Publications by Year: 2003

2003
Zairis MN, Ambrose JA, Papadaki O, Stefanidis A, Vitalis D, Manousakis S, Petropoulos D, Tsanis E, Pissimissis E, Olympios C, et al. Preprocedural C-reactive protein levels are not associated with restenosis after successful coronary stenting: Results from the GENERATION study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003;6:65–66.
LIMAS C, Cokkinos D. Soluble interleukin-2 receptor. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2003;33.
Spargias KS, Anifantakis A, Papadakis M, Iakovis P, Hatzigeorgiou GC, Koutsogiannis N, Karatasakis G, Athanassopoulos G, Manginas A, Maounis T, et al. Cardiology Department A, Onassis Heart Center, Athens, Greece. Italian Heart Journal. 2003;4:45–49.
Kolovou GD, Daskalova DC, Hatzivassiliou M, Yiannakouris N, Pilatis ND, Elisaf M, Mikhailidis DP, Cariolou MA, Cokkinos DV. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE-The Epsilon 2 and 4 Alleles of Apolipoprotein E and Ischemic Vascular Events in the Greek Population–Implications for the interpretation of Similar Studies. Angiology. 2003;54:51–58.
Athanassopoulos G, Iakovis P, Limas K, Motsi K, Karatasakis G, Cokkinos DV. P1124 Regional ventricular function by Doppler tissue imaging in dilated cardiomyopathy; relationship with markers of inflammation and ongoing myocardial necrosis. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:205.
Iakovou I, Karpanou E, Vyssoulis G, Toutouzas PK, Cokkinos DV. P2159 Relation of arterial-ventricular coupling changes to left-ventricular geometric patterns in hypertensive adults after antihypertensive therapy with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:406.
Kolovou GD, Mikhailidis DP, Daskalova DC, Kafaltis N, Adamopoulou EN, Malakos J, Bilianou HG, Theocharis SE, Pilatis ND, Mykoniatis MG, et al. The effect of co-administration of simvastatin and alcohol in rats. In Vivo. 2003;17:523–527.
Gavras I, Voudris V, Avramidis D, Gatzov P, Malakos J, Manolis A, Gavras H, Cokkinos DV. P3332 The differing effects of hypotensive medications on coronary flow in normal coronary arteries: favorable characteristics of clonidine. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:637.
Cokkinos DV, Voudris V, Serruys PW. P2227 Randomized comparison of balloon angioplasty and stent implantation guided by flow velocity measurement: In-hospital results and long-term outcome. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:424.
Kourgiannidis GK, Brilakis ES, Manginas AN, Cokkinos DV. Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient Heterozygous for both Factor V Leiden and the G20210A Prothrombin Mutation. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2003;44:218–221.
Marinakis AG, Vyssoulis GP, Michaelides AP, Karpanou EA, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. Impact of abnormal nocturnal blood pressure fall on vascular function. American journal of hypertension. 2003;16:209–213.
Voudris V, Avramides D, Koutelou M, Malakos J, Manginas A, Papadakis M, Cokkinos DV. Relative coronary flow velocity reserve improves correlation with stress myocardial perfusion imaging in assessment of coronary artery stenoses. Chest. 2003;124:1266–1274.
Nikiforos S, Hatzisavvas J, Pavlides G, Voudris V, Vassilikos VP, Manginas A, Hatzeioakim G, Foussas S, Iliodromitis EK, Hatseras D, et al. QT-interval dispersion in acute myocardial infarction is only shortened by thrombolysis in myocardial infarction grade 2/3 reperfusion. Clinical Cardiology: An International Indexed and Peer-Reviewed Journal for Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. 2003;26:291–295.
LIMAS CJ, Cokkinos DV. Soluble interleukin-2 receptor: is there a role in ischaemic cardiomyopathy? Authors' reply. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2003;33:1021–1021.
Kolovou GD, Daskalova DC, Iraklianou SA, ADAMOPOULOU EVDOKIAN, Pilatis ND, Hatzigeorgiou GC, Cokkinos DV. Postprandial lipemia in hypertension. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2003;22:80–87.
Karagiannis SE, Karatasakis GT, Koutsogiannis N, Athanasopoulos GD, Cokkinos DV. Increased distance between mitral valve coaptation point and mitral annular plane: significance and correlations in patients with heart failure. Heart. 2003;89:1174–1178.
Vyssoulis GP, Marinakis AG, Karpanou EA, Stavrotheodoros CK, Brili SV, Cokkinos DV, Toulouzas PK. 1852 Increased dietary sodium intake correlates to left-ventricular hypertrophy and geometry and microalbuminuria in arterial hypertension. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:354.
