Postgraduate students during their studies, take part either by attending or by presenting abstracts and posters educational activities of Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Technologies International Society - MiECTiS
Postgraduate students have participated in:
· 2nd MiECT Symposium (2016)
· 1st MiECT Update Meeting (2017)
· 3rd MiECT Symposium (2018)
· 2nd MiECT Update Meeting (2019)
· MiECTiS Live (2020)
· 4th MiECT Symposium (2021)
· 3rd MiECT Update Meeting (2021)
· 4th MiECT Update Meeting (2023)
· MiECTiS 10-year Anniversary Meeting (2024)
Furthermore, the Postgraduate Program offers full registration and attendance of the proceedings of the bi-annual Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons
PUBLICATIONS
Indicative list of publications indexed in PubMed co-authored by postgraduate students after 2020.
The value of cerebral and somatic near-infrared spectroscopy within an integrated tissue perfusion monitoring strategy in cardiac surgery: A prospective pilot study.
Antonitsis P, Argiriadou H, Gkiouliava A, Deliopoulos A, Mimikos S, Gilou S, Sarridou D, Voucharas C, Karapanagiotidis G, Anastasiadis K. Perfusion. 2026 Jan;41(1):69-79. doi: 10.1177/02676591251340942. Epub 2025 May 8.PMID: 40338150
Minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation versus conventional cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery: a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis.
Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Voucharas C, Apostolidou-Kiouti F, Deliopoulos A, Haidich AB, Argiriadou H.Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Mar 28;67(4):ezaf112. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaf112.PMID: 40131383
Contrast-enhanced echocardiography to define guidewire-related distal coronary artery perforation run-off and to rule out active intrapericardial bleeding.
Kassimis G, Mitsiadis S, Zormpas G, Boulmpou A, Vergopoulos S, Fragakis N.Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej. 2024 Mar;20(1):117-118. doi: 10.5114/aic.2024.137436. Epub 2024 Mar 22.
Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation versus conventional cardiopulmonary bypass in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (MiECS): Rationale and design of a multicentre randomised trial.
Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Papazisis G, Haidich B, Liebold A, Punjabi P, Gunaydin S, El-Essawi A, Rao V, Serrick C, Condello I, Nasso G, Bozok S, Daylan A, Argiriadou H, Deliopoulos A, Karapanagiotidis G, Ashkanani F, Moorjani N, Cale A, Erdoes G, Bennett M, Starinieri P, Carrel T, Murkin J.Perfusion. 2025 May;40(4):923-932. doi: 10.1177/02676591241272009. Epub 2024 Aug 1.PMID: 39089011
Conventional versus minimally invasive extra-corporeal circulation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial (COMICS).
Angelini GD, Reeves BC, Culliford LA, Maishman R, Rogers CA, Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Argiriadou H, Carrel T, Keller D, Liebold A, Ashkaniani F, El-Essawi A, Breitenbach I, Lloyd C, Bennett M, Cale A, Gunaydin S, Gunertem E, Oueida F, Yassin IM, Serrick C, Murkin JM, Rao V, Moscarelli M, Condello I, Punjabi P, Rajakaruna C, Deliopoulos A, Bone D, Lansdown W, Moorjani N, Dennis S.Perfusion. 2025 Apr;40(3):730-741. doi: 10.1177/02676591241258054. Epub 2024 Jun 4.PMID: 38832503
2021 MiECTiS focused update on the 2016 position paper for the use of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation in cardiac surgery.
Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Murkin J, Serrick C, Gunaydin S, El-Essawi A, Bennett M, Erdoes G, Liebold A, Punjabi P, Theodoropoulos KC, Kiaii B, Wahba A, de Somer F, Bauer A, Kadner A, van Boven W, Argiriadou H, Deliopoulos A, Baker RΑ, Breitenbach I, Ince C, Starinieri P, Jenni H, Popov V, Moorjani N, Moscarelli M, Di Eusanio M, Cale A, Shapira O, Baufreton C, Condello I, Merkle F, Stehouwer M, Schmid C, Ranucci M, Angelini G, Carrel T.Perfusion. 2023 Oct;38(7):1360-1383. doi: 10.1177/02676591221119002.
Syncope without prodromes is associated with excessive plasma release of adenosine at the time of syncope during head-up tilt table test.
Fragakis N, Antoniadis AP, Sotiriadou M, Virgiliou C, Ballauri I, Gika HG, Bougiouklis D, Gerou S, Lazaridis C, Vergopoulos S, Bakogiannis C, Giannopoulos G, Theodoridis GA, Papadopoulos CE, Karamitsos TD, Vassilikos V.Int J Cardiol. 2022 Sep 15;363:43-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.06.045. Epub 2022 Jun 16.PMID: 35716941
Gender equity, equitable access to multilevel prevention and environmental sustainability: less-known milestones in the history of cardiac rehabilitation.
Afxonidis G, Tsagkaris C, Papazoglou AS, Moysidis DV, Tagarakis G, Foroulis C, Anastasiadis K.Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Aug;44(17):4944-4945. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2074548. Epub 2022 May 12.PMID: 35549501
Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis.
Giannopoulos G, Anagnostopoulos I, Kousta M, Vergopoulos S, Deftereos S, Vassilikos V.Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Feb 13;12(2):479. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12020479.
Respiratory physiotherapy as a key player in the effort to make surgery greener during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Afxonidis G, Tsagkaris C, Papazoglou AS, Moysidis DV, Tagarakis G, Foroulis C, Anastasiadis K.J Clim Chang Health. 2022 May;6:100134. doi: 10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100134. Epub 2022 May 6.PMID: 35541284
Efficacy of Early and Enhanced Respiratory Physiotherapy and Mobilization after On-Pump Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
Afxonidis G, Moysidis DV, Papazoglou AS, Tsagkaris C, Loudovikou A, Tagarakis G, Karapanagiotidis GT, Alexiou IA, Foroulis C, Anastasiadis K.Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Dec 15;9(12):1735. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9121735.PMID: 34946461
Perfusion matters, and it will always matter in cardiac surgery.
Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Deliopoulos A, Argiriadou H.Perfusion. 2021 Oct;36(7):677-678. doi: 10.1177/02676591211025154. Epub 2021 Jun 19.PMID: 34148398
Modular minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation ensures perfusion safety and technical feasibility in cardiac surgery; a systematic review of the literature.
Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Asteriou C, Deliopoulos A, Argiriadou H.Perfusion. 2022 Nov;37(8):852-862. doi: 10.1177/02676591211026514. Epub 2021 Jun 17.PMID: 3413732
'Where there's smoke, there's fire': near-infrared spectroscopy as a safeguard perioperative perfusion tool in cardiac surgery.
Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Deliopoulos A, Argiriadou H.Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Oct 22;60(4):1006. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab202.PMID: 33963376
From less invasive to minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation.
Anastasiadis K, Antonitsis P, Deliopoulos A, Argiriadou H.J Thorac Dis. 2021 Mar;13(3):1909-1921. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1830.PMID: 33841979
The impact of atrial mechanical function on age-dependent presentation of neurocardiogenic syncope.
Sotiriadou M, Papadopoulos CE, Antoniadis AP, Roumelis P, Vergopoulos S, Konstantinidis P, Pagourelias ED, Tzikas S, Fragakis N, Vassilikos V.Clin Cardiol. 2021 Oct;44(10):1440-1447. doi: 10.1002/clc.23704. Epub 2021 Aug 10.
Minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation preserves coagulation integrity.
Argiriadou H, Antonitsis P, Gkiouliava A, Papapostolou E, Deliopoulos A, Anastasiadis K.Perfusion. 2022 Apr;37(3):257-265. doi: 10.1177/0267659121998544. Epub 2021 Feb 26.PMID: 33637025
Minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation preserves platelet function after cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study.
Argiriadou H, Antonitsis P, Gkiouliava A, Papapostolou E, Deliopoulos A, Anastasiadis K.Perfusion. 2020 Mar;35(2):138-144. doi: 10.1177/0267659119866289. Epub 2019 Aug 5.PMID: 31378133