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  1. Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma; when, how, why?

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS, Mr Mihalis E Argiriou

  2. Perceval S aortic valve implantation in an achondroplastic Dwarf

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS, Mr Mihalis E Argiriou

  3. Simultaneous "traumatic Gerbode" and aortic rupture due to blunt chest trauma

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  4. External Stenting of the Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Operations: Limitations, Benefits, and Patients’ Safety

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  5. Mechanisms of oxidative stress and myocardial protection during open-heart surgery

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  6. Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum and fibrosing mediastinal lymphadenopathy causing superior vena cava obstruction

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS, Mr Mihalis E Argiriou

  7. Intensive care unit-related generalized neuromuscular weakness due to critical illness polyneuropathy/myopathy in critically ill patients

    Article • Journal of Anesthesia, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  8. Coronary endarterectomy: New flavors from old recipes

    Article • Journal of Cardiology, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  9. The “benefits” of the mini-extracorporeal circulation in the minimal invasive cardiac surgery era

    Article • Journal of Cardiology, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  10. Radial artery as graft for coronary artery bypass surgery: Advantages and disadvantages for its usage focused on structural and biological characteristics

    Article • Journal of Cardiology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  11. Radial Artery as Graft for Myocardial Revascularization

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  12. Sex differentiation with regard to coronary artery disease

    Article • Journal of Cardiology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  13. Surgical Strategies and Devices for Surgical Exclusion of the Left Atrial Appendage: A Word of Caution

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Surgery, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  14. Reply

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  15. The role of myocardial ischaemic preconditioning during beating heart surgery: biological aspect and clinical outcome

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, November 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  16. Safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Implanted Cardiac Prostheses and Metallic Cardiovascular Electronic Devices

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  17. The implication of vasa vasorum in surgical diseases of the aorta

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  18. A successfully thrombolysed acute inferior myocardial infarction due to type A aortic dissection with lethal consequences: the importance of early cardiac echocardiography

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  19. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to heart: cardiac surgery versus cardiotoxicity of kinase inhibitors

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  20. Castleman's Disease Presented as a Mass on the Left Para-Cardiac Site in a Young Woman

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  21. Acute aortic syndrome: have we always got a precise diagnosis?

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, August 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  22. eComment: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in cardiac surgery

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  23. Massive Haemothorax Due to Subclavian Artery Rupture: Emergency Thoracotomy or Primary Stent-grafting?

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  24. eComment: Is early assessment of cardiac troponin I a valuable predictor of mortality after cardiac surgery?

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, March 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  25. eComment: Meteorological conditions and acute cardiovascular events; is there any correlation?

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  26. eComment: Maltreated dental abscess complicated with chest wall necrotizing fasciitis, empyema thorax and cardiac tamponade

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  27. eComment: Coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  28. Acute left main coronary artery thrombosis due to cocaine use

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  29. Perioperative infusion of low- dose of vasopressin for prevention and management of vasodilatory vasoplegic syndrome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting-A double-blind randomized study

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  30. Strategies to prevent intraoperative lung injury during cardiopulmonary bypass

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  31. Antiphospholipid syndrome; its implication in cardiovascular diseases: a review

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  32. Pharmacologic prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a systematic review

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  33. Postoperative peri-axillary seroma following axillary artery cannulation for surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  34. "The non-ischemic repair" as a safe alternative method for repair of anterior post-infarction VSD

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  35. Intravenous levosimendan-norepinephrine combination during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a hemodialysis patient with severe myocardial dysfunction

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  36. Remnant of a non-patent ductus arteriosus mimicking traumatic thoracic aorta transection: a case report

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  37. Baseline cerebral oximetry values in cardiac and vascular surgery patients: a prospective observational study

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  38. Simultaneously performed off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and colectomy: a case report

    Article • World Journal of Surgical Oncology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  39. Right subpleural position of the ascending aorta: A pitfall for the cardio-thoracic surgeon

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2010, Medknow

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  40. Congenital hypopituitarism: Monitoring after coronary artery bypass grafting

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2010, Medknow

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  41. Endovascular Stent: Grafting in Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer of the Thoracic Aorta

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Surgery, November 2009, Wiley

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  42. eComment: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: a current assessment

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, October 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  43. Single or double drain after lung resections?

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, August 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  44. Axillary Artery Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass during Surgery on the Ascending Aorta and Arch

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  45. Methods of estimation of mitral valve regurgitation for the cardiac surgeon

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  46. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction of the cardiac surgery patient; a point of view for the cardiac surgeon and cardio-anesthesiologist

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  47. Intramural haematoma of the thoracic aorta: who's to be alerted the cardiologist or the cardiac surgeon?

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  48. Cardiac surgery in a patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis and heart valvulopathy, both due to pergolide medication for Parkinson's disease

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS

  49. Endothoracic hemopoiesis: Imaging of a rare clinical entity

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2009, Medknow

    Dr Nikolaos G BAIKOUSSIS