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Athanase D. Protogerou
Researcher at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Publications - 194
Citations - 6949
Athanase D. Protogerou is an academic researcher from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood pressure & Arterial stiffness. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 163 publications receiving 5607 citations. Previous affiliations of Athanase D. Protogerou include Maastricht University Medical Centre & Athens State University.
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Expert consensus document on the measurement of aortic stiffness in daily practice using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.
Luc M. Van Bortel,Stéphane Laurent,Pierre Boutouyrie,Phil Chowienczyk,John Kennedy Cruickshank,Tine De Backer,Jan Filipovsky,Sofie Huybrechts,Francesco U.S. Mattace-Raso,Athanase D. Protogerou,Giuseppe Schillaci,Patrick Segers,Sebastian Vermeersch,Thomas Weber +13 more
TL;DR: This consensus document advises on the measurement procedures in general and provides arguments for the use of 80% of the direct carotid-femoral distance as the most accurate distance estimate.
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Role of Pulse Pressure Amplification in Arterial Hypertension: Experts’ Opinion and Review of the Data
Alberto Avolio,Luc M. Van Bortel,Pierre Boutouyrie,John R. Cockcroft,Carmel M. McEniery,Athanase D. Protogerou,Mary J. Roman,Michel E. Safar,Patrick Segers,Harold Smulyan +9 more
TL;DR: Clinicians and researchers need to become familiarized with the disparity between peripheral and central BPs, ie, the phenomenon of pressure wave amplification, and the present document is designed to address this need.
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Methods for evaluating endothelial function: a position statement from the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Peripheral Circulation.
John Lekakis,Pierre Abraham,Alberto Balbarini,Andrew D. Blann,Chantal M. Boulanger,John R. Cockcroft,Francesco Cosentino,John E. Deanfield,Augusto Gallino,Ignatios Ikonomidis,Dimitrios Th. Kremastinos,Ulf Landmesser,Athanase D. Protogerou,Christodoulos Stefanadis,Dimitris Tousoulis,Giuseppe Vassalli,Hans Vink,Nikos Werner,Ian B. Wilkinson,Charalambos Vlachopoulos +19 more
TL;DR: The ability of these methods to detect endothelial dysfunction before overt cardiovascular disease manifests make them attractive clinical tools for prevention and rehabilitation.
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Diastolic Blood Pressure and Mortality in the Elderly With Cardiovascular Disease
Athanase D. Protogerou,Michel E. Safar,P. Iaria,Hélène Safar,Katia Le Dudal,Jan Filipovsky,O. Henry,Pierre Ducimetière,Jacques Blacher +8 more
TL;DR: It is shown that, in the frail elderly, a value of diastolic blood pressure ≤60 mm Hg is associated with reduced survival, independent from large artery stiffness and left ventricular function, suggesting that more rational antihypertensive therapy, not only based on systolic pressure level, is needed.
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Association between arterial stiffness, cerebral small vessel disease and cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Thomas T. van Sloten,Athanase D. Protogerou,Ronald M.A. Henry,Miranda T. Schram,Lenore J. Launer,Coen D.A. Stehouwer +5 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis that greater arterial stiffness is a contributor to microvascular brain disease is supported, as pooled analyses of cross-sectional studies showed that greater stiffness was associated with markers of cerebral small vessel disease.