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Spyridon N. Karras
Researcher at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Publications - 125
Citations - 2653
Spyridon N. Karras is an academic researcher from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vitamin D and neurology & vitamin D deficiency. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 108 publications receiving 1854 citations. Previous affiliations of Spyridon N. Karras include Agios Pavlos General Hospital & Yahoo!.
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Monitoring the efficacy of once-weekly teriparatide. Are bone turnover markers useful in predicting fracture risk?
TL;DR: Once weekly teriparatide appears to be effective in vertebral fracture risk reduction, as the same group showed previously, demonstrating an 80% reduction in vertebra fracture risk after 72 weeks of treatment, although there was no significant reduction in non-vertebral fractures.
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EDITORIAL: Is the Beneficial Effect of Mediterranean Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Partly Mediated through Better Blood Pressure Control?
TL;DR: This poster presents a poster presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Thessaloniki, presenting the findings of a two-week clinical trial of a new hormone replacement therapy called Clostridium difficile.
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Vitamin D deficiency in patients with haemophilia: an underestimated commorbidity.
Panagiotis Anagnostis,Sofia Vakalopoulou,Maria Charizopoulou,Spyridon N. Karras,V. Garipidou +4 more
TL;DR: The success of the procedure relied on multidisciplinary team work of managing the patient and developing a perioperative strategy based on close clinical monitoring and a long-term follow-up is needed for the final result of the case.
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Thyroid Dysfunction and Arterial Stiffness. Does the Restoration of Thyroid Function Tests Offer any Benefit
TL;DR: Insight is provided on the association between AS and thyroid dysfunction and the available data about the available benefits of the restoration of thyroid function on AS and how this affects AS parameters.
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Clinical identification of older adults with hypovitaminosis D: Feasibility, acceptability and accuracy of the 'Vitamin D Status Diagnosticator' in primary care.
Jean-Michel Le Moigno,Gaëlle Annweiler,Spyridon N. Karras,David J. Llewellyn,Jérémie Riou,Cédric Annweiler,Cédric Annweiler +6 more
TL;DR: The 16-item Vitamin D Status Diagnosticator (VDSD) could be considered as feasible, acceptable and accurate for diagnosing hypovitaminosis D among older outpatients in primary care without resorting to an expensive blood test.