2021
Biomarkers of Vascular Inflammation for Cardiovascular Risk Prognostication A Meta-Analysis
Antonopoulos A, Angelopoulos A, Papanikolaou P, Simantiris S, Oikonomou E, Vamvakaris K, Koumpoura A, Farmaki M, Trivella M, Vlachopoulos C, Tsioufis K, Antoniades C, Tousoulis D. Biomarkers of Vascular Inflammation for Cardiovascular Risk Prognostication A Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 15: 460-471. PMID: 34801448, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseVascular inflammationInflammatory biomarkersRisk stratificationPrognostic valueClinical risk factorsNet clinical benefitValue of biomarkersUse of biomarkersMeasurement of biomarkersMeta-regression analysisLack of reportingCardiovascular eventsCohort studyStable patientsEvent incidenceRisk prognosticationClinical benefitHeart diseaseRisk factorsRisk discriminationClinical practiceInflammationSuch biomarkersMeta-Analysis
2019
Meta-Analysis of Transthoracic Echocardiography Versus Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Assessment of Aortic Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Papanastasiou CA, Kokkinidis DG, Jonnalagadda AK, Oikonomou EK, Kampaktsis PN, Garcia MJ, Myerson SG, Karamitsos TD. Meta-Analysis of Transthoracic Echocardiography Versus Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Assessment of Aortic Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 124: 1246-1251. PMID: 31466694, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.07.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationCardiac magnetic resonanceSevere aortic regurgitationAortic regurgitationAortic valve implantationValve implantationPost-TAVI aortic regurgitationHierarchical summary receiver operator characteristic curveSeverity of ARLevel of agreementDiagnostic accuracyResidual aortic regurgitationReceiver operator characteristic curveOperator characteristic curveTransthoracic echocardiographyEchocardiographic assessmentMajor complicationsSummary receiver operator characteristic curveMagnetic resonanceAR assessmentElectronic databasesMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewClinical settingKappa coefficientThe Prognostic Role of Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Aortic Stenosis A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Papanastasiou CA, Kokkinidis DG, Kampaktsis PN, Bikakis I, Cunha DK, Oikonomou EK, Greenwood JP, Garcia MJ, Karamitsos TD. The Prognostic Role of Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Aortic Stenosis A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 13: 385-392. PMID: 31326491, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementAortic stenosisCardiac magnetic resonanceCause mortalityGadolinium enhancementLGE-CMRSystematic reviewA Systematic ReviewStrongest univariate predictorsRandom-effects modelBaseline characteristicsHazard ratioPrognostic roleRisk stratificationAdverse outcomesPrognostic valueUnivariate predictorsPooled analysisMyocardial fibrosisInclusion criteriaCardiac diseaseRegional fibrosisPatientsElectronic databasesMeta-Analysis
2017
Methodological Remarks in the Meta-Analysis on the Impact of Baseline Pulmonary Hypertension on Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Outcomes
Kokkinidis DG, Oikonomou EK, Papanastasiou CA, Theochari CA, Giannakoulas G. Methodological Remarks in the Meta-Analysis on the Impact of Baseline Pulmonary Hypertension on Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Outcomes. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 513-514. PMID: 28554487, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.04.032.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters