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A. Koumelli is an academic researcher from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood pressure & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 5 publications.
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Hypertension and patients with acute coronary syndrome: Putting blood pressure levels into perspective.
Konstantinos Konstantinou,Costas Tsioufis,A. Koumelli,M. Mantzouranis,Alexandros Kasiakogias,Michalis Doumas,Dimitris Tousoulis +6 more
TL;DR: Of note, good long‐term BP control, ideally initiated prior to discharge, should be pursued in order to improve secondary prevention.
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Cardiovascular morbidity of severe resistant hypertension among treated uncontrolled hypertensives: a 4-year follow-up study.
Alexandros Kasiakogias,Costas Tsioufis,Kyriakos Dimitriadis,Dimitrios Konstantinidis,A. Koumelli,Ioannis Leontsinis,Eirini Andrikou,N. Vogiatzakis,Smaragdi Marinaki,Dimitrios Petras,C. Fragoulis,Konstantinos Konstantinou,Vasilios Papademetriou,Dimitrios Tousoulis +13 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, among treated yet uncontrolled hypertensive patients, severe RHTN exhibits a significantly higher cardiovascular risk indicating the need for prompt management.
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P5468Systolic versus diastolic blood pressure as predictors of cardiovascular events among treated hypertensive patients: a 6-year prospective study
Alexandros Kasiakogias,Constantinos Tsioufis,Dimitris Konstantinidis,P. Iliakis,Ioannis Leontsinis,Konstantinos Konstantinou,A. Koumelli,N Kakouri,Kyriakos Dimitriadis,Dimitrios Tousoulis +9 more
TL;DR: Uncontrolled systolic BP is associated with a greater risk for cardiovascular events compared to uncontrolled diastolic BP while uncontrolled systolodiastolic hypertension presents with the worse prognosis.
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Effects of ivabradine on sympathetic overdrive and arterial stiffening in hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome: a 6 month follow-up study
Konstantinos Tsioufis,Kyriakos Dimitriadis,E. Koutra,Theodoros Kalos,C. Fragoulis,Lefki Nikolopoulou,Dimitris Konstantinidis,A. Koumelli,Konstantinos Konstantinou,Ioanna Karapati,Dimitris Tousoulis +10 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of ivabradine on muscle sympathetic activity and vascular abnormalities in patients withpertension and metabolic syndrome.
Reduced blood pressure variability as a predictor of cardiac events after myocardial infarction: a 6 months follow-up study
K. Konstantinou,Kostas Tsioufis,Kyriakos Dimitriadis,M. Mantzouranis,A. Koumelli,C. Fragoulis,Alexandros Kasiakogias,N. Vogiatzakis,P. Tolis,E. Tolis,Dimitrios Tousoulis +10 more
TL;DR: In the setting of ACS, reduced in-hospital systolic BP ARV was associated with cardiovascular morbidity during the 6 months of follow-up, linking BP regulation mechanisms to worse overall outcome in this high risk setting.