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STYLIANOS KOUTSIAS

MD, PhD

LECTURER OF VASCULAR & ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

FACULTY OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, GREECE

Larissa, Greece 15/04/2014

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INDEX

1 PERSONAL INFORMATION 3

2 PRESENT POSITION 3

3 MILITARY SERVICE 3

4 RURAL SERVICE 3

5 EDUCATION – TRAINING – CERTIFICATES 3

6 POSTGRADUATE STUDIES 4

7 POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS (attendance) 6

8 TEACHING ACTIVITY - 10

- POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS 10

9 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 13

10 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY 18

11 TEACHING ACTIVITY (AS TUTOR) 23

12 PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL STUDIES 27

13 SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES MEMBER 27

14 ROUND TABLES AND LECTURES 27

15 CHAIRMAN- COORDINATOR IN ROUND TABLES 31

- ORGANISATIONAL/MANAGERIAL SKILLS 32

16 GREEK & INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES & MEETINGS (attendance) 33

17 ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN GREEK CONGRESSES 42

18 ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES 54

19 RESEARCH ACTIVITY 64

20 REVIEWER IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 65

21 PUBLICATIONS 65

22 ENGLISH BOOK CHAPTERS 76

23 GREEK BOOK CHAPTERS 77

24 REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC WORK 78

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CURRICULUM VITAE

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Stylianos Koutsias

Date of birth: June 5th

, 1965

Place of birth: Trikala, Greece

Nationality: Greek

Home Address: 1, Lagou str PC 41222, Larissa, Greece

Home tel: +302410610889, mob. +306945 383 461

Work address: University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, PC 41110, Larissa

Work tel: +302413501798, Fax: +302413501739

e-mail: [email protected]

Other: Married, two sons.

2. PRESENT POSITION

Lecturer of Vascular - Endovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa

(18/01/2011 – now)

3. MILITARY SERVICE

Officer, Clearing Company of the Marine Brigade & 401 Military Hospital of Athens

(1990 – 1992)

4. RURAL SERVICE

Dialekto, Prefecture of Trikala (12/ 1992- 01/1994)

5. EDUCATION – TRAINING - CERTIFICATES

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES:

1977 – 1983: 3rd

Secondary & High School of Trikala,

Greece (Baccalaureate degree:19 8/13)

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1983 – 1989: Faculty of Medicine, School of Health

Sciences, “Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki (admission after panhellenic

examinations)

MD 13/12/1989 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,

Greece with the grade “Very good”

During the undergraduate studies: Clinical attachment in the Division of

(One month) Medicine, Runcorn General

Hospital,Great Britain, 08/1987.

USMLE (UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENCING EXAMINATION)

September 1994 Section 1: Preclinical

March 1995 Section 2: Clinical

March 1995 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

6. POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Resident in Vascular Surgery (Department of Vascular Surgery -Β΄ Department of

Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) (September 1997- October 2001)

“G. Gennimatas” Hospital, Thessaloniki

Resident in Vascular Surgery (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery “AHEPA”

Hospital) (January 1st, 2000-June 30

th, 2000)

6 months during vascular residency, Thessaloniki

Resident in Vascular Surgery (Department of Cardiac Surgery “AHEPA” Hospital)

(June 30th

, 2000 – December 31st, 2000)

6 months during vascular residency, Thessaloniki

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Intern in General Surgery, Β΄ Department of Surgery Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki “G.Gennimatas” Hospital (August 1995 - April 1997)

Thessaloniki, Greece

Intern in General Surgery, Intensive Care Unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

“G. Gennimatas” Hospital (April 1995 - July 1995)

Thessaloniki, Greece

Trainee at the Department of Surgery

Transplant Clinic, University Hospital of Syracuse,

(March 1995- April 1995) Syracuse, New York, USA.

Intern in General Surgery (voluntary position)

Α’ Department of Surgery (February 1993 – January 1994)

General Hospital of Trikala

Officer- Intern in Surgery

(October 1991 - August 1992)

401 Military General Hospital of Athens

Officer, Clearing Company of the Marine Brigade

(September 1990 – October 1991) Volos, Greece

Intern in Surgery

Department of Surgery (Royal Hospital of Blackburn)

(February 1990 - July 1990)

Great Britain

PhD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the grade “Excellent” (June 2005)

Title: “Changes in transmucosal pH during abdominal aortic artery repair”

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7. POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS (attendance)

11/ 1992-05/1993 Postgraduate courses of the Hellenic Society of

Vascular Surgery

(70 hours–certificate after examinations)

1994– 1995 Certificate Continuing Surgical Education,

Surgical Society of Northern Greece (certificate

after examinations)

21-23/06/1996 Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS Course)

(Certificate after examinations, administered by the

Hellenic Department of the American College of

Surgeons, Hellenic Committee of Trauma)

28/05– 1/06/1997 Workshop on Microsurgery

(Organized by the Department of Surgery, Faculty

of Medicine, University of Ioannina,

Chairman: Professor P. Soukakos)

7 /12 / 98–12 / 12 / 98 Seminar on computers “The use of PC –

Applications and use of internet”(organized by the

Medical Association of Thessaloniki and Medical

Informatics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki -14 hours)

10/1997- 05/1998 TRAINING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Training program: “Prehospital Emergency

Medicine” by the National Emergency Centre

(Ε.Κ.Α.Β.) (annual program and certificate

after examinations, Νo.2345/95)

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TRAINING Training in Endovascular Surgery

July – August 2003 Univerisity Department of Vascular Surgery,

Queen’s Hospital, Nottingham, Great Britain

During the above mentioned period, I was trained in new endovascular techniques of

abdominal aortic aneurysm repair as well as peripheral occlusive arterial disease.

My Chief was the Mr.Brian Hopkinson, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of

Medicine, University of Nottingham, Great Britain.

10-11/03/2005 Workshop on endovascular surgery

Institute for Therapy Advancement,

“Introduction in peripheral endovascular

operations” Brussels, Belgium

Under the auspices of the European Society of

Vascular Surgery

22 – 23/03/2005 Workshop on endovascular surgery (St. Blasius

Hospital, Brussels: “Introduction in endovascular

techniques” organized by the Chairman of

Vascular Surgery Dr. Marc Bosiers.

Brussels, Belgium

September 2005 Workshops on Endovascular Surgery

“Advanced courses on endovascular surgery

techniques” & “Carotid stenting technique”

Annual Meeting of the European Society of

Vascular Surgery, Helsinki Finland

Under the auspices of the European Society of

Vascular Surgery

20-21/10/2006 Workshop on endovenous ablation techniques

(LASER) Ferrara, Italy

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19/10/2007 Workshop

One Day Workshop with live cases on

SUBINTIMAL ANGIOPLASTY VII

Leicester, Great Britain

13-14/05/2008 Pontresina Vascular Workshop

ClassicVascular Surgery:

Anastomosis in pararenal

aneurysms, renal or inferior mesenteric artery

implantation in a graft,retrograde carotid

endarterectomy,

thoracoabdominal aneurysm

Endovascular surgery:

Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Carotid stenting

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

17 -18/02/2009 “Professional Cathlab Training on infrapopliteal

and Carotid Intervention”

Dr.Adrian Frasheri

Trapani, Italy

22- 24/06/2009 Endovascular techniques

“Lower Limbs and carotid workshop”

European Surgical Institute

Hamburg-Norderstedt, Germany

14/02/2011 Osirix Course,

This training session aims to provide tools and

knowledge in the use of osirix for analysis and

measurements of thoracic and abdominal aortic

pathologies.

Barcelona, Spain

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11 – 12/06/2012 Below the knee course

Dr Lanfroi Graziani,

Instituto Clinico “Citta di Brescia” Hospital

Brescia, Italy

28-29/06/2012 “Endovascular Management of Challenging

Anatomy with Focused Force Angioplasty”

Dr. Dierk SCHEINERT and Dr.Andrej SCHMIDT

Leipzing, German

19-20/11/2012 “Endovascular course and Challenging

Techniques”

Dr.Lieven MAENE

Aalst, Belgium

11-12/06/2013 “IN.PACTTM

MASTERCLASS”

(Drug eluting balloon)

Professor Dierk Scheinert

Park-Krankenhaus

Leipzig Germany

4-5/12/2013 Tips & Tricks in Below the Knee

Revascularization

Prof. Gianpaolo Carrafiello

Ospedale di Circolo in Varese, Italy

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8. TEACHING ACTIVITY

A. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

At the Faculty of Medicine University of Thessaly

1.Academic year 2008-2009 (winter semester) – Hemodynamics of vascular diseases

(elective module, 26 hours, 2 ECTS)

Teaching of the following modules:

Hemodynamics of arterial aneurysms (2 hours)

2.Academic year 2009-2010 (spring semester) – Basic principles of Angiology and

Vascular Surgery (elective module, 26 hours, 2 ECTS)


Acute limb ischemia – Reperfusion syndrome (2 hours)

Vascular injuries (2 hours)

Acute and chronic occlusive disease of splachnic and renal arteries (2 ώρες)

3.Academic year 2010-2011 (spring semester) – Basic principles of Angiology and



Complications of diabetes mellitus in lower limb arteries.

Diabetic foot syndrome (2 hours)

Acute and chronic occlusive disease of splachnic and renal arteries (2 hours)

4. Academic year 2011-2012 (spring semester) – Basic principles of Angiology and





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Thoracic and abdominal aneurysmal disease (2 hours)

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B. POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

1.Postgraduate courses, Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine,

University Hospital of Larissa

Academic year 2007-2008

Literature review (once a month)









Research activity (once a month)


Literature review and Residents’ Teaching (once a month)

Research activity (once a month)



2.Invited lectures in Postgraduate courses organized by University Departments,

Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly


Department of ENT, University Hospital of Larissa

Postgraduate courses

Vascular tumors of the cervix


Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa


Acute vascular events in the abdominal region: vascular surgeon’s role

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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital of Larissa


Chronic lower limb venous insufficiency

3. Invited lectures in Postgraduate courses of the Section of Surgery, Faculty of

Medicine, University of Thessaly

Academic year 2009-2010 – Section of Surgery

Lecture: Graft infections in Vascular Surgery


Lecture: Current management of traumatic injuries of peripheral arteries


Lecture: Clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism.

Supervisor of MSc Thesis (completed):

Argyriou Christos: “Peripheral Arterial Disease: Detection, prevention and

update” Koutsias S, Giannoukas A, Tryposkiadis F.

9. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Head, Department of Vascular Surgery, Private Hospital GALINOS,

Thessaloniki, (from November 2003 – to December 2005)

Vascular Surgeon in Private Practice (appointments and operations in the

Private Hospitals EUROMEDICA – BLUE CROSS and GALINOS,

Thessaloniki) from March 2002 to February 2006.

NHS Consultant, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of

Larissa (22/02/06 to 02/01/07 and 10/02/07 to 10/02/08, Total: 23 months)

Lecturer of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Department of Vascular Surgery Faculty of Medicine, School of Health

Sciences, University of Thessaly & University Hospital of Larissa

(18/01/2011- now)

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Clinical Experience in Endovascular Surgery

Endovascular Operations (March 2006-December 2010)

(Vascular Surgery Department of University Hospital of Larissa Established in

March, 9th

2006)

OPERATION

Surgeon 1st

Assist.

1 Aneurysm of AAA(EVAR) 46 62

2 AAA and iliac arteries

8 2

3 Iliac artery aneurysm 4 6

4 Endovascular repair type I endoleak 1

5 Rupture AAA( EVAR)

11 7

6 Endovascular treatment of aortoenteric fistula 2

7 Aneurysm Internal Iliac Artery branches 1

8 TAA 1 3

9 PTA of deep femoral artery

1

10 PTA iliac arteries

30 27

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Angioplasty of SFA – popliteal artery

26

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12 Angioplasty of SFA – popliteal artery and tibial

arteries

21 8

13 PTA iliac arteries- Kissing stent

3 1

14 PTA tibial arteries 19 3

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15 PTA renal arteries

3 2

16 CAS

18 22

17 Removal of foreign body from superior vena cava

with snear

1

18 Filter of inferior vena cava 1

TOTAL 195 155

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Clinical experience in open Vascular Surgery

Open Vascular Surgery Operations (March 2006- December 2010)

(Vascular Surgery Department of University Hospital of Larissa Established in March,

9th

2006)

OPERATION Surgeon 1st Assist. Total

1. AAA

Scheduled

Rupture AAA

9

6

24

28

33

34

2. Aortobifemoral By-pass 2 6 8

3. Pseudo- aneurysm of common femoral

artery

2 3 5

4. Rupture of septic Pseudo- Aneurysm of

common femoral artery

2 1

5. Acute ischaimia due to thrombosis of

popliteal artery aneurysm

2 2

6. Popliteal artery aneurysm 3 2 5

7. Repair of anastomotic aneurysm 1 1 2

8. Ruptured iliac artery aneurysm 1 1 2

9. Iliac artery aneurysm 2 1 3

10. Aneurysm of SFA 1 1

11. Iliac artery by-pass 1 2 3

12. Thoracoabdominal aneurysm type IV 2 1

13. CEA 33 42 75

14. Lower limb embolectomy 25 6 31

15. Uper limb embolectomy 17 6 23

16. Fem-femoral bypass 13 8 18

17. Axillo- femoral bypass 4 4 8

18.

Femoral- popliteal bypass

(above knee)

6

10

16

19. Fem-popliteal bypass

17

(below knee)

Vein graft

Synthetic graft

In situ

Composited

5

1

1

2

6

2

1

1

11

3

2

4

20. Endartectomy of common femoral and

patch

17 9 26

21 Thrombectomy of graft 2 2

22.

Trauma of brachial artery

3

3

23. Iatrogenic trauma of carotid 1 1

24. Amputations (all types) 23 8 28

25. Saphenectomy 37 18 55

26. Saphenectomy with laser or RF 9 2 11

27. Av –access

25

6 31

28 “Remote endarterectomy” 3 1 4

29 Aortoenteric fistula (removal of synthetic

graft and axilo femoral by-pass)

2 2

30 Carotid- subclavian by-pass 1 1

31 Carotid-carotid by pass 2 2

32 Resection of splenic artery aneurysm 1 1

33 Laparotomic abdominal compartment

syndrome

1 1

34 Removal of port 1

Total 260 205 465

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10. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

After my election as Lecturer of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Endovascular Surgery Operations (January 2011-March 2014)


9th

2006)

OPERATION

Surgeon 1st Assist.

1 EVAR 60 18

2 AAA and Iliac artery aneurysm 1

3 Isolated Iliac artery aneurysm

3 1

4 Ruptured AAA (EVAR)

6 2

5 Aortoenteric fistula (endovascular treatment) 1

6 Aneurysm of internal iliac artery branches

1

7 TEVAR

3 1

8 Angioplasty of Iliac arteries 7

9 Angioplasty of SFA – popliteal – tibial arteries 6 2

10 Angioplasty of common Iliac arteries (kissing

stent)

4

11 Angioplasty of tibial arteries 3 1

12 Angioplasty of renal arteries 2

13 CAS 9 15

14 Removal of foreign body with snear from

superior vena cava

1

Hybrid Operations

19

15 Cut – down of common femoral artery and

angioplasty of SFA- popliteal and tibial arteries

7

16 Cut – down of common femoral artery and

angioplasty of iliac arteries and SFA- popliteal

and tibial arteries

3 1

17 Cut –down of common femoral and angioplasty

of iliac artery

9 1

18 CEA and angioplasty of common carotid orifice 11

19 Thormbectomy of FEM-POP –bypass and

angioplasty of peripheral anastomosis or and

tibial arteries

11

20 Thombectomy of axilo- femoral bypass and

angioplasty of anastomosis

3

21 Angioplasty of vein graft anastomosis 1

22 Chronic dissection of thoracic aorta and AAA 1

23 EVAR – migration of previous graft – treatment

with Chimney techique

1

24 Rupture of Thoratic Aortic Aneurysm (TEVAR) 1

TOTAL

153

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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN OPEN SURGERY

After my election as Lecturer of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Open Surgery Operations (January 2011- March 2014)


9th

2006)

OPERATION Surgeon 1st Assist. Total

1 AAA

Scheduled

Rpture

5

4

5

1

10

5

2 Aortic Bifemoral bypass 2 2

3 Pseudo aneurysm of Commn femoral artery 3 2 5

4 Partured of septic Pseudo aneurysm of

Commn femoral artery

1 1

5 Popliteal artery aneurysm 3 1 4

Iliac femoral bypass 1 1

Thoracoabdominal aneurysm type IV

CEA 26 3 29

Lower limb embolectomy 11 4 15

Uper limb embolectomy 4

Fem-femoral Bypass 11 5 16

Axilo- femoral or popliteal bypass 3 1 3

Fem-popleal bypass above knee

9

1

10

Fem-popliteal bypass below knee

Vein graft

Synthetic graft

In situ

Composite

8

2

2

1

4

1

1

12

3

3

21

Common femoral endarterectomy and patch 14 1 13

Brachial artery trauma 3 1 4

Amputations all type 33 33

saphenectomy 27 2 29

Saphenectomy with laser or RF

AV- access 22 6 28

Rupture Pseudo aneurysm of posterior

tibial artery after trauma

1 1

Cystic popliteal artery disease 1 1

Exploration of surgical trauma for

hemorrhage

5 1 6

Trauma of common femoral and deep

femoral artery

1 1

Resection of femoral tumor and block and

repair arterial flow with vein graft

1 1

Aortoenteric fistula(removal of synthetic

graft and axilo femoral bypass)

1 1

Internal Carotid artery aneurysm 1 1

Aortoenteric fistula –resection of

duodenum and mechanical sterilization

1 1

Septic pseudo aneurysm of SFA 1 1

TOTAL 205 43 248

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Endovascular intervations in Radiology Department (January 2009- March 2014)

OPERATION Surgeon 1st

Assist. Total

1 DSA 1 1

2 PTA of SFA 10 10

3 PTA of iliac artery (kissing stent) 11 3 14

4 PTA of SFA tibial arteries 5 5

5 PTA of restenosis of SFA 4 4

6 PTA of tibial arteries 5 2 7

7 PTA of deep femoral artery 1 1

8 PTA of occluded brachial artery after

trauma

1 1

9 PTA of occluded subclavian vein

(AV-access)

1

1

10 PTA of restenosis of subclavian vein 1 1

11 PTA of renal artery 1 1

12 PTA of vein anastomosis in AV- access 1 1

13 CAS 1 1

TOTAL 43 3 46

REVEW OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Open Vascular Surgery 713

Endovascular Operations 594

TOTAL 1307

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11. TEACHING ACTIVITY (AS TUTOR)

Fellow at the Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of Surgery,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital: “G.GENNIMATAS”,

Thessaloniki

(2/2/2002 - 2/ 2/2006)

I participated in all educational activities of the Department of Vascular Surgery,

i.e. publications, research, clinical studies, seminars, round tables and medical

students’ courses.

Teaching at the B’ Spring semester in 2005 of National Emergency Centre of

Thessaloniki, specialty "Paramedic - Ambulance Crew" training hours on the

following topics: "Typical pathological images in everyday practice. Access to the

problem of suffering from the symptoms. Interpretation - treatment "

“The range of the most common cases of emergency. Approach.”

At the University of Thessaly before my election as Lecturer of Vascular &

Endovascular Surgery:

Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly: Elective Module

“Basic Principles of Angiology & Vascular Surgery”

Lecturer, (Presidential Decree 407/80) academic year 2007-2008

(Decision no. 173/06-03-2007)


(Decision no. 206/15-04-2008)


(Decision no. 234/13-04-2009)


(Decision no. 256/26-03-2010)

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Postgraduate courses of the Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of

Larissa to attending surgeons and residents.

2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2012-2013,

2013-2014

Postgraduate courses of the Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of

Larissa to nurses

2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009

Nursing specialties’ program, academic year 2010-2011, University Hospital of Larissa

1. Diabetic foot

2. Thoracic and abdominal aneurysms- Peripheral aneurysms

Nursing specialties’ program, academic year 2012-2013, University Hospital of Larissa

1. Diabetic foot

2. Peripheral aneurysms

3. Arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis

4. Acute arterial occlusion –splachnic ischemia- Renovascular Disease

WORKSHOPS (speaker & tutor)

1.”Open Surgery – Hands on: Improve your skills in abdominal aortic surgery, carotid

endarterectomy and peripheral reconstruction (fem-pop, fem-distal)”

ICE 2006, 7 – 9/12/2006, Ioannina

2. “Vascular surgery techniques”

2nd

Symposium of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 01-03/06/2007, Larissa

3.”Open Surgery – Hands on: Improve your skills in abdominal aortic surgery, carotid

endarterectomy and peripheral reconstruction (fem-pop, fem-distal)”

ICE 2007, 6 – 8/12/2007, Ioannina

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4.”Vascular surgery techniques”

Surgical techniques in femoro-femoral bypass

3rd


5. “Laser ablation in varicose veins treatment”

3rd


6. Participation in Workshop: “Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD): time for action”,

organized under the auspices of the Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery.

Lecture: Treatment for Peripheral arterial disease

12/05/2008, University Hospital of Larissa

7. Participation in Workshop: “Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD): time for action”,

organized under the auspices of the Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery.

Lecture: Treatment for Peripheral arterial disease

23/02/2008, General Hospital of Trikala

8. Hands on performing CAS using simulator: “Preoperative evaluation Choosing

catheters, stent and filter”, IVEC 6-7/11/2009

9.Workshop: “Endovenous Τreatment of lower limb varicose veins”

Larissa, 19-20/ 03/2010

Moderator in video presentation

Tutor in Hands on practice

10. LIVE 2011 : MASTERCLASS ON ENDOVENOUS INTERVENTIONS

Hands-on Practice (tutor assistant) on venous thermal ablation, sclerotherapy,

and venous stenting on soft tissue models.

Hands-on Practice (supervisor) Carotid stenting supervisors

Laser saphenous ablation

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11.Seminar in Thrombosis and Antithrombotic treatment,

Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism

4- 5/11/2011 Ioannina, 2011

12.LIVE 2012

Workshop: Sizing and Planning for Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic

Aneurysms: Theoretical teaching and hands-on practice (Supervisor-3Mensio)

Workshop:Endovascular simulator practice (Supervisor)

13. 5th

Seminar in Thrombosis and Antithrombotic treatment: “Prevention of venous

thromboembolism”

Alexandroupolis 14-15/02/2014

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12. PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL STUDIES

CALISTO: An International, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-

controlled, Two-parallel Group, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and

Safety of ARIXTRA (2.5 mg subcutaneously) for the Treatment of Patients with

Acute Symptomatic Isolated Superficial Thrombophlebitis of the Lower Limbs

to prevent Thromboembolic Complications ART 108053

Department of Vascular Surgery (University Hospital of Larissa)

ACST-2: A large simple international randomised trial comparing carotid

endarterectomy versus carotid artery stenting to prevent stroke.

Department of Vascular Surgery (University Hospital of Larissa)

13. SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES MEMBER

Medical Association of Larissa

General Medical Council of Great Britain (G.M.C )

Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery

Hellenic Society of Phlebology

European Society of Vascular Surgery

14. ROUND TABLES AND LECTURES

“Endovascular treatment of chronic Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease”

Medical Association of Veroia, September 2001

“Chronic venous insufficiency of the lower limb” Department of Surgery,

Hospital of Goumenissa, May 2001

“Meeting: Patient management with chronic venous insufficiency in Primary

Health Care” Hellenic Society of General Practice- Division of Thessaly, Pelion,

Volos, 25 – 26/05/2001

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“Management of chronic venous ulcers” 2nd

Meeting of Balkan Association of

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. Thessaloniki, 2002

Meeting: Intermittent claudication: a symptom or a disease, current

management” 3/04/2004, Larissa

“Chronic peripheral arterial occlusive disease” Department of Vascular Surgery,

Β’ Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Medical

Association of Larissa, Larissa, April 2004

“Lower limb arterial occlusive disease: conservative treatment” 1st Symposium

of Angiology & Vascular Surgery

27 – 28/05/2006, Larissa

“Arteriovenous fistula complications: Pseudoaneurysms – Infection”

Meeting: “Artiovenous fistulas in kidney patients”

Konstantinopouleio Department of Vascular Surgery – Agia Olga Hospital of N.

Ionia, 19/10/2006, Athens

“Thrombophilia and Venous Thromboembolism: Pregnancy, Thrombophilia and

Venous Throembolism” ICE 2006, 7 – 9/12/2006, Ioannina

“Advances in Angiology and Vascular Surgery: Aneurysmal and peripheral

artery disease: Diagnosis and advances in treatment.

Scientific Event, 9/03/2007, Larissa

“Advances in conservative treatment of atherothrombosis “Which is the role of

pharmacological treatment in intermittent claudication?”

2nd


Current management of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Endovascular and open

repair” Scientific Event, 5/04/2008, Larissa

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Management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in the reference centre of

Central Greece: 2-year experience from the University Hospital of Larissa. 3rd


Clinical application of REEKROSS balloon in the treatment of tibial artery

occlusive disease

Technical application of REEKROSS balloon in tibial artery removal

3rd


“Dilatation of the aneurysmal sac without endoleak. Management techniques”

25/10/2008, Athens, Agia Olga Hospital, Vascular Meeting,

11th

Panhellenic Meeting of the Hellenic Association for the study of diabetic

foot “Workshop, detection of limb at risk, angiopathy”

STEP: “Peripheral Arterial Disease- Endovascular Treatment”

10/ 2008, Karditsa

Open surgery for AAA: Tips and tricks.

o «Ιnflamatory AAA»

o «The case of rupture of AAA in Greece, Have something changed during

last decade? (a survey from several hospitals around the country)»

ICE December 2008, Ioannina, Greece

“Εndovascular repair of abdominal arterio-venus fistula”

AVEM, Thessaloniki, 12-14/03/2009

“Complications from aortoiliac disease repair”

Agia Olga Hospital Vascular Meeting

November 2009, Athens

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“Diagnosis of Lymphoedema”

Lymphoedema European Course, 6/02/2009 Larissa

“Member of the Scientific Committee “Endovenous ablation techniques”

Meeting Achaic Surgical Days

27& 28/03/2010, Patras

“Hybrid procedures for lower limb Revascularization”,

LUNCH VIDEO CASE SESSION II: How I Do It,

Video Presentation: EVAR for AAA with severely angulated neck

LIVE 2010, Corfu

«Carotid trauma»

Agia Olga Hospital Vascular Meeting

27th November 2010. Athens

Balkan Flebology Symposium, 2011, Athens

“Ablation of veins (laser- radiofrequency)”

“Carotid disease”,

Institute of Vascular Diseases, March 2011, Chatzigianneio Centre, Larissa

Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in diabetic foot”

Hellenic Association for the study of diabetic foot, March 2012

“What is new in anticoagulants?”

13th

Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery,

22 -24/03/2012, Athens

Chronic and long occlusions of superficial femoral arteries

13th


22 -24/03/2012, Athens

31

Difficult venipuncture” HOMED, May 2012, Thessaloniki

Central venous catheter placement, HOMED, May 2012 Thessaloniki

“Rescue procedures to accomplish an EVAR with a bifurcated grate due to

compression of the contralateral short limb from abundant mural thrombus”

LIVE 2012, Chalkidiki, Greece

“Meeting: Rehabilitation of patients with chronic illness:

Care of patients with pressure ulcers and diabetic foot”

Sanatorium of chronic diseases, 16/02/2013, Trikala

“Venous thromboembolism treatment”

Venous thrombosis, March 2013, Trikala

“Chronic venous insufficiency”

Course organized by the Hellenic Society of Angiology,

June 2013, Athens

Workshop “Diabetic foot, prevention and treatment”

Treatment approach: Surgical or hybrid?

