文献
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Farmakis Dimitrios Chrysohoou Christina Giamouzis Gregory Giannakoulas George Hamilos Michalis Naka Katerina Tzeis Stylianos Xydonas Sotirios Karavidas Apostolos Parissis John 《Heart failure reviews》2021,26(6):1345-1358
Heart Failure Reviews - Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coexist, being closely interrelated as the one increases the prevalence and incidence and worsens the prognosis of the... 相似文献
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K. Karavidas O. Nahlieli M. Fritsch M. McGurk 《International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery》2010,39(1):1-4
The results of endoscope-assisted parotid surgery are presented as a minimally invasive alternative to parotidectomy for large parotid stones. From 1999 to 2007, 70 patients with parotid sialoliths were treated by minimally invasive surgical techniques in three specialist centres. At surgery a combination of sialoendoscopic and ultrasound examination was used to locate the stone within the duct. The calculus was released by incising the duct through a pre-auricular approach (40 patients) or by direct transcutaneous incision over the stone (27 patients). Four patients were treated using other minimally invasive procedures. Local anesthesia was used in 22 patients and general anesthesia in 48. The average follow-up was 25.5 months with two patients lost to review. In 3 patients treatment had long-term complications (persistent stone fragment; obstructive symptoms due to a fibrous stricture; a visible scar on the cheek). In one patient, endoscopy was abandoned due to stricture. 85 stones were retrieved successfully from 69 patients. The average size of the stones was 7.2 mm. There were no cases of facial nerve weakness or salivary fistula. The data suggest that endoscopic-assisted surgery is a viable alternate to adenectomy for the treatment of large or recalcitrant parotid stones. 相似文献
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Apostolos Karavidas Sophia M. Arapi Vlassios Pyrgakis Stamatis Adamopoulos 《Heart failure reviews》2010,15(6):563-579
Physical training is an important component of therapy for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and is considered complementary
to their pharmacological treatment. The majority of conventional rehabilitation programs include aerobic training, which has
been demonstrated to induce significant beneficial effects on the neurohumoral, immunoreactive and functional status of patients
with moderate CHF. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of skeletal muscles constitutes an alternative training mode with
beneficial effects comparable to classical aerobic exercise, suitable for patients with CHF who cannot participate in traditional
training programs due to either advanced grades of CHF or the presence of comorbidities. We present a review of the numerous
studies evaluating the effects of FES in CHF, focusing on its main effects on skeletal myopathy reversal, exercise tolerance
improvement and quality of life modification. 相似文献
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Achilles A Zacharoulis Sophia M Arapi George A Lazaros Apostolos I Karavidas Apostolos A Zacharoulis 《Journal of endovascular therapy》2007,14(4):544-550
PURPOSE: To evaluate coronary flow reserve (CFR) changes following stent implantation in the descending thoracic aorta (DTA) of a porcine model. METHODS: Six pigs (3 males; 40 to 44 kg) were anesthetized and kept on mechanical ventilation. A 6-F guiding right Judkins catheter was advanced under fluoroscopy to the right coronary artery, and a pressure wire with a temperature sensor was placed within the vessel lumen at a distance of 4 cm from the ostium. CFR was estimated by the thermodilution method before and after maximal coronary vasodilation with 20 mg of intracoronary papaverine. Aortography was also performed to measure aortic diameter. Subsequently, a self-expanding vascular stent was deployed into the DTA just below the left subclavian artery (LSA), and CFR was measured again. All animals were maintained for 3 weeks; at the end of this period, a further CFR was calculated using the same procedure. RESULTS: The mean aortic diameter below the LSA was 12.15+/-0.15 mm. Following stent deployment, the mean aortic diameter measured at the stented segment was 12.58+/-0.11 (p=0.001 versus baseline). The mean CFR value was 4.70+/-2.00 before stent implantation, 2.68+/-0.86 immediately after, and 4.05+/-1.15 at 3 weeks after stenting. Accordingly, CFR values were significantly depressed immediately after stent placement compared with baseline (p=0.027). However, CFR values obtained 3 weeks following stent deployment were similar to the initial values (p=0.59). CONCLUSION: Stent deployment in the normal swine DTA produces a significant immediate decrease in CFR, which is attenuated 3 weeks later. The clinical impact of CFR changes following DTA endografting remain to be elucidated. 相似文献
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Lehrer PM Karavidas MK Lu SE Feldman J Kranitz L Abraham S Sanderson W Reynolds R 《Journal of anxiety disorders》2008,22(4):671-683
We evaluated two protocols for treating adults with comorbid asthma and panic disorder. The protocols included elements of Barlow's panic control therapy and elements of Barlow's "panic control therapy" and several asthma education programs, as well as modules designed to teach participants how to differentiate asthma and panic symptoms, and how to apply specific home management strategies for each. Fifty percent of subjects dropped out of a 14-session protocol by the eighth session; however, 83% of patients were retained in an eight-session protocol. Clinical results were mostly equivalent: significant decreases of >50% in panic symptoms, clinically significant decreases in asthma symptoms, improvement in asthma quality of life, and maintenance of clinical stability in asthma. Albuterol use decreased significantly in the 14-session protocol and at a borderline level I the 8-session protocol, while pulmonary function was maintained. A controlled evaluation of this procedure is warranted. 相似文献
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Alvarez SM Katsamanis Karavidas M Coyle SM Lu SE Macor M Oikawa LO Lehrer PM Calvano SE Lowry SF 《Journal of endotoxin research》2007,13(6):358-368
Severe injury and infection are associated with autonomic dysfunction. Diminished heart rate variability (HRV) is also observed as a component of autonomic dysfunction and is induced by endotoxin administration to healthy subjects. It is established that low-dose glucocorticoid administration diminishes the systemic inflammatory manifestations of endotoxinemia but the influence of this anti-inflammatory intervention on overall autonomic dysfunction and HRV responses to endotoxin is unknown. This study was designed to assess the influence of a low-dose hydrocortisone infusion upon endotoxin-elicited systemic inflammatory responses including phenotypic features, cytokine production, and parameters of HRV. Of 19 subjects studied, nine received a continuous infusion of hydrocortisone (3 microg/kg/min continuously over 6 h) prior to intravenous administration of Escherichia coli endotoxin (2 ng/kg, CC-RE, Lot #2) while 10 healthy subjects received only the endotoxin after a 6-h period of saline control infusion. Serial determinations of vital signs, heart rate variability assessments, and cytokine levels were obtained over the subsequent 24 h. Prior cortisol infusion diminished the peak TNF-alpha (P < 0.01) and IL-6 (P < 0.0001) responses after endotoxin challenge, as compared to saline infusion controls and diminished the peak core temperature response to endotoxin (P < 0.01). In contrast to the influence of cortisol on the above parameters of systemic inflammation, the significant endotoxin-induced decreases in HRV time and frequency domains were not influenced by prior hydrocortisone treatment. Hence, alterations in autonomic dysfunction occur despite hydrocortisone attenuation of other traditional systemic manifestations of endotoxinemia. The maintenance or restoration of autonomic balance is not influenced by glucocorticoid administration. 相似文献