Rizos IK, Salpeas VG, Papathanasiou S, Barberis V, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. P-142: Course of apoptosis, necrosis and heat shock protein 72 expression in spontaneously hypertensive rats during life time follow up. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:90A.
Limas CJ, Cokkinos DV. Hyperprolactinaemia in patients with heart failure. European journal of clinical investigation. 2003;33:1019–1019.
Kolovou GD, Wade DP, Sengupta R, Cokkinos DV. Tangier disease with unusual clinical manifestations. Clinical genetics. 2003;63:323–324.
Cokkinos AD, Tzeis S, Moraitis P, Pantos C, Carageorgiou H, Panousopoulos D, Varonos DD, Cokkinos DV. Loss of cardioprotection induced by ischemic preconditioning after an initial ischemic period in isolated rat hearts. Experimental & Clinical Cardiology. 2003;8:5.
Mavrogeni S, Papadakis E, Manginas A, Papadopoulos G, Douskou M, Kaklis S, Fousas S, Seimenis J, Baras P, Cokkinos DV. Coronary artery ectasia and Kawasaki syndrome are accurately imaged by magnetic resonance angiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003;41:417–417.
Van De Werf F, Ardissino D, Betriu A, Cokkinos DV, Falk E, Fox KA, Julian D, Lengyel M, Neumann FJ, Ruzyllo W, et al. Task Force on the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction of the European Society of Cardiology. Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation. The Task Force on the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction . Eur Heart J. 2003;24:28–66.
Athanassopoulos G, Hatzigeorgiou G, Koutsogiannis N, Karatasakis G, Motsi A, Marinou M, Cokkinos DV. 245 Distal left anterior descending artery flow reserve by dobutamine versus adenosine transthoracic Doppler: Clinical application for patency evaluation. European Journal of Echocardiography. 2003:S127.
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Maounis TN, Poulos G, Evgeniadou E, Vassilikos P, Katsaros K, Manolis AS, Cokkinos DV. P-347 The long term performance of implanted defibrillator leads. Europace. 2003:B147–B148.
Apostolopoulou SC, Rammos S, Kyriakides ZS, Webb DJ, Johnston NR, Cokkinos DV, Kremastinos TD. Acute endothelin A receptor antagonism improves pulmonary and systemic haemodynamics in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension that is primary or autoimmune and related to congenital heart disease. Heart. 2003;89:1221–1226.
Rizos IK, Salpeas VG, Papathanasiou S, Barberis V, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. P-141: Age-stage specific differential activation of p38 mitogen acivated protein kinase and apoptosis in hypertensive rats. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:90A.
Cokkinos DV, Manginas A, Voudris V. Coronary flow: clinical considerations. 2003.
Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Mourouzis I, Karamanoli E, Moraitis P, Tzeis S, Karageorgiou H, Varonos DD, Cokkinos DV. 580 Long-term thyroxine administration results in heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) overexpression and protects the heart from ischaemia. European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements. 2003;2:126–126.
Van De Werf F, Ardissino D, Betriu A, Cokkinos DV, Falk E, Fox KAA, Julian D, Lengyel M, Neumann FJ, Ruzyllo W, et al. Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in patients with ST segment elevation at onset of symptoms: the task force on the management of acute myocardial infarction of the European Society of Cardiology. Italian Heart Journal Supplement. 2003;4:981–1016.
Athanassopoulos G, Degiannis D, Ekonomides I, Marinou M, Hatzigeorgiou G, Karatasakis G, Lekakis J, Cokkinos DV. 746 Is there any role for baseline brain natriuretic peptide and its changes post dobutamine stress echo for myocardial viability interrogation?. European Journal of Echocardiography. 2003;4:S97–S97.
Van de Werf F, Ardissino D, Betriu A, Cokkinos DV, Falk E, Fox KAA, Julian D, Lengyel M, Neumann F-J, Ruzyllo W, et al. Trattamento dell’infarto miocardico acuto in pazienti con sopraslivellamento del tratto ST all’esordio della sintomatologia. Eur Heart J. 2003;24:28–66.
Kolovou G, Anagnostopoulou K, Cokkinos DV. A new ABCA1 mutation associated with low HDL cholesterol but without coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis. 2003;169:345–346.
Evgenia BE, George KG, Constantinos SC, George KG, Nikolaos KN, George HG, Manginas A, George AG, Cokkinos DV. 778 Factors affecting the outcome in advanced heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements. 2003;2:169–169.
