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Spyridon Deftereos

Researcher at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Publications -  219
Citations -  5467

Spyridon Deftereos is an academic researcher from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The author has contributed to research in topics: Atrial fibrillation & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 198 publications receiving 4023 citations. Previous affiliations of Spyridon Deftereos include Yale University & AHEPA University Hospital.

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Effect of Colchicine vs Standard Care on Cardiac and Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019: The GRECCO-19 Randomized Clinical Trial.

TL;DR: A role for colchicine in the treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 is suggested, with results suggesting a smaller increase in dimerized plasma fragment D compared with patients in the control group.
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Cardioprotective Role of Remote Ischemic Periconditioning in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Enhancement by Opioid Action

TL;DR: These findings demonstrate a cardioprotective effect of RIPC and morphine during primary percutaneous coronary intervention for the prevention of reperfusion injury.
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Colchicine for community-treated patients with COVID-19 (COLCORONA): a phase 3, randomised, double-blinded, adaptive, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial.

TL;DR: The COLCORONA trial as mentioned in this paper investigated the effect of colchicine on the composite of COVID-19-related death or hospital admission and found that colchics led to a lower rate of the composite adverse events than placebo.
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Colchicine for Prevention of Early Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Randomized Controlled Study

TL;DR: Colchicine is an effective and safe treatment for prevention of early AF recurrences after pulmonary vein isolation in the absence of antiarrhythmic drug treatment and seems to be associated strongly with a significant decrease in inflammatory mediators, including IL-6 and CRP.