Sarcopenia is independently associated with poor preoperative physical fitness in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery

Authors: Jason Rai, Edward T. Pring, Katrina Knight, Henry Tilney, Judy Gudgeon, Mark Gudgeon, Fiona Taylor, Laura E. Gould, Joel Wong, Stefano Andreani, Dinh V.C. Mai, Ioanna Drami, Phillip Lung, Thanos Athanasiou, Campbell Roxburgh, John T. Jenkins

Source: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Vol 15, Iss 5, Pp 1850-1857 (2024)

Subject Terms: Body composition, Cardiopulmonary exercise testing, Colorectal cancer surgery, Myosteatosis, Sarcopenia, Visceral obesity, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, RC925-935, Human anatomy, QM1-695

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5991; https://doaj.org/toc/2190-6009

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Hemostatic Properties of Aortic Root Preservation versus Root Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Pooled Analysis

Authors: Dimitrios E. Magouliotis, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Alessandro Viviano, Aung Ye Oo, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Serge Sicouri, Basel Ramlawi, Thanos Athanasiou

Source: Life, Vol 14, Iss 10, p 1255 (2024)

Subject Terms: aortic dissection, ATAAD, aortic repair, root preservation, root replacement, valve sparing, Science

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/10/1255; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-1729

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A systematic review of automated segmentation of 3D computed‐tomography scans for volumetric body composition analysis

Authors: Dinh Van Chi Mai, Ioanna Drami, Edward T. Pring, Laura E. Gould, Phillip Lung, Karteek Popuri, Vincent Chow, Mirza F. Beg, Thanos Athanasiou, John T. Jenkins, the BiCyCLE Research Group

Source: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Vol 14, Iss 5, Pp 1973-1986 (2023)

Subject Terms: AI, Body composition measurement, Computed tomography, Deep learning, Sarcopenia, Segmentation, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, RC925-935, Human anatomy, QM1-695

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5991; https://doaj.org/toc/2190-6009

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Feasibility study of rehabilitation for cardiac patients aided by an artificial intelligence web-based programme: a randomised controlled trial (RECAP trial)—a study protocol

Authors: Enoch Akowuah, Thanos Athanasiou, Rebecca Maier, Christopher Wilkinson, Emmanuel Ogundimu, Lisa Chang, Pasan Witharana

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 4 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/4/e079404.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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The genetic basis of thoracic aortic disease: The future of aneurysm classification?

Authors: M Yousuf Salmasi, Shehani Alwis, Shabnam Cyclewala, Omar A. Jarral, Heba Mohamed, David Mozalbat, Christoph A. Nienaber, Thanos Athanasiou, Deborah Morris-Rosendahl, James Moore Jr, Yun Xu, John Pepper, Declan O'Regan, Jan-Lukas Robertus, Aung Oo, Sumesh Sasidharan, Selene Pirola, Michael Sabetai, Richard Gibbs, Rakesh Uppal

Source: Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, Vol 69, Iss , Pp 41-50 (2023)

Subject Terms: Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), aortic dissection, genotype, syndromic, polymorphisms, hereditary aortic aneurysms and dissection, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966622001427; https://doaj.org/toc/1109-9666

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Surgical Therapy of Infective Prosthesis Endocarditis following TAVI: A Single Center’s Experience

Authors: Alexander Weymann, Ali Saad Merzah, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Lukman Amanov, Thanos Athanasiou, Bastian Schmack, Aron-Frederik Popov, Arjang Ruhparwar, Alina Zubarevich

Source: Diagnostics, Vol 14, Iss 12, p 1259 (2024)

Subject Terms: prosthesis endocarditis, TAVI, surgical aortic valve replacement, TAVI prosthesis endocarditis, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/12/1259; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4418

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Validation of Perioperative Troponin Levels for Predicting Postoperative Mortality and Long-Term Survival in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer

Authors: Dimitrios E. Magouliotis, Evangelos Tatsios, Grigorios Giamouzis, Athina A. Samara, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Alexandros Briasoulis, John Skoularigis, Thanos Athanasiou, Metaxia Bareka, Christos Kourek, Dimitris Zacharoulis

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 130 (2024)

Subject Terms: troponin, TnT, pancreatic cancer, HPB, hepatobiliary cancer, MINS, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/11/4/130; https://doaj.org/toc/2308-3425

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The Surgical Treatment of Infective Endocarditis: A Comprehensive Review

Authors: Arian Arjomandi Rad, Alina Zubarevich, Anja Osswald, Robert Vardanyan, Dimitrios E. Magouliotis, Ali Ansaripour, Antonios Kourliouros, Michel Pompeu Sá, Tienush Rassaf, Arjang Ruhparwar, Peyman Sardari Nia, Thanos Athanasiou, Alexander Weymann

Source: Diagnostics, Vol 14, Iss 5, p 464 (2024)

Subject Terms: infective endocarditis, cardiac surgery, valve endocarditis, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/5/464; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4418

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Artificial Intelligence in Heart Failure: Friend or Foe?

Authors: Angeliki Bourazana, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Alexandros Briasoulis, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Kyriakos Spiliopoulos, Thanos Athanasiou, George Vassilopoulos, John Skoularigis, Filippos Triposkiadis

Source: Life, Vol 14, Iss 1, p 145 (2024)

Subject Terms: artificial intelligence, heart failure, machine learning, limitations, ethical, Science

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/1/145; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-1729

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Infective endocarditis: Do we have an effective risk score model? A systematic review

Authors: Victoria Rizzo, Mohammad Yousuf Salmasi, Michael Sabetai, Christopher Primus, Jonathan Sandoe, Michael Lewis, Simon Woldman, Thanos Athanasiou

Source: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 10 (2023)

Subject Terms: endocarditis, outcome assessment, risk score, risk factors, cardiac surgery, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1093363/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2297-055X

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Converging rapid deployment prostheses with minimal access surgery: analysis of early outcomes

Authors: M. Yousuf Salmasi, Kristo Papa, David Mozalbat, Muhammad Ashraf, Alicja Zientara, Ishaan Chauhan, Nikoleta Karadatkou, Thanos Athanasiou, Isabelle Roussin, Cesare Quarto, George Asimakopoulos

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)

Subject Terms: Mini-sternotomy, Surtureless, Perceval, Aortic valve replacement, Surgery, RD1-811, Anesthesiology, RD78.3-87.3

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1749-8090

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ABC of Surgical Teaching: Time to Consider a Global Blueprint for Holistic Education

Authors: Michail Sideris, Elif Iliria Emin, John Gerrard Hanrahan, Funlayo Odejinmi, Rebecca Mallick, Marios Nicolaides, George Velmahos, Thanos Athanasiou, Vassilios Papalois, Apostolos Papalois

Source: Journal of Investigative Surgery, Vol 34, Iss 12, Pp 1355-1365 (2021)

Subject Terms: surgical education, global blueprint, curricula design, innovation in education, Surgery, RD1-811

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0894-1939; https://doaj.org/toc/1521-0553

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BiCyCLE NMES—neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the perioperative treatment of sarcopenia and myosteatosis in advanced rectal cancer patients: design and methodology of a phase II randomised controlled trial

Authors: Edward T. Pring, Laura E. Gould, George Malietzis, Philip Lung, Mina Bharal, Tutu Fadodun, Paul Bassett, Mani Naghibi, Claire Taylor, Ioanna Drami, Deeptika Chauhan, Tamsyn Street, Nader K. Francis, Thanos Athanasiou, John M. Saxton, John T. Jenkins, on behalf of the BiCyCLE Research Group

Source: Trials, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)

Subject Terms: Advanced rectal cancer, Sarcopenia, Myosteatosis, Rehabilitation, Exenteration surgery, NMES, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

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Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Upper GI Malignancies

Authors: Grigorios Christodoulidis, Marina-Nektaria Kouliou, Konstantinos-Eleftherios Koumarelas, Dimitris Giakoustidis, Thanos Athanasiou

Source: Life, Vol 13, Iss 9, p 1910 (2023)

Subject Terms: upper GI surgery, quality of life, esophagectomy, gastrectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, HRQL, Science

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/9/1910; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-1729

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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass-induced bacterial perturbation contributes to altered host-bacterial co-metabolic phenotype

Authors: Jia V. Li, Hutan Ashrafian, Magali Sarafian, Daniel Homola, Laura Rushton, Grace Barker, Paula Momo Cabrera, Matthew R. Lewis, Ara Darzi, Edward Lin, Nana Adwoa Gletsu-Miller, Stephen L. Atkin, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Nigel J. Gooderham, Jeremy K. Nicholson, Julian R. Marchesi, Thanos Athanasiou, Elaine Holmes

Source: Microbiome, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)

Subject Terms: Bariatric surgery, Bile acids, Host-microbial metabolism, Metabolic profiling, Microbiome, Microbial ecology, QR100-130

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2049-2618

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Toll-like receptor 9 and the inflammatory response to surgical trauma and cardiopulmonary bypass

Authors: Hatam Naase, Leanne Harling, Emaddin Kidher, Amir Sepehripour, Bao Nguyen, Alkistis Kapelouzou, Dennis Cokkinos, George Stavridis, Gianni Angelini, Paul C. Evans, Thanos Athanasiou

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)

Subject Terms: Toll-like receptors, TLR9, Surgical trauma, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Cardiac surgery, Inflammatory response, Surgery, RD1-811, Anesthesiology, RD78.3-87.3

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01179-y; https://doaj.org/toc/1749-8090

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Evaluation of Computational Methodologies for Accurate Prediction of Wall Shear Stress and Turbulence Parameters in a Patient-Specific Aorta

Authors: Emily Louise Manchester, Selene Pirola, Mohammad Yousuf Salmasi, Declan P. O’Regan, Thanos Athanasiou, Xiao Yun Xu

Source: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol 10 (2022)

Subject Terms: aorta, computational fluid dynamics, magnetic resonance imaging, laminar, turbulence, large-eddy simulation, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.836611/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-4185

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Demystifying the Value of Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Context

Authors: Dimitrios E. Magouliotis, Metaxia Bareka, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Grigorios Christodoulidis, Thanos Athanasiou

Source: Life, Vol 13, Iss 3, p 716 (2023)

Subject Terms: cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, minimal clinically important difference, MCID, quality of life, QoL, Science

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/3/716; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-1729

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High Wall Shear Stress can Predict Wall Degradation in Ascending Aortic Aneurysms: An Integrated Biomechanics Study

Authors: M. Yousuf Salmasi, Selene Pirola, Sumesh Sasidharan, Serena M. Fisichella, Alberto Redaelli, Omar A. Jarral, Declan P. O’Regan, Aung Ye Oo, James E. Moore, Xiao Yun Xu, Thanos Athanasiou

Source: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol 9 (2021)

Subject Terms: aortic surgery, aneurysm, computational fluid dynamics, CFD, magnetic resonance imaging, wall shear stress, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.750656/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-4185

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Comparison of outcomes following transfemoral versus trans-subclavian approach for transcatheter aortic valve Implantation: A meta-analysis

Authors: Amer Al-Balah, Danial Naqvi, Nour Houbby, Lueh Chien, Sayan Sen, Thanos Athanasiou, M. Yousuf Salmasi

Source: International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, Vol 31, Iss , Pp 100668- (2020)

Subject Terms: Transcatheter aortic valve, Femoral artery, Subclavian artery, Vascular complications, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906720303663; https://doaj.org/toc/2352-9067

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