E. Apostolakis

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Methodology and strategy for management of lung dysfunction after cardiac surgery

G. Papadopoulos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2010 .

Strategies to prevent intraoperative lung injury during cardiopulmonary bypass

Nikolaos G Baikoussis, G. Papadopoulos, N. Baikoussis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Native valve right sided infective endocarditis.

K. Akinosoglou, G. Pasvol, M. Marangos, 2013, European journal of internal medicine.

The role of myocardial ischaemic preconditioning during beating heart surgery: biological aspect and clinical outcome.

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, N. Papakonstantinou, 2012, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Right-sided infective endocarditis: surgical management.

K. Akinosoglou, C. Gogos, E. Apostolakis, 2012, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

eComment: Serotonin syndrome: pharmacogenomics and treatment.

I. Koniari, Grigorios Tsigkas, E. Apostolakis, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

In Vitro Evaluation for Potential Calcification of Biomaterials Used for Staple Line Reinforcement in Lung Surgery

D. Mavrilas, P. Koutsoukos, E. Apostolakis, 2006, Experimental biology and medicine.

eComment: is the inner diameter of radial artery reliable for its suitability as a graft?

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, Dimitrios Dougeni, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Succinct History of Greek Cardiac Surgery

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, D. Dougenis, 2008, Journal of cardiac surgery.

Myocardial Revascularization without Extracorporeal Circulation; Why Hasn’t It Convinced Yet?

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, N. Papakonstantinou, 2017, Annals of cardiac anaesthesia.

A successfully thrombolysed acute inferior myocardial infarction due to type A aortic dissection with lethal consequences: the importance of early cardiac echocardiography

A. Moulias, D. Alexopoulos, N. Baikoussis, 2011, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Factors associated with early cardiac complications following transcatheter aortic valve implantation with transapical approach

K. Naka, M. Field, K. Giakoumidakis, 2018, Pragmatic and Observational Research.

Antegrade or retrograde cerebral perfusion as an adjunct during hypothermic circulatory arrest for aortic arch surgery

J. Shuhaiber, E. Apostolakis, 2007, Expert review of cardiovascular therapy.

The surgical management of giant left atrium.

J. Shuhaiber, E. Apostolakis, 2008, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Structural and biomechanical alterations in rabbit thoracic aortas are associated with the progression of atherosclerosis

D. Mavrilas, I. Koniari, A. Papalois, 2011, Lipids in Health and Disease.

Sex differentiation with regard to coronary artery disease.

J. Goudevenos, M. Stamou, N. Baikoussis, 2013, Journal of cardiology.

Not all cardiac surgery patients are the same

H. Parissis, E. Apostolakis, D. Dougenis, 2011 .

Simultaneous Off‐Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Nephrectomy

P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2008, Journal of cardiac surgery.

Current role of surgery in small cell lung carcinoma

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, M. Karanikolas, 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Imaging of acute aortic syndrome: advantages, disadvantages and pitfalls.

J. Goudevenos, A. Petrou, N. Baikoussis, 2015, Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese.

Acute type-B aortic dissection: the treatment strategy.

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, Miltiadis Georgiopoulos, 2010, Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese.

reportPostoperative peri-axillary seroma following axillary artery cannulation for surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection

K. Katsanos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2015 .

Postoperative peri-axillary seroma following axillary artery cannulation for surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection

K. Katsanos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Adiponectin/T-cadherin and apelin/APJ expression in human arteries and periadventitial fat: implication of local adipokine signaling in atherosclerosis?

H. Papadaki, J. Varakis, E. Apostolakis, 2014, Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology.

Is preoperative demonstration of Adamkiewicz's artery a clinical reality in acute aortic dissection?

K. Akinosoglou, E. Apostolakis, 2007, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the thoracic aorta: diagnosis and treatment.

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese.

Influence of ultra-low dose Aprotinin on thoracic surgical operations: a prospective randomized trial

K. Filos, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2008, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Reexamining the New York Heart association functional classification of heart failure.

K. Akinosoglou, E. Apostolakis, 2007, The American journal of cardiology.

Primary aortoesophageal fistula due to thoracic aortic aneurysm: successful surgical treatment.

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, D. Dougenis, 2009, Texas Heart Institute journal.

Prognostic impact of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) image analysis cytometry and immunohistochemical expression of Ki67 in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancers.

M. Aggelidou, S. Markidou, E. Apostolakis, 2006, Cancer detection and prevention.

Acute heart failure caused by a giant hepatocellular metastatic tumor of the right atrium

P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, V. Anagnostakou, 2011, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

On-pump or off-pump transapical aortic valve implantation provides better clinical outcomes?

K. Akinosoglou, E. Apostolakis, D. Dougenis, 2009, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Cardiac surgery in a patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis and heart valvulopathy, both due to pergolide medication for Parkinson's disease

I. Koniari, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Chemerin and CMKLR1 expression in human arteries and periadventitial fat: a possible role for local chemerin in atherosclerosis?

H. Papadaki, J. Varakis, E. Apostolakis, 2014, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders.

Save or sacrifice the internal mammary pedicle during anterior mediastinotomy?

E. Apostolakis, N. Papakonstantinou, C. Prokakis, 2014, Annals of thoracic medicine.

A minimally invasive endovascular rabbit model for experimental induction of progressive myocardial hypertrophy

E. Papadimitriou, D. Koumoundourou, G. Kagadis, 2016, Hypertension Research.

Acute left main coronary artery thrombosis due to cocaine use

D. Alexopoulos, I. Koniari, N. Baikoussis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Antiphospholipid syndrome; its implication in cardiovascular diseases: a review

J. Goudevenos, I. Koniari, G. Papadopoulos, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Remnant of a non-patent ductus arteriosus mimicking traumatic thoracic aorta transection: a case report

C. Kalogeropoulou, I. Koniari, N. Baikoussis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio up-regulates caspase-3 and increases apoptosis in the thymus of patients with myasthenia gravis.

D. Kardamakis, V. Tzelepi, P. Papathanasopoulos, 2007, In vivo.

Radial artery as graft for coronary artery bypass surgery: Advantages and disadvantages for its usage focused on structural and biological characteristics.

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, N. Papakonstantinou, 2014, Journal of cardiology.

eComment: Does cardiac resynchronisation therapy improve survival and quality of life in patients with end-stage heart failure?

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, Spyridon Gkizas, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

The Effect of Cell Salvage on Bleeding and Transfusion Needs in Cardiac Surgery

A. Petrou, A. Karakosta, E. Apostolakis, 2022, Anesthesiology research and practice.

Aortoesophageal fistulas due to thoracic aorta aneurysm: surgical versus endovascular repair. Is there a role for combined aortic management?

P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2008, Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research.

Which are the exact guidelines for more rationale intervention concerning beta-blockers administration in coronary patients preoperatively?

I. Koniari, Grigorios Tsigkas, E. Apostolakis, 2009, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Association between red blood cell distribution width and postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A pilot observational study.

Tong Liu, P. Korantzopoulos, E. Apostolakis, 2015, International journal of cardiology.

The Coadministration of Levosimendan and Exenatide Offers a Significant Cardioprotective Effect to Isolated Rat Hearts against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

M. Dahm, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2022, Journal of cardiovascular development and disease.

Brain Death and Donor Heart Dysfunction: Implications in Cardiac Transplantation

H. Parissis, E. Apostolakis, D. Dougenis, 2010, Journal of cardiac surgery.

In Situ Cooling in a Lung Hilar Clamping Model of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

I. Bellenis, M. Melachrinou, E. Marinos, 2006, Experimental biology and medicine.

Are there independent predisposing factors for postoperative infections following open heart surgery?

S. Levidiotou, A. Petrou, H. Arnaoutoglou, 2011, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Mortality associated with standard prescription transfusions in cardiac surgery.

A. Petrou, G. Papadopoulos, E. Apostolakis, 2018, Hippokratia.

Surgical management of cardiac implantable electronic device infections.

Ioanna Kougioumtzi, N. Katsikogiannis, P. Zarogoulidis, 2014, Journal of thoracic disease.

Traumatic Chylothorax Following Blunt Thoracic Trauma: Two Conservatively Treated Cases

K. Akinosoglou, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2009, Journal of cardiac surgery.

Simultaneous occurrence of coronary artery disease and lung cancer: what is the best surgical treatment strategy?

C. Tourmousoglou, E. Apostolakis, D. Dougenis, 2014, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Median sternotomy for combined coronary artery bypass grafting and lung tumor resection: is it valid or not?

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, D. Dougenis, 2009, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

eComment: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: a current assessment.

I. Koniari, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2009, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

eComment: Even the elderly post-CABG patients have a better HRQoL postoperatively.

A. Merkouris, I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Mediastinal rhabdomyoma: case report and review of the literature

V. Tzelepi, E. Apostolakis, V. Zolota, 2006, Virchows Archiv.

Cardioplegic storage solution: Is it the guardian of saphenous vein graft endothelium?

J. Goudevenos, A. Sykaras, G. Papadopoulos, 2020, Journal of cardiac surgery.

Perioperative myocardial infarction following coronary artery bypass grafting.

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, Basiliki Koletti, 2011, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

The moderate use of adrenaline in arrest of patient shortly after cardiac surgery.

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Lazaroid U-74389G for cardioplegia-related ischemia-reperfusion injury: an experimental study.

A. Papalois, G. Kostopanagiotou, P. Dedeilias, 2017, The Journal of surgical research.

"The non-ischemic repair" as a safe alternative method for repair of anterior post-infarction VSD

N. Baikoussis, P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Novel no touch technique of saphenous vein harvesting: Is great graft patency rate provided?

J. Goudevenos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2016, Annals of cardiac anaesthesia.

Thirteen years follow-up of heart myxoma operated patients: what is the appropriate surgical technique?

Ioanna Kougioumtzi, N. Katsikogiannis, P. Zarogoulidis, 2014, Journal of thoracic disease.

Brain death and its influence on the lungs of the donor: how is it prevented?

E. Apostolakis, K. Faropoulos, K. Faropoulos, 2009, Transplantation proceedings.

Perioperative changes in atrial natriuretic peptide plasma levels associated with mitral and aortic valve replacement.

C. Pantos, G. Kostopanagiotou, K. Theodoraki, 2004, Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia.

The implication of vasa vasorum in surgical diseases of the aorta.

J. Goudevenos, G. Papadopoulos, N. Baikoussis, 2011, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

A Safe Technique of Exposing of a “Hidden” Left Anterior Descending Artery

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, Vassilios N Leivaditis, 2007, Journal of cardiac surgery.

Left to right cardiac communications after aortic valve replacement for microbial endocarditis.

A. Kranidis, S. Koulouris, E. Apostolakis, 2001, International journal of cardiology.

Beneficial effect of the oxygen free radical scavenger amifostine (WR-2721) on spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rabbits

C. Georgiou, P. Papathanasopoulos, K. Grintzalis, 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

The external reinforcement of the aortic wall: a futile attempt.

E. Apostolakis, N. Panagopoulos, D. Dougenis, 2007, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Lung Dysfunction Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass

K. Filos, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2010, Journal of cardiac surgery.

The "benefits" of the mini-extracorporeal circulation in the minimal invasive cardiac surgery era.

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, N. Papakonstantinou, 2014, Journal of cardiology.

Combined heart surgery and lung tumor resection.

D. Velissaris, K. Filos, N. Panagopoulos, 2008, Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research.

Perioperative infusion of low- dose of vasopressin for prevention and management of vasodilatory vasoplegic syndrome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting-A double-blind randomized study

G. Papadopoulos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Prosthetic Aortic Valves: A Surgical and Bioengineering Approach

D. Mavrilas, P. Koutsoukos, E. Apostolakis, 2011 .

Vascular endothelial growth factor with tumour growth factor-beta, endostatin, proteinases or cytokines might be useful for differential diagnosis of pleural effusions.

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, Basiliki Koletti, 2011, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Solitary fibrous tumor of the lung

V. Zolota, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2008, General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

Heart echinococcus cyst as an incidental finding: early detection might be life-saving

D. Koumoundourou, D. Alexopoulos, C. Kalogeropoulou, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

eComment: Routine or selective reinforcement of bronchial stump after pneumonectomy?

E. Apostolakis, N. Panagopoulos, D. Dougenis, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Routine Suction of Intercostal Drains Is Not Necessary After Lobectomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial

G. Sakellaropoulos, K. Filos, E. Apostolakis, 2008, World Journal of Surgery.

Fatal stroke after completion pneumonectomy for torsion of left upper lobe following left lower lobectomy

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, N. Panagopoulos, 2006, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Single or double drain after lung resections?

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2009, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Institutional report - Thoracic oncologic Low incidence of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy for lung cancer

I. Bellenis, G. Sakellaropoulos, E. Apostolakis, 2009 .

Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg

I. Bellenis, G. Sakellaropoulos, E. Apostolakis, 2009 .

eComment: Manual closure of bronchial stump during pneumonectomy: an obsolete method for only selective cases.

E. Apostolakis, N. Panagopoulos, D. Dougenis, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Modified maximal thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: effect of maximal resection on late neurologic outcome and predictors of disease remission.

N. Baltayiannis, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2009, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

Giant azygos vein varix mimicking posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm

C. Kalogeropoulou, P. Zabakis, T. Petsas, 2005 .

Transternal repair of a giant Morgagni hernia causing cardiac tamponade in a patient with coexisting severe aortic valve stenosis

C. Zisis, P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, 2011, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgical decision making in tracheobronchial injuries on the basis of clinical evidences and the injury's anatomical setting: a retrospective analysis.

N. Baltayiannis, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2012, Injury.

Prognostic factors of atrial fibrillation following elective coronary artery bypass grafting: the impact of quantified intraoperative myocardial ischemia

P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2011, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Pharmacologic prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a systematic review

I. Koniari, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with previous cardiac surgery: what else should we suspect?

Paraskevi Dolou, P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Diagnostic pathology.

Patient-prosthesis mismatch and strategies to prevent it during aortic valve replacement.

J. Goudevenos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2011, Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese.

Deep Hypothermia and Circulatory Arrest in the Surgical Management of Renal Tumors with Cavoatrial Extension

P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2009, Journal of cardiac surgery.

The methodologies of hypothermic circulatory arrest and of antegrade and retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic arch surgery.

K. Akinosoglou, Efstratios Apostolakis, E. Apostolakis, 2008, Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia.

Transauricular balloon angioplasty in rabbit thoracic aorta: a novel model of experimental restenosis

L. Costaridou, A. Karahaliou, E. Papadimitriou, 2014, Lipids in Health and Disease.

Intimal aortic sarcoma mimicking ruptured thoracoabdominal type IV aneurysm. a rare case report and review of the literature

P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2011, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Aldosterone receptor inhibition alters the viscoelastic biomechanical behavior of the aortic wall

D. Alexopoulos, A. Papalois, D. Papachristou, 2010, Experimental biology and medicine.

Surgical Repair of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect: 10-Year Experience

K. Athanassiadi, C. Charitos, E. Apostolakis, 1999, World Journal of Surgery.

Intensive care unit-related generalized neuromuscular weakness due to critical illness polyneuropathy/myopathy in critically ill patients

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, G. Papadopoulos, 2015, Journal of Anesthesia.

Modified Maximal Thymectomy for Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Predictors of Survival and Neurological Outcome in Patients with Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis

V. Zolota, N. Baltayiannis, E. Chroni, 2009, World Journal of Surgery.

The cytoskeleton of the cardiac muscle cell.

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, P. Papanastasopoulos, 2012, Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese.

Methods of estimation of mitral valve regurgitation for the cardiac surgeon

Nikolaos G Baikoussis, N. Baikoussis, Efstratios E Apostolakis, 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction of the cardiac surgery patient; a point of view for the cardiac surgeon and cardio-anesthesiologist

G. Papadopoulos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Safety of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with implanted cardiac prostheses and metallic cardiovascular electronic devices.

Dimitrios Dougenis, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, N. Baikoussis, 2011, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

Surgical Strategies and Devices for Surgical Exclusion of the Left Atrial Appendage: A Word of Caution

I. Koniari, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2013, Journal of cardiac surgery.

Inhibition of Atherosclerosis Progression, Intimal Hyperplasia, and Oxidative Stress by Simvastatin and Ivabradine May Reduce Thoracic Aorta’s Stiffness in Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits

E. Papadimitriou, I. Xanthopoulou, D. Alexopoulos, 2016, Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics.

Aldosterone receptor blockade inhibits degenerative processes in the early stage of calcific aortic stenosis.

D. Koumoundourou, D. Alexopoulos, D. Mavrilas, 2010, European journal of pharmacology.

Intramural haematoma of the thoracic aorta: who's to be alerted the cardiologist or the cardiac surgeon?

J. Goudevenos, G. Papadopoulos, N. Baikoussis, 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

The reported thoracic injuries in Homer's Iliad

E. Apostolakis, M. Chorti, Georgia Apostolaki, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Alexander the Great’s Life-Threatening Thoracic Trauma

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, N. Papakonstantinou, 2018, The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

Influence of blood transfusions and preoperative anemia on long-term survival in patients operated for non-small cell lung cancer.

G. Sakellaropoulos, K. Filos, E. Apostolakis, 2008, Lung cancer.

Quality of Life after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in the Elderly

A. Merkouris, E. Apostolakis, D. Pistolas, 2009, European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology.

Changes in the Risk Profile and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A 23-Year Analysis of Over 14000 Patients.

E. Apostolakis, S. Siminelakis, I. Goudevenos, 2022, Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese.

Is the use of at least one internal thoracic artery (ITA) directly associated with increased long-term cardiac-specific survival?

K. Akinosoglou, E. Apostolakis, 2009, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Is anticoagulation management more significant for patients undergoing off-pump bypass than for those after CABG?

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Antegrade Versus Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion in Relation to Postoperative Complications Following Aortic Arch Surgery for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A

George Sakellaropoulos, Dimitrios Dougenis, G. Sakellaropoulos, 2008, Journal of cardiac surgery.

eComment: the sooner the beginning of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the better the outcome for the arrested cardiac operated patient.

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Huge expanding extrapleural haematoma in a coronary artery disease patient: conservative or surgical treatment?

K. Katsanos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2011, European review for medical and pharmacological sciences.

Reoperation for excessive bleeding after cardiac operations.

E. Apostolakis, C. Lolas, 1993, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Repair of injured right inferior pulmonary vein during mitral valve replacement

P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, Vassilios N Leivaditis, 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Unraveling the role of resistin, retinol-binding protein 4 and adiponectin produced by epicardial adipose tissue in cardiac structure and function: evidence of a paracrine effect

G. Frühbeck, M. Konstandi, D. Kiortsis, 2023, Hormones.

Coronary artery aneurysms after drug-eluting stent implantation.

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, Basiliki Koletti, 2011, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

eComment: A comparison of the safety of aprotinin and tranexamic acid in cardiac surgery.

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, Martha Mandellou, 2009, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Cardiac tumors: a retrospective multicenter institutional study.

C. Charitos, N. Baikoussis, M. Argiriou, 2015, Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology.

Calcific cardioembolic infarction following aortic-valve replacement

C. Kalogeropoulou, P. Zampakis, T. Petsas, 2009, Applied Radiology.

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to heart: cardiac surgery versus cardiotoxicity of kinase inhibitors.

I. Koniari, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.

Isolated costal hyperostosis: a rare cause of severe hemothorax.

D. Papanastasiou, E. Apostolakis, D. Dougenis, 2007, Pediatric emergency care.

Coronary endarterectomy: new flavors from old recipes.

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, N. Papakonstantinou, 2014, Journal of cardiology.

Is the current multiple-organ retrieval protocol detrimental to the heart?

K. Akinosoglou, E. Apostolakis, 2007, The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation.

Pharmacokinetics of Fusidic Acid and Cefepime in Heart Tissues: Implications for a Role in Surgical Prophylaxis

E. Giamarellos‐Bourboulis, H. Giamarellou, K. Kanellakopoulou, 2008, Journal of chemotherapy.

The need for intra aortic balloon pump support following open heart surgery: risk analysis and outcome

E. Apostolakis, H. Parissis, M. Leotsinidis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

"Directed" cardioplegia: a new approach in myocardial protection in left main coronary artery disease.

M. Argiriou, P. Dedeilias, N. Tsilimingas, 2008, Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

The risk of wound infection after emergency re-sternotomy.

I. Koniari, E. Apostolakis, 2008, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Low incidence of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy for lung cancer.

I. Bellenis, G. Sakellaropoulos, E. Apostolakis, 2009, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Current role of surgery in small cell lung carcinoma

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, M. Karanikolas, 2009 .

Fatal stroke after completion pneumonectomy for torsion of left upper lobe following left lower lobectomy

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, N. Panagopoulos, 2006, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

External flail chest stabilization; The simple, low-cost way

E. Apostolakis, N. Papakonstantinou, S. Chlapoutakis, 2020, Journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research.

The coronary collaterals to the chronically occluded right coronary artery.

K. Akinosoglou, E. Apostolakis, 2007, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

What's new in the biochemical diagnosis of acute aortic dissection: problems and perspectives.

K. Akinosoglou, E. Apostolakis, 2007, Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research.

Current role of surgery in small cell lung carcinoma

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, M. Karanikolas, 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Predictors of length of stay and duration of tracheal intubation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

K. Naka, M. Field, K. Giakoumidakis, 2017, Journal of thoracic disease.

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Influence of Ultra-low Dose Aprotinin on Thoracic Surgical Operations: a Prospective Randomized Trial

K. Filos, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2022 .

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer

N. Gatsoulis, M. Boscolo, E. Apostolakis, 2015 .

Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with previous cardiac surgery: what else should we suspect?

Paraskevi Dolou, P. Dedeilias, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Diagnostic pathology.

Acute type-B aortic dissection: the treatment strategy.

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, M. Georgiopoulos, 2010, Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese.

Structural and biomechanical alterations in rabbit thoracic aortas are associated with the progression of atherosclerosis

D. Mavrilas, I. Koniari, A. Papalois, 2011, Lipids in Health and Disease.

Fatal stroke after completion pneumonectomy for torsion of left upper lobe following left lower lobectomy

E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, N. Panagopoulos, 2006, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Single or double drain after lung resections?

N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2009, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.

Routine Suction of Intercostal Drains Is Not Necessary After Lobectomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial

G. Sakellaropoulos, K. Filos, E. Apostolakis, 2008, World Journal of Surgery.

Acute phase proteins and inflammatory factors: the peri-operative changes in on-pump versus off-pump cardiac surgery

K. Triantafyllou, S. Singh, E. Apostolakis, 2017, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

G. Papadopoulos, N. Baikoussis, E. Apostolakis, 2010, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

CLC059 ORAL Combined heart surgery and lung tumor resection

K. Filos, E. Apostolakis, E. Koletsis, 2007 .