Eleftherios Tsiamis, MD

Clinical Images

Intravascular Lithotripsy as Bail-Out in an Acute Coronary Syndrome Patient With Severe Underexpansion of a Previously Implanted Stent

09/01/2022

Eleftherios Tsiamis , MD;

Konstantinos Aznaouridis , MD, PhD;

Kyriakos Dimitriadis , MD, PhD;

Konstantinos Tsioufis , MD, PhD;

A 67-year-old male presented with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Angiography showed severe restenosis within the previously (before 2 years) implanted 2 stents (3 x 24 mm) in the right coronary artery (RCA). Severe...

A 67-year-old male presented...

09/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The Cooling Effect of Coronary Blood Flow on Heart:
A New Approach

08/01/2008

Pavlos Toutouzas , MD;

Sophia Vaina , MD, PhD;

Konstantinos Toutouzas , MD;

Eleftherios Tsiamis , MD;

Costas Tsioufis , MD;

Christodoulos Stefanadis , MD;

Elli Stefanadis , MD;

Coronary stenosis produces ischemia to the cardiac muscle by reducing blood flow. The anatomical and functional significance of coronary artery stenosis has been extensively studied.1,2 It is known that heat release is released from...

Coronary stenosis produces...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

The Radi PressureWire¬Æ Thermistor for
Intracoronary Thermography
Re: J Invasive Cardiol 2006;18:528‚Äì531 (November)

08/01/2008

Eleftherios Tsiamis , MD;

Christodoulos Stefanadis , MD;

Konstantinos Toutouzas , MD;

Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article recently published in the Journal by Worthley et al regarding the use of the Radi PressureWire® high-sensitivity thermistor (Radi Medical Systems, Inc., Uppsala, Sweden) for the detection...

Dear Editor, We read with great...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Myocardial Infarction Caused by Ostial Right Coronary Artery Thrombus in the Absence of Atheromatosis

08/30/2012

Christodoulos Stefanadis , MD;

Antonios Karanasos , MD;

Eleftherios Tsiamis , MD;

ABSTRACT: Myocardial infarction in patients with normal coronary vessels is a relatively rare entity that is observed in up to 2.8% of patients with myocardial infarction. In this case, we present a patient in whom presence of thrombus was...

ABSTRACT: Myocardial infarction...

08/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology