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      Cost-effectiveness of leucoreduction for prevention of febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions 

      Tsantes, Argirio E.; Kyriakou, Elias; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Stylos, D.; Sidhom, M.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Douramani, Panagiota; Kalantzis, Dimitrios; Kokoris, Styliani; Valsami, S.; Stamoulis, K.; Politou, M.; Foudoulaki-Paparizos, Leontini (2014)
      Background. The cost-effectiveness of universal leucoreduction of blood components remains unclear. When using leucoreduced red blood cells, the decrease in the rate of febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTR) ...
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      Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism and its expression on clinical outcome in acute respiratory distress syndrome 

      Tsantes, Argirio E.; Kopterides, Petros; Bonovas, Stefanos; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Antonakos, Georgios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Gialeraki, Argiri; Kapsimali, Violetta; Kyriakou, Elias; Kokoris, Styliani; Dima, Kleanthi; Armaganidis, Apostolos; Tsangaris, I. (2013)
      Background. The role of the D allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene I/D polymorphism in the clinical outcomes of patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) remains ...
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      Laboratory Assessment of the Anticoagulant Activity of Dabigatran 

      Kyriakou, Elias; Ikonomidis, Ignatios; Stylos, D.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Papadakis, I.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kokoris, Styliani; Kalantzis, Dimitrios; Economopoulou, Christine; Kopterides, Petros; Lekakis, John; Tsantes, Argirio E. (2015)
      Background: Our aim was to identify laboratory assays in order to assess the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran etexilate (DE). Methods: Twenty patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation treated on DE (110 mg per os ...