Featured Publications
The role of adipose tissue in cardiovascular health and disease
Oikonomou EK, Antoniades C. The role of adipose tissue in cardiovascular health and disease. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2018, 16: 83-99. PMID: 30287946, DOI: 10.1038/s41569-018-0097-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdipose tissueCardiovascular systemCardiovascular healthInsulin resistance leadPro-atherogenic profileCardiovascular risk stratificationAdipose tissue functionAdipose tissue biologyComplex homeostatic mechanismsRisk stratificationLocal inflammationCardiovascular diseasePossible clinical translationParacrine effectsTherapeutic targetingHomeostatic mechanismsDiseaseGaseous messengerTissueClinical translationTissue biologyTissue functionCrucial regulatorCurrent knowledgeHealth
2020
Artificial intelligence in medical imaging: A radiomic guide to precision phenotyping of cardiovascular disease
Oikonomou EK, Siddique M, Antoniades C. Artificial intelligence in medical imaging: A radiomic guide to precision phenotyping of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular Research 2020, 116: 2040-2054. PMID: 32090243, PMCID: PMC7585409, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCardiac computed tomographyNon-invasive imagingCardiovascular imagingCardiovascular diseaseNon-invasive cardiovascular imagingCardiac CTCardiovascular risk stratificationFirst-line optionImportant clinical implicationsRisk stratificationUnstable patientsClinical careComputed tomographyCurrent evidenceClinical implicationsCardiac imagingRadiomics approachPatientsRadiomics methodTissue biologyCardiovascular diagnosticsDiseaseFuture studiesImagingPhenotyping
2015
The role of microRNAs in coronary artery disease: From pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment
Economou EK, Oikonomou E, Siasos G, Papageorgiou N, Tsalamandris S, Mourouzis K, Papaioanou S, Tousoulis D. The role of microRNAs in coronary artery disease: From pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment. Atherosclerosis 2015, 241: 624-633. PMID: 26117399, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAtherosclerosisBiomarkersBlood PlateletsCell MovementCoronary Artery DiseaseDisease ProgressionEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationHumansLipoproteins, HDLLipoproteins, LDLMiceMicroRNAsMonocytesMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocardial InfarctionNeovascularization, PathologicOligonucleotidesReperfusion InjuryStem CellsConceptsCoronary artery diseaseDevelopment of atherosclerosisArtery diseaseCoronary artery disease progressionPathogenesis of atherosclerosisStudy of miRNAsMyocardial infarctionDisease progressionSpecific miRNA expression patternsTherapeutic approachesRole of microRNAsPreventive opportunitiesDiagnostic biomarkersRelated conditionsAtherosclerosisMiRNA expression patternsDiseaseNon-coding RNA moleculesRole of miRNAsIntercellular communicationIntracellular regulatorsExpression patternsMiRNAsPost-transcriptional levelGene expressionThe Role and Predictive Value of Cytokines in Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease.
Tousoulis D, Economou EK, Oikonomou E, Papageorgiou N, Siasos G, Latsios G, Kokkou E, Mourouzis K, Papaioannou S, Deftereos S, Cleman MW, Lymberi M, Gennimata V, Stefanadis C. The Role and Predictive Value of Cytokines in Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease. Current Medicinal Chemistry 2015, 22: 2636-50. PMID: 25876746, DOI: 10.2174/0929867322666150415145814.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseChronic inflammatory diseasePathogenesis of atherosclerosisRole of cytokinesProcess of atherogenesisSmooth muscle cellsPrognostic significanceInflammatory diseasesAtherosclerotic plaquesPredictive valueAtherosclerosisCytokinesMuscle cellsTypes of cellsDiseaseMultiple effectsCellsCurrent informationInflammationAtherogenesisPathogenesisLeukocytesPlaques