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  1. The outbreak of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant make imperative the adoption of telerehabilitation in the Bulgarian health care system

    Article • European Journal of Translational Myology, February 2022, PAGEPress Publications

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  2. Epidemiology, risk factors and prognosis of cardiovascular disease in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic era: a systematic review

    Article • Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, January 2022, IMR Press

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  3. Validity and Reliability of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale in the Czech Republic (CRBS-CZE): Determination of Key Barriers in East-Central Europe

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Sherry L Grace, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  4. Is the Training Intensity in Phase Two Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Different in Telehealth versus Outpatient Rehabilitation?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  5. Heart Rate Variability in Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia During a Multitasking Field Test

    Article • Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2021, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  6. S1 Guidelines on Bone Impairment in Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Journal of Clinical Densitometry, July 2021, Elsevier

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  7. Does group-based high-intensity aerobic interval training improve the inflammatory status in patients with chronic heart failure? A randomized controlled trial

    Article • European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, July 2021, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  8. KINEMATIC EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE DURING THE 6-MIN WALK TEST

    Article • Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  9. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs in the era of COVID-19: a critical review

    Article • Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, January 2021, IMR Press

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  10. Are the group-based interventions improving the functional exercise capacity and quality of life of frail subjects with chronic heart failure?

    Article • Journal of Frailty Sarcopenia and Falls, December 2020, Hylonome Publications

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  11. Compassionate Drug Use – Time Arising for a New Law in Bulgaria in the Era of COVID-19

    Article • Folia Medica, September 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  12. Group-based cardiac rehabilitation interventions. A challenge for physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, September 2020, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  13. Compassionate drug use: an imperative challenge for Bulgarian health system during COVID-19

    Article • Health Policy and Technology, September 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  14. Does the Bulgarian Health Care System Need a Health Ombudsman?

    Article • Folia Medica, June 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  15. Cardiac Autonomic Control in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis During the Glittre Activities of Daily Living Test

    Article • Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, April 2020, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  16. Predictive models for the six-minute walk test considering the walking course and physical activity level

    Article • European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, January 2020, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  17. Evaluation of physical performance in musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases with jumping mechanography

    Article • Journal of Frailty Sarcopenia and Falls, December 2019, Hylonome Publications

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  18. Are Group-Based High Intensity Aerobic Interval Training Modalities the Future of the Cardiac Rehabilitation?

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  19. The impact of physical activity level, degree of dyspnoea and pulmonary function on the performance of healthy young adults during exercise

    Article • Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  20. The benefits to functional ambulation and physical activity of group-based rehabilitation in frail elderly Bulgarians undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Preliminary results

    Article • Journal of Frailty Sarcopenia and Falls, March 2019, Hylonome Publications

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  21. Acute effects of stretching duration on sprint performance of adolescent football players

    Article • Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal, January 2019, Edra SpA

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  22. Secondary sarcopenia in spinal cord injured subjects

    Article • Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, July 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou , Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis

  23. An Epidemiological Study of Non-specific Low Back Pain in Non-professional Female Greek Classic Ballet Dancers

    Article • Folia Medica, June 2018, De Gruyter

    Antonios Angoules, Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  24. Feasibility of whole-body gait kinematics to assess the validity of the six-minute walk test over a 10-m walkway in the elderly

    Article • Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  25. Mobilization and Stimulation of Neuromuscular Tissue (MASONT) for Stroke Survivors

    Article • Folia Medica, March 2018, De Gruyter

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  26. Oblong Sesamoid Bone Appearance into the Nuchal Ligament. A Case Report

    Article • Folia Medica, March 2018, De Gruyter

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  27. Sarcopenia: From definition to treatment

    Article • HORMONES, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou , Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis

  28. Development of a multivariate model of the six-minute walked distance to predict functional exercise capacity in hypertension

    Article • Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira, Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  29. Percutaneous endoscopic ventral facetectomy: An innovative substitute of open decompression surgery for lateral recess stenosis surgical treatment?

    Article • Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, January 2018, Medknow

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  30. Cauda Equina Syndrome Due to Lumbar Disc Herniation: a Review of Literature

    Article • Folia Medica, December 2017, De Gruyter

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  31. Postoperative Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients

    Article • September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  32. Physical Therapy Modalities for Older Persons

    Article • September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  33. The effect of group-based cardiac rehabilitation models on the quality of life and exercise capacity of patients with chronic heart failure

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, April 2017, Elsevier

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  34. Health-related quality of life after transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic discectomy: An analysis according to the level of operation

    Article • Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, January 2017, Medknow

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  35. Mechanoreceptors of the Achilles tendon: a histomorphological study in pigs with clinical significance for humans

    Article • Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal, January 2017, Edra SpA

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  36. Six-minute walk test: A tool for assessing mobility in frail subjects

    Article • Journal of Frailty Sarcopenia and Falls, December 2016, Hylonome Publications

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  37. Physical Rehabilitation of Muscles, Tendons and Ligaments

    Article • MOJ Orthopedics & Rheumatology, October 2016, MedCrave Group LLC

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  38. Nutritional Alterations Associated with Neurological and Neurosurgical Diseases

    Article • The Open Neurology Journal, July 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  39. Advanced Role and Field of Competence of the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist in Contemporary Cardiac Rehabilitation

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou , Dr Arthur Sá Ferreira

  40. Social Reintegration and Quality of Life after Spinal Cord Injury: the Greek Paradigm

    Article • Journal of Biomedicine, January 2016, Ivyspring International Publisher

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  41. Physical Improvement and Biological Maturity of Young Athletes (11-12 Years) with Systematic Training

    Article • Folia Medica, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  42. Six-minute walk test: An effective and necessary stress test in modern cardiac rehabilitation

    Article • Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  43. Bone And Soft Tissue Changes In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury And Multiple Sclerosis

    Article • Folia Medica, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Center EKA, Athens, Greece Yannis Dionyssiotis, Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  44. The Structure of Trauma Patients, its Management and Health Care in the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis

    Article • Folia Medica, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  45. Exercise Training Modes In Rehabilitation Of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Article • Folia Medica, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  46. Evaluation of Improvement in Quality of Life and Physical Activity After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Greek Elderly Women

    Article • The Open Orthopaedics Journal, September 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  47. Immunohistological study of wound healing after submucosal radiofrequency tissue ablation of inferior nasal turbinate in a sheep model

    Article • American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, March 2011, Oceanside Publications Inc.

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  48. Evidence-Based Evaluation and Current Practice of Non-Operative Treatment Strategies for Lumbar Stenosis

    Article • Folia Medica, January 2011, De Gruyter

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou , Antonios Angoules

  49. Disability-Related Injuries in Athletes with Disabilities

    Article • Folia Medica, January 2011, De Gruyter

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  50. Biometric Predictive Models for the Evaluation of Olfactory Recovery after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Patients with Nasal Polyposis

    Article • American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, July 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  51. Unusual Intramuscular Lipoma of Deltoid Muscle

    Article • Folia Medica, April 2010, Pensoft Publishers

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  52. Posterior Transpedicular Decompression for Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures

    Article • Folia Medica, January 2010, De Gruyter

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou

  53. A 20-Year-Old Man with Large Gastric Lipoma - Imaging, Clinical Symptoms, Pathological Findings and Surgical Treatment

    Article • Folia Medica, January 2010, Pensoft Publishers

    Professor Jannis Vasileios Papathanasiou