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      Cardiac autonomic function during intradialytic exercise training 

      Kaltsatou, Antonia; Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M.; Grigoriou, Stefania S.; Karatzaferi, Christina; Giannaki, Christoforos D.; Lavdas, Eleftherios; Fotiou, Dimitris; Kouidi, Evangelia; Patramani, Gianna; Vogiatzi, Christina; Pappas, Aggelos; Stefanidis, Ioannis; Sakkas, Giorgos K. (2019)
      Objectives: Cardiac autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is a common feature in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) therapy, whilst is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac ...
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      Effects of controlled dehydration on sleep quality and quantity: A polysomnographic study in healthy young adults 

      Aristotelous, Panagiotis; Aphamis, George; Sakkas, Giorgos K.; Andreou, Eleni; Pantzaris, Marios; Kyprianou, Theodoros; Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M.; Manconi, Mauro; Giannaki, Christoforos D. (2019)
      Dehydration is associated with several alternations in body homeostasis involving both physiological and mental aspects. In addition some studies have reported a negative effect of dehydration on subjectively assessed ...
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      Restless legs syndrome in Multiple Sclerosis patients: a contributing factor for fatigue, impaired functional capacity, and diminished health-related quality of life 

      Giannaki, Christoforos D.; Aristotelous, Panagiotis; Stefanakis, Manos; Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M.; Manconi, Mauro; Leonidou, Eleni; Sakkas, Giorgos K.; Pantzaris, Marios (2018)
      Objectives Restless legs syndrome (RLS) symptoms are common in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. The aim of the current study was to examine for the first time whether RLS could affect the functional capacity and various ...