Vol 4, No 22 (November 30, 2016): Annals of Translational Medicine (Focus on the 2nd Panhellenic Congress on Respiratory and Environmental Diseases organized under the auspices of the: “Hellenic Society of Occupational and Respiratory Chest Diseases”)

Original Article

During economic crisis can sleep questionnaires improve the value of oximetry for assessing sleep apnea?
Athanasia Pataka, Paul Zarogoulidis, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Theodora Tsiouda, Drosos Tsavlis, Ioannis Kioumis, Elene Papakala, Ilias Karapantzos, Chrysa Karapantzou, Aggeliki Rapti, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Parakevi Argyropoulou
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Burnout syndrome and job satisfaction in Greek residents: exploring differences between trainees inside and outside the country
Ilias I. Salpigktidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Apostolos S. Gogakos, Thomas Rallis, Nikolaos C. Schizas, Fotios Chatzinikolaou, Dimitrios Niakas, Pavlos Sarafis, Panagiotis Bamidis, Achilleas Lazopoulos, Sophia Triadafyllidou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Barbetakis
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Case Report

Obstruction of the right stem bronchus due to ovarian local metastasis: a 5-year follow-up
Ilias Karapantzos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Michail Karanikas, Vasilis Thomaidis, Charalampos Charalampidis, Chrysa Karapantzou
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Coincidence of thymoma and breast cancer and in a 56-year-old female patient
Evangelia Athanasiou, Electra Michalopoulou-Manoloutsiou, Mattheos Bobos, Dimitris I. Hatzibougias, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolos Katsikogiannis, Eirini Sarika, Ilias Karapantzos, Nikolaos Barbetakis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Fotis Chatzinikolaou, Charalampos Charalampidis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Alexandros Kolettas, Andreas Bakas, Keraso Tzelepi, Efstratios Kalaitzis, Kosmas Tsakiridis
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Fine-needle aspiration of skin metastasis in ovarian cancer-report of two cases and review of the literature
Charalampos Charalampidis, Sofia Lampaki, Paul Zarogoulidis, George Lazaridis, Sofia Mpaka, Christoforos Kosmidis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Ioannis Kioumis, Pavlos Pavlidis, Ilias Karapantzos, Chrysa Karapantzou, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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Successful surgical treatment of a complicated esophageal perforation, by use of primary closure and lung parenchyma reinforcement
Nikolaos C. Schizas, Dimitrios Paliouras, Thomas Rallis, Apostolos S. Gogakos, Achilleas Lazopoulos, Fotios Chatzinikolaou, Pavlos Sarafis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Eirini Sarika, Ιlias Karapantzos, Charalampos Charalampidis, Nikolaos Barbetakis
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Percutaneous tracheostomy—beware of the thyroidea-ima artery
Pagona Kamparoudi, Dimitrios Paliouras, Apostolos S. Gogakos, Thomas Rallis, Nikolaos C. Schizas, Achilleas Lazopoulos, Fotios Chatzinikolaou, Pavlos Sarafis, Paschalitsa Serchan, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Eirini Sarika, Paul Zarogoulidis, Ilias Karapantzos, Nikolaos Barbetakis
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A patient with situs inversus totalis and lung cancer—a rare combination
Konstantinos Grapatsas, Anastasios Piyis, Konstantinos Neofotistos, Zoi Tsilogianni, Paul Zarogoulidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Apostolos Gogakos, Nikolaos Barbetakis, John Organtzis, Ioannis Kioumis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Ilias Karapantzos, Chrysa Karapantzou, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Aggeliki Rapti, Charalampos Charalampidis, Konstantinos Kaselouris
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Benign tracheal stenosis a case report and up to date management
Ilias Karapantzos, Chrysa Karapantzou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Charalampos Charalampidis
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Abstract

AB001. Predictors of mortality in hospitalized patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-acute exacerbation
Ioannis P. Tomos, Effrosyni D. Manali, Anna Karakatsani, Ioanna Korbila, Antonis Analitis, Paschalina Giouleka, Georgia Papadaki, Likurgos Kolilekas, Konstantinos Kagouridis, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Yiolanda Herodotou, Vasiliki Apollonatou, Stylianos Loukides, Spyros A. Papiris
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AB002. Rheumatoid arthritis associated pulmonary hypertension: three cases with different pathophysiology
Evangelia Panagiotidou, Serafim-Xrisovalantis Kotoulas, Sofia Akritidou, Eudokia Sourla, Vasilios Bikos, Vasilios Bagalas, Ioannis Stanopoulos, Georgia Pitsiou
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AB003. Eosinophilic pneumonia: an interesting case report
Petros Oikonomidis, Anastasia Politi, Dionisios Dimas, Panagiotis Kotsaftis, Stephania Karabina, Minas Doumazios
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AB004. A home telemonitoring program for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema
Foteini Malli, Efstathia-Petrina Smyrli, Christos Panagopoulos, Andreas Menychtas, Ilias Maglogiannis, Aikaterini Georgountzou, Laila Sicha, Panayiotis Tsanakas, Zoe Daniil, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
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AB005. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with acute cardiac disease
Kerasina Papastergiou, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis
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AB006. Metronomic oral vinorelbine monotherapy in elderly patients with advanced NCSLC
Anastasios Kallianos, Kostas Tzimopoulos, Emilia Tsaroucha, Erini Bourgani, Charalabos Kerasiotis, Christina Kolokytha, Angeliki S. Rapti
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AB007. The effect of auricular acupuncture and acupressure in smoking cessation
Stathourakis Ioannis
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AB008. Assessment of cognitive impairment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome with the use of Addenbrooke, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-Mental State Examination scales
Maria Ntafouli, Nikolaos-Tiberios Economou, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Paschalis Steiropoulos
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AB009. References of passive smoking and anti-smoking law in Greek electronic news media
Dimitra Sachpatzidou, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Evangelia Kotrotsiou, Chrissi Hatzoglou
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AB010. Economic and social burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eugenia Argyriou, Vasiliki Atmatzidou, Agatha Bellou
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AB011. Assessment of anxiety and depressive symptoms in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Areti Batzikosta, Maria Antoniadou, Paschalina Tiga, Evangelia Nena, Maria Xanthoudaki, Athanasios Voulgaris, Rodopi Sotiropoulou, Maria Kouratzi, Marios Froudarakis, Paschalis Steiropoulos
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AB012. Assessment of quality of life, fatigue and sleep quality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Paschalina Tiga, Maria Antoniadou, Areti Batzikosta, Evangelia Nena, Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Xanthoudaki, Rodopi Sotiropoulou, Anestis Ganitis, Despoina Kotakidou, Marios Froudarakis, Paschalis Steiropoulos
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AB013. Nausea-vomiting in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Maria Lavdaniti, Kerasina Papastergiou
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AB014. Simultaneous or staged surgical management of synchronized lung tumor and coronary artery disease—a single-center experience
Fotini Ampatzidou, Athanasia Vlachou, Theodoros Karaiskos, Athanasios Madesis, George Drossos
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AB015. How does obesity impair the duration of mechanical ventilation in postoperative cardiac surgery patients?
Fotini Ampatzidou, Toros Tsermakian, Athanasios Madesis, Theodoros Karaiskos, George Drossos
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AB016. Postoperative atrial fibrillation after lung resection for cancer
Vasilios Xatzitolias, Fotini Ampatzidou, Chrisoula Apostolidou, Efrosini Lazaridou, Kalliopi Leleki
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AB017. Characteristics of 10,000 patients admitted to the respiratory clinic of the university hospital of Thessaly
Theodoros I. Repanas, Dimitris I. Repanas, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
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AB018. Evaluation of nivolumab as second-line treatment in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Asimina Nikolakopoulou, Kon/nos Tzimopoulos, Haralambos Kerasiotis, Anastasios Kallianos, Catherine Kavvada, Helen Gkartzonika, Emilia Tsarouha, Angeliki Rapti
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AB019. Hereditary methemoglobinemia case: estimation of tissue oxygenation
Maria Kipourou, Evangelos Nτinapogias, Athanasia Papalampidou, Ioannis Eftychidis, Christoforos Mpikas, Pavlos Michailopoulos, Anna Savvaki, Christos Georgopoulos, Konstantinos Katsoulis
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AB020. Thoracoscopy under local anesthesia, the 5-year experience of a single center
Christopher Efthymiou, Dionisios Spiratos, Dimitrios Iakovidis, George Spyropoulos, Grigoris Voudrislis, Theodoros Kontakiotis
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AB021. Validation of the Greek translation of the STOP-Bang questionnaire in a sleep clinic population
Iro Tsara, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Eleni Perantoni, Anastasia Chasioti, Venetia Tsara
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AB022. A case of severe leptospirosis with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Sofia Akritidou, Evangelia Panagiotidou, Evdokia Sourla, Soultana Konstanta, Serafim-Xrisovalantis Kotoulas, Vasilios Bikos, Vasilios Bagalas, Fekete Katalin, Georgia Pitsiou, Stanopoulos Ioannis, Pataka Athanasia
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AB023. Investigation of the reliability of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Sleep Scale in Greek patients with sleep-related breathing disorders
Maria K. Bougia, Nikolaos-Tiberios Oikonomou, Maria Ntafouli, Ioannis Ilias, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Emmanouil Vagiakis, Paschalis Steiropoulos
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AB024. The role of PET scan in differential diagnosis of extrapulmonary involvement in sarcoidosis
Kotoulas Serafim-Chrysovalantis, Fouka Evaggelia, Euthymiou Christoforos, Orgatzis Ioannis, Spyropoulos Georgios, Arsos Georgios, Porpodis Konstantinos, Papakosta Despoina
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AB025. Diseases with temporary disability of the respiratory system at persons working in hospitals
Lidiya Hristova, Elisavet-Christina Filippidou, Mariya Chernaeva, Nevena Tsacheva
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AB026. Pirfenidone in the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis—a two-year experience
Katerina Markopoulou, Efstathia Kotsifou, Georgia Kounti, Christina Rampiadou, Sotiria Laparidou, Valentini Peglidou, Diamantis Chloros
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AB027. Newly diagnosed chronic granulomatous disease in a thirty four year old woman with pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Vasiliki Georgakopoulou, Dimitrios Mermigkis, Eftychia Kourtelessi, Maria Kanellopoulou, Ioannis Nikolakopoulos, Xanthi Tsiafaki
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AB028. Prevalence of EGFR positive samples among Greek patients with lung cancer
Despoina Ioannidou, Eleni Faniadou, Dionisios Spyratos, Ellada Eleutheriadou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Ioannis Organtzis, Sofia Lampaki, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Theodore Kontakiotis
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AB029. Hospital outcome of patients with pulmonary embolism (2006–2016)—correlation with clinical severity indexes
Evaggelia Serasli, Maria Papathanasiou, Stavros Tryfon, Konstantina Nikolaou, Alexia Stavrati, Ioannis Zarifis, Artemis Galanou, Aikaterini Markopoulou, Diamantis Chloros
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AB030. Airway involvement in a patient with ulcerative colitis
Georgia Chasapidou, Anstassia Athanasiadou, Michalis Agrafiotis, Efstathios Stathakis, Theodoros Karaiskos, Diamantis Chloros
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AB031. Pulmonary infection by mycobacterium malmoense
Georgia Chasapidou, Nikos Kareklas, Artemis Galanou, Konstadina Nikolaou, Evi Moulara, Diamantis Chloros
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AB032. Successful treatment of massive hemoptysis with endovascular stenting in patient with aortobronchial fistula and history of operated thoracic aortic dissection
Giorgos Trellopoulos, Christiana Anastasiadou, Theodoros Fidanis, Antonis Pitsis, Aggelos Megalopoulos, Vasileios Renesis, Evaggelia Serasli
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AB033. Comparison between patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in characteristics, compliance to treatment and survival
Dimitra Siopi, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Michalis Agrafiotis, Konstantina Nikolaou, Athina Georgopoulou, Nikolaos Kareklas, Artemis Galanou, Nikolaos Kareklas, Diamantis Chloros
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AB034. Muscular metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer: a case report
Despoina Ioannidou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Dionisios Spyratos, Eleni Faniadou, Elena Papakala, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Theodore Kontakiotis
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AB035. Neurofibromatosis as a cause of cystic lung disease
Maria Gangadi, Vasileios Panagoulias, Alis Manti, Anastasios Kallianos, Eleni Taktikou
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AB036. Comparison of the effectiveness of gefitinib, erlotinib and afatinib in epidermal growth factor receptor mutated tumors of non-small cell lung cancer
Maria Papathanasiou, Sofia Lambaki, Konstantinos Porpodis, Dionysios Spyratos, Stayros Tryfon, Paulos Zarogoulidis, Ellada Eleytheriadoy, Theodoros Kontakiotis
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AB037. Emotional intelligence (EI) as a self-regulation method for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Aimiliza Stefanidou, Athanasia Pataka, Paraskevi Argyropoulou-Pataka
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AB038. Isolated pauci-immune pulmonary capillaritis: rare case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
Athanasia Athanasopoulou, Aikaterini Kavvada, Charilaos Labrakis, Theofanis Karageorgas, Konstantinos Tzimopoulos, Filippos Sougles, Aggeliki Rapti
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AB039. Rare case of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with cutaneous metastasis
Christina Rampiadou, Aikaterini Markopoulou, Eustathia Kotsifou, Evdokia Moulara, Magia Pilavaki, Vasiliki Kaluvianou, Athanasios Kamas, Diamantis Chloros
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AB040. Bilateral nodular lung opacities with a benign course in a patient with resected pulmonary adenocarcinoma
Georgia Konstantopoulou, Anastasia Tsaroucha
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AB041. Case report of extrinsic allergic alveolitis with a “headcheese” CT pattern
Christina Rampiadou, Aikaterini Markopoulou, Anastasia Athanasiadou, Efstathia Kotsifou, Kalliopi Mpismpa, Konstantina Tziola, Diamantis Chloros
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AB042. Sarcoidosis or Berylliosis? Two diseases with similar histologic findings
Angeliki Cheva, Maria Kilmpasani, Eustathios Stathakis, Ioannis Dimitriadis, Vasileios Mpikos, Styliani Papaemmanouil
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AB043. Pleural effusion: a common symptom reveals a rare neoplasm
Angeliki Cheva, Maria Kilmpasani, Nikoleta Pastelli, Antonia Syrigou, Dionisios Spyratos, Despoina Malle, Styliani Papaemmanouil
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AB044. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung: a rare entity
Maria Kilmpasani, Nikoleta Pastelli, Aggeliki Baliaka, Ioannis Dimitriadis, Eustathios Stathakis, Styliani Papaemmanouil
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AB045. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung
Nikoleta Pastelli, Maria Kilmpasani, Aggeliki Baliaka, Eustathios Stathakis, Ioannis Dimitriadis, Styliani Papaemmanouil
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AB046. The limitations in the diagnosis of mesenchymal neoplasms in bronchoscopy biopsy material—a case report
Angeliki Cheva, Maria Kilmpasani, Ioanna Karafoulidou, Nikoleta Pastelli, Christina Rampiadou, Stavros Tryfon, Styliani Papaemmanouil
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AB047. The challenges in the diagnosis of sarcomatous mesothelioma—a case report
Eustathios Stathakis, Maria Kilmpasani, Angeliki Cheva, Ioannis Dimitriadis, Nikoleta Pastelli, Styliani Papaemmanouil
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AB048. Solitary fibrous tumor of the trachea—the case of a rare neoplasm at a rare location
Angeliki Cheva, Maria Kilmpasani, Ioannis Dimitriadis, Ioanna Karafoulidou, Theodoros Karaiskos, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Styliani Papaemmanouil
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AB049. Complete atelectasis of the left lung from endobronchial tuberculosis: case presentation in a refugee hotspot
Irini Bourgani, Emily G. Tsaroucha, Charalambos Kerasiotis, Ekaterini Ralli, Athanasios Fotinakopoulos, Athanasia Athanasopoulou, Apostolos Papavasiliou, Aggeliki Rapti
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AB050. Man 69 years old with persistent fever and hemoptysis
Maria Papathanasiou, Artemis Galanou, Konstantina Nikolaou, Katerina Markopoulou, Tasiopoulou Karmen, Dimosthenis Fletsios, Aggeliki Cheva, Vasiliki Kalivianou, Diamantis Chloros
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AB051. Assessment of pulmonary function kai effect of treatment in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Ioannis Organtzis, Evangelia Fouka, Christoforos Efthymiou, Violetta Mourouzidou, Georgios Spyropoulos, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Despina Papakosta
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AB052. A case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease
Dimitra Siopi, Anastasia Athanasiadou, Eleni Kerezidou, Eleni Pasxoni, Vasiliki Anagnostopoulou, Iphigenia Zourou, Eugenia Katsimpourlia, Styliani Papaemmanouil, Diamantis Chloros
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AB053. Sleep characteristics of patients weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation
Nikolaos Kareklas, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Evangelia Nena, Evangelia Serasli, Anastasia Hasiotou, Dimitrios Matamis, Venetia Tsara
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AB054. A case of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia—is one biopsy enough?
Efstathia Kotsifou, Christina Rampiadou, Georgia Kounti, Athina Georgopoulou, Varvara Ampelidou, Katerina Markopoulou, Theodoros Karaiskos, Aggeliki Heva, Efstathios Stathakis, Prodromos Dimitriadis, Evangelia Serasli, Diamantis Chloros
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AB055. Long term NIV
Dimitra Siopi
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AB056. Outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients-correlation with stage of the disease, symptoms, history of exacerbations and cardiovascular comorbidity
Anastasios Kallianos, Maria Charikiopoulou, Lemonia Velentza, Alexandros Andrianopoulos, Evaggelos Bekas, Aggelos Kokolios, Elena Rekliti, Basiliki Dadoudi, Georgia Trakada, Aggeliki Rapti
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AB057. Does pulmonary hypertension exclude pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD?
Maria Charikiopoulou, Anastasios Kallianos, Lemonia Velentza, Evaggelos Bekas, Anastasios Kokolios, Elena Rekliti, Maria Bletsa, Georgia Trakada, Aggeliki Rapti
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AB058. Knowledge/attitudes towards obstructive sleep apnea syndrome among dentists in the area of Thrace
Kanela Keramida, Despoina Kotakidou, Maria Kouratzi, Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Xanthoudaki, Rodopi Sotiropoulou, Paschalis Ntolios, Theodoros K. Konstantinidis, Marios Froudarakis, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Evangelia Nena
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AB059. Mutant KRAS cells release tumor specific exosomes that create an immunosuppressive phenotype in lung tumor microenvironment
Savvas Petanidis, Kalliopi Domvri, Zogas Nikolaos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Efrosini Kioseoglou, Doxakis Anestakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Athanasios Salifoglou
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AB060. Could glucose uptake ability enhanced by drugs result in antitumor effect in small cell lung cancer?
Kalliopi Domvri, Nikolaos Zogas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Savvas Petanidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Efi Kioseoglou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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AB061. Combination treatment of platinum based drugs in lung cancer, a possible way to overcome resistance?
Kalliopi Domvri, Nikolaos Zogas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Savvas Petanidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Efi KioseoglouKioseoglou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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AB062. COX-2 inhibitors, a potential synergistic effect with antineoplastic drugs in lung cancer
Kalliopi Domvri, Nikolaos Zogas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Savvas Petanidis, Efi Kioseoglou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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AB063. Potential synergistic effect by combination of PED-4 and PED-5 inhibitors plus theophylline in lung cancer?
Kalliopi Domvri, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Nikolaos Zogas, Savvas Petanidis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Efi Kioseoglou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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AB064. Estimation of direct and indirect costs and quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their burden on Greek Health System
Vasiliki Zarogoulidou, Maria Arbanitidou-Bagiona, Despoina Papakosta, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Evaggelia Panagopoulou, Athanasios Basileio Chaidits, Theodore Kontakiotis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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Disclosure:

The focused issue “the 2nd Panhellenic Congress on Respiratory and Environmental Diseases organized under the auspices of the: “Hellenic Society of Occupational and Respiratory Chest Diseases” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.