Featured Publications
A phenomapping-derived tool to personalize the selection of anatomical vs. functional testing in evaluating chest pain (ASSIST)
Oikonomou EK, Van Dijk D, Parise H, Suchard MA, de Lemos J, Antoniades C, Velazquez EJ, Miller EJ, Khera R. A phenomapping-derived tool to personalize the selection of anatomical vs. functional testing in evaluating chest pain (ASSIST). European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 2536-2548. PMID: 33881513, PMCID: PMC8488385, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable chest painChest painPrimary endpointMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsNon-fatal myocardial infarctionAdverse cardiovascular eventsStudy's primary endpointCoronary artery diseaseClinical trial populationsCox regression modelParticipant-level dataSCOT-HEARTCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityHazard ratioPatients 5Artery diseaseFunctional testingPROMISE trialTrial populationMyocardial infarctionLower incidenceStudy populationPainCollected variables
2021
Assessing Cardiovascular Risk by Using the Fat Attenuation Index in Coronary CT Angiography
Klüner LV, Oikonomou EK, Antoniades C. Assessing Cardiovascular Risk by Using the Fat Attenuation Index in Coronary CT Angiography. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2021, 3: e200563. PMID: 33778665, PMCID: PMC7977699, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2021200563.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPerivascular adipose tissueFat attenuation indexCoronary CT angiographyCoronary inflammationPrognostic valueHigh-risk plaque featuresCoronary Artery Disease ReportingAnti-inflammatory interventionsTraditional risk factorsFirst-line diagnostic testSignificant prognostic valueChest painDisease activityCoronary atherosclerosisSecondary preventionPlaque featuresCCTA analysisCoronary arteryCoronary calciumRisk factorsObservational studyRisk discriminationCT angiographyAdipose tissueInflammation
2017
Pregnancy associated plasma protein-A as a prognostic biomarker of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in patients presenting with chest pain: a systematic review
Papanastasiou CA, Kokkinidis DG, Oikonomou EK, Mantziaris VG, Foley TR, Karamitsos TD, Waldo SW, Armstrong EJ. Pregnancy associated plasma protein-A as a prognostic biomarker of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in patients presenting with chest pain: a systematic review. Biomarkers 2017, 23: 1-9. PMID: 29144175, DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2017.1397194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic chest painChest painCardiovascular eventsAdverse eventsShort-term adverse eventsShort-term risk stratificationAdverse cardiovascular eventsAcute coronary syndromeGroup of patientsIdentification of patientsStandardized clinical studiesElectronic databases MEDLINEFuture adverse eventsPlasma proteinsCause mortalityCoronary syndromeIschemic originRisk stratificationPrognostic valueCochrane LibraryPatient populationClinical studiesInclusion criteriaPrognostic biomarkerPain
2016
Prognostic implications of epicardial fat volume quantification in acute pericarditis
Lazaros G, Antonopoulos AS, Oikonomou EK, Vasileiou P, Oikonomou E, Stroumpouli E, Karavidas A, Antoniades C, Tousoulis D. Prognostic implications of epicardial fat volume quantification in acute pericarditis. European Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 47: 129-136. PMID: 27931089, DOI: 10.1111/eci.12711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpicardial fat volumeCardiac computerized tomographyComposite clinical endpointAcute pericarditisIncessant pericarditisChest painPrognostic implicationsClinical endpointsPoor responsePericardial effusion sizeOutcomes of patientsAtrial fibrillation developmentImportant prognostic implicationsCardiovascular disease pathogenesisAnti-inflammatory drugsLower odds ratioFifty patientsClinical featuresEffusion sizeFirst diagnosisPrognostic informationOdds ratioPericarditisFat volumePatients