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  1. Machine Learning Coronary Artery Disease Prediction Based on Imaging and Non-Imaging Data

    Article • Diagnostics, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  2. Incidence and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Data from the Hellenic pulmOnary hyPertension rEgistry (HOPE)

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, March 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  3. Classical and myocardial deformation echocardiographic indices in chronic kidney disease patients; effects of aging and comparison to healthy controls

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  4. Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Heart Failure

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, February 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  5. Relationship between Indices of Vascular Function and Presence of Overt Cardiovascular Disease among Persons with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  6. Error Propagation in the Simulation of Atherosclerotic Plaque Growth and the Prediction of Atherosclerotic Disease Progression

    Article • Diagnostics, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  7. A Machine Learning Approach for Chronic Heart Failure Diagnosis

    Article • Diagnostics, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  8. Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in Greece. Real-World Data from the Hellenic Pulmonary Hypertension Registry (HOPE)

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

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  9. Salivary Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Therapy Monitoring in Patients with Heart Failure. A Systematic Review

    Article • Diagnostics, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  10. Greater decline of acute stroke admissions compared with acute coronary syndromes during COVID‐19 outbreak in Greece: Cerebro/cardiovascular implications amidst a second wave surge

    Article • European Journal of Neurology, December 2020, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  11. The Innate Immune System and Cardiovascular Disease in ESKD: Monocytes and Natural Killer Cells

    Article • Current Vascular Pharmacology, December 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof. Carmine Zoccali, Professor Katerina K Naka

  12. Cardiovascular disease in women: Executive summary of the expert panel statement of women in cardiology of the hellenic cardiological society

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, November 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  13. Distribution, infrastructure, and expertise of heart failure and cardio‐oncology clinics in a developing network: temporal evolution and challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

    Article • ESC Heart Failure, October 2020, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  14. Coronary microcirculation and left ventricular diastolic function: comparison between patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

    Article • Journal of Echocardiography, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  15. Myocardial strain indices and coronary flow reserve are only mildly affected in healthy hypertensive patients

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  16. “Missing” acute coronary syndrome hospitalizations during the COVID ‐19 era in Greece: Medical care avoidance combined with a true reduction in incidence?

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, July 2020, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  17. Prediction of atherosclerotic disease progression combining computational modelling with machine learning

    Article • July 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  18. Site specific prediction of PCI stenting based on imaging and biomechanics data using gradient boosting tree ensembles

    Article • July 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  19. Wall shear stress alterations at left atrium and left atrial appendage employing abnormal blood velocity profiles

    Article • July 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  20. Effect of Colchicine vs Standard Care on Cardiac and Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019

    Article • JAMA Network Open, June 2020, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  21. The management of atrial fibrillation in heart failure: an expert panel consensus

    Article • Heart Failure Reviews, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  22. Simultaneous Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm Repair for Severe Aortic Stenosis and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Report of 2 Cases and Literature Review

    Article • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, May 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  23. Vericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, May 2020, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  24. Utility of Multimodality Intravascular Imaging and the Local Hemodynamic Forces to Predict Atherosclerotic Disease Progression

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, April 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  25. Impaired coronary microcirculation is associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in end‐stage chronic kidney disease patients

    Article • Echocardiography, March 2020, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  26. DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODEL APPLIED ON CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL HEMODYNAMIC CHANGES IN THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION OR SINUS RHYTHM

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  27. How to develop a national heart failure clinics network: a consensus document of the Hellenic Heart Failure Association

    Article • ESC Heart Failure, February 2020, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  28. Point-of-Care Testing Devices for Heart Failure Analyzing Blood and Saliva Samples

    Article • IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, January 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  29. Editorial to “effectiveness of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation according to heart failure etiology”

    Article • Journal of Arrhythmia, December 2019, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  30. The prognostic role of myocardial strain indices and dipyridamole stress test in renal transplantation patients

    Article • Echocardiography, December 2019, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  31. A Prototype Photoplethysmography Electronic Device that Distinguishes Congestive Heart Failure from Healthy Individuals by Applying Natural Time Analysis

