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Antonios Pitsis

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Summary

Renowned for pioneering totally endoscopic cardiac surgery, Dr. Antonios Pitsis has led over 15,000 operations, significantly enhancing patient outcomes. He's acclaimed for innovative techniques and training hundreds of cardiac surgeons globally. His work, underpinned by extensive clinical research, publications and invention of surgical instruments, showcases his expertise and dedication to advancing patient care.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Cardiac Surgery

European Interbalkan Medical Center

05.2021 - Current

This is my current appointment in Cardiac Surgery. Currently I perform on average 400 to 450 cardiac cases a year, most of these cases being Totally Endoscopic (200 - 250 cases a year) and other Minimally Invasive Procedures. During my latest appointment my main focus is in teaching and training and creating a new generation of totally endoscopic cardiac surgeons, in order to optimize patient outcomes.

Head of Cardiac Surgery

St. Luke's Hospital

07.1999 - 05.2021

This was the first job of Dr. Pitsis, as Head of Cardiac Surgery in Greece, after his extensive stay abroad, and lasted for almost 22 years. He established a very busy private practice cardiac surgery department, performing up to 900 cardiac operations per year.

He developed many innovative minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures and also he established his department as a referral center for heart failure surgery and mechanical circulatory support.

He organized many national and international congresses and performed live surgery in many of those.

He also established a training center in Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery.

Consultant Senior Lecturer

Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol

03.1998 - 07.1999

This was a joint appointment from the University of Bristol as a Senior Lecturer to Professor Gianni Angelini and the NHS as a NHS Consultant in Cardiac Surgery.

During this appointment I had the opportunity to perform extensive clinical research under the guidance of Professor Angelini, while practicing a busy clinical practice in the NHS. During this period I developed innovative beating heart coronary revascularization procedures and had many publications which are among the most cited publications in cardiac surgery in the beating heat - off pump field.

Senior Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery

University Hospital of Wales NHS Trust

01.1996 - 03.1998

This was a very busy senior training appointment in Cardiothoracic Surgery, where I was practising under the remote or direct supervision of a group of NHS Consultants, performing many hundreds of Cardiac and Thoracic operations every year.

Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery

South Cleveland Hospital NHS Trust

01.1994 - 01.1996

This was a great specialist training appointment where I had the opportunity to get extensive training in all the aspects of Cerdiothoracic Surgery and how to become a competent clinician.

Senior House Officer in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Papworth Hospital NHS Trust

01.1993 - 01.1994

A great first appointment as a junior doctor in the U.K., in the most famous Cardiothoracic unit of the U.K. and also a leading unit of the whole world. I had the opportunity to work with giants in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Heart and Lung Transplantation like Sir Terence English, Mr. John Wallwork and Mr. Francis Wells.

Registrar in Cardiac Surgery

University Hospital of Lund

01.1992 - 01.1993

My first training appointment in Cardiac Surgery, in a very busy university hospital, clinically as as well as academically oriented..

Resident in General Surgery

University Hospital of Patras

01.1990 - 01.1992

My first training job as a medical doctor in a very busy academic department of general surgery.

Education

Ph.D. - Cardiac Surgery - Mechanical Circulatory Support

Democritus Univercity of Thrace

Alexandroupoli, Greece

01.2006

M.D. - Medical School

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece

10.1989

Skills

1 Expert in Totally Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery I have trained hundreds of surgeons from around the globe I have established a highly successful endoscopic cardiac surgery training center, with hundreds of visitors all attending my practice

2Proctor in Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery for many of the biggest companies of the medical industry, like Medtronic, Edwards, LSI Solutions, etc and have proctored cases in France, Germany, Austria, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus

3 Academic surgeon with over a hundred publications in the PubMed, around four-thousand citations, weekly participation in international congresses as speaker, many chapters in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Textbooks

4Founding member and member of the steering group of the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club (ecscluborg, est 2021)

5 Board member of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgical Society

(ISMICS, ismicsorg)

6 I have performed totally endoscopic live surgeries of new innovative techniques for the treatment of structural heart disease, in many of the most renowned

international congresses in cardiac surgery including the European Association for Cardiac Surgery Annual / Tecno-College Meeting 2022 (Milan) and 2023 (Vienna), Focus Valve 2022 and 2023 (Innsbruck), Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club 2022, Master of Valve Therapy 2022 (Berlin)

7 Inventor of a series of endoscopic surgical instruments (Delacroix Chevalier)

Publications

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1. Modified Clover Technique Using Automated Suture Placement and Securing

Technology in a Passive Beating Heart Model.

Laengle S, Suria A, Poschner T, Tasdelen S, Pitsis A, Kocher A, Andreas M.

Bioengineering (Basel). 2024 Jun 29;11(7):666. doi:

10.3390/bioengineering11070666.

PMID: 39061748 Free PMC article.

2. Totally Endoscopic Redo Tricuspid Repair With a Modified Clover Triple Edge-to-

Edge Technique.

Pitsis A, Marvaki A, Lolakos K, Andreas M.

Innovations (Phila). 2024 Jun 5:15569845241253279. doi:

10.1177/15569845241253279. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 38835238 No abstract available.

3. Totally Endoscopic Triple-Valve Surgery With Transcatheter Valve in Mitral Annular

Calcification, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Tricuspid Repair.

Pitsis A.

Innovations (Phila). 2024 Mar-Apr;19(2):118-119. doi: 10.1177/15569845241238000.

Epub 2024 Apr 16.

PMID: 38623807 No abstract available.

4. The 7 Pillars of Starting an Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery Program.

Zacharias J, Glauber M, Pitsis A, Solinas M, Kempfert J, Castillo-Sang M, Balkhy

HH, Perier P.

Innovations (Phila). 2024 Mar-Apr;19(2):107-117. doi: 10.1177/15569845241239448.

Epub 2024 Apr 15.

PMID: 38619021 No abstract available.

5. Implementation of Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery

With Automated Suturing Technology.

Zubarevich A, Arjomandi Rad A, Beltsios E, Salman J, Pitsis A, Popov AF, Schmack

B, Bakhtiary F, Ruhparwar A, Weymann A.

Innovations (Phila). 2024 Mar-Apr;19(2):196-203. doi: 10.1177/15569845241237537.

Epub 2024 Apr 4.

PMID: 38576096 Free PMC article.

6. Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club: The 5 Whys.

Zacharias J, Glauber M, Pitsis A, Solinas M, Kempfert J, Castillo-Sang M, Balkhy

HH, Perier P.

Innovations (Phila). 2024 Mar-Apr;19(2):103-106. doi: 10.1177/15569845241239281.

Epub 2024 Apr 4.

PMID: 38576094 No abstract available.

7. Atrial fibrillation post CABG and the risk of arrhythmia recurrence: the AFRODITE

study.

Nikolaou M, Pattakos G, Hitas C, Koniari K, Pitsis A, Iliopoulos D, Xintarakou Α,

Vardas EP, Pattakos S, Tzeis S, Vardas P.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2024 Mar 5:S1109-9666(24)00058-7. doi:

10.1016/j.hjc.2024.03.003. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 38453014

8. Pacemaker implantation after concomitant tricuspid valve repair in patientsundergoing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: Results from the Mini-Mitral

International Registry.

Faerber G, Berretta P, Nguyen TC, Wilbring M, Lamelas J, Stefano P, Kempfert J,

Rinaldi M, Pacini D, Pitsis A, Gerdisch M, Dinh NH, Van Praet F, Salvador L, Yan T,

Bonaros N, Fiore A, Doenst T, Di Eusanio M.

JTCVS Open. 2023 Nov 19;17:64-71. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.10.036. eCollection

2024 Feb.

PMID: 38420545 Free PMC article.

9. Periostin is overexpressed, correlated with fibrosis and differs among grades of

cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in myectomy tissue of patients with hypertrophic

cardiomyopathy.

Ioakeimidis NS, Pitsis A, Zegkos T, Ntelios D, Kelpis T, Papamitsou T, Parcharidou

D, Gossios T, Efthimiadis G, Meditskou S.

PLoS One. 2023 Nov 8;18(11):e0293427. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293427.

eCollection 2023.

PMID: 37939043 Free PMC article.

10. Neurological outcomes in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: risk factors

analysis from the Mini-Mitral International Registry.

Cresce GD, Berretta P, Fiore A, Wilbring M, Gerdisch M, Pitsis A, Rinaldi M,

Bonaros N, Kempfert J, Yan T, Van Praet F, Nguyen HD, Savini C, Lamelas J,

Nguyen TC, Stefano P, Färber G, Salvador L, Di Eusanio M.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Oct 4;64(4):ezad336. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad336.

PMID: 37812223

11. Acute mitral regurgitation with and without acute heart failure.

Boudoulas KD, Triposkiadis F, Koenig S, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C, Pitsis A,

Boudoulas H.

Heart Fail Rev. 2023 Sep;28(5):1201-1209. doi: 10.1007/s10741-023-10322-5. Epub

2023 Jul 6.

PMID: 37414917 Review.

12. Aortic cross-clamp time correlates with mortality in the mini-mitral international

registry.

Doenst T, Berretta P, Bonaros N, Savini C, Pitsis A, Wilbring M, Gerdisch M,

Kempfert J, Rinaldi M, Folliguet T, Yan T, Stefano P, Van Praet F, Salvador L,

Lamelas J, Nguyen TC, Dinh NH, Färber G, Di Eusanio M.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Jun 1;63(6):ezad147. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad147.

PMID: 37052525

13. Risk-related clinical outcomes after minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: insights

from the Mini-Mitral International Registry.

Berretta P, Kempfert J, Van Praet F, Salvador L, Lamelas J, Nguyen TC, Wilbring M,

Gerdisch M, Rinaldi M, Bonaros N, Folliguet T, Doenst T, Nguyen DH, Stefano P,

Yan T, Savini C, Pitsis A, Di Eusanio M.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Jun 1;63(6):ezad090. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad090.

PMID: 36892446

14. Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement, TAVI and the art of war.

Pitsis A, Balkhy HH, Perier P.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Nov 3;62(6):ezac520. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac520.

PMID: 36331341 No abstract available.

15. Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac death.

Boudoulas KD, Pitsis A, Triposkiadis F, Han Y, Savona SJ, Stefanadis C, Boudoulas

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 Sep-Oct;74:89-98. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.10.010. Epub

2022 Oct 21.

PMID: 36279946 Review.

16. α-Myosin heavy chain (MYH6) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Prominent

expression in areas with vacuolar degeneration of myocardial cells.

Ntelios D, Meditskou S, Efthimiadis G, Pitsis A, Zegkos T, Parcharidou D, Theotokis

P, Alexouda S, Karvounis H, Tzimagiorgis G.Pathol Int. 2022 May;72(5):308-310. doi: 10.1111/pin.13216. Epub 2022 Feb 14.

PMID: 35166430 No abstract available.

17. Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement with concomitant trans-aortic mitral valve

repair for mitral regurgitation.

Pitsis A, Tsotsolis N, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Oct 30;16(1):318. doi: 10.1186/s13019-021-01694-6.

PMID: 34717719 Free PMC article.

18. Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary

Hypertension in Greece. Real-World Data from the Hellenic Pulmonary Hypertension

Registry (HOPE).

Demerouti E, Karyofyllis P, Voudris V, Boutsikou M, Anastasiadis G, Anthi A,

Arvanitaki A, Athanassopoulos G, Avgeropoulou A, Brili S, Feloukidis C,

Frantzeskaki F, Karatasakis G, Karvounis H, Konstantonis D, Mitrouska I,

Mouratoglou S, Naka KK, Orfanos SE, Panagiotidou E, Pitsiou G, Pitsis A,

Stamatopoulou V, Stanopoulos I, Thomaidis A, Tsangaris I, Tsiapras D, Giannakoulas

G, Manginas A, On Behalf Of The Hellenic Society For The Study Of Pulmonary

Hypertension Hssph.

J Clin Med. 2021 Sep 30;10(19):4547. doi: 10.3390/jcm10194547.

PMID: 34640577 Free PMC article.

19. Routine histopathology of septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive

cardiomyopathy in a greek cohort.

Ioakeimidis NS, Pitsis A, Ntelios D, Zegkos T, Kelpis T, Papamitsou T, Parcharidou

D, Efthimiadis G, Meditskou S.

Histol Histopathol. 2021 Nov;36(11):1145-1153. doi: 10.14670/HH-18-369. Epub

2021 Jul 30.

PMID: 34327701

20. Mitral commissural prolapse.

Papadimitraki ED, Patrianakos A, Pitsis A, Marketou M, Zacharaki A, Parthenakis F.

Echocardiography. 2021 Apr;38(4):646-656. doi: 10.1111/echo.14984. Epub 2021

Mar 22.

PMID: 33749914 Review.

21. Operative steps of totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement.

Pitsis A, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 Sep 1;31(3):424. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa102.

PMID: 32860037 No abstract available.

22. Rheumatic Fever Licks at the Joints, but Bites at the Heart.

Boudoulas KD, Pitsis A, Boudoulas H.

Cardiology. 2020;145(8):529-532. doi: 10.1159/000508659. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

PMID: 32640445 No abstract available.

23. The Use of MitraClip in Secondary Mitral Regurgitation and Heart Failure.

Boudoulas KD, Vallakati A, Pitsis AA, Orsinelli DA, Abraham WT.

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 Dec;21(12):1606-1612. doi:

10.1016/j.carrev.2020.05.015. Epub 2020 May 19.

PMID: 32461047 Review.

24. Preoperative determination of artificial chordae tendineae length by transoesophageal

echocardiography in totally endoscopic mitral valve repair.

Pitsis A, Tsotsolis N, Theofilogiannakos E, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 Jul 1;31(1):20-27. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa046.

PMID: 32236536

25. Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse: A complex entity with multiple genotypes

and phenotypes.

Boudoulas KD, Pitsis AA, Mazzaferri EL, Gumina RJ, Triposkiadis F, Boudoulas H.

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 May-Jun;63(3):308-326. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.03.004.

Epub 2020 Mar 19.

PMID: 32201287 Review.

26. Floppy Mitral Valve/Mitral Valve Prolapse (FMV/MVP): An unrevealed genotype -Phenotype relationship.

Boudoulas KD, Pitsis AA, Theofilogiannakos EK, Madiai F, Koenig S, Kelpis TG,

Mohler PJ, Mazzaferri EL, Boudoulas H.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2020 Sep-Oct;61(5):354-356. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2019.12.007. Epub

2020 Jan 13.

PMID: 31945479 No abstract available.

27. Tricuspid Valve Disease: The "Forgotten Valve".

Boudoulas KD, Barbetseas J, Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H.

Cardiology. 2019;142(4):235-238. doi: 10.1159/000497816. Epub 2019 Jun 25.

PMID: 31238310 No abstract available.

28. Mitral valve repair: moving towards a personalized ring.

Pitsis A, Kelpis T, Theofilogiannakos E, Tsotsolis N, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD.

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jun 13;14(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s13019-019-0926-7.

PMID: 31196216 Free PMC article.

29. Malignant interventricular liposarcoma.

Tourmousoglou C, Kallifatidis A, Karamitsos T, Nikoloudakis N, Asimaki A, Pitsis A.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2019 Sep-Oct;60(5):329-330. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2019.01.011. Epub

2019 Jan 23.

PMID: 30682419 No abstract available.

30. Simultaneous implantation of MitraClip devices in a patient with severe mitral and

tricuspid valve regurgitation.

Ninios V, Tourmousoglou C, Mezilis N, Ninios I, Dardas P, Tsikaderis D,

Theophylogiannakos S, Pitsis A.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2019 May-Jun;60(3):207-208. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2018.09.005.

Epub 2018 Oct 4.

PMID: 30292473

31. Hospitalisations for heart failure predict mortality in pulmonary hypertension related

to congenital heart disease.

Ntiloudi D, Apostolopoulou S, Vasiliadis K, Frogoudaki A, Tzifa A, Ntellos C, Brili

S, Manginas A, Pitsis A, Kolios M, Karvounis H, Tsioufis C, Goudevenos J, Rammos

S, Giannakoulas G; CHALLENGE investigators.

Heart. 2019 Mar;105(6):465-469. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313613. Epub 2018 Sep

29.

PMID: 30269081

32. Hybrid Coronary Revascularization and the Hybrid Cardiovascular Operating Room.

Boudoulas KD, Marmagkiolis K, Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H.

Cardiology. 2018;140(2):83-86. doi: 10.1159/000489040. Epub 2018 Jun 13.

PMID: 29898435 No abstract available.

33. Caught in the Act: Massive Pulmonary Thrombus Crossing a Patent Foramen Ovale.

Kallifatidis A, Tourmousoglou C, Gogas G, Nikoloudakis N, Pitsis A.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Mar;105(3):e139. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.11.009.

PMID: 29455829 No abstract available.

34. An Unusual Case of Arterial Embolism in an Adolescent With a Mitral Valve Repair

With a Ring.

Tourmousoglou C, Karkos C, Fidanis T, Theofilogiannakos EK, Hytiroglou P, Pitsis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Oct;104(4):e315-e317. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.051.

PMID: 28935324

35. Matrix Metalloproteinase Polymorphisms in Patients with Floppy Mitral Valve/Mitral

Valve Prolapse (FMV/MVP) and FMV/MVP Syndrome.

Lima SM, Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Shahin MH, Langaee TY, Cavallari LH,

Theofilogiannakos EK, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD.

Cardiology. 2017;138(3):179-185. doi: 10.1159/000477656. Epub 2017 Jul 28.

PMID: 28750369

36. Adult congenital heart disease in Greece: Preliminary data from the CHALLENGE

registry.Giannakoulas G, Vasiliadis K, Frogoudaki A, Ntellos C, Tzifa A, Brili S, Manginas A,

Papaphylactou M, Parcharidou D, Kampouridis N, Pitsis A, Chamaidi A, Kolios M,

Papadopoulos G, Douras A, Davlouros P, Ntiloudi D, Karvounis H, Kalangos A,

Tsioufis C, Rammos S; CHALLENGE investigators.

Int J Cardiol. 2017 Oct 15;245:109-113. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.07.024. Epub 2017

Jul 13.

PMID: 28743482

37. Elevated plasma levels of miR-29a are associated with hemolysis in patients with

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Ntelios D, Meditskou S, Efthimiadis G, Pitsis A, Nikolakaki E, Girtovitis F,

Parcharidou D, Zegkos T, Kouidou S, Karvounis H, Tzimagiorgis G.

Clin Chim Acta. 2017 Aug;471:321-326. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2017.07.004. Epub 2017

Jul 4.

PMID: 28684219

38. Epidemiology and management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension:

experience from two expert centers.

Bazmpani MA, Arvanitaki A, Toumpourleka M, Pitsiou G, Panagiotidou E,

Mouratoglou SA, Sianos G, Hadjimiltiades S, Pitsis A, Mayer E, Stanopoulos I,

Karvounis H, Giannakoulas G.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2018 Jan-Feb;59(1):16-23. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.05.005. Epub

2017 May 17.

PMID: 28528258

39. Aortic Valve Stenosis in Alkaptonuria.

Tourmousoglou C, Nikoloudakis N, Pitsis A.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jun;103(6):e557. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.070.

PMID: 28528068 No abstract available.

40. Left Ventricular Cardiac Hemangioma.

Tourmousoglou C, Nikoloudakis N, Kelpis T, Tsotsolis N, Ninios V, Kallifatidis A,

Ninios E, Theofilogiannakos EK, Thoma M, Asimaki A, Pitsis A.

Am J Med. 2017 Aug;130(8):e337-e339. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.02.043. Epub

2017 Apr 2.

PMID: 28373114 No abstract available.

41. eComment: "Repair of an acute type A aortic dissection: how to deal with a residual

dissected branchiocephalic artery aneurysm ".

Tourmousoglou C, Pitsis A, Nikoloudakis N.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Feb 1;24(2):312. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw434.

PMID: 28364484 No abstract available.

42. eComment: Expanding aortic arch pseudoaneurysm in a high-risk patient with

previous coronary surgery: a treatment strategy.

Tourmousoglou C, Nikoloudakis N, Pitsis A.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar 1;24(3):473. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw447.

PMID: 28364437 No abstract available.

43. Acute intraoperative heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and thrombosis during

coronary artery bypass grafting: Two case reports providing evidence for the role of

preoperative LMWH in triggering sensitization.

Khoury M, Pitsis A, Poumpouridou-Kioura H, Soufla G, Kanthou C, Matoula N,

Angelidis A, Melissari E.

Thromb Res. 2016 Oct;146:126-130. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.08.020. Epub 2016

Aug 20.

PMID: 27597121

44. Floppy Mitral Valve (FMV) - Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) - Mitral Valvular

Regurgitation and FMV/MVP Syndrome.

Boudoulas KD, Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2016 Mar-Apr;57(2):73-85. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2016.03.001. Epub

2016 Apr 6.

PMID: 27445020 Review.45. eComment. Is flexible band or rigid ring the best choice for functional tricuspid

regurgitation?

Tourmousoglou C, Pitsis A, Nikoloudakis N, Dougenis D.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul;23(1):88-9. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw165.

PMID: 27325654 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

46. eComment: Aortic-root enlargement procedures: an invaluable surgical technique.

Tourmousoglou C, Pitsis A, Nikoloudakis N, Dougenis D.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun;22(6):749. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw130.

PMID: 27231247 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

47. Response to letter regarding article, "A word of caution: risk of device erosion after

percutaneous treatment of atrial septal defect in patients with dilated aortic root".

Dardas PS, Thanopoulos V, Theofilogiannakos EK, Ninios V, Kallifatidis A, Pitsis

AA.

Circulation. 2015 Feb 24;131(8):e356. doi:

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012782.

PMID: 25712063 No abstract available.

48. A multidisciplinary approach to unplanned conversion from off-pump to on-pump

beating heart coronary artery revascularization in patients with compromised left

ventricular function.

Tsaousi G, Pitsis AA, Ioannidis GD, Vasilakos DG.

Crit Care Res Pract. 2014;2014:348021. doi: 10.1155/2014/348021. Epub 2014 Nov

12.

PMID: 25478216 Free PMC article.

49. Successful transapical transcatheter prosthetic mitral paravalvular leak closure.

Dardas PS, Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Mezilis NE, Tsikaderis DD, Pitsis AA,

Thanopoulos VD.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2014 Nov-Dec;55(6):510-1.

PMID: 25432203 No abstract available.

50. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: do not miss the chance for an early

diagnosis.

Bagalas V, Paspala A, Sourla E, Akritidou S, Tsolakidou K, Boutou A, Pitsis AA,

Manika K, Kioumis IP, Stanopoulos I, Pitsiou G.

Am J Case Rep. 2014 Sep 5;15:378-81. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.891014.

PMID: 25203436 Free PMC article.

51. Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse syndrome: Beta-adrenergic receptor

polymorphism may contribute to the pathogenesis of symptoms.

Theofilogiannakos EK, Boudoulas KD, Gawronski BE, Langaee TY, Dardas PS,

Ninios V, Kelpis TG, Johnson JA, Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H.

J Cardiol. 2015 May;65(5):434-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2014.07.020. Epub 2014 Sep 22.

PMID: 25172623

52. Flail septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve due to rupture of chordae tendineae ten years

after pacemaker implantation.

Christogiannis Z, Korantzopoulos P, Pappas K, Pitsis A.

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 20;176(2):e41-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.060. Epub 2014

Jul 12.

PMID: 25108684 No abstract available.

53. Surgical septal myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Greece: a single-center

initial experience.

Efthimiadis GK, Pitsis A, Pagourelias ED, Kamperidis V, Kelpis T, Meditskou S,

Hadjimiltiades S, Ninios V, Mezilis N, Maron BJ, Styliadis IH.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2014 Mar-Apr;55(2):132-8.

PMID: 24681791

54. A word of caution: risk of device erosion after percutaneous treatment of atrial septal

defect in patients with dilated aortic root.

Dardas PS, Thanopoulos V, Theofilogiannakos EK, Ninios V, Kallifatidis A, Pitsis

AA.Circulation. 2014 Mar 25;129(12):e399-400. doi:

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.007877.

PMID: 24664220 No abstract available.

55. Implementation of EuroSCORE II as an adjunct to APACHE II model and SOFA

score, for refining the prognostic accuracy in cardiac surgical patients.

Tsaousi GG, Pitsis AA, Ioannidis GD, Pourzitaki CK, Yannacou-Peftoulidou MN,

Vasilakos DG.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2015 Dec;56(6):919-27. Epub 2014 Feb 13.

PMID: 24525523

56. Minimally invasive transapical aortic valve implantation and simultaneous major

pulmonary resection.

Kelpis TG, Economopoulos VA, Nikoloudakis NE, Pitsis AA.

J Card Surg. 2013 Nov;28(6):660-2. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12223. Epub 2013 Sep 20.

PMID: 24112463

57. Pulmonary endarterectomy for thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Pitsiou GG, Stanopoulos I, Tatlis A, Nikoloudakis NE.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2013 Jan-Feb;54(1):58-9.

PMID: 23340130 No abstract available.

58. Left ventricular lipoma: a three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic

appearance.

Kelpis TG, Theofilogiannakos EK, Ninios VN, Pitsis AA.

J Card Surg. 2013 Jan;28(1):53. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12049. Epub 2012 Dec 4.

PMID: 23211064 No abstract available.

59. Unroofed coronary sinus as a cause of right heart dilatation in an elderly patient.

Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Giannakoulas G, Spanos GP, Nikoloudakis NE, Pitsis AA.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2012 Sep-Oct;53(5):390-1.

PMID: 22995610 No abstract available.

60. Cerebral oxygenation impairment and S-100β protein release during off-pump

coronary artery revascularization.

Tsaousi GG, Pitsis AA, Deliaslani DV, Amaniti EN, Karakoulas KA, Vasilakos DG.

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Apr;27(2):245-52. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.06.009.

Epub 2012 Jul 18.

PMID: 22818497

61. Bi-ostial coronary thrombosis due to heparin induced thrombocytopenia.

Dardas PS, Tsikaderis DD, Theofilogiannakos EK, Spyrou AN, Mezilis NE, Ninios

VN, Pitsis AA.

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Jan 10;162(2):e36-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.069. Epub 2012

Jun 3.

PMID: 22664366 No abstract available.

62. Mechanical assistance of the circulation during cardiogenic shock.

Pitsis AA, Visouli AN.

Curr Opin Crit Care. 2011 Oct;17(5):425-38. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32834a75c1.

PMID: 21897218 Review.

63. ECMO as a bridge to high-risk rotablation of heavily calcified coronary arteries.

Dardas P, Mezilis N, Ninios V, Theofilogiannakos EK, Tsikaderis D, Tsotsolis N,

Kolettas A, Nikoloudakis N, Pitsis AA.

Herz. 2012 Mar;37(2):225-30. doi: 10.1007/s00059-011-3489-5.

PMID: 21732095 Review.

64. Total ventricular assist for long-term treatment of heart failure.

Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Ninios V, Kremastinos DT.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug;142(2):464-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.11.014.

Epub 2011 Feb 1.

PMID: 21277596 No abstract available.

65. Coronary ostial stenosis after aortic valve replacement: successful treatment of 2

patients with drug-eluting stents.

Ziakas AG, Economou FI, Charokopos NA, Pitsis AA, Parharidou DG, PapadopoulosTI, Parharidis GE.

Tex Heart Inst J. 2010;37(4):465-8.

PMID: 20844624 Free PMC article.

66. Clinical review: practical recommendations on the management of perioperative heart

failure in cardiac surgery.

Mebazaa A, Pitsis AA, Rudiger A, Toller W, Longrois D, Ricksten SE, Bobek I, De

Hert S, Wieselthaler G, Schirmer U, von Segesser LK, Sander M, Poldermans D,

Ranucci M, Karpati PC, Wouters P, Seeberger M, Schmid ER, Weder W, Follath F.

Crit Care. 2010;14(2):201. doi: 10.1186/cc8153. Epub 2010 Apr 28.

PMID: 20497611 Free PMC article. Review.

67. Aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma: a three-dimensional transesophageal

echocardiographic appearance.

Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Economopoulos VA, Pitsis AA.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):2043. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.033.

PMID: 20494087 No abstract available.

68. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Repeated successful thrombolysis of a Jarvik 2000

left ventricular assist device in a patient with noncompaction cardiomyopathy.

Ninios V, Visouli A, Pitsis A.

Circulation. 2010 Jan 26;121(3):e13-4. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181cdb410.

PMID: 20100979 No abstract available.

69. Subclavian artery stenosis detected with transit-time flowmeter during OPCAB.

Economopoulos V, Psaltis E, Kelpis T, Pitsis A.

J Card Surg. 2010 Mar;25(2):176-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00970.x. Epub

2010 Jan 4.

PMID: 20059613 No abstract available.

70. Subaortic stenosis in an adult caused by two discrete membranes: a three-dimensional

transesophageal echocardiographic visualization.

Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Dardas PS, Pitsis AA.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov;88(5):1703. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.067.

PMID: 19853150 No abstract available.

71. Mechanical circulatory support in the ICCU.

Pitsis AA, Visouli A.

Acute Card Care. 2009;11(4):204-15. doi: 10.1080/17482940903177028.

PMID: 19742354 Review.

72. Asymptomatic papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve in a young woman - a case

report.

Parthenakis F, Nyktari E, Patrianakos A, Pitsis A, Asimaki A, Vardas P.

Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2009 Sep 2;7:43. doi: 10.1186/1476-7120-7-43.

PMID: 19725951 Free PMC article.

73. Minimally invasive transapical aortic valve-in-a-valve implantation for severe aortic

regurgitation in a degenerated stentless bioprosthesis.

Kelpis TG, Mezilis NE, Ninios VN, Pitsis AA.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Oct;138(4):1018-20. doi:

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.05.020. Epub 2009 Jul 3.

PMID: 19660270 No abstract available.

74. Focusing on atrial remodeling in chronic mitral regurgitation: better prevent

ventricular remodeling rather than treat.

Dardas PS, Pitsis AA.

Cardiology. 2009;114(2):130-1. doi: 10.1159/000224769. Epub 2009 Jun 12.

PMID: 19521077 No abstract available.

75. Palliative care in heart failure: a position statement from the palliative care workshop

of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

Jaarsma T, Beattie JM, Ryder M, Rutten FH, McDonagh T, Mohacsi P, Murray SA,

Grodzicki T, Bergh I, Metra M, Ekman I, Angermann C, Leventhal M, Pitsis A, Anker

SD, Gavazzi A, Ponikowski P, Dickstein K, Delacretaz E, Blue L, Strasser F,

McMurray J; Advanced Heart Failure Study Group of the HFA of the ESC.Eur J Heart Fail. 2009 May;11(5):433-43. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp041.

PMID: 19386813 Review.

76. Mitral regurgitation in acute heart failure: the role of echocardiography.

Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H.

Cardiology. 2009;113(4):246-8. doi: 10.1159/000203642. Epub 2009 Feb 25.

PMID: 19246902 No abstract available.

77. Heart and lung transplantation: new flavours from old recipes.

Pitsis AA.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2008 Jul-Aug;49(4):238-40.

PMID: 18935710 No abstract available.

78. Will modern miniaturized left ventricular assist devices offer a viable alternative to

heart transplantation?

Visouli AN, Pitsis AA.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2008 Sep-Oct;49(5):335-48.

PMID: 18846924 Review. No abstract available.

79. Update on ventricular assist device management in the ICU.

Pitsis AA, Visouli AN.

Curr Opin Crit Care. 2008 Oct;14(5):569-78. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283097653.

PMID: 18787451 Review.

80. Elective bridging to recovery after repair: the surgical approach to ventricular reverse

remodeling.

Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Ninios V, Bougioukas G, Filippatos G, Kremastinos D,

Burkhoff D, Long JW.

Artif Organs. 2008 Sep;32(9):730-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2008.00596.x. Epub

2008 Jul 30.

PMID: 18684205

81. Diverticulum of the left ventricle: etiology and surgical treatment.

Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Nikoloudakis N, Parthenakis F, Vardas

Heart Surg Forum. 2008;11(2):E75-7. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20071205.

PMID: 18430659

82. Left atrial function and work after surgical ventricular restoration in postmyocardial

infarction heart failure.

Dardas PS, Pitsis AA, Mezilis NE, Tsikaderis DD, Ninios VN, Boudoulas H.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jul;21(7):841-7. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.12.005. Epub

2008 Apr 2.

PMID: 18385015

83. Left ventricular assist device as a bridge to surgery in postinfarction ventricular septal

defect.

Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Visouli AN, Bobotis G, Filippatos GS, Kremastinos DT.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Apr;135(4):951-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.004.

PMID: 18374789 No abstract available.

84. Feasibility study of a temporary percutaneous left ventricular assist device in cardiac

surgery.

Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Burkhoff D, Dardas P, Mezilis N, Bougioukas G, Filippatos G.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec;84(6):1993-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.048.

PMID: 18036923

85. Modified ross procedure: partially supported root replacement.

Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Dardas PS, Visouli AN, Boudoulas HK.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Dec;55(8):520-1. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-965482.

PMID: 18027342 No abstract available.

86. Advanced chronic heart failure: A position statement from the Study Group on

Advanced Heart Failure of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of

Cardiology.

Metra M, Ponikowski P, Dickstein K, McMurray JJ, Gavazzi A, Bergh CH, Fraser

AG, Jaarsma T, Pitsis A, Mohacsi P, Böhm M, Anker S, Dargie H, Brutsaert D,Komajda M; Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2007 Jun-Jul;9(6-7):684-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.04.003. Epub

2007 May 3.

PMID: 17481947 Review.

87. Acute heart failure: is there a role for surgery?

Pitsis AA, Anagnostopoulos CE.

Heart Fail Rev. 2007 Jun;12(2):173-8. doi: 10.1007/s10741-007-9022-5.

PMID: 17453344 Review.

88. Modified (Valsalva graft) aortic root reimplantation for successful repair of pulmonary

autograft aneurysm after Ross procedure.

Pitsis AA, Bougioukas IG, Kelpis TG, Dardas PS, Mezilis NE, Tsikaderis DD,

Deliaslani D.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2007 Jan-Feb;48(1):47-9.

PMID: 17388111

89. First human implantation of a new rotary blood pump: design of the clinical feasibility

study.

Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Vassilikos V, Ninios VN, Sfirakis PD, Mezilis NE, Dardas PS,

Filippatos GS, Bougioukas GI, Kremastinos DT, Long JW.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2006 Nov-Dec;47(6):368-76.

PMID: 17243510 Clinical Trial.

90. Ross procedure: medium-term results.

Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Dardas PS, Mezilis NE, Tsikaderis DD, Boudoulas HK.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2006 May-Jun;47(3):160-3.

PMID: 16862824

91. Mitral valve reconstruction in a compound heterozygote for sickle cell anemia and

hemoglobin Lepore.

Tziomalos K, Garipidou V, Houmpouridou E, Pitsis AA, Basayannis E.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Sep;130(3):932-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.02.037.

PMID: 16153972 No abstract available.

92. Temporary assist device for postcardiotomy cardiac failure.

Pitsis AA, Dardas P, Mezilis N, Nikoloudakis N, Filippatos G, Burkhoff D.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Apr;77(4):1431-3. doi: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01305-5.

PMID: 15063283

93. Left atrial volumes, function and work before and after mitral valve repair in chronic

mitral regurgitation.

Dardas PS, Pitsis AA, Tsikaderis DD, Mezilis NE, Geleris PN, Boudoulas HK.

J Heart Valve Dis. 2004 Jan;13(1):27-32.

PMID: 14765836

94. Reduced postoperative blood loss and transfusion requirement after beating-heart

coronary operations: a prospective randomized study.

Ascione R, Williams S, Lloyd CT, Sundaramoorthi T, Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Apr;121(4):689-96. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2001.112823.

PMID: 11279409 Clinical Trial.

95. Haemodynamic changes during beating heart coronary surgery with the 'Bristol

Technique'.

Watters MP, Ascione R, Ryder IG, Ciulli F, Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2001 Jan;19(1):34-40. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(00)00603-5.

PMID: 11163558

96. Oesophageal perforation following perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography.

Massey SR, Pitsis A, Mehta D, Callaway M.

Br J Anaesth. 2000 May;84(5):643-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/84.5.643.

PMID: 10844846

97. Inflammatory response after coronary revascularization with or without

cardiopulmonary bypass.

Ascione R, Lloyd CT, Underwood MJ, Lotto AA, Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Apr;69(4):1198-204. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01152-8.PMID: 10800819 Clinical Trial.

98. Economic outcome of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a prospective

randomized study.

Ascione R, Lloyd CT, Underwood MJ, Lotto AA, Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Dec;68(6):2237-42. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01123-6.

PMID: 10617009 Clinical Trial.

99. Off pump coronary bypass grafting of the circumflex artery.

Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1999 Oct;16(4):478-9. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00292-4.

PMID: 10571100

100. A new strategy of total arterial revascularization.

Pitsis AA, Cullen HC, Musumeci F, Zaman AG, Butchart EG.

Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Apr;67(4):1186-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00102-2.

PMID: 10320286

101. Combined therapies for composite graft infection after Bentall's procedure.

Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Feb;67(2):600.

PMID: 10197720 No abstract available.

102. Smooth muscle tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. A 10-year experience.

Spiliotis J, Scopa CD, Kyriakopoulou D, Pitsis A, Melachrinou M, Tzoracoleftherakis

E, Androulakis J.

Eur J Surg Oncol. 1992 Dec;18(6):580-4.

PMID: 1478290

Publications

1: Laengle S, Suria A, Poschner T, Tasdelen S, Pitsis A, Kocher A, Andreas M.

Modified Clover Technique Using Automated Suture Placement and Securing

Technology in a Passive Beating Heart Model. Bioengineering (Basel). 2024 Jun

29;11(7):666. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering11070666. PMID: 39061748; PMCID:

PMC11273994.

2: Pitsis A, Marvaki A, Lolakos K, Andreas M. Totally Endoscopic Redo Tricuspid

Repair With a Modified Clover Triple Edge-to-Edge Technique. Innovations

(Phila). 2024 Jun 5:15569845241253279. doi: 10.1177/15569845241253279. Epub

ahead of print. PMID: 38835238.

3: Pitsis A. Totally Endoscopic Triple-Valve Surgery With Transcatheter Valve in

Mitral Annular Calcification, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Tricuspid Repair.

Innovations (Phila). 2024 Mar-Apr;19(2):118-119. doi: 10.1177/15569845241238000.

Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38623807.

4: Zacharias J, Glauber M, Pitsis A, Solinas M, Kempfert J, Castillo-Sang M,

Balkhy HH, Perier P. The 7 Pillars of Starting an Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery

Program. Innovations (Phila). 2024 Mar-Apr;19(2):107-117. doi:

10.1177/15569845241239448. Epub 2024 Apr 15. PMID: 38619021.

5: Zubarevich A, Arjomandi Rad A, Beltsios E, Salman J, Pitsis A, Popov AF,

Schmack B, Bakhtiary F, Ruhparwar A, Weymann A. Implementation of Endoscopic

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery With Automated Suturing

Technology. Innovations (Phila). 2024 Mar-Apr;19(2):196-203. doi:

10.1177/15569845241237537. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38576096; PMCID: PMC11059845.

6: Zacharias J, Glauber M, Pitsis A, Solinas M, Kempfert J, Castillo-Sang M,

Balkhy HH, Perier P. Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club: The 5 Whys. Innovations

(Phila). 2024 Mar-Apr;19(2):103-106. doi: 10.1177/15569845241239281. Epub 2024

Apr 4. PMID: 38576094.

7: Nikolaou M, Pattakos G, Hitas C, Koniari K, Pitsis A, Iliopoulos D,

Xintarakou Α, Vardas EP, Pattakos S, Tzeis S, Vardas P. Atrial fibrillation post

CABG and the risk of arrhythmia recurrence: the AFRODITE study. Hellenic J

Cardiol. 2024 Mar 5:S1109-9666(24)00058-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2024.03.003. Epub

ahead of print. PMID: 38453014.

8: Faerber G, Berretta P, Nguyen TC, Wilbring M, Lamelas J, Stefano P, Kempfert

J, Rinaldi M, Pacini D, Pitsis A, Gerdisch M, Dinh NH, Van Praet F, Salvador L,

Yan T, Bonaros N, Fiore A, Doenst T, Di Eusanio M. Pacemaker implantation after

concomitant tricuspid valve repair in patients undergoing minimally invasive

mitral valve surgery: Results from the Mini-Mitral International Registry. JTCVS

Open. 2023 Nov 19;17:64-71. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.10.036. PMID: 38420545;

PMCID: PMC10897665.

9: Ioakeimidis NS, Pitsis A, Zegkos T, Ntelios D, Kelpis T, Papamitsou T,

Parcharidou D, Gossios T, Efthimiadis G, Meditskou S. Periostin is

overexpressed, correlated with fibrosis and differs among grades of

cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in myectomy tissue of patients with hypertrophic

cardiomyopathy. PLoS One. 2023 Nov 8;18(11):e0293427. doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0293427. PMID: 37939043; PMCID: PMC10631645.

10: Cresce GD, Berretta P, Fiore A, Wilbring M, Gerdisch M, Pitsis A, Rinaldi M,

Bonaros N, Kempfert J, Yan T, Van Praet F, Nguyen HD, Savini C, Lamelas J,

Nguyen TC, Stefano P, Färber G, Salvador L, Di Eusanio M. Neurological outcomes

in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: risk factors analysis from the Mini-

Mitral International Registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Oct

4;64(4):ezad336. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad336. PMID: 37812223.

11: Boudoulas KD, Triposkiadis F, Koenig S, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C, Pitsis A,

Boudoulas H. Acute mitral regurgitation with and without acute heart failure.

Heart Fail Rev. 2023 Sep;28(5):1201-1209. doi: 10.1007/s10741-023-10322-5. Epub

2023 Jul 6. PMID: 37414917.

12: Doenst T, Berretta P, Bonaros N, Savini C, Pitsis A, Wilbring M, Gerdisch M,

Kempfert J, Rinaldi M, Folliguet T, Yan T, Stefano P, Van Praet F, Salvador L,

Lamelas J, Nguyen TC, Dinh NH, Färber G, Di Eusanio M. Aortic cross-clamp time

correlates with mortality in the mini-mitral international registry. Eur J

Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Jun 1;63(6):ezad147. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad147. PMID:

37052525.

13: Berretta P, Kempfert J, Van Praet F, Salvador L, Lamelas J, Nguyen TC,

Wilbring M, Gerdisch M, Rinaldi M, Bonaros N, Folliguet T, Doenst T, Nguyen DH,

Stefano P, Yan T, Savini C, Pitsis A, Di Eusanio M. Risk-related clinical

outcomes after minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: insights from the Mini-

Mitral International Registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Jun

1;63(6):ezad090. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad090. PMID: 36892446.

14: Pitsis A, Balkhy HH, Perier P. Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement,

TAVI and the art of war. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Nov 3;62(6):ezac520. doi:

10.1093/ejcts/ezac520. PMID: 36331341.

15: Boudoulas KD, Pitsis A, Triposkiadis F, Han Y, Savona SJ, Stefanadis C,

Boudoulas H. Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac death.

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 Sep-Oct;74:89-98. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.10.010.

Epub 2022 Oct 21. PMID: 36279946.

16: Ntelios D, Meditskou S, Efthimiadis G, Pitsis A, Zegkos T, Parcharidou D,

Theotokis P, Alexouda S, Karvounis H, Tzimagiorgis G. α-Myosin heavy chain

(MYH6) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Prominent expression in areas with

vacuolar degeneration of myocardial cells. Pathol Int. 2022 May;72(5):308-310.

doi: 10.1111/pin.13216. Epub 2022 Feb 14. PMID: 35166430.

17: Pitsis A, Tsotsolis N, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD. Totally endoscopic aortic

valve replacement with concomitant trans-aortic mitral valve repair for mitral

regurgitation. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Oct 30;16(1):318. doi:

10.1186/s13019-021-01694-6. PMID: 34717719; PMCID: PMC8557064.

18: Demerouti E, Karyofyllis P, Voudris V, Boutsikou M, Anastasiadis G, Anthi A,

Arvanitaki A, Athanassopoulos G, Avgeropoulou A, Brili S, Feloukidis C,

Frantzeskaki F, Karatasakis G, Karvounis H, Konstantonis D, Mitrouska I,

Mouratoglou S, Naka KK, Orfanos SE, Panagiotidou E, Pitsiou G, Pitsis A,

Stamatopoulou V, Stanopoulos I, Thomaidis A, Tsangaris I, Tsiapras D,

Giannakoulas G, Manginas A, On Behalf Of The Hellenic Society For The Study Of

Pulmonary Hypertension Hssph. Epidemiology and Management of Chronic

Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in Greece. Real-World Data from the

Hellenic Pulmonary Hypertension Registry (HOPE). J Clin Med. 2021 Sep

30;10(19):4547. doi: 10.3390/jcm10194547. PMID: 34640577; PMCID: PMC8509504.

19: Ioakeimidis NS, Pitsis A, Ntelios D, Zegkos T, Kelpis T, Papamitsou T,

Parcharidou D, Efthimiadis G, Meditskou S. Routine histopathology of septal

myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in a greek cohort. Histol

Histopathol. 2021 Nov;36(11):1145-1153. doi: 10.14670/HH-18-369. Epub 2021 Jul

30. PMID: 34327701.

20: Papadimitraki ED, Patrianakos A, Pitsis A, Marketou M, Zacharaki A,

Parthenakis F. Mitral commissural prolapse. Echocardiography. 2021

Apr;38(4):646-656. doi: 10.1111/echo.14984. Epub 2021 Mar 22. PMID: 33749914.

21: Pitsis A, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD. Operative steps of totally endoscopic

aortic valve replacement. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 Sep 1;31(3):424.

doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa102. PMID: 32860037.

22: Boudoulas KD, Pitsis A, Boudoulas H. Rheumatic Fever Licks at the Joints,

but Bites at the Heart. Cardiology. 2020;145(8):529-532. doi: 10.1159/000508659.

Epub 2020 Jul 8. PMID: 32640445.

23: Boudoulas KD, Vallakati A, Pitsis AA, Orsinelli DA, Abraham WT. The Use of

MitraClip in Secondary Mitral Regurgitation and Heart Failure. Cardiovasc Revasc

Med. 2020 Dec;21(12):1606-1612. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.05.015. Epub 2020 May

19. PMID: 32461047.

24: Pitsis A, Tsotsolis N, Theofilogiannakos E, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD.

Preoperative determination of artificial chordae tendineae length by

transoesophageal echocardiography in totally endoscopic mitral valve repair.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 Jul 1;31(1):20-27. doi:

10.1093/icvts/ivaa046. PMID: 32236536.

25: Boudoulas KD, Pitsis AA, Mazzaferri EL, Gumina RJ, Triposkiadis F, Boudoulas

H. Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse: A complex entity with multiple

genotypes and phenotypes. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 May-Jun;63(3):308-326. doi:

10.1016/j.pcad.2020.03.004. Epub 2020 Mar 19. PMID: 32201287.

26: Boudoulas KD, Pitsis AA, Theofilogiannakos EK, Madiai F, Koenig S, Kelpis

TG, Mohler PJ, Mazzaferri EL, Boudoulas H. Floppy Mitral Valve/Mitral Valve

Prolapse (FMV/MVP): An unrevealed genotype - Phenotype relationship. Hellenic J

Cardiol. 2020 Sep-Oct;61(5):354-356. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2019.12.007. Epub 2020

Jan 13. PMID: 31945479.

27: Boudoulas KD, Barbetseas J, Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H. Tricuspid Valve Disease:

The "Forgotten Valve". Cardiology. 2019;142(4):235-238. doi: 10.1159/000497816.

Epub 2019 Jun 25. PMID: 31238310.

28: Pitsis A, Kelpis T, Theofilogiannakos E, Tsotsolis N, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas

KD. Mitral valve repair: moving towards a personalized ring. J Cardiothorac

Surg. 2019 Jun 13;14(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s13019-019-0926-7. PMID: 31196216;

PMCID: PMC6567592.

29: Tourmousoglou C, Kallifatidis A, Karamitsos T, Nikoloudakis N, Asimaki A,

Pitsis A. Malignant interventricular liposarcoma. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2019 Sep-

Oct;60(5):329-330. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2019.01.011. Epub 2019 Jan 23. PMID:

30682419.

30: Ninios V, Tourmousoglou C, Mezilis N, Ninios I, Dardas P, Tsikaderis D,

Theophylogiannakos S, Pitsis A. Simultaneous implantation of MitraClip devices

in a patient with severe mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation. Hellenic J

Cardiol. 2019 May-Jun;60(3):207-208. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2018.09.005. Epub 2018

Oct 4. PMID: 30292473.

31: Ntiloudi D, Apostolopoulou S, Vasiliadis K, Frogoudaki A, Tzifa A, Ntellos

C, Brili S, Manginas A, Pitsis A, Kolios M, Karvounis H, Tsioufis C, Goudevenos

J, Rammos S, Giannakoulas G; CHALLENGE investigators. Hospitalisations for heart

failure predict mortality in pulmonary hypertension related to congenital heart

disease. Heart. 2019 Mar;105(6):465-469. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313613. Epub

2018 Sep 29. PMID: 30269081.

32: Boudoulas KD, Marmagkiolis K, Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H. Hybrid Coronary

Revascularization and the Hybrid Cardiovascular Operating Room. Cardiology.

2018;140(2):83-86. doi: 10.1159/000489040. Epub 2018 Jun 13. PMID: 29898435.

33: Kallifatidis A, Tourmousoglou C, Gogas G, Nikoloudakis N, Pitsis A. Caught

in the Act: Massive Pulmonary Thrombus Crossing a Patent Foramen Ovale. Ann

Thorac Surg. 2018 Mar;105(3):e139. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.11.009. PMID:

29455829.

34: Tourmousoglou C, Karkos C, Fidanis T, Theofilogiannakos EK, Hytiroglou P,

Pitsis A. An Unusual Case of Arterial Embolism in an Adolescent With a Mitral

Valve Repair With a Ring. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Oct;104(4):e315-e317. doi:

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.051. PMID: 28935324.

35: Lima SM, Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Shahin MH, Langaee TY, Cavallari LH,

Theofilogiannakos EK, Boudoulas H, Boudoulas KD. Matrix Metalloproteinase

Polymorphisms in Patients with Floppy Mitral Valve/Mitral Valve Prolapse

(FMV/MVP) and FMV/MVP Syndrome. Cardiology. 2017;138(3):179-185. doi:

10.1159/000477656. Epub 2017 Jul 28. PMID: 28750369.

36: Giannakoulas G, Vasiliadis K, Frogoudaki A, Ntellos C, Tzifa A, Brili S,

Manginas A, Papaphylactou M, Parcharidou D, Kampouridis N, Pitsis A, Chamaidi A,

Kolios M, Papadopoulos G, Douras A, Davlouros P, Ntiloudi D, Karvounis H,

Kalangos A, Tsioufis C, Rammos S; CHALLENGE investigators. Adult congenital

heart disease in Greece: Preliminary data from the CHALLENGE registry. Int J

Cardiol. 2017 Oct 15;245:109-113. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.07.024. Epub 2017

Jul 13. PMID: 28743482.

37: Ntelios D, Meditskou S, Efthimiadis G, Pitsis A, Nikolakaki E, Girtovitis F,

Parcharidou D, Zegkos T, Kouidou S, Karvounis H, Tzimagiorgis G. Elevated plasma

levels of miR-29a are associated with hemolysis in patients with hypertrophic

cardiomyopathy. Clin Chim Acta. 2017 Aug;471:321-326. doi:

10.1016/j.cca.2017.07.004. Epub 2017 Jul 4. PMID: 28684219.

38: Bazmpani MA, Arvanitaki A, Toumpourleka M, Pitsiou G, Panagiotidou E,

Mouratoglou SA, Sianos G, Hadjimiltiades S, Pitsis A, Mayer E, Stanopoulos I,

Karvounis H, Giannakoulas G. Epidemiology and management of chronic

thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: experience from two expert centers.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2018 Jan-Feb;59(1):16-23. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.05.005.

Epub 2017 May 17. PMID: 28528258.

39: Tourmousoglou C, Nikoloudakis N, Pitsis A. Aortic Valve Stenosis in

Alkaptonuria. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jun;103(6):e557. doi:

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.070. PMID: 28528068.

40: Tourmousoglou C, Nikoloudakis N, Kelpis T, Tsotsolis N, Ninios V,

Kallifatidis A, Ninios E, Theofilogiannakos EK, Thoma M, Asimaki A, Pitsis A.

Left Ventricular Cardiac Hemangioma. Am J Med. 2017 Aug;130(8):e337-e339. doi:

10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.02.043. Epub 2017 Apr 2. PMID: 28373114.

41: Tourmousoglou C, Pitsis A, Nikoloudakis N. eComment: "Repair of an acute

type A aortic dissection: how to deal with a residual dissected branchiocephalic

artery aneurysm ". Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Feb 1;24(2):312. doi:

10.1093/icvts/ivw434. PMID: 28364484.

42: Tourmousoglou C, Nikoloudakis N, Pitsis A. eComment: Expanding aortic arch

pseudoaneurysm in a high-risk patient with previous coronary surgery: a

treatment strategy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar 1;24(3):473. doi:

10.1093/icvts/ivw447. PMID: 28364437.

43: Khoury M, Pitsis A, Poumpouridou-Kioura H, Soufla G, Kanthou C, Matoula N,

Angelidis A, Melissari E. Acute intraoperative heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

(HIT) and thrombosis during coronary artery bypass grafting: Two case reports

providing evidence for the role of preoperative LMWH in triggering

sensitization. Thromb Res. 2016 Oct;146:126-130. doi:

10.1016/j.thromres.2016.08.020. Epub 2016 Aug 20. PMID: 27597121.

44: Boudoulas KD, Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H. Floppy Mitral Valve (FMV) - Mitral

Valve Prolapse (MVP) - Mitral Valvular Regurgitation and FMV/MVP Syndrome.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2016 Mar-Apr;57(2):73-85. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2016.03.001.

Epub 2016 Apr 6. PMID: 27445020.

45: Tourmousoglou C, Pitsis A, Nikoloudakis N, Dougenis D. eComment. Is flexible

band or rigid ring the best choice for functional tricuspid regurgitation?

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul;23(1):88-9. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw165.

PMID: 27325654; PMCID: PMC4986759.

46: Tourmousoglou C, Pitsis A, Nikoloudakis N, Dougenis D. eComment: Aortic-root

enlargement procedures: an invaluable surgical technique. Interact Cardiovasc

Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun;22(6):749. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw130. PMID: 27231247;

PMCID: PMC4986798.

47: Dardas PS, Thanopoulos V, Theofilogiannakos EK, Ninios V, Kallifatidis A,

Pitsis AA. Response to letter regarding article, "A word of caution: risk of

device erosion after percutaneous treatment of atrial septal defect in patients

with dilated aortic root". Circulation. 2015 Feb 24;131(8):e356. doi:

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012782. PMID: 25712063.

48: Tsaousi G, Pitsis AA, Ioannidis GD, Vasilakos DG. A multidisciplinary

approach to unplanned conversion from off-pump to on-pump beating heart coronary

artery revascularization in patients with compromised left ventricular function.

Crit Care Res Pract. 2014;2014:348021. doi: 10.1155/2014/348021. Epub 2014 Nov

12. PMID: 25478216; PMCID: PMC4244953.

49: Dardas PS, Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Mezilis NE, Tsikaderis DD, Pitsis AA,

Thanopoulos VD. Successful transapical transcatheter prosthetic mitral

paravalvular leak closure. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2014 Nov-Dec;55(6):510-1. PMID:

25432203.

50: Bagalas V, Paspala A, Sourla E, Akritidou S, Tsolakidou K, Boutou A, Pitsis

AA, Manika K, Kioumis IP, Stanopoulos I, Pitsiou G. Chronic thromboembolic

pulmonary hypertension: do not miss the chance for an early diagnosis. Am J Case

Rep. 2014 Sep 5;15:378-81. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.891014. PMID: 25203436; PMCID:

PMC4159243.

51: Theofilogiannakos EK, Boudoulas KD, Gawronski BE, Langaee TY, Dardas PS,

Ninios V, Kelpis TG, Johnson JA, Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H. Floppy mitral

valve/mitral valve prolapse syndrome: Beta-adrenergic receptor polymorphism may

contribute to the pathogenesis of symptoms. J Cardiol. 2015 May;65(5):434-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2014.07.020. Epub 2014 Sep 22. PMID: 25172623.

52: Christogiannis Z, Korantzopoulos P, Pappas K, Pitsis A. Flail septal leaflet

of the tricuspid valve due to rupture of chordae tendineae ten years after

pacemaker implantation. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 20;176(2):e41-6. doi:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.060. Epub 2014 Jul 12. PMID: 25108684.

53: Efthimiadis GK, Pitsis A, Pagourelias ED, Kamperidis V, Kelpis T, Meditskou

S, Hadjimiltiades S, Ninios V, Mezilis N, Maron BJ, Styliadis IH. Surgical

septal myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Greece: a single-center

initial experience. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2014 Mar-Apr;55(2):132-8. PMID:

24681791.

54: Dardas PS, Thanopoulos V, Theofilogiannakos EK, Ninios V, Kallifatidis A,

Pitsis AA. A word of caution: risk of device erosion after percutaneous

treatment of atrial septal defect in patients with dilated aortic root.

Circulation. 2014 Mar 25;129(12):e399-400. doi:

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.007877. PMID: 24664220.

55: Tsaousi GG, Pitsis AA, Ioannidis GD, Pourzitaki CK, Yannacou-Peftoulidou MN,

Vasilakos DG. Implementation of EuroSCORE II as an adjunct to APACHE II model

and SOFA score, for refining the prognostic accuracy in cardiac surgical

patients. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2015 Dec;56(6):919-27. Epub 2014 Feb 13.

PMID: 24525523.

56: Kelpis TG, Economopoulos VA, Nikoloudakis NE, Pitsis AA. Minimally invasive

transapical aortic valve implantation and simultaneous major pulmonary

resection. J Card Surg. 2013 Nov;28(6):660-2. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12223. Epub 2013

Sep 20. PMID: 24112463.

57: Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Pitsiou GG, Stanopoulos I, Tatlis A, Nikoloudakis NE.

Pulmonary endarterectomy for thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Hellenic J

Cardiol. 2013 Jan-Feb;54(1):58-9. PMID: 23340130.

58: Kelpis TG, Theofilogiannakos EK, Ninios VN, Pitsis AA. Left ventricular

lipoma: a three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic appearance. J Card

Surg. 2013 Jan;28(1):53. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12049. Epub 2012 Dec 4. PMID:

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59: Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Giannakoulas G, Spanos GP, Nikoloudakis NE, Pitsis AA.

Unroofed coronary sinus as a cause of right heart dilatation in an elderly

patient. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2012 Sep-Oct;53(5):390-1. PMID: 22995610.

60: Tsaousi GG, Pitsis AA, Deliaslani DV, Amaniti EN, Karakoulas KA, Vasilakos

DG. Cerebral oxygenation impairment and S-100β protein release during off-pump

coronary artery revascularization. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013

Apr;27(2):245-52. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.06.009. Epub 2012 Jul 18. PMID:

22818497.

61: Dardas PS, Tsikaderis DD, Theofilogiannakos EK, Spyrou AN, Mezilis NE,

Ninios VN, Pitsis AA. Bi-ostial coronary thrombosis due to heparin induced

thrombocytopenia. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Jan 10;162(2):e36-8. doi:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.069. Epub 2012 Jun 3. PMID: 22664366.

62: Pitsis AA, Visouli AN. Mechanical assistance of the circulation during

cardiogenic shock. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2011 Oct;17(5):425-38. doi:

10.1097/MCC.0b013e32834a75c1. Erratum in: Curr Opin Crit Care. 2011

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63: Dardas P, Mezilis N, Ninios V, Theofilogiannakos EK, Tsikaderis D, Tsotsolis

N, Kolettas A, Nikoloudakis N, Pitsis AA. ECMO as a bridge to high-risk

rotablation of heavily calcified coronary arteries. Herz. 2012 Mar;37(2):225-30.

doi: 10.1007/s00059-011-3489-5. PMID: 21732095.

64: Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Ninios V, Kremastinos DT. Total ventricular assist

for long-term treatment of heart failure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011

Aug;142(2):464-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.11.014. Epub 2011 Feb 1. PMID:

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65: Ziakas AG, Economou FI, Charokopos NA, Pitsis AA, Parharidou DG,

Papadopoulos TI, Parharidis GE. Coronary ostial stenosis after aortic valve

replacement: successful treatment of 2 patients with drug-eluting stents. Tex

Heart Inst J. 2010;37(4):465-8. PMID: 20844624; PMCID: PMC2929858.

66: Mebazaa A, Pitsis AA, Rudiger A, Toller W, Longrois D, Ricksten SE, Bobek I,

De Hert S, Wieselthaler G, Schirmer U, von Segesser LK, Sander M, Poldermans D,

Ranucci M, Karpati PC, Wouters P, Seeberger M, Schmid ER, Weder W, Follath F.

Clinical review: practical recommendations on the management of perioperative

heart failure in cardiac surgery. Crit Care. 2010;14(2):201. doi:

10.1186/cc8153. Epub 2010 Apr 28. PMID: 20497611; PMCID: PMC2887098.

67: Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Economopoulos VA, Pitsis AA. Aortic valve papillary

fibroelastoma: a three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic appearance.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):2043. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.033.

PMID: 20494087.

68: Ninios V, Visouli A, Pitsis A. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Repeated

successful thrombolysis of a Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device in a

patient with noncompaction cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 2010 Jan

26;121(3):e13-4. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181cdb410. PMID: 20100979.

69: Economopoulos V, Psaltis E, Kelpis T, Pitsis A. Subclavian artery stenosis

detected with transit-time flowmeter during OPCAB. J Card Surg. 2010

Mar;25(2):176-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00970.x. Epub 2010 Jan 4. PMID:

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70: Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Dardas PS, Pitsis AA. Subaortic stenosis in an adult

caused by two discrete membranes: a three-dimensional transesophageal

echocardiographic visualization. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov;88(5):1703. doi:

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.067. PMID: 19853150.

71: Pitsis AA, Visouli A. Mechanical circulatory support in the ICCU. Acute Card

Care. 2009;11(4):204-15. doi: 10.1080/17482940903177028. PMID: 19742354.

72: Parthenakis F, Nyktari E, Patrianakos A, Pitsis A, Asimaki A, Vardas P.

Asymptomatic papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve in a young woman - a

case report. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2009 Sep 2;7:43. doi:

10.1186/1476-7120-7-43. PMID: 19725951; PMCID: PMC2749026.

73: Kelpis TG, Mezilis NE, Ninios VN, Pitsis AA. Minimally invasive transapical

aortic valve-in-a-valve implantation for severe aortic regurgitation in a

degenerated stentless bioprosthesis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009

Oct;138(4):1018-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.05.020. Epub 2009 Jul 3. PMID:

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74: Dardas PS, Pitsis AA. Focusing on atrial remodeling in chronic mitral

regurgitation: better prevent ventricular remodeling rather than treat.

Cardiology. 2009;114(2):130-1. doi: 10.1159/000224769. Epub 2009 Jun 12. PMID:

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75: Jaarsma T, Beattie JM, Ryder M, Rutten FH, McDonagh T, Mohacsi P, Murray SA,

Grodzicki T, Bergh I, Metra M, Ekman I, Angermann C, Leventhal M, Pitsis A,

Anker SD, Gavazzi A, Ponikowski P, Dickstein K, Delacretaz E, Blue L, Strasser

F, McMurray J; Advanced Heart Failure Study Group of the HFA of the ESC.

Palliative care in heart failure: a position statement from the palliative care

workshop of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2009 May;11(5):433-43. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp041. PMID:

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76: Pitsis AA, Boudoulas H. Mitral regurgitation in acute heart failure: the

role of echocardiography. Cardiology. 2009;113(4):246-8. doi: 10.1159/000203642.

Epub 2009 Feb 25. PMID: 19246902.

77: Pitsis AA. Heart and lung transplantation: new flavours from old recipes.

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2008 Jul-Aug;49(4):238-40. PMID: 18935710.

78: Visouli AN, Pitsis AA. Will modern miniaturized left ventricular assist

devices offer a viable alternative to heart transplantation? Hellenic J Cardiol.

2008 Sep-Oct;49(5):335-48. PMID: 18846924.

79: Pitsis AA, Visouli AN. Update on ventricular assist device management in the

ICU. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2008 Oct;14(5):569-78. doi:

10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283097653. PMID: 18787451.

80: Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Ninios V, Bougioukas G, Filippatos G, Kremastinos D,

Burkhoff D, Long JW. Elective bridging to recovery after repair: the surgical

approach to ventricular reverse remodeling. Artif Organs. 2008 Sep;32(9):730-5.

doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2008.00596.x. Epub 2008 Jul 30. PMID: 18684205.

81: Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Nikoloudakis N, Parthenakis F,

Vardas P. Diverticulum of the left ventricle: etiology and surgical treatment.

Heart Surg Forum. 2008;11(2):E75-7. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20071205. PMID: 18430659.

82: Dardas PS, Pitsis AA, Mezilis NE, Tsikaderis DD, Ninios VN, Boudoulas H.

Left atrial function and work after surgical ventricular restoration in

postmyocardial infarction heart failure. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008

Jul;21(7):841-7. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.12.005. Epub 2008 Apr 2. PMID:

18385015.

83: Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Visouli AN, Bobotis G, Filippatos GS, Kremastinos DT.

Left ventricular assist device as a bridge to surgery in postinfarction

ventricular septal defect. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Apr;135(4):951-2. doi:

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.004. PMID: 18374789.

84: Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Burkhoff D, Dardas P, Mezilis N, Bougioukas G,

Filippatos G. Feasibility study of a temporary percutaneous left ventricular

assist device in cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec;84(6):1993-9. doi:

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.048. PMID: 18036923.

85: Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Ninios VN, Dardas PS, Visouli AN, Boudoulas HK.

Modified ross procedure: partially supported root replacement. Thorac Cardiovasc

Surg. 2007 Dec;55(8):520-1. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-965482. PMID: 18027342.

86: Metra M, Ponikowski P, Dickstein K, McMurray JJ, Gavazzi A, Bergh CH, Fraser

AG, Jaarsma T, Pitsis A, Mohacsi P, Böhm M, Anker S, Dargie H, Brutsaert D,

Komajda M; Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

Advanced chronic heart failure: A position statement from the Study Group on

Advanced Heart Failure of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society

of Cardiology. Eur J Heart Fail. 2007 Jun-Jul;9(6-7):684-94. doi:

10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.04.003. Epub 2007 May 3. PMID: 17481947.

87: Pitsis AA, Anagnostopoulos CE. Acute heart failure: is there a role for

surgery? Heart Fail Rev. 2007 Jun;12(2):173-8. doi: 10.1007/s10741-007-9022-5.

PMID: 17453344.

88: Pitsis AA, Bougioukas IG, Kelpis TG, Dardas PS, Mezilis NE, Tsikaderis DD,

Deliaslani D. Modified (Valsalva graft) aortic root reimplantation for

successful repair of pulmonary autograft aneurysm after Ross procedure. Hellenic

J Cardiol. 2007 Jan-Feb;48(1):47-9. PMID: 17388111.

89: Pitsis AA, Visouli AN, Vassilikos V, Ninios VN, Sfirakis PD, Mezilis NE,

Dardas PS, Filippatos GS, Bougioukas GI, Kremastinos DT, Long JW. First human

implantation of a new rotary blood pump: design of the clinical feasibility

study. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2006 Nov-Dec;47(6):368-76. PMID: 17243510.

90: Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG, Dardas PS, Mezilis NE, Tsikaderis DD, Boudoulas HK.

Ross procedure: medium-term results. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2006 May-

Jun;47(3):160-3. PMID: 16862824.

91: Tziomalos K, Garipidou V, Houmpouridou E, Pitsis AA, Basayannis E. Mitral

valve reconstruction in a compound heterozygote for sickle cell anemia and

hemoglobin Lepore. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Sep;130(3):932-3. doi:

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.02.037. PMID: 16153972.

92: Pitsis AA, Dardas P, Mezilis N, Nikoloudakis N, Filippatos G, Burkhoff D.

Temporary assist device for postcardiotomy cardiac failure. Ann Thorac Surg.

2004 Apr;77(4):1431-3. doi: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01305-5. PMID: 15063283.

93: Dardas PS, Pitsis AA, Tsikaderis DD, Mezilis NE, Geleris PN, Boudoulas HK.

Left atrial volumes, function and work before and after mitral valve repair in

chronic mitral regurgitation. J Heart Valve Dis. 2004 Jan;13(1):27-32. PMID:

14765836.

94: Ascione R, Williams S, Lloyd CT, Sundaramoorthi T, Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Reduced postoperative blood loss and transfusion requirement after beating-heart

coronary operations: a prospective randomized study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.

2001 Apr;121(4):689-96. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2001.112823. PMID: 11279409.

95: Watters MP, Ascione R, Ryder IG, Ciulli F, Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Haemodynamic changes during beating heart coronary surgery with the 'Bristol

Technique'. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2001 Jan;19(1):34-40. doi:

10.1016/s1010-7940(00)00603-5. PMID: 11163558.

96: Massey SR, Pitsis A, Mehta D, Callaway M. Oesophageal perforation following

perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography. Br J Anaesth. 2000

May;84(5):643-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/84.5.643. PMID: 10844846.

97: Ascione R, Lloyd CT, Underwood MJ, Lotto AA, Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Inflammatory response after coronary revascularization with or without

cardiopulmonary bypass. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Apr;69(4):1198-204. doi:

10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01152-8. PMID: 10800819.

98: Ascione R, Lloyd CT, Underwood MJ, Lotto AA, Pitsis AA, Angelini GD.

Economic outcome of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a prospective

randomized study. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Dec;68(6):2237-42. doi:

10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01123-6. PMID: 10617009.

99: Pitsis AA, Angelini GD. Off pump coronary bypass grafting of the circumflex

artery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1999 Oct;16(4):478-9. doi:

10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00292-4. PMID: 10571100.

100: Pitsis AA, Cullen HC, Musumeci F, Zaman AG, Butchart EG. A new strategy of

total arterial revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Apr;67(4):1186-7. doi:

10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00102-2. PMID: 10320286.

101: Pitsis AA, Angelini GD. Combined therapies for composite graft infection

after Bentall's procedure. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Feb;67(2):600. PMID: 10197720.

102: Spiliotis J, Scopa CD, Kyriakopoulou D, Pitsis A, Melachrinou M,

Tzoracoleftherakis E, Androulakis J. Smooth muscle tumors of the

gastrointestinal tract. A 10-year experience. Eur J Surg Oncol. 1992

Dec;18(6):580-4. PMID: 1478290.

Citations

According to Google Scholar (31 Aug 2024), my total number of citations is 3961 with a h-index of 23 and i10-index of 45.

Timeline

Head of Cardiac Surgery

European Interbalkan Medical Center

05.2021 - Current

Head of Cardiac Surgery

St. Luke's Hospital

07.1999 - 05.2021

Consultant Senior Lecturer

Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol

03.1998 - 07.1999

Senior Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery

University Hospital of Wales NHS Trust

01.1996 - 03.1998

Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery

South Cleveland Hospital NHS Trust

01.1994 - 01.1996

Senior House Officer in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Papworth Hospital NHS Trust

01.1993 - 01.1994

Registrar in Cardiac Surgery

University Hospital of Lund

01.1992 - 01.1993

Resident in General Surgery

University Hospital of Patras

01.1990 - 01.1992

Ph.D. - Cardiac Surgery - Mechanical Circulatory Support

Democritus Univercity of Thrace

M.D. - Medical School

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Antonios Pitsis

Summary

Overview

Work History

Head of Cardiac Surgery

Head of Cardiac Surgery

Consultant Senior Lecturer

Senior Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Senior House Officer in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Registrar in Cardiac Surgery

Resident in General Surgery

Education

Ph.D. - Cardiac Surgery - Mechanical Circulatory Support

M.D. - Medical School

Skills

Publications

Publications

Citations

Timeline

Head of Cardiac Surgery

Head of Cardiac Surgery

Consultant Senior Lecturer

Senior Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Senior House Officer in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Registrar in Cardiac Surgery

Resident in General Surgery

Ph.D. - Cardiac Surgery - Mechanical Circulatory Support

M.D. - Medical School

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