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 volumePatientsThe effect of in-hospital acquired thrombocytopenia on the outcome of patients with acute coronary syndromes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Oikonomou EK, Repanas TI, Papanastasiou C, Kokkinidis DG, Miligkos M, Feher A, Gupta D, Kampaktsis PN. The effect of in-hospital acquired thrombocytopenia on the outcome of patients with acute coronary syndromes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thrombosis Research 2016, 147: 64-71. PMID: 27689317, PMCID: PMC5515466, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeNew onset thrombocytopeniaACS patientsCoronary syndromePlatelet countHigh riskSystematic reviewLong-term adverse eventsHospital heart failureSecondary cardiovascular endpointsMajor bleeding eventsOutcomes of patientsRecurrent myocardial infarctionAbnormal platelet countDevelopment of thrombocytopeniaShort-term mortalityLong-term outcomesNormal platelet countBleeding eventsHospital thrombocytopeniaLate deathsUnplanned revascularizationHospital stayAdverse eventsCardiovascular endpoints