    Article • Electronics, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Spyridon K. Chronopoulos, Professor Katerina K Naka

  32. Computational Fluid Dynamics of Blood Flow at the Left Atrium and Left Atrium Appendage

    Article • September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  33. Clinical presentation, aetiology and outcome of infective endocarditis. Results of the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European infective endocarditis) registry: a prospective cohort study

    Article • European Heart Journal, September 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Gilbert HABIB, Professor Luigi P. Badano, Nelu-Mihai Trofenciuc, Professor Katerina K Naka

  34. Association of QRS narrowing with response to cardiac resynchronization therapy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

    Article • Heart Failure Reviews, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  35. Epidemiology and initial management of pulmonary arterial hypertension: real‐world data from the Hellenic pulmOnary hyPertension rEgistry (HOPE)

    Article • Pulmonary Circulation, July 2019, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  36. KardiaSoft Architecture – A Software Supporting Diagnosis and Therapy Monitoring of Heart Failure Patients Exploiting Saliva Biomarkers

    Article • July 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  37. Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

    Article • Cardiology in Review, July 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  38. The importance of characteristics of angina symptoms for the prediction of coronary artery disease in a cohort of stable patients in the modern era

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, July 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  39. Brugada syndrome in a young patient with type 1 myotonic dystrophy requiring an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for primary prevention: a case report

    Article • European Heart Journal - Case Reports, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    PANAGIOTIS KORANTZOPOULOS, Professor Katerina K Naka

  40. HEARTEN KMS – A knowledge management system targeting the management of patients with heart failure

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Informatics, June 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  41. Impact of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Interventions on All-Cause Mortality in Heart Failure Patients

    Article • Cardiology in Review, May 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  42. Cohort profile The ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European Infective Endocarditis) registry

    Article • European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, April 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Luigi P. Badano, Professor Katerina K Naka

  43. Endothelial dysfunction and heart failure: A review of the existing bibliography with emphasis on flow mediated dilation

    Article • JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  44. 6-minute walking test: a useful tool in the management of heart failure patients

    Article • Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  45. Quantitative Coronary Analysis Using 3D Coronary Reconstruction Based on Two Biplane Angiographic Images: A Validation Study

    Article • December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  46. Association between atrial fibrillation and patient-important outcomes in heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  47. The increased expression of the inducible Hsp70 (HSP70A1A) in serum of patients with heart failure and its protective effect against the cardiotoxic agent doxorubicin

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  48. Focus on echovascular imaging assessment of arterial disease: complement to the ESC guidelines (PARTIM 1) in collaboration with the Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, September 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  49. Impact of major earthquakes on the incidence of acute coronary syndromes – A systematic review of the literature

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  50. Factors associated with early cardiac complications following transcatheter aortic valve implantation with transapical approach

    Article • Pragmatic and Observational Research, July 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Konstantinos Giakoumidakis, Mr Mihalis E Argiriou, STAVROS SIMINELAKIS, Professor Katerina K Naka

  51. KardiaTool: An Integrated POC Solution for Non-invasive Diagnosis and Therapy Monitoring of Heart Failure Patients

    Article • July 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  52. Comparison of the R-R intervals in ECG and Oximeter signals to be used in complexity measures of Natural Time Analysis

    Article • May 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Spyridon K. Chronopoulos, Dr Nicholas V Sarlis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  53. Association of vascular indices with novel circulating biomarkers as prognostic factors for cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  54. HEARTEN: An integrated mHealth platform for holistic HF management

    Article • March 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  55. Interleukin-1 genotypes modulate the long-term effect of lipoprotein(a) on cardiovascular events: The Ioannina Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Lipidology, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  56. Panvascular disease - Diagnosis and management

    Article • Cor et Vasa, February 2018, Czech Society of Cardiology

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  57. Impact of ranolazine on ventricular arrhythmias - A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Arrhythmia, January 2018, Wiley

    PANAGIOTIS KORANTZOPOULOS, Professor Katerina K Naka

  58. Predictors of arrhythmia recurrence in patients with heart failure undergoing left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, January 2018, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  59. Predicting Heart Failure Patient Events by Exploiting Saliva and Breath Biomarkers Information

    Article • October 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  60. 2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)

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

    Prof HECTOR BUENO, Professor Katerina K Naka

  61. Prediction of Atherosclerotic Plaque Development in an In Vivo Coronary Arterial Segment Based on a Multilevel Modeling Approach

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, August 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  62. A computational approach for the estimation of heart failure patients status using saliva biomarkers

    Article • July 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  63. Estimation of Heart Failure Patients Medication Adherence through the Utilization of Saliva and Breath Biomarkers and Data Mining Techniques

    Article • June 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  64. Detecting Myocardial Ischemia With 99mTechnetium-Tetrofosmin Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Ischemic Stroke

    Article • The Neurohospitalist, April 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  65. Predictors of length of stay and duration of tracheal intubation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

    Article • Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 2017, AME Publishing Company

    Dr Konstantinos Giakoumidakis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  66. Extent of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing angiography for stable or acute coronary syndromes

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  67. The Evolution of mHealth Solutions for Heart Failure Management

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  68. Estimation of New York Heart Association class in heart failure patients based on machine learning techniques

    Article • January 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  69. Heart Failure: Diagnosis, Severity Estimation and Prediction of Adverse Events Through Machine Learning Techniques

    Article • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  70. Natural History of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Relation to the Hemodynamic Environment

    Article • Angiology, September 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof Dimitrios I FOTIADIS, Professor Katerina K Naka

  71. Predicting adherence of patients with heart failure through machine learning techniques

    Article • Healthcare Technology Letters, September 2016, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Yorgos Goletsis, Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Prof Dimitrios I FOTIADIS, Dr. Evanthia E Tripoliti, Professor Katerina K Naka

  72. Noninvasive Prediction of Atherosclerotic Progression: The PROSPECT-MSCT Study

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, August 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  73. SP368DETERMINANTS OF INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  74. Prediction of atherosclerotic disease progression using LDL transport modelling: a serial computed tomographic coronary angiographic study

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, March 2016, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  75. Computerized methodology for micro-CT and histological data inflation using an IVUS based translation map

    Article • Computers in Biology and Medicine, October 2015, Elsevier

    Federico Vozzi, Professor Katerina K Naka

  76. Error propagation in the characterization of atheromatic plaque types based on imaging

    Article • Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, October 2015, Elsevier

    Federico Vozzi, Professor Katerina K Naka

  77. Fibroblast growth factors in cardiovascular disease: The emerging role of FGF21

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, September 2015, American Physiological Society

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  78. A proof-of-concept study for predicting the region of atherosclerotic plaque development based on plaque growth modeling in carotid arteries

    Article • August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  79. Anatomically correct three-dimensional coronary artery reconstruction using frequency domain optical coherence tomographic and angiographic data: head-to-head comparison with intravascular ultrasound for endothelial shear stress assessment in humans

    Article • EuroIntervention, August 2015, Europa Digital & Publishing

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  80. The role of vascular biomarkers for primary and secondary prevention. A position paper from the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripheral circulation

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  81. Validation study of a 3D-QCA coronary reconstruction method using a hybrid intravascular ultrasound and angiography reconstruction method and patient-specific Fractional Flow Reserve data

    Article • August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  82. Impact of local endothelial shear stress on neointima and plaque following stent implantation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A subgroup-analysis of the COMFORTABLE AMI–IBIS 4 trial

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  83. Spinal cord stimulation in refractory angina. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Article • Acta Cardiologica, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  84. Clinical utility of digital volume pulse analysis in prediction of cardiovascular risk and the presence of angiographic coronary artery disease

    Article • Artery Research, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  85. A Multiscale Approach for Modeling Atherosclerosis Progression

    Article • IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, March 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Federico Vozzi, Professor Katerina K Naka

  86. Brachial pulse pressure in heart failure: simple to measure but complex to interpret

    Article • European Heart Journal, February 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  87. Patient-Specific Simulation of Coronary Artery Pressure Measurements: AnIn VivoThree-Dimensional Validation Study in Humans

