European perspective and update on the management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections due to methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus after more …

M Bassetti, M Baguneid, E Bouza… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTI s) are a diverse group of infections, with a
range of presentations and microbiological causes. Hospitalization is common for patients …

Metabolic syndrome and non-cardiac vascular diseases: an update from human studies

N Katsiki, VG Athyros, A Karagiannis… - Current …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by a cluster of risk factors including central
obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance, The MetS is associated with an …

Comparison of standard-and low-tube voltage MDCT angiography in patients with peripheral arterial disease

D Utsunomiya, S Oda, Y Funama, K Awai, T Nakaura… - European …, 2010 - Springer
Objective: We investigated the effect of low-tube-voltage CT angiography with a reduced
volume of contrast agent on qualitative and quantitative parameters and the radiation dose …

Oxidative stress and inflammation: their role in the pathogenesis of peripheral artery disease with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus

SS Signorelli, N Katsiki - Current vascular pharmacology, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), a common vascular disease, has been associated with
increased Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality as well as all-cause death. Type 2 …

Radiation and contrast agent doses reductions by using 80-kV tube voltage in coronary computed tomographic angiography: a comparative study

J Cao, Y Wang, J Lu, Y Zhang, P Wang… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effects of 80-kilovoltage (kV) tube voltage coronary computed
tomographic angiography (CCTA) with a reduced amount of contrast agent on qualitative …

The role of N--acetylcysteine in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing peripheral angiography: a structured review and meta-analysis

S O'sullivan, DA Healy, MC Moloney, PA Grace… - …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired acute kidney
injury (AKI). N-acetylcysteine (NAC) was proposed as an effective preventative measure. As …

Lipid-lowering agents for concurrent cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease

N Katsiki, DP Mikhailidis, M Banach - Expert Opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) frequently co-exists with chronic kidney disease
(CKD). Patients with concomitant CVD and CKD are at very high risk of CVD events. Areas …

Does oral N-acetylcysteine reduce contrast-induced renal injury in patients with peripheral arterial disease undergoing peripheral angiography? A randomized …

U Sadat, SR Walsh, AG Norden, JH Gillard… - Angiology, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The nephroprotective role of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) against contrast-induced nephropathy
(CIN) in patients undergoing peripheral arterial angiography remains unclear. A total of 40 …

Peripheral arterial disease is prevalent but underdiagnosed and undertreated in the primary care setting in central Greece

C Argyriou, V Saleptsis, S Koutsias… - Angiology, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
We investigated the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Primary Care Health
Centers (n= 14) in Thessaly (central Greece) recruited 436 participants, mean age 71 (50 …

Ankle—brachial index: a marker of both peripheral arterial disease and systemic atherosclerosis as well as a predictor of vascular events

KI Paraskevas, I Kotsikoris, SA Koupidis… - …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Signorelli et al in this issue of Angiology screened almost 3500 asymptomatic individuals
(mean age 61.3+ 9.7 years) using the ankleÀbrachial index (ABI) to detect unrecognized …