Karatasakis G, Leontiadis E, Koutsogiannis N, Papadakis E, Athanasopoulos G, Papadimitriou C, Hatzigeorgiou G, Cokkinos DV. P2935 Clinical implications of left anterior descending flow detection by transthoracic echocardiography in coronary artery disease. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:566.
Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Mourouzis I, Moraitis P, Tzeis S, Thempeyioti A, Paizis I, Cokkinos A, Carageorgiou H, Varonos DD, et al. Involvement of p38 MAPK and JNK in heat stress-induced cardioprotection. Basic research in cardiology. 2003;98:158–164.
Voudris V, Malakos J, Avramidis D, Gatzov P, Skoularigis J, Cokkinos D, Manolis AJ, Gavras I, Gavras H. OR-47: Effect of rapid blood pressure decreases on coronary flow reserve in normal coronary arteries. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:21A–21A.
Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Paizis I, Moraitis P, Mourouzis I, Tzeis S, Karamanoli E, Cokkinos DD, Carageorgiou H, Varonos D, et al. Thyroid hormone and cardioprotection: study of p38 MAPK and JNKs during ischaemia and at reperfusion in isolated rat heart. In: Cardiac Cell Biology. Springer, Boston, MA; 2003. pp. 173–180.
Karavolias GK, Adamopoulos S, Manginas A, Iliodromitis EK, Chilidou D, Cokkinos DV, Kremastinos DT, Alivizatos PA. P3264 Milrinone versus dobutamine as continuous outpatient parenteral inotropic therapy in pre-transplant chronic heart failure patients with reversible pulmonary hypertension: long-term effects. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:617.
Pantos C, Mourouzis I, Tzeis S, Moraitis P, Malliopoulou V, Cokkinos DD, Carageorgiou H, Varonos D, Cokkinos D. Dobutamine administration exacerbates postischaemic myocardial dysfunction in isolated rat hearts: an effect reversed by thyroxine pretreatment. European journal of pharmacology. 2003;460:155–161.
Athanassopoulos G, Koutsogiannis N, Hatzigeorgiou G, Motsi A, Papadakis E, Karatasakis G, Cokkinos DV. P2938 Distal left anterior descending artery flow reserve by dobutamine versus adenosine transthoracic Doppler during dobutamine stress echo; feasibility and accuracy for patency evaluation. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:567.
LIMAS CJ, Hasikidis C, Iakovou J, Kroupis C, Haidaroglou A, Cokkinos DV. Prognostic significance of soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. European journal of clinical investigation. 2003;33:443–448.
Athanassopoulos G, Ikonomides I, Degiannis D, Haidaroglou A, Marinou M, Karatasakis G, Lekakis J, Cokkinos DV. P621 Dynamic changes of brain natriuretic peptide during dobutamine stress echocardiography are correlated with induced ischaemia. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:108.
Mourouzis C, Pantos C, Mourouzis I, Saranteas T, Tesseromatis C, Kostopanagiotou G, Karageorgiou C, Varonos D, Cokkinos D. Mepivacaine Alters Vascular Responsiveness to Vasoconstrictors in Aortic Rings from Normal and Aortic-Banded Rats. Pharmacology & toxicology. 2003;93:269–274.
Gatzov P, Manginas A, Voudris V, Pavlides G, Genchev GD, Cokkinos DV. Blood flow velocity in donor coronary artery depends on the degree and pattern of collateral vessel development: a study using thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count method. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions. 2003;60:462–468.
Rizos I, Salpeas V, Barberis V, Karamitros I, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas P. P1178 Nuclear factor-kappaB role at end stage heart failure in the hypertrophied myocardium. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:219.
Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Stakianoudis K, Thempeyioti A, Xinaris CH, Asimakopoulos P, Varonos D, Cokkinos DV. P1777 Long-term thyroxine administration results in heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) overexpression and protects the heart from ischaemia. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:341.
Van de Werf F, Ardissino D, Betriu A, Cokkinos DV, Falk E, Fox KAA, Julian D, Lengyel M, Neumann F-J, Ruzyllo W, et al. Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation. European heart journal. 2003;24:28–66.
Manginas A, Bei E, Pilatis N, Chaidaroglou A, Degiannis D, Koniavitou E, Cokkinos DV. IL-6 genotypic polymorphism and IL-6 levels in acute coronary syndromes with and without ST-segment elevation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003;6:339–340.
Salpeas V, Rizos I, Papathanassiou S, Barberis V, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas P. P997 Age-stage specific of p-38$\beta$ mitogen-activated protein kinase and apoptosis in hypertensive rats. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:170.
Marinakis AG, Vyssoulis GP, Karpanou EA, Barbetseas JD, Stavrotheodoros CK, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. P-574: Heart rate and blood pressure variability are predictors of target organ damage in arterial hypertension. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:246A.
