Peterson ED, DeLong ER, Jollis JG, Muhlbaier LH, Mark DB. The effects of New York’s bypass surgery provider profiling on access to care and patient outcomes in the elderly. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;32:993–999.

Topol E, Califf R, Simoons M, Diaz R, Paolasso E, Klein W, Boland J, De Backer G, Armstrong P, Corbalan R, et al. Inhibition of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa with eptifibatide in patients with acute coronary syndromes. New England Journal of Medicine. 1998;339:436–443.

Karatasakis GT, Karagounis LA, Kalyvas PA, Manginas A, Athanassopoulos GD, Aggelakas SA, Cokkinos DV. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE-Prognostic Significance of Echocardiographically Estimated Right Ventricular Shortening in Advanced Heart Failure. American Journal of Cardiology. 1998;82:329–334.

Cokkinos DV. Medical management of atherosclerosis Edited by John C. LaRosa Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York (1998) 344pages, illustrated, $135.00 ISBN: 0-8247-0149-6. Clinical cardiology. 1998;21:609.

Manginas A, Voudris V, Pavlides G, Karatasakis G, Athanassopoulos G, Cokkinos DV. Effect of plaque burden on coronary vasoreactivity in early atherosclerosis. The American journal of cardiology. 1998;81:401–406.

Stavrinadi V, Christopoulou-Cokkinou V, Kolovou G, Giasitzoglou E, Malakos J, Kalofoutis A, Kittas C, Economopoulos G, Cokkinos DV. Iron concentration in the aorta is associated with transferrin saturation in patients with coronary artery disease. British Journal of Haematology. 1998;102.

Karpanou EA, Vyssoulis GP, Psichogios A, Malakou C, Kyrozi EA, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy results in improvement of QT dispersion in patients with hypertension. American heart journal. 1998;136:765–768.

Avramides D, Voudris VV, Maginas A, Sifaki M, FAKIOLAS C, Foussas S, Cokkinos DV. Dissection During Restenotic Lesion Balloon Angioplasty: Comparison with Initial Angioplasty. The Journal of invasive cardiology. 1998;10:27–33.

Manolis AS, Maounis TN, Vassilikos V, Melita H, Psaros L, Terzoglou G, Christopoulou-Cokkinou V, Cokkinos DV. D-dimers as an index of thrombogenicity of temperature-controlled but not of power-regulated radiofrequency ablation correlates with number of lesions applied. British Journal of Haematology. 1998;102.

Manolis AJ, Beldekos D, Handanis S, Haralabidis G, Hatzissavas J, FOUSSAS STEPHANOS, Cokkinos DV, Bresnahan M, Gavras I, Gavras H. Comparison of spirapril, isradipine, or combination in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: effects on LVH regression and arrhythmogenic propensity. American journal of hypertension. 1998;11:640–648.

Stefanadis CC, Stratos CG, Lambrou SG, Bahl VK, Cokkinos DV, Voudris VA, Foussas SG, Tsioufis CP, Toutouzas PK. Long-term (9-year) follow-up of patients undergoing retrograde nontransseptal balloon mitral valvuloplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;31:75A–75A.

Michaelides AP, Dilaveris PE, Psomadaki ZD, Aggelakas S, Stefanadis C, Cokkinos D, Gialafos J, Toutouzas PK. Reliability of exercise-induced ST segment changes to detect restenosis 3 months after coronary angioplasty: Significance of the appearance in other leads. American heart journal. 1998;135:74–81.

Pavlides G, Petropoulakis P, Karatasakis GT, Athanassopoulos GD, Manginas A, Vassilikos V, Giasitzoglou E, Cokkinos DV. Dobutamine-induced changes in regional myocardial function are caused by a mismatch between cardiac work and coronary flow in the presence of a significant coronary artery stenosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;31:369.

Stefanadis CI, Stratos CG, Lambrou SG, Bahl VK, Cokkinos DV, Voudris VA, Foussas SG, Tsioufis CP, Toutouzas PK. Retrograde nontransseptal balloon mitral valvuloplasty: immediate results and intermediate long-term outcome in 441 cases—a multicenter experience. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;32:1009–1016.

Tsoukas A, Athanasopoulos G, KOLIANDRIS IOANNIS, Koutelou M, Ritsou M, Christakos S, Cokkinos DV. Silent pulmonary embolism of a large right atrial thrombus. Echocardiography. 1998;15:503–506.

Karpanou E, Malakou C, Chatzivassiliou M, Chatzaki A, Kariolou M, Cokkinos D. Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism does not overtly influence left ventricular hypertrophy and aortic stiffness in hypertensives. American Journal of Hypertension. 1998;11:138A–138A.

Antoniou T, Athanassopoulos G, Sfyrakis P, Cokkinos DV, Lacoumenta S. Functional significance of pulmonary venous flow during cardiac anaesthesia. European Journal of Anaesthesiology (EJA). 1998;15:782.

Chiladakis JA, Vassilikos V, Maounis T, Cokkinos DV, Manolis AS. Unusual Features of Right and Left Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia Aholished hy Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology. 1998;21:1831–1834.

Manolis AS, Maounis T, Vassilikos V, Melita-Manolis H, Psarros L, Terzoglou G, Cokkinos DV. Pretreatment with antithrombotic agents during radiofrequency catheter ablation: a randomized comparison of aspirin versus ticlopidine. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology. 1998;9:1144–1151.

Petropoulakis P, Pavlides G, Vassilikos V, Manginas A, Papaloannou S, Cokkinos DV. Intracoronary adenosine potentiates coronary flow inhomogeneity produced by intravenous dobutamine between stenotic and adjacent normal coronary arteries. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;31:412.

Karatasakis GT, Karagounis LA, Kalyvas PA, Manginas A, Athanassopoulos GD, Aggelakas SA, Cokkinos DV. Prognostic significance of echocardiographically estimated right ventricular shortening in advanced heart failure. The American journal of cardiology. 1998;82:329–334.

Michaelides AP, Dilaveris PE, Psomadaki ZD, Aggelakas S, Stefanadis C, Cokkinos D, Gialafos J, Toutouzas PK. Reliability of the exercise-induced ST-segment changes to detect restenosis three months after coronary angioplasty: significance of the appearance in other leads. American heart journal. 1998;135:449–456.

Manolis AS, Maounis TN, Chiladakis J, Vassilikos V, Melita-Manolis H, Cokkinos DV. Successful percutaneous extraction of pacemaker leads with a novel (VascoExtor) pacing lead removal system. American Journal of Cardiology. 1998;81:935–938.

LIMAS CJ, Glazitzoglou E, Kroupis C, Haldaroglou A, Cokkinos DV. Prognostic implications of lymphocyte activation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. In: CIRCULATION. Vol. 98. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS 227 EAST WASHINGTON SQ, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA; 1998. pp. 211–211.

Manolis AS, Vassilikos V, Maounis T, Melita H, Psarros L, Terzoglou G, Cokkinos DV. Randomized comparison of the effect of aspirin versus ticlopidine on the thrombogenic potential of radiofrequency ablation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;31:254A–254A.

Maounis TN, Kyrozi E, Evgeniadou E, Katsaros K, Bilianou E, Vassilikos V, Manolis A, Cokkinos DV. Atrial arrhythmias early after cardioversion predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;31:184A–184A.

Foussas SG, Adamopoulou EN, Kafaltis NA, FAKIOLAS C, OLYMPIOS C, Pisimissis E, Siogas K, Pappas S, Cokkinos DV, Sideris D. Clinical characteristics and follow-up of patients with chest pain and normal coronary arteries. Angiology. 1998;49:349–354.

Karpanou EA, Malakou CP, Chatzivassilliou MA, Chatzaki AV, Karlolou MA, Cokkinos DV. A009: The DD genotype of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is related to hypercholesterolemia in hypertensive patients. American Journal of Hypertension. 1998;11:139A–139A.