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  88. Differences in Cardiac Structure Assessed by Echocardiography Between Renal Transplant Recipients and Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  89. Fast virtual functional assessment of intermediate coronary lesions using routine angiographic data and blood flow simulation in humans: comparison with pressure wire – fractional flow reserve

    Article • EuroIntervention, September 2014, Europa Digital & Publishing

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  90. Assessing the hemodynamic influence between multiple lesions in a realistic right coronary artery segment: A computational study

    Article • August 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  91. Methodology for micro-CT data inflation using intravascular ultrasound images

    Article • August 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  92. Genetics and arterial stiffness in the prediction of CAD

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  93. Currently available methodologies for the processing of intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography images

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, June 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  94. Hsp70 regulates the doxorubicin-mediated heart failure in Hsp70-transgenic mice

    Article • Cell Stress and Chaperones, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  95. Oleuropein prevents doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy interfering with signaling molecules and cardiomyocyte metabolism

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  96. Effect of the Endothelial Shear Stress Patterns on Neointimal Proliferation Following Drug-Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Implantation

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  97. Methodology for fully automated segmentation and plaque characterization in intracoronary optical coherence tomography images

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, February 2014, SPIE

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  98. Bench-top sequencing and clinical implementation: diagnostics and biomarkers challenges

    Article • Biomarkers in Medicine, February 2014, Future Medicine

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  99. Novel Next-Generation Sequencing and Networks-Based Therapeutic Targets: Realistic and More Effective Drug Design and Discovery

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, January 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Prof. Dimitrios H. Roukos, Dr Demosthenes E. Ziogas, Professor Katerina K Naka

  100. Fusion of optical coherence tomographic and angiographic data for more accurate evaluation of the endothelial shear stress patterns and neointimal distribution after bioresorbable scaffold implantation: comparison with intravascular ultrasound-derived ...

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  101. Short- and Long-Term Implications of a Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Implantation on the Local Endothelial Shear Stress Patterns

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  102. Modeling atherosclerotic plaque growth: A case report based on a 3D geometry of left coronary arterial tree from computed tomography

    Article • November 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  103. TCT-652 Longitudinal Distribution of Endothelial Shear Stress Along Culprit Lesions and Association with Plaque Characteristics in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Three-Dimensional Frequency-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study

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

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  104. A new methodology for accurate 3-dimensional coronary artery reconstruction using routine intravascular ultrasound and angiographic data: implications for widespread assessment of endothelial shear stress in humans

    Article • EuroIntervention, September 2013, Europa Digital & Publishing

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  105. New Developments in Hybrid Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging: Current Status and Potential Implications in Clinical Practice and Research

    Article • Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  106. Association between endothelial shear stress and neointimal formation in bioresorbable vascular scaffolds. An OCT study

    Article • European Heart Journal, August 2013, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  107. Three-dimensional coronary reconstruction and endothelial shear stress assessment using frequency domain optical coherence tomography & angiography in humans: comparison with intravascular ultrasound

    Article • European Heart Journal, August 2013, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  108. Endothelial Dysfunction, But Not Structural Atherosclerosis, Is Evident Early in Children With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

    Article • Pediatric Cardiology, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  109. Computational assessment of the fractional flow reserve from intravascular ultrasound and coronary angiography data: A pilot study

    Article • July 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  110. Fully automated calcium detection using optical coherence tomography

    Article • July 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  111. Prediction of coronary atherosclerosis progression using dynamic Bayesian networks

    Article • July 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  112. Three-dimensional modeling of oxidized-LDL accumulation and HDL mass transport in a coronary artery: A proof-of-concept study for predicting the region of atherosclerotic plaque development

    Article • July 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  113. A hybrid plaque characterization method using intravascular ultrasound images

    Article • Technology and Health Care, June 2013, IOS Press

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  114. Patient-specific computational modeling of subendothelial LDL accumulation in a stenosed right coronary artery: effect of hemodynamic and biological factors

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, June 2013, American Physiological Society

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  115. Decoding coronary artery disease: somatic mosaicism and genomics for personal and population risk prediction

    Article • Biomarkers in Medicine, April 2013, Future Medicine

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  116. Hybrid Intravascular Imaging

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

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  117. Network-based drugs: promise and clinical challenges in cardiovascular disease

    Article • Expert Review of Proteomics, April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  118. Paradoxical protective effect of central obesity in patients with suspected stable coronary artery disease

    Article • Obesity, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  119. Increased Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Is Associated With the Presence of Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease in Overweight and Obese Patients

    Article • American Journal of Hypertension, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  120. Increased Vascular Inflammation in Early Menopausal Women Is Associated With Hot Flush Severity

    Article • Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, November 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  121. Novel methodology for 3D reconstruction of carotid arteries and plaque characterization based upon magnetic resonance imaging carotid angiography data

    Article • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, October 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  122. 3D reconstruction of coronary arteries using Frequency Domain Optical Coherence Tomography images and biplane angiography

    Article • August 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  123. Increased Vascular Inflammation in Early Menopausal Women Is Associated with Hot Flush Severity

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, May 2012, Endocrine Society

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Theofilos M Kolettis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  124. A Novel Semiautomated Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization Method Using Grayscale Intravascular Ultrasound Images: Comparison With Virtual Histology

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, May 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  125. Short-term hormone therapy improves sCD40L and endothelial function in early menopausal women: Potential role of estrogen receptor polymorphisms

    Article • Maturitas, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  126. Drug-eluting stent restenosis: Effect of drug type, release kinetics, hemodynamics and coating strategy

    Article • Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  127. Fusion of optical coherence tomography and coronary angiography ? In vivo assessment of shear stress in plaque rupture

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  128. Determinants of vascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Article • Cardiovascular Diabetology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Stelios Tigas, Professor Katerina K Naka

  129. Intravascular Imaging

    Article • January 2012, IGI Global

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  130. Multiscale - Patient-Specific Artery and Atherogenesis Models

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, December 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  131. Changes in vascular function and structure in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Article • Arthritis Care & Research, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  132. Effects of pioglitazone and metformin on vascular endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with sulfonylureas

    Article • Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, November 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  133. Exploring the effect of arterial geometry in a realistic 3D coronary arterial model

    Article • October 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  134. Atherosclerotic plaque characterization in Optical Coherence Tomography images

    Article • August 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  135. Rosiglitazone improves endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin

    Article • Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, May 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  136. Effect of ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate on endothelial function in young non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a pilot study

    Article • Gynecological Endocrinology, February 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  137. Focus on the research utility of intravascular ultrasound - comparison with other invasive modalities

    Article • Cardiovascular Ultrasound, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  138. Effect of the insulin sensitizers metformin and pioglitazone on endothelial function in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a prospective randomized study

    Article • Fertility and Sterility, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  139. Atherosclerotic plaque characterization using geometrical features from virtual histology intravascular ultrasound images

    Article • November 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  140. Clinical Indications for Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging

    Article • Echocardiography, November 2010, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  141. Quantification of the effect of Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty on a stenosed Right Coronary Artery

    Article • November 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  142. The Effect of Shear Stress on Neointimal Response Following Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation Compared With Bare-Metal Stents in Humans

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  143. Lack of effects of pioglitazone on cardiac function in patients with type 2 diabetes and evidence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction: a tissue doppler imaging study

    Article • Cardiovascular Diabetology, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  144. AN AUTOMATED METHOD FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE CHARACTERIZATION AND QUANTIFICATION USING INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGES

    Article • August 2010, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  145. Cardiovascular Effects of Endogenous Estrogen and Hormone Therapy

    Article • Current Vascular Pharmacology, March 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  146. Endothelial Function, But Not Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Is Affected Early in Menopause and Is Associated with Severity of Hot Flushes

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, March 2010, Endocrine Society

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  147. A Non-invasive Methodology for Fetal Monitoring during Pregnancy

    Article • Methods of Information in Medicine, January 2010, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  148. Pioglitazone vs glimepiride: Differential effects on vascular endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Article • Atherosclerosis, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Theofilos M Kolettis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  149. Effect of intravenous administration of antioxidants alone and in combination on myocardial reperfusion injury in an experimental pig model

    Article • Current Therapeutic Research, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  150. Automated Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease Based on Data Mining and Fuzzy Modeling

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, July 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  151. Distinct association of SLC19A1 polymorphism −43T>C with red cell folate levels and of MTHFR polymorphism 677C>T with plasma folate levels

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, February 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  152. An Automated Methodology for Fetal Heart Rate Extraction From the Abdominal Electrocardiogram

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, November 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  153. Continuous combined menopausal treatment with 17-beta-estradiol+drospirenone improves vascular endothelial function in early postmenopausal women

    Article • Fertility and Sterility, September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  154. Long-term clinical outcome of patients treated with β-brachytherapy in routine clinical practice

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  155. The impact of renal function on the long-term clinical course of patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  156. Propafenone added to ibutilide increases conversion rates of persistent atrial fibrillation

    Article • Heart, May 2006, BMJ

    Professor Theofilos M Kolettis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  157. Premature ovarian failure, endothelial dysfunction and estrogen–progestogen replacement

    Article • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Aris Bechlioulis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  158. A Method for Fetal Heart Rate Extraction Based on Time-Frequency Analysis

    Article • January 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  159. Flow-mediated changes in pulse wave velocity: a new clinical measure of endothelial function

    Article • European Heart Journal, November 2005, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  160. Strict Adherence to Guidelines in Decision Making for Coronary Angiography in Patients Who have Survived a Q Wave Myocardial Infarction; 2-Year Outcome in a Greek Population

    Article • Vascular Disease Prevention, October 2005, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  161. Enoxaparin versus tinzaparin in non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: Results of the enoxaparin versus tinzaparin (EVET) trial at 6 months

    Article • American Heart Journal, September 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  162. Predictors of Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, September 2005, Endocrine Society

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  163. Impaired Endothelial Function in Young Women with Premature Ovarian Failure: Normalization with Hormone Therapy

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, August 2004, Endocrine Society

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  164. Treatment of Acute Lower Limb Ischemia Following the Use of the Duett Sealing Device: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature

    Article • CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, March 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  165. Effects of delayed (24 h postintervention) β-irradiation therapy after coronary angioplasty and stenting in de novo native coronary artery lesions

    Article • Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine, October 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  166. Enoxaparin versus tinzaparin in non-ST–segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: the EVET trial

    Article • American Heart Journal, August 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  167. Arterial distensibility: acute changes following dynamic exercise in normal subjects

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, March 2003, American Physiological Society

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  168. 1272 Endothelial dysfunction in young women with premature ovarian failure and reversal following cyclic oestrogen/progestin therapy

    Article • European Heart Journal, March 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  169. Intracoronary beta-irradiation 24 hours after percutaneous coronary interventions: A serial volumetric intravascular ultrasound study

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  170. P2233 Myocardial viability detection in post-myocardial infarction patients by pressure wire techniques

    Article • European Heart Journal, March 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  171. Article • Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Theofilos M Kolettis, Professor Katerina K Naka

  172. Wavelet and receiver operating characteristic analysis of heart rate variability

    Article • January 2002, American Physical Society (APS)

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  173. Fractal dimensions of laser doppler flowmetry time series

    Article • Medical Engineering & Physics, January 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  174. Flow-mediated dilatation following wrist and upper arm occlusion in humans: the contribution of nitric oxide

    Article • Clinical Science, December 2001, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  175. Flow-mediated dilatation following wrist and upper arm occlusion in humans: the contribution of nitric oxide

    Article • Clinical Science, November 2001, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  176. Use of vibrational angioplasty for the treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions: Preliminary results

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, January 1999, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  177. Functional assessment of the rat sciatic nerve following intraoperative expansion: The effect of recovery duration on behavioural, neurophysiological, and morphological measures

    Article • Microsurgery, January 1996, Wiley

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  178. Implications of Intracoronary Ultrasound Imaging for Clinical Practice

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor Katerina K Naka

  179. Intravascular Image Interpretation

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor Katerina K Naka