Steg PG, Iung B, Feldman LJ, Maggioni AP, Keil U, Deckers J, Cokkinos D, Fox KAA. Determinants of use and outcomes of invasive coronary procedures in acute coronary syndromes: results from ENACT. European heart journal. 2003;24:613–622.
Vyssoulis GP, Marinakis AG, Karpanou EA, Arapogianni AN, Stavrotheodoros CK, Rizos J, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. OR-73: Endothelial function improvement with third generation b-blocker antihypertensive treatment. effect of smoking. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:33A.
Kolovou GD, Daskalova DC, Petropoulos II, Anagnostopoulou KK, Bilianou HI, Pilatis ND, Pavlidis AN, Cokkinos DV. Effect of baseline levels on response of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to hypolipidemic treatment. The American journal of cardiology. 2003;92:1339–1342.
Cokkinos DV, Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Mourouzis I, Sfakianoudis K, Tzeis S, Doumba P, Xinaris C, Cokkinos AD, Carageorgiou H, et al. PROPYLTHIOURACIL-INDUCE HYPOTHYROIDISM IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED TOLERANCE OF THE ISOLATED RAT HEART TO ISCHAEMIA-REPERFUSION. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2003;178:427–435.
Bei E, Manginas A, Degiannis D, Chaidaroglou A, Pilatis N, Koniavitou E, Cokkinos DV. P2260 Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-9 (TIMP-1) are elevated in patients with acute coronary syndromes. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:432.
Iakovou I, Karpanou EK, Vyssoulis GV, Toutouzas PK, Cokkinos DV. P614 Arterial-ventricular coupling changes after antihypertensive therapy with angiotensin-II receptor antagonists. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:106.
Athanassopoulos G, Degiannis D, Ekonomides I, Hatzigeorgiou G, Marinou M, Karatasakis G, Lekakis J, Cokkinos DV. 721 Evidence for interplay between cytokines, macrophage colony stimulating factor and brain natriuretic peptide plasma levels changes during dobutamine stress echo irrespectively from test positivity. European Journal of Echocardiography. 2003;4:S91–S91.
Kolovou G, Daskalova D, Anagnostopoulou K, Hoursalas I, Voudris V, Mikhailidis DP, Cokkinos DV. Postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia in patients with Tangier. J Clin Pathol. 2003;56:937–941.
Nikiforos S, Hatzisavvas J, Pavlides G, Voudris V, Vassilikos VP, Manginas A, Hatzeioakim G, Foussas S, Iliodromitis EK, Hatseras D, et al. Electrocardiography-QT Interval Dispersion, AMI, and Thrombolysis-QT-Interval Dispersion in Acute Myocardial Infarction Is Only Shortened by Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Grade 2/3. Clinical Cardiology. 2003;26:291–295.
Daskalova D, Kolovou G, Anagnostopoulou K, Pilatis N, Sorondila K, Cokkinos DV. Postrandial hypertriglycerydemia is associated with an increase in arterial stiffness. In: CIRCULATION. Vol. 108. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA; 2003. pp. 307–307.
Vyssoulis GP, Karpanou EA, Marinakis AG, Rizos J, Barbetseas JD, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. P-262: Differentiation of urinary microalbumin excretion changes with antihypertensive regimens. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:132A.
Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Mourouzis I, Karamanoli E, Moraitis P, Tzeis S, Paizis I, Cokkinos AD, Carageorgiou H, Varonos DD, et al. Thyroxine pretreatment increases basal myocardial heat-shock protein 27 expression and accelerates translocation and phosphorylation of this protein upon ischaemia. European journal of pharmacology. 2003;478:53–60.
Voudris V, Avramides D, Gatzov P, Malakos J, Skoularigis J, Manolis A, Gavras H, Gavras I, Cokkinos DV. The effect of rapid decreases of blood pressure by different mechanisms on coronary flow and flow reserve in normal coronary arteries. American journal of hypertension. 2003;16:1000–1005.
Kolovou G, Daskalova D, Anagnostopoulou K, Hoursalas I, Voudris V, Mikhailidis DP, Cokkinos DV. Postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia in patients with Tangier disease. Journal of clinical pathology. 2003;56:937–941.
Athanassopoulos G, Hatzigeorgiou G, Degiannis D, Ekonomides I, Marinou M, Karatasakis G, Lekakis J, Cokkinos DV. 703 Intergrated evaluation of brain natriuretic peptide and cytocine changes induced by dobutamine stress echo: implications for evolution of ischaemic heart failure. European Journal of Echocardiography. 2003;4:S87–S87.
Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Mourouzis I, Karamanoli E, Moraitis P, Tzeis S, Varonos D, Cokkinos DV. 2535 Hypothyroid rat hearts display increased tolerance to ischaemia-reperfusion; investigation of possible mechanisms. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:477.
Paizis I, Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Karamanoli E, Moraitis P, Varonos D, Cokkinos DV. Ischemic preconditioning and T4 pretreatment have additive cardioprotective effects against ischemia probably mediated by incremental p38 MAPK attenuation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003;41:393–393.
Ikonomidis I, Athanassopoulos G, Lekakis J, Venetsanou K, Marinou M, Nihoyannopoulos P, Cokkinos D, Stamatelopoulos S. Increased interleukin 6 and Tissue factor production during dobutamine stress echocardiography is associated with ischemia and left ventricular dyfunction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003;41:425–426.
Pantos C, Malliopoulou V, Mourouzis I, Sfakianoudis K, Tzeis S, Doumba P, Xinaris C, Cokkinos AD, Carageorgiou H, Varonos DD, et al. Propylthiouracil-induced hypothyroidism is associated with increased tolerance of the isolated rat heart to ischaemia-reperfusion. Journal of Endocrinology. 2003;178:427–436.
Spargias KS, Anifantakis A, Papadakis M, Iakovis P, Chatzigeorgiou G, Koutsogiannis N, Karatasakis G, Athanassopoulos G, Manginas A, Maounis T, et al. Preliminary clinical experience with the repetitive administration of levosimendan in patients with end-stage heart failure. Ital Heart J. 2003;4:45S–49S.
Kolovou GD, Daskalova DC, Hatzivassiliou M, Yiannakouris N, Pilatis ND, Elisaf M, Mikhailidis DP, Cariolou MA, Cokkinos DV. The epsilon 2 and 4 alleles of apolipoprotein E and ischemic vascular events in the Greek population—implications for the interpretation of similar studies. Angiology. 2003;54:51–58.
Vyssoulis GP, Marinakis AG, Karpanou EA, Stavrotheodoros CK, Brill SV, Barbetseas JD, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. P2806 Differential effect of angiotensin II receptor blockers on aortic function in glucose intolerant hypertensives. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:529.
Halapas A, Tenta R, Pantos C, Cokkinos DV, Koutsilieris M. Parathyroid hormone-related peptide and cardiovascular system. In Vivo. 2003;17:425–432.
Koutelou M, Theodorakos A, Tsapaki V, Athanasopoulos G, Exarhou A, Cokkinos DV. 603 Assessment of adrenergic activity using MIBG in patients with LBBB. European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements. 2003;2:132–132.
Marinakis AG, Vyssoulis GP, Karpanou EA, Brili SV, Barbetseas JD, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. P-292: Aortic root function depends on left ventricular geometry and dipping pattern in glucose intolerant hypertensives. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:142A.
Athanassopoulos G, Hatzigeorgiou G, Ikonomides I, Degiannis D, Haidaroglou A, Karatasakis G, Lekakis J, Cokkinos DV. P1138 Evolution of ischaemic heart failure: prognostic implications of brain natriuretic peptide and cytocine changes induced by dobutamine stress echo. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:209.
Saranteas T, Mourouzis C, Mourouzis I, Tesseromatis C, Kostopanagiotou G, Pantos C, Karageorgiou C, Varonos D, Cokkinos DV. Effect of mepivacaine on the EC50 to phenylephrine in aortic rings from normal and aortic-banded rats. In: NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY. Vol. 367. SPRINGER-VERLAG 175 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10010 USA; 2003. pp. R30–R30.
Vyssoulis GP, Marinakis AG, Stavrotheodoros C, Karpanou EA, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. P-386: Left ventricular hypertrophy regression with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor antihypertensive treatment depends on the dipping status and left ventricular geometry pattern. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:176A.
Salpeas V, Rizos I, Barberis V, Karamitros I, Cokkinos D, Toutouzas P. 164 Nuclear factor-kappaB role at end stage heart failure in the hypertrophied myocardium. European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements. 2003;2:30–30.
Koutelou MG, Theodorakos A, Tsapaki V, Athanassopoulos G, Exarhou A, Cokkinos DV. P407 Assessment of adrenergic activity using MIBG in patients with left bundle branch block. European Heart Journal. 2003;5:53.
Vyssoulis GP, Marinakis AG, Karpanou EA, Stavrotheodoros CK, Barbetseas JD, Cokkinos DV, Toutouzas PK. P-573: CRP: the unifying marker of cardiovascular risk in arterial hypertension?. American Journal of Hypertension. 2003;16:246A.