13th

Panhellenic Congress of Surgical Infections, Imperial Hotel,

27-29/09/2013, Larissa

“Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm management”

Meeting in Volos 28/02/2014

“Comments on session”

2nd

Panthessalic Meeting: Advances in Endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes

mellitus. 03/2014,Larisa

“Carotid disease-treatment”,

6th

Symposium of the Hellenic Cardiovascular Research Society

12/04/2014, Larisa

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15. CHAIRMAN- COORDINATOR IN ROUND TABLES -

- ORGANISATIONAL/MANAGERIAL SKILLS

1.“Aortic arch & thoracic aorta diseases”, Coordinator

11th

Panhellenic Congress of Angiology- Vascular Surgery

18-20/01/2008, Thessaloniki

2.1st

Symposium of Angiology and Vascular Surgery

27-28/05/2006, Executive Secretary

3.2nd



4.3rd



5.MLAVS, 3-5/10/2013, Larissa& Volos,

Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee

6.14th

Panhellenic Congress of Vascular Surgery,

Member of the Organizing Committee

7.Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery, “Resident’s step”, Academic year 2011-2012,

Coordinator in special cases

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16. GREEK & INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES & MEETINGS (attendance)

1.1st PANHELLENIC CONGRESS OF ANGIOLOGY & VASCULAR

SURGERY,

3-5 /12/ 1993, Athens

2.4th

Symposium: “ADVANCES IN ORTHOPEDICS AND

TRAUMATOLOGY”

16 – 17/06/1995

3.2nd

Congress of Surgical Society of Northern Greece

12 – 14/10/1995, Thessaloniki

4.CONGRESS OF NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY COMMITTEE (Member

of the world organization of Societies of Neurosurgery)

16 – 19/11, Thessaloniki

5.15th

PANHELLENIC CONGRESS OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

22/11/1995, Thessaloniki

6.3rd

PANHELLENIC CONGRESS OF ANGIOLOGY & VASCULAR

SURGERY

19 – 21 /01/1996, Athens

7.11th

MEDICAL CONGRESS OF NORTHERN GREECE


8.2nd

HELLENIC-ITALIAN CONGRESS OF ANGIOLOGY –

VASCULAR SURGERY

10 – 14/05/ 1996, Heraklion, Crete

9.HELLENIC SOCIETY OF VASCULAR SURGERY: “Postgraduate

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courses of Vascular Surgery”

November 1995 – May 1996

10.ΧΧ PANHELLENIC CONGRESS OF SURGERY

3 – 7/11/1996, Athens

11.Seminar: “ADVANCES AND QUESTIONS IN

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE”

26 – 28/09/1997, Elounda, Crete

12.12th

CONGRESS OF DIABETIC SOCIETY OF NORTHERN GREECE


13.ΧΧV EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF LYMPHOLOGY

21 – 22 /05/1999, Thessaloniki

14.13th

CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN DIVISION OF THE

INTRNATIONAL UNION OF ANGIOLOGY

26 – 30/05/1999, Rhodes

15.5th

MEETING OF ATHEROTHROMBOSIS

February1999, Thessaloniki

16.4th

CONGRESS OF SURGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN GREECE

20 – 23/10/1999, Ioannina

17.ΧΙ CONGRESS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN LEAGUE OF

ANGIOLOGY & VASCULAR SURGERY

30/05- 2/06/2001, Chios

35

18.7th

PANHELLENIC CONGRESS OF ANGIOLOGY- VASCULAR

SURGERY


19.CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF VASCULAR

SURGERY

22 – 25/09/2000, London

20.MEETING “Chronic venous insufficiency of the lower limb”

17/05/2001, Goumenissa

21.1st MEETING OF THE HELLENIC SOCIETY OF COLON AND

RECTAL SURGERY


22.8th

PANHELLENIC CONGRESS OF ANGIOLOGY- VASCULAR

SURGERY

25 – 27/01/2002, Athens

23.“CHARING CROSS”

8 – 10/04/2003, London


SURGERY

5 – 7/09/2003, Dublin

25.MEETING “Chronic peripheral arterial occlusive disease of the lower

limb”


26.MEETING “Intermittent claudication, a symptom, a disease: current

management”

3/04/2004, Larissa

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SURGERY

14 – 17/09/2004, Innsbruck, Austria


SURGERY

16 – 19/09/2005, Helsinki

29.32nd

VEITH MEETING- M(Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

17 – 20/11/2005, New York

30.Charing Cross, Global Endovascular Forum, Imperial College

8-11 April 2006, London ,U.K.

31.1st OF ANGIOLOGY AND VASCULAR SURGERY

27-28/05/2006, LARISSA

32.AVEM 2006, Aristotle Vascular Expert’s Meeting,

29-30 MAY 2006, Thessaloniki, Greece

33.ESVS XX ANNUAL MEETING,

21- 24 SEPTEMBER 2006, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

34.8th

GREEK-GERMAN VASCULAR SYMPOSIUM, Athens

28-30 SEPTEMBER 2006, ATHENS, GREECE

35.9th

CONGRESS OF CARDIOLOGY OF CENTRAL GREECE,

6-8/10/2006, LARISSA

36.VASCULAR MEETING “Arteriovenous fistulas in kidney patients”

19/10/2006, Agia Olga Hospital, ATHENS

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37.5o CORSO NAZIONALE IEWG AVANZATO, FERRARA, ITALY

20-21 OCTOBER 2006, FERRARA, ITALY

38.ICE 2006, IOANNINA CARDIOVASCULAR EDUCATION

7-9 DECEMBER 2006, IOANNINA, GREECE

39.CONTROVERSIES AND UPDATES IN VASCULAR SURGERY

MEETING

19 -20 JANUARY 2007 Meriden, Montparnasse Hotel, Paris, France

40.SCIENTIFIC EVENT “1st YEAR OF OPERATION OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF VASCULAR SURGERY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

OF LARISSA”

9/03/2007, LARISSA

41.1st Seminar STEP REGISTRY

12/05/2007 Larissa

42.2nd

SYMPOSIUM OF ANGIOLOGY AND VASCULAR SURGERY

1-3/06/2007, LARISSA

43.ΜΕΕΤ 2007 CONGRESS

13-17 JUNE 2007, CANNES, FRANCE

44.8th

MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN VENOUS FORUM

29 JUNE -1 JULY 2007, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

45.One Day Workshop with live cases on SUBINTIMAL ANGIOPLASTY

VII,

19 OCTOBER 2007, LEICESTER, LONDON, UK

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46.AVEM 2007, Aristotle Vascular Expert’s Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece

11-13 OCTOBER, Thessaloniki, Greece

47.34st VEITH CONGRESS- M(Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

15– 18/11/2007, New York

48.CE 2007, IOANNINA CARDIOVASCULAR EDUCATION

6-8 DECEMBER 2007, IOANNINA, GREECE

49.3st Seminar STEP REGISTRY

23/02/2008, Trikala

50.Scientific Event “The value of screening in the detection of abdominal

aortic aneurysms”

5/04/2008, Larissa

51.CHARING CROSS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

12-15 APRIL 2008, LONDON, UK

52.EUROPEAN VASCULAR WORKSHOP

13-14 MAY 2008, AMSTERDAM

53.3rd

SYMPOSIUM OF ANGIOLOGY AND VASCULAR SURGERY

23-25/05/2008, Larissa

54.23rd

World Congress of the International Union of Angiology

21 – 25/06/2008, Athens

55. Open surgery for AAA: Tips and tricks

ICE December 2008, Ioannina, Greece,

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56. STEP, “Peripheral arterial disease: Endovascular treatment”

October 2008, Karditsa

57.Vascular Meeting, Agia Olga Hospital

25/10/2008, Athens

58 “Diagnosis of Lymphoedema”

Lymphoedema European Course, 6/02/2009 Larissa,

59. AVEM, 12-14/03/2009, Thessaloniki,

60.Vascular Meeting, Agia Olga Hospital

November 2009, Athens,

61.Vascular Meeting: Achaic Surgical days

27& 28/03/2010, Patras

62.LIVE 2010, Corfu, Greece

63.Vascular Meeting, Agia Olga Hospital,

27/11/2010, Athens

64.Institute of Vascular Diseases, Chatzigianneio Centre,

March 2011, Larissa

65.Balkan Flebology Symposium,

2011, Athens

66.“Treatment of PAOD in diabetic foot” .

Hellenic Society for the study of diabetic foot, March 2012

67.13th


22 -24/03/2012, Athens

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68.“Difficult venipuncture”,HOMED,

Central venous catheter placement, HOMED,

May 2012 Thessaloniki

69.Course “AAA: what should we know?”

1/12/2012, Trikala

70.Live 2012, Chalkidiki, Greece

71. “Venous thrombosis”, March 2013, Trikala

72. LIVE 2013, Thessaloniki, Greece

73.11th

Panhellenic Meeting of the Hellenic Society for the study of diabetic

foot

74. “Rehabilitation of chronic diseases”, Sanatorium of chronic diseases,

16/02/2013, Trikala

75.Course, “Chronic venous insufficiency” Hellenic Society of Angiology,

June 2013, Athens

76.Critical Issues in Aortic Disease,

June 2013, Nureberg, Germany

77.13th

Panhellenic Congress of Surgical Infections,

Workshop: “Diabetic foot, prevention and treatment”

27-29/09/2013, Imperial Hotel, Larissa

41

78.Course “AAA: what should we know?”

“Abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment”,

28/02/2014, Volos

79.Charing Cross, 5 – 8 April 2014, London UK

.

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17. ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN GREEK CONGRESSES

1. Treatment of brain injury in ICU

Reizoglou Μ, Bekridelis Α, Vasiliagou Σ, Koutsias S. Patsalas Ι, Samaras

Κ, Vaxevanidou Α

Intensive Care Unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.:

“G.GENNIMATAS”,Thessaloniki

Congress of Neurotrauma Committee of the Council of State Neurosurgical

Societies, Thessaloniki 16 – 19/11/1995

2. Combination of vasopressin - somatostatin in gastrointestinal bleeding in

intensive care unit (ICU)

Reizoglou Μ,-Zavitsanaki, Vaxevanidou Α, Koutsias S, Trellopoulos G.

Intensive Care Unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.:


15th

Panhellenic Congress of Gastroenterology, 22-25/11/1995,

Thessaloniki

3. Splachnic aneurysms

Papadimitriou D, Volteas Ν, Pitoulias G, Trellopoulos G, Koutsias S

Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of Surgery, Aristotle

University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.: “G.GENNIMATAS”,Thessaloniki

3rd

Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 19-

21/01/1996, Athens

4. Mockenberg’s disease

Papadimitriou D, Christopoulos D, Volteas Ν, Koutsias S, Trellopoulos

G,Pitoulias G.



4th


24-26/01/1997, Athens

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5. Hemodynamic changes from PALMA operation

Christopoulos D, Volteas Ν, Pitoulias G, Koutsias S, Papadimitriou D



4th


24-26/01/1997, Athens

6. Congenital diaphragm of antrum in adults

Th.Papaziogas, D.Sakellaridis, V.Papaziogas, Koutsias S, Α.Alexandrakis,

Ν.Galanis



12th

Medical Congress of Northern Greece, 11-13 April 1997, Thessaloniki

7. Antiphospholipid antibodies and venous insufficiency

G. Papaioannou, D.Christopoulos, P.Lagoudaki., S.Koutsias, D.

Papadimitriou

Hemostasis & Thrombosis Clinic, Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’

Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.:


8th

Panhellenic Congress of Hematology, 6-9 November 1997, ATHENS

8. Clinical significance of hematologic investigation of patients with deep

venous thrombosis

Papaioannou G, Christopoulos D., Volteas Ν., Kriti Μ, Pitoulias

G.,Koutsias S,. Papadimitriou D

Hematology Laboratory & Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department

of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.:


5th


01/1998, Athens

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9. Effect from the abdominal aortic occlusion in the removal of CO2 in the

functional sizes of the lungs

S.Koutsias1, G.Vretzakis

2, G.Papadopoulos

3, G. Vasileiadou

2, V.Zervas

1

,G.Pitoulias1, D.Christopoulos

1 ,D.Papadimitriou

1

1. Department of Vascular Surgery, B’ Department of Surgery, Aristotle

University of Thessaloniki 2. Department of Anesthesiology,

“G.GENNIMATAS” Hospital of Thessaloniki 3.Department of

Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Ioannina.

5th


01/1998, Athens

10. Changes in venous circulation of the lower extremities after deep

venous thrombosis

Christopoulos D ,Papadimitriou D., Volteas Ν, Koutsias S, Pitoulias G.



5th

Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 01/1998,

Athens

11. Perioperative complications in elective treatment of abdominal aortic

aneurysms

Koutsias S., Pitoulias G., Christopoulos D., Volteas Ν., Vretzakis G.,

Papadimitriou D.



17th

Congress of the Military Medical Committee, 11-14 November,

Thessaloniki

12. Treatment of intraoperative hypertension with ketanserin in abdominal

aortic aneurysm repair

G. Pitoulias1, G. Vasileiadou

2, Ε.Ferdi

2, S. Koutsias

1, V. Zervas

1, Ν.

Volteas1, G. Vretzakis

2, D. Papadimitriou

1

1Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of Surgery,

2Department

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of Anaesthesiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.:


5th Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 01/1998,

Athens

13. Surgical treatment of bleeding duodenal ulcer, cholelithiasis and

abdominal aortic aneurysm in elderly patient within a year

D.Papadimitriou, Ch. Lazarides, Ν.Volteas, S.Koutsias, G. Vasileiadou,

Α.Kyparissi, G. Vretzakis.

Department of Anaesthesiology & Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’



13th

Medical Congress of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki 15-17 May 1998

14. Prolonged infrarenal occlusion of the abdominal aorta - two cases report

Kostopoulou F, Vasileiadou G, Pitoulias G, Koutsias S, Papaziogas Β,

Ferdi Ε, Vretzakis G.




17th

Congress of the Military Medical Committee, 11-14 November,1998,

Thessaloniki

15. Primary lower limb varicose veins. Inhibition of fibrinolysis and

predisposition to thrombosis

Papadimitriou D, Papaioannou G, Christopoulos D, Volteas Ν, Pitoulias G,

Koutsias S, Varvataki Τ.

Hematology Laboratory & Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department

of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.:


6th


24/01/1999, Athens

46

16. Hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with venous thrombosis

Papaioannou G2,Christopoulos D

1, Volteas Ν

1, Lagoudaki P

2, Pitoulias G

1,

Koutsias S1 , Papadimitriou D

1.

1Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of Surgery,

2Hematology

Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “G.GENNIMATAS”

Hospital, Thessaloniki

7th



17. The incidence of coexistence of carotid and aortic (aneurysmal or

occlusive) atherosclerotic disease

D.Papadimitriou1, G.Pitoulias

1, S.Koutsias

1, Μ. Tachtsi

1, D.

Christopoulos1, Ν.Volteas

1, D. Rafailidis, S. Christopoulos

2

1Department of Vascular Surgery, B’ Department of Surgery, Aristotle

University of Thessaloniki 2Department of Radiology“G.GENNIMATAS”

Hospital, Thessaloniki

7th



18. PAI -1 increase and venous thrombosis

Papaioannou G, Christopoulos D, Volteas Ν, Pitoulias G, Koutsias S,

Papadimitriou D

Department of Hematology & Department of Vascular Surgery, B’

Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

“G.GENNIMATAS” Hospital, Thessaloniki

Mediterannean Meeting of Hematology, 1997, Thessaloniki

19. Changes of ankle-brachial index in type ΙΙ diabetic patients

G. Symeonidis, Ν. Papanas. Μ. Pavlidou, G. Lakasas, S. Koutsias, Ν.

Volteas, D. Papadimitriou

Β' Department of Internal Medicine “Agios Dimitrios” Hospital,



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12th

Annual Congress of Northern Greek Diabetes Association,

13-14 November 1998, Thessaloniki

20. Criteria for surgical treatment of lower limb varicose veins

Ε. Sertaridou, Ε. Gkiza, S.Koutsias, G. Pitoulias, D. Papadimitriou



6th

Congress of Hellenic Medical Students, Thessaloniki 2000

21.Cystic Disease of the tunica externa of the popliteal artery. Case

Presentation.

Volteas Ν, Koutsias S, Pitoulias G, Vrakas X, Papadimitriou D



Presented in:

5th

Greek-Italian Meeting of Angiology & Vascular Surgery, 30/6 - 7/7

1999, Volos

Published in: VASCULAR SURGERY IN GREECE

“Special cases of patients and the policy for their treatment”

Edition: D-S Georgopoulos, P. Antoniades

Department of Vascular Surgery, “Agia Olga” Hospital, Ν.Ionia, ATHENS

2002

22. Ilio-popliteal bypass (unilateral or cross). Their value in limb salvage.

Christopoulos D, Pitoulias G, Koutsias S, Papadopoulos GΜ,

Papadimitriou D.



6th

Hellenic – Italian Meeting of Angiology, Vascular Surgery & General

Surgery, July 2000, Mykonos, Greece

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23. Infections of synthetic vascular substitutes

Papadimitriou D, Pitoulias G, Tachtsi Μ, Aslanidou Ε, Koutsias S.



8th

Panhellenic Congress of Surgical Infections, 28-30 November, 2003,

ATHENS

24. Case analysis from the Department of Vascular Surgery «G.

GENNIMATAS» in Thessaloniki

Sertaridou Ε, Skias G, Pitoulias G, Koutsias S,Volteas ΝPapadimitriou D



4th

Congress of Hellenic Medical Students, 3-5 April 1998, Ioannina

25. Renal aneurysms

Papadimitriou D, Koutsias S, Pitoulias G, Christopoulos D, Volteas Ν


University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.: “G.GENNIMATAS”,Thessaloniki.

1th Greek – Bulgarian Congress 15-18/10/1998, Thessaloniki

26. Management of carotid atherosclerotic disease

Karantana Α, Sertaridou Ε, Pitoulias G, Koutsias S, Papadimitriou D



5th

Congress of Hellenic Medical Students, 23-25/04/1999,

Alexandroupolis

27. Administration of vasoactive drugs with the help of PARATREND

(P7) in carotid endarterectomy procedures

Vretzakis G, Koutsias S, Pitoulias G, Vasileiadou G, Pistofidou Κ, Ferdi

Ε, Papadimitriou D



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5th


Surgery, 30/6 – 1/7, 1999, Volos

28. Case presentation of fibromuscular dysplasia of iliac arteries

bilaterally

Papadimitriou D, Koutsias S, Pitoulias G, Christopoulos D,

Papadopoulos G, M. Panagiotopoulou



6th


Surgery, 2000, Mykonos

29. Treatment of infectious synthetic grafts

Papadimitriou D, Pitoulias G, Tachtsi Μ, Zervas V, Koutsias S



Vascular Meeting- “Agia Olga” Hospital of N.Ionia 12/12/2002, Athens

30. Surgical treatment of neoplastic thrombus in renal and inferior vena

cava of patients with liver adenocarcinoma

D.Papadimitriou1 G.Pitoulias,

1 S.Koutsias

1, Μ.Tachtsi

1, D. Radopoulos

2

Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of Surgery &

Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.:


24th

Panhellenic Congress of Surgery, 2-5/10/2004, Thessaloniki

31. Changes in diameter of the abdominal aortic aneurysm neck after

endovascular repair

Thomas P2, Koutsias S

1, Hinchliffe R

2, Papadimitriou D

1, Hopkinson B

2.

1Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of Surgery, Aristotle


2Department of Vascular Surgery, Queen’s University Hospital,

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Nottingham, Great Britain

9th Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 23-25/01,

Athens

32. The changes in sigmoid colon pH in abdominal aortic aneurysm

repair

S.Koutsias, Α.Souparis, Ch.Kostoglou, P.Katsinelos, Ε.Antoniadou,

Μ.Tachtsi, Papadimitriou D

Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of Surgery, Department

of Anaesthesiology & Department of Gastroenterology, Aristotle


10th

Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 20 -

22/01/2006, Athens

33. The treatment of rAAA: experience from the reference centre of Central

Greece.

Koutsias S. Saleptsis V. Achouhan Η. *Kyriakaki Κ. Antoniou G, Spanos

Κ.,*Stamatiou G, *Vretzakis G., Giannoukas Α.

Department of Vascular Surgery & *Department of Anesthesiology,


11th



34. Endovascular repair of aortoenteric fistula.

Koutsias S., Saleptsis V., Boultadakis V., Makrygiannis G., 1Stamatiou G.’,

1Vretzakis G., Giannoukas Α.

Department of Vascular Surgery & 1Department of Anesthesiology,


11th Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery,


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35. Multifocal superficial venous thrombosis is associated with high

incidence of thrombophilia and malignancy

Labropoulos Ν1,2, Antoniou G4, Tsintzilonis K.S1, Leon L.3 Georgiakakis

Α.4,Koutsias S.4, Giannoukas AD.4

1Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of

New Jersey, Newark NJ USA,

2Division of Vascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center,

Maywood, IL USA, 3Section of Vascular Surgery, Southern Arizona

Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Yucson, AC USA,

4Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of

Thessaly

11th



36. Superficial femoral artery endarterectomy and stent placement

(aSPIRE): preliminary results.

Koutsias S, Georgiakakis Α, Stamatiou G1. Makrygiannis G, Boultadakis Ε,

Spanos Κ, Achouhan Η, Giannoukas Α.

Department of Vascular Surgery & 1Department of Anesthesiology,


11th



37. “ Endovascular repair of the aortoenteric fistula”

Koutsias S, Saleptsis V, Boultadakis V, Makrygiannis G, Stamatiou G,

Vretzakis G, Giannoukas Α.

11th

Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Thessaloniki

18-20/01/2008

52

38.New heparin-bonded endograft (PTFE) will be a solution for

endovascular reoperations in peripheral arterial occlusive disease in the

future?

S. Koutsias, V. Saleptsis, Κ. Spanos, Ch. Karathanos, Α. Drakou, Α.

Giannoukas

Panhellenic Congress of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 2010, Athens

39.Mid-term results from hybrid repair of extracranial carotid lesions.

Karathanos Ch, Koutsias S, Drakou Α, Sfyroeras G, Antoniou G, Stamoulis

Κ, Simeoforidou Μ, Vretzakis G, Giannoukas Α.

12th


21-24/01/2010, Athens

40. The treatment of rAAA: experience from a reference centre

Saleptsis V, Spanos Κ, Koutsias S, Sfyroeras G, Drakou Α, Karathanos Ch,

Makrygiannis G, Rousas Ν, Simeoforidou Μ, Vretzakis G, Giannoukas Α..

12th


21-24/01/2010, Athens

41. Hybrid procedures for the treatment of multifocal severe chronic arterial

occlusive disease of the lower limbs.

Antoniou G, Drakou Α, Koutsias S, Sfyroeras G, Karathanos Ch,

Simeoforidou Μ, Vretzakis G, Giannoukas Α.

12th


21-24/01/2010,Athens

53

42. Development of an mHealth Open Source Platform for Diabetic Foot

Ulcers Tele-consultations.

Dafoulas G., Koutsias S., Aggelidis P., Theodorou Κ., Giannoukas Α.

3rd Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Association for the study of

diabetic foot 9-11/02/2012

43. The treatment of rAAA in the reference centre of Central Greece: 5-year

experience

Saleptsis V, Spanos Κ, Koutsias S, Rousas Ν, Drakou Α, Vouzas Α,

Sfyroeras G, Argyriou Ch, Zakynthinos Ε, Stamoulis Κ, Vretzakis G,

Giannoukas Α.


22-24/03/2012, Athens

44. High prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and the lack of diagnosis

and treatment in primary health care in Central Greece.

Argyriou Ch, Saleptsis V, Rousas Ν, Vouzas Α, Drakou Α, Koutsias S,

Giannoukas Α.


22-24/03/2012, Athens

45. “ The role of vitamin K antagonists in femoro-popliteal bypasses: a

systematic analysis”

S. Koutsias, Ch. Argyriou, D.Palombo, A. Giannoukas

13th


22 -24/03/2012, Athens

.46. "Psychological profile of patients with diabetic foot"

Α. Mosiou, Α. Bargiota, Ο. Mouzas, S. Koutsias, Κ. Bargiotas, Ζ. Dailiana,

Ι. Alexiou

69th

Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 2-5 October 2013, Athens

54

18. ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL

CONGRESSES

(Publication of abstracts in scientific journals)

1. Changes in the release of CO2 during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

(Foreign publication-translated)

Vretzakis G, Papadimitriou D, Volteas Ν, Koutsias S, Zervas VMatamis D.



“G.GENNIMATAS”, Thessaloniki

European Society of Anesthesiology Congress, Lausanne, May 1997

2. A simple preoperative indicator of hemodynamic changes during

abdominal aortic aneurysm repair


G.Vretzakis, S.Koutsias, V.Grosomanidis, Μ. Georgiou-

Papapolychroniadou, Ε.Ferdi, Ε.Kaprini

Department of Anaesthesiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,

Hospital.: “G.GENNIMATAS”, Thessaloniki

European Society of Anesthesiology Congress, May 1997, Lausanne,

Switzerland

3. Thrombophilia in Buerger’s disease


G. Papaioannou, S. Koutsias, Μ. Kriti, D. Christopoulos,

D.Papadimitriou

Department of Hematology & Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’


10th

Meeting of the Mediterranean Society of Hematolog


4. The effect of rapid blood transfusion in blood gas that are continuously

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recorded


G.Vretzakis, Ε. Matsaridou, G.Vasileiadou, S.Koutsias, Ε.Ferdi,

G.Vlachogianni, D.Papadimitriou




Congress of the European Society of Anesthesiology, May 1997, Lausanne,

Switzerland

5. Continuous recording of the gases through the contralateral internal

jugular vein and blood during carotid endarterectomy


G.Vretzakis, D.Papadimitriou, S.Koutsias, G.Pitoulias, V.Zervas, Ε.Kaprini




13th

European Chapter Meeting of the International Union of Angiology

26 -30/05/1999, Rhodes, Greece

6. The support of Paratrend device in the securitization of vasoactive drugs

during carotid endarterectomy


G.Vretzakis, S.Koutsias, G.Pitoulias, G.Vasileiadou, Κ.Pistofidou, Ε.Ferdi,

D.Papadimitriou




13th



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7. Assessment of endothelial injuries and subsequent thrombogenesis in

patients with atherosclerosis


Papaioannou G, Christopoulos D, Lagoudaki PΤ, Koutsias S, Kriti Μ,

Papadimitriou D.

Department of Hematology & Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’



13th



8. Abnormalities of the inferior vena cava


D.Papadimitriou, Ν.Volteas, G.Pitoulias, S.Koutsias, Μ. Papadopoulos


University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.: “G.GENNIMATAS”, Thessaloniki

5th

Congress of the Balkan Military Medical Committee 25-28 September,

2000, Ankara, Turkey

9. Acute arterial occlusion of the lower limbs: 15-year experience from 200

cases.


D.Papadimitriou, G.Pitoulias, S.Koutsias, Μ. Papadopoulos, Th.

Papaziogas



5th

Congress of the Balkan Military Medical Committee, 25-28 September,

2000, Ankara, Turkey

10. The development of color Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of

carotid occlusion


Rafailidis D1, Papadimitriou D

2, Koutsias S

2, Pitoulias G

2,Christopoulos D

1

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1Department of Radiology &

2Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’


“G.GENNIMATAS”

ΧΙ Congress of the Mediterranean League of Angiology and Vascular

Surgery. 30/05– 2/06/2001, Chios Greece

11. The use of iloprost in the treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans

(Buerger’s disease)


Papadimitriou D, Papageorgiou D, Christopoulos D,Pitoulias G,Koutsias S,

Tachtsi M.


University of Thessaloniki, Hospital.: “G.GENNIMATAS”

ΧΙ Congress of Mediterranean League of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.

30/05– 2/06/2001, Chios, Greece

12. The correlation of lactic acid, intestinal pHi and O2 consumed by heart

index in the Intensive Care Unit


Kyparissi Ε, Antoniadou Ε, Vasiliagkou S, Papagiannopoulou P, Bekridellis

Α, Koutsias S, Vretzakis G, Papadimitriou D

Intensive Care Unit and Department of Vascular Surgery,


23rd

International Congress of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine,

March 2003,Brussels, Belgium

13. The evolution of limb ambutation through the ages

A. Mavroforou1, S.Koutsias2, