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  1. Crossing the Septum: Step-by-Step Anatomy, Technique, and Enabling Technologies in Transseptal Puncture for Atrial Fibrillation and Electrophysiological Procedures

    Article • Biomedicines, August 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  2. An Individualized Right-to-Left Tunneling “Bail-Out” for Complex ICD Upgrade in a Pacemaker-Dependent Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, June 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  3. Quantifying the Learning Curve in Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access: Proficiency Metrics of Self-Taught Axillary Vein Puncture for CIED Implantation

    Article • Medical Sciences, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  4. Association of the Triglyceride–Glucose Index with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Medicina, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  5. Wearable Devices for Quantifying Atrial Fibrillation Burden: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  6. Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Obese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Compared to Non-Obese Counterparts: A Meta-Analysis

    Article • Biomedicines, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  7. Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence following Catheter Ablation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  8. Efficacy, Safety and Feasibility of Superior Vena Cava Isolation in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: An Up-to-Date Review

    Article • Biomedicines, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  9. Advances in the Management of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction; The Role of SGLT2is, ARNI, Myotropes, Vericiguat, and Anti-inflammatory Agents: A Mini-review

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, February 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  10. A call for shorter blanking period, time to get off the ground

    Article • EP Europace, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  11. Potential Therapeutic Benefits of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in the Context of Ischemic Heart Failure: A State-of-the-Art Review

    Article • Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, July 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  12. Left Distal Radial Artery Access for Coronary Angiography and Interventions: A 12-Month All-Comers Study

    Article • Journal of Invasive Cardiology, June 2022, HMP Communications, LLC

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  13. Inflammatory Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Diagnostics, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  14. Early arrhythmia recurrence after cryoballoon ablation in atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, January 2022, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  15. Colchicine in Cardiovascular Disease: In-Depth Review

    Article • Circulation, January 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  16. Immunologic Dysregulation and Hypercoagulability as a Pathophysiologic Background in COVID-19 Infection and the Immunomodulating Role of Colchicine

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  17. Stereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation as a Novel Treatment Approach for Cardiac Arrhythmias: Facts and Limitations

    Article • Biomedicines, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  18. Impact of colchicine on mortality in patients with COVID-19: A meta-analysis

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  19. Molecular Insights in Atrial Fibrillation Pathogenesis and Therapeutics: A Narrative Review

    Article • Diagnostics, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  20. Could Sodium/Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors Have Antiarrhythmic Potential in Atrial Fibrillation? Literature Review and Future Considerations

    Article • Drugs, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  21. Impact of myocardial injury on mortality in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  22. Heroes, politics and media: the unshakable medical practice in the pandemic

    Article • European Heart Journal, February 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  23. Colchicine administered early in acute myocardial infarction: ready, set … go?

    Article • European Heart Journal, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  24. Repurposing colchicine’s journey in view of drug-to-drug interactions. A review

    Article • Toxicology Reports, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  25. Comment on: “Pharmaco-Immunomodulatory Therapy in COVID-19”

    Article • Drugs, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  26. The role of cardiology specialties in times of crisis

    Article • European Heart Journal, July 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  27. The Greek study in the effects of colchicine in COvid-19 complications prevention (GRECCO-19 study): Rationale and study design

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, April 2020, Elsevier

    Evangelos Oikonomou, Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  28. Visually Guided Laser Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: First experience in Greece

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  29. Arteriosclerosis and arterial remodeling; different mechanisms in young adults

    Article • Journal of Clinical Hypertension, January 2020, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  30. Usefulness of a Structured Adult Education Program in Modifying Markers of Cardiovascular Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  31. “TAVI: Valve in valve. A new field for structuralists? Literature review”

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  32. Are Drugs Always the Proper Solution to Therapeutic Dilemmas? Non-drug Approaches to the Post-traumatic Stress “Waking Corpse” Syndrome

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, May 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  33. The Role of Calcium Handling Mechanisms in Reperfusion Injury

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, January 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Dr Georgios Giannopoulos, Styliani Tsoukala, Konstantinos Pittas

  34. The Role of Colchicine in Treating Postoperative and Post–Catheter Ablation Atrial Fibrillation

    Article • Clinical Therapeutics, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  35. Colchicum Genus in the Writings of Ancient Greek and Byzantine Physicians

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, May 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  36. Invasive treatment in peripheral artery disease

    Article • Current Opinion in Pharmacology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  37. Ambulatory Pulse Wave Velocity Monitoring

    Article • Hypertension, May 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  38. Permanent pacemaker implantation in octogenarians with unexplained syncope and positive electrophysiologic testing

    Article • Heart Rhythm, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  39. Remote Ischemic Conditioning and Renal Protection

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Georgios Giannopoulos, Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  40. Antithrombotic Treatment Management in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Reversal and Restart

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  41. Peri-procedural Anticoagulation in Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Review

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  42. Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy in Structural Heart Disease Interventions Beyond TAVI

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Evangelos Oikonomou

  43. Genetics in the Clinical Decision of Antiplatelet Treatment

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Evangelos Oikonomou

  44. Editorial: Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Treatment in Special Populations

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  45. In Vivo Assessment of Atherosclerotic Plaque Neovascularization by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: An Unsolved Mystery?

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  46. Impact of balloon aortic valvuloplasty on transcatheter aortic valve implantation with self-expandable valve

    Article • Journal of Cardiology, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori, Evangelos Oikonomou

  47. Coincidental ganglionated plexus modification during radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation and post-ablation arrhythmia recurrence

    Article • EP Europace, November 2016, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  48. Correlation of CoreValve implantation ‘true cover index’ with short and mid-term aortic regurgitation: A novel index

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Evangelos Oikonomou

  49. Dual or Single Antiplatelet Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, September 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Evangelos Oikonomou

  50. Assessment of the vulnerable carotid atherosclerotic plaque using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

    Article • Applied Geographic Studies, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  51. Circulating Erythrocyte Microparticles and the Biochemical Extent of Myocardial Injury in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Article • Cardiology, August 2016, Karger Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  52. Mean arterial pressure values calculated using seven different methods and their associations with target organ deterioration in a single-center study of 1878 individuals

    Article • Hypertension Research, May 2016, Nature

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  53. Editorial: Bioengineering, Clinical and Therapeutical Trends in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  54. Atrial Fibrillation During or After TAVI: Incidence, Implications and Therapeutical Considerations

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  55. Antiplatelet Therapy in TAVI: Current Clinical Practice and Recommendations

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  56. Jean-Baptiste de Senac's (1693-1770) Important Work on Cardiology and Valvular Disorders

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, April 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  57. A Preliminary Study on In-Vivo 3-D Imaging of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Deformation

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  58. Central Blood Pressure Measurement

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  59. Essential hypertension in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  60. Novel Inflammatory Indices in Aortic Disease

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, August 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  61. An alternative method of percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty. Matching electrophysiology with interventional cardiology techniques

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  62. Antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing TAVI with concurrent atrial fibrillation. One center experience

    Article • Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  63. Percutaneous Closure of a Large Ascending Aorta Pseudoaneurysm Due to Mediastinitis Using an Amplatzer Occluder Device

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  64. Vascular Sealing Implications in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition), October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  65. Residual platelet reactivity after clopidogrel loading in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing a delayed catheterization. Impact on long term clinical events

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  66. Implicaciones del sellado vascular en el implante percutáneo transfemoral de válvula aórtica

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  67. Percutaneous paravalvular leak closure after TAVI: A demanding approach

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  68. Cardiac echo-lab productivity in times of economic austerity

    Article • SpringerPlus, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kyriakos Souliotis, Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  69. Effect of supine versus sitting position on noninvasive assessment of aortic pressure waveform: a randomized cross-over study

    Article • Journal of Human Hypertension, October 2013, Nature

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  70. Impact of inflammatory process on left ventricular recovery after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  71. Non-invasive 24hour ambulatory monitoring of aortic wave reflection and arterial stiffness by a novel oscillometric device: The first feasibility and reproducibility study

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  72. Predictive Factors of Vascular Complications after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients Treated with a Default Percutaneous Strategy

    Article • Cardiovascular Therapeutics, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  73. Troponin levels after TAVI are related to the development of distinct electrocardiographic changes

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Anastasios N Milkas, Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  74. MicroRNAs in Aortic Disease

    Article • Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, June 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  75. Quantitative analysis of carotid plaque vasa vasorum by CEUS and correlation with histology after endarterectomy

    Article • VASA, May 2013, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  76. Inferior epigastric artery as a landmark for transfemoral TAVI. Optimizing vascular access?

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  77. Assessment of Left Atrial Function after Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale

    Article • Echocardiography, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  78. CoreValve deployment during cardiopulmonary resuscitation without angiographic injections guidance

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  79. Feasibility and Reproducibility of Noninvasive 24-h Ambulatory Aortic Blood Pressure Monitoring With a Brachial Cuff-Based Oscillometric Device

    Article • American Journal of Hypertension, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  80. Effect of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on the ascending aorta’s elasticity

    Article • Clinical Research in Cardiology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  81. Biomarkers as a Guide of Medical Treatment in Cardiovascular Diseases

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, April 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  82. Residual Platelet Reactivity After Clopidogrel Loading in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing an Unexpectedly Delayed Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Article • Circulation Journal, January 2011, Japanese Circulation Society

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  83. Trans-catheter aortic-valve implantation by the subclavian approach complicated with vessel dissection and transient left-arm paralysis

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  84. “Bail out” procedures for malpositioning of aortic valve prosthesis (CoreValve)

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  85. A 53-Year-Old Woman With Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attacks

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  86. Successful percutaneous aortic valve implantation via a stenotic left subclavian artery access

    Article • Heart and Vessels, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  87. CoreValve Aortic Bioprosthesis

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis