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Acceptability of Healthcare Professionals to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 Two Weeks before Initiation of National Vaccination

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objectives The greatest challenge vaccines face is that of acceptance from the general population. Healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) recommendations have significant influence on general public vaccination behavior.
Athanasia Pataka, Seraphim Kotoulas, Emilia Stefanidou, Ioanna Grigoriou, Asterios Tzinas, Ioanna Tsiouprou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Courcoutsakis, Paraskevi Argyropoulou   +8 more
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The impact of hydration status and fluid distribution on pulmonary function in COPD patients

Scientific Reports, 2022
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients have alterations in body composition. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) evaluates body composition, hydration status, and fluid distribution.
Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Manuel Gómez-Martínez, Dulce González-Islas, Laura Flores-Cisneros, Candace Keirns-Davis, Rocío Sánchez-Santillán, Ilse Pérez-García, Nathalie Martínez-Luna, Robinson Robles-Hernández, Carlos Sánchez-Moreno, Juan José Orozco-Gutíerrez   +10 more
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Smoking and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Is There An Association between These Cardiometabolic Risk Factors?—Gender Analysis

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Studies have tried to establish a relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSA) and smoking but data still remain controversial. We aimed: 1. To evaluate the relationship between smoking and OSA; 2.
Despoina Ioannidou, George Kalamaras, Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas, Athanasia Pataka   +3 more
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Association between body composition, sarcopenia and pulmonary function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by progressive and irreversible airflow limitation. Different factors that modify pulmonary function include age, sex, muscular strength, and a history of exposure to toxic agents ...
Nathalie Martínez-Luna, Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Dulce González-Islas, Laura Flores-Cisneros, Candace Keirns-Davis, Rocío Sánchez-Santillán, Ilse Pérez-García, Yael Gastelum-Ayala, Valeria Martínez-Vázquez, Óscar Martínez-Reyna   +9 more
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Adherence to CPAP Treatment: Can Mindfulness Play a Role?

Life, 2023
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered a chronic disease that requires long-term multidisciplinary management for effective treatment. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is still considered the gold standard of therapy.
Athanasia Pataka, Seraphim Chrysovalantis Kotoulas, Panagiotis Raphael Gavrilis, Alice Karkala, Asterios Tzinas, Aimiliza Stefanidou   +5 more
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Combination of oximetry and sleep questionnaires as screening tools for CPAP initiation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Pulmonology, 2019
Objectives Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is a cause of high morbidity and mortality so diagnosis and treatment is essential. Questionnaires and oximetry have been used for OSA screening.Aim To evaluate the clinical utility of different sleep ...
A. Pataka, G. Kalamaras, E. Vlachogianni, P. Argyropoulou   +3 more
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Body composition and risk factors associated with sarcopenia in post-COVID patients after moderate or severe COVID-19 infections

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Post-COVID-19 syndrome is characterized by diverse symptoms and abnormalities that persist beyond 12 weeks from the onset of acute COVID-19.
Dulce González-Islas, Carlos Sánchez-Moreno, Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Samantha Hernández-López, Fernanda Salgado-Fernández, Candace Keirns-Davis, Susana Galicia-Amor, Esperanza Trejo-Mellado, Laura Gochicoa-Rangel, Armando Castorena-Maldonado   +9 more
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Pulmonary rehabilitation for cystic fibrosis: A narrative review of current literature

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2021
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a key component in cystic fibrosis care.  This review summarizes the recent evidence in the area of pulmonary rehabilitation for cystic fibrosis in the form of questions and answers regarding interventions, indications ...
Evgenia I. Kalamara, Evangelos T. Ballas, Georgia Pitsiou, Guergana Petrova   +3 more
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Role of cardiopulmonary exercise test in the prediction of hemodynamic impairment in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary Circulation, 2022
Periodic repetition of right heart catheterization (RHC) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be challenging. We evaluated the correlation between RHC and cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) aiming at CPET use as a potential noninvasive tool for
B. Pezzuto, R. Badagliacca, M. Muratori, S. Farina, M. Bussotti, M. Correale, A. Bonomi, C. Vignati, S. Sciomer, S. Papa, E. Palazzo Adriano, P. Agostoni   +11 more
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Endothelial dysfunction in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using different functional assessment methods

ERJ Open Research, 2021
Background Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD. Endothelial dysfunction is suggested to be one of the pathogenetic mechanisms involved.
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Maria Eleni Alexandrou, Dimitra Rafailia Bakaloudi, Georgia Pitsiou, Ioannis Stanopoulos, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Afroditi K. Boutou   +6 more
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