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  1. High-sensitivity Troponin (hs-Tn) for Cardiovascular Risk Prognostication: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, April 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  2. MicroRNAs as Biomarkers in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Current State of the Art

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, November 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  3. The Effect of DPP-4i on Endothelial Function and Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of Randomized Placebo-controlled Trials

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, December 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, PhD ANDROMACHI VRYONIDOU - BOMPOTA, Professor NIKOLAOS TENTOLOURIS, Alexios Antonopoulos

  4. Novel Antidiabetic Agents: Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, December 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Evangelos Oikonomou, Alexios Antonopoulos

  5. Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, October 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Evangelos Oikonomou, Alexios Antonopoulos, Dr. Petros N Fountoulakis

  6. Antithrombotic Therapy in Carotid Artery Disease

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, July 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Evangelos Oikonomou, Alexios Antonopoulos, VASILIKI CHARA MYSTAKIDI

  7. Aortic regurgitation in competitive athletes: The role of multimodality imaging for clinical decision-making

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, December 2019, SAGE Publications

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  8. Associations between Adiponectin Gene Variability, Proinflammatory and Angiogenetic Markers: Implications for Microvascular Disease Development in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?

    Article • Current Vascular Pharmacology, January 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou, Angeliki Papapanagiotou, Eva Kassi, Professor Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  9. Effects of Newer Antidiabetic Drugs on Endothelial Function and Arterial Stiffness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Journal of Diabetes Research, December 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Evangelos Oikonomou, Alexios Antonopoulos, Dr MARINA NOUTSOU, VASILIKI CHARA MYSTAKIDI

  10. Long-term endothelial dysfunction after trans-radial catheterization: A meta-analytic approach

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Surgery, August 2017, Wiley

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Evangelos Oikonomou

  11. Western Dietary Pattern Is Associated With Severe Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • Angiology, July 2017, SAGE Publications

    Evangelos Oikonomou, Alexios Antonopoulos

  12. Redox State in Atrial Fibrillation Pathogenesis and Relevant Therapeutic Approaches

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, July 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  13. Microangiopathy, Arterial Stiffness, and Risk Stratification in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Article • JAMA Cardiology, July 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  14. Macrovascular function indices for the prediction of diabetic retinopathy development in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, June 2017, SAGE Publications

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  15. Anesthetic ointment only (lidocaine/prilocaine) instead of injectable local lidocaine in trans-radial catheterization: A viable no-needle alternative

    Article • Journal of Interventional Cardiology, June 2017, Wiley

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  16. The molecular mechanisms of obesity paradox

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, May 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  17. Predictive value of telomere length on outcome following acute myocardial infarction: evidence for contrasting effects of vascular vs. blood oxidative stress

    Article • European Heart Journal, April 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  18. The role of epicardial adipose tissue in cardiac biology: classic concepts and emerging roles

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, March 2017, Wiley

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  19. A rare case of a flail tricuspid valve in a patient with pulmonary artery hypertension

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  20. ASSOCIATION OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION WITH BIOMARKERS OF INFLAMMATION, MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS AND LEFT VENTRICLE STRAIN IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  21. OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS MAY FAVORABLY AFFECT INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS & NOVEL INDICES OF LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  22. ASSOCIATION OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC WALL INFLAMMATION, HEPATIC FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE UPTAKE AND VISCERAL ADIPOSE TISSUE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH DYSLIPIDEMIAS

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  23. Reply to the letter to the editor “Survival after cardiac arrest in Greece”

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  24. Prognostic implications of epicardial fat volume quantification in acute pericarditis

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, December 2016, Wiley

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  25. Successful primary PCI during prolonged continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation with an automated chest compression device (AutoPulse)

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, December 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  26. The impact of T786C and G894T polymorphisms of eNOS on vascular endothelial growth factor serum levels in type 2 diabetes patients

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  27. Effects of transradial coronary catheterization on systemic and local vascular endothelial function and inflammatory process

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  28. Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Presentation of a New Risk Score (Athens CIN Score)

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  29. Peripheral and coronary artery embolisms due to left ventricle fibroelastoma

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  30. From the BMI paradox to the obesity paradox: the obesity-mortality association in coronary heart disease

    Article • Obesity Reviews, July 2016, Wiley

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  31. Characterization of vascular phenotype in patients with coronary artery ectasia: The role of endothelial dysfunction

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, July 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  32. THE ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL INFLAMMATION OF THE AORTA ASSESSED BY 18F-FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY WITH SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC INDICES IN MARFAN SYNDROME

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  33. Impairment of arterial elastic properties and elevated circulating levels of transforming growth factor-beta in subjects with repaired coarctation of aorta

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, March 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  34. Nanomedicine in Cardiovascular Disease

    Article • February 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  35. Mutual Regulation of Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Myocardial Redox State by PPAR-γ/Adiponectin SignallingNovelty and Significance

    Article • Circulation Research, January 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  36. The Impact of Interleukin-18 and High-Mobility Group Box 1 Protein Signaling in Aortic Valve Calcification

    Article • Cardiology, January 2016, Karger Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  37. Sinus arrest during citalopram treatment: Dose- or age-related?

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  38. Unravelling the “adipokine paradox”: When the classic proatherogenic adipokine leptin is deemed the beneficial one

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  39. Intercellular communication lessons in heart failure

    Article • European Journal of Heart Failure, September 2015, Wiley

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  40. Arterial Wall Elastic Properties and Endothelial Dysfunction in the Diabetic Foot Syndrome in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Article • Diabetes Care, August 2015, American Diabetes Association

    Alexios Antonopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou

  41. Pre-operative inflammation and post-operative atrial fibrillation in coronary artery bypass surgery

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  42. Combined effects of fibrinogen genetic variability on atherosclerosis in patients with or without stable angina pectoris: Focus on the coagulation cascade and endothelial function

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  43. Genetic variability on adiponectin gene affects myocardial infarction risk: The role of endothelial dysfunction

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  44. Artifactual elevation of plasma sCD40L by residual platelets in patients with coronary artery disease

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  45. The Role of Genetic Traits in Cardiovascular Disease

    Article • July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  46. CIRCULATING LEVELS OF PRO-INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS PREDICT THE POSTOPERATIVE development of acute heart failure in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting operation

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  47. Statins as Anti-Inflammatory Agents in Atherogenesis: Molecular Mechanisms and Lessons from the Recent Clinical Trials

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  48. NADPH-STIMULATED SUPEROXIDE AS A SENSITIVE MARKER OF CELLULAR OXIDATIVE STRESS: ITS VALUE AS A MARKER OF VASCULAR FUNCTION IN HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  49. CHAPTER 3. Vitamins and Folate Fortification in the Context of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

    Article • January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  50. CHAPTER 12. The Chemistry of Cobalamins

    Article • January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  51. Myocardial Redox State Predicts In-Hospital Clinical Outcome After Cardiac Surgery

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  52. Adiponectin as a Regulator of Vascular Redox State: Therapeutic Implications

    Article • Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Drug Discovery (Formerly Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery), May 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  53. THE IMPACT OF G174C POLYMORPHISM ON INTERLEUKIN-6 GENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONSET AGE IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  54. LOCAL ADIPONECTIN SYNTHESIS IN ADIPOSE TISSUE REGULATES VASCULAR SUPEROXIDE GENERATION IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS: INSIGHTS BY USING FUNCTIONAL GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS OF ADIPONECTIN GENE

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  55. RAPID, DIRECT EFFECTS OF STATIN TREATMENT ON ARTERIAL REDOX STATE AND NITRIC OXIDE BIOAVAILABILITY IN HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS VIA TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN-MEDIATED ENOS COUPLING

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  56. THE IMPACT OF GENETIC VARIABILITY OF FIBRINOGEN A-CHAIN GENE DEFINES FIBRINOGEN LEVELS BETWEEN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND PATIENTS WITH DOCUMENTED ATHEROSCLEROSIS: EFFECTS ON PROTHROMBOTIC PROFILE

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2010, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  57. Obesity and cardiovascular disease: From pathophysiology to risk stratification

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  58. The CD40/CD40 Ligand System

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, August 2009, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  59. A Rare Case of Primary Cardiac Lymphoma Presented as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, July 2009, Elsevier

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  60. Relationship Between the Pharmacokinetics of Levosimendan and Its Effects on Cardiovascular System

    Article • Current Drug Metabolism, February 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos

  61. Targeting Redox Signaling in the Vascular Wall: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, January 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alexios Antonopoulos