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P. Karakasis

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Review Sep 2026

Complications After Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Patients with Congenital Complete Atrioventricular Block: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND Congenital complete atrioventricular block (CCAVB) requires pacing from early life, yet the long-term burden of pacing-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM), mortality, and device-related complications has not been quantitatively synthesized. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of PICM, mortality, and device-rela...

P. Vlachakis, Panagiotis Theofilis, Maria Drakopoulou et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Aug 2026

Switching from Vitamin K Antagonists to Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Frail Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Frailty complicates anticoagulation management in older patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), particularly when long-term vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy is already established. Whether switching to a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) improves outcomes in this setting remains uncertain, and guideline re...

P. Karakasis, Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas, Stylianos Tzeis et al. · 0 citations
Open access Aug 2026

The Association Between Serum Zinc Levels, Conventional and Novel Anthropometric Indices in Postmenopausal Women in Montenegro - a Cross-Sectional Study.

Hormonal disturbances that women in postmenopause face favor increased redistribution of fat into visceral compartments, leading to central obesity and related disorders. The mechanisms underlying dysregulated zinc (Zn) metabolism in individuals with obesity and related disorders remain unresolved. This study aimed to...

Aleksandra Klisić, D. Djurovic, Nevena Cupara et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Jul 2026

Multimodality echocardiography in structural heart disease: the evolving role of the interventional imager

This review outlines the expanding role of echocardiography across the spectrum of TSHIs, highlighting the importance of multimodality imaging, including three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE), intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) and fusion imaging techniques, for comprehensive structural evaluati...

N. Ktenopoulos, K. Vlasopoulou, P. Vlachakis et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Jul 2026

Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Cardiomyopathy: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies.

A better understanding of CKD-CM pathogenesis is likely to enable early intervention and prevention, with successful outcomes measured by reduced progression to severe cardiomyopathy and lower cardiovascular mortality in CKD.

Konstantinos Grigoriou, Vasileios Lamprou, Anastasios Chatzichidiroglou et al. · 0 citations

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