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

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

    Article • Journal of Clinical Hypertension, January 2020, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  3. 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

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

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  5. 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

  6. 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

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

    Article • Clinical Therapeutics, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  9. Invasive treatment in peripheral artery disease

    Article • Current Opinion in Pharmacology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  10. Ambulatory Pulse Wave Velocity Monitoring

    Article • Hypertension, May 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

    Article • Heart Rhythm, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  12. Remote Ischemic Conditioning and Renal Protection

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

    Dr Georgios Giannopoulos, Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  15. 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

  16. Genetics in the Clinical Decision of Antiplatelet Treatment

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Evangelos Oikonomou

  17. Editorial: Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Treatment in Special Populations

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

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

    Article • Applied Geographic Studies, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  24. 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

  25. 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

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

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. Central Blood Pressure Measurement

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  33. Novel Inflammatory Indices in Aortic Disease

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Vascular Sealing Implications in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  38. 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

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

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

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

    Professor Kyriakos Souliotis, Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. MicroRNAs in Aortic Disease

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  48. 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

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

    Article • Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

    Article • Echocardiography, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  51. CoreValve deployment during cardiopulmonary resuscitation without angiographic injections guidance

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis, Maria Kariori

  52. 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

  53. 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

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

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

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  55. 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

  56. 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

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

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

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

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis

  59. 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

  60. CoreValve Aortic Bioprosthesis

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Dimitrios A Vrachatis