Maria Toumpourleka

TL;DR: T2DM causes a variety of macrovascular complications through different pathogenetic pathways that include hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance, which need more clinical studies in order to identify the pure effect of T2DM.

TL;DR: The impact of certain cardiac biomarkers and strain echocardiographic imaging on the detection of early cardiac dysfunction is clarified to minimize the side-effects of therapeutic modalities in the clinical setting.

TL;DR: According to this research, colchicine may be an agent of interest in the treatment of COVID-19 via its anti-inflammatory properties, however, there are potential drug interactions with cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors resulting in acute col chicine toxicities.

TL;DR: This study is the first to evaluate the effects of a nonpharmacological intervention on short-term BPV in hemodialysis, showing no effect of dry-weight reduction on BPV, despite BP decrease.

TL;DR: The percentage of patients who underwent surgical treatment is lower but approaches the reported rates in large registries, and the need for establishing a designated PEA center in Greece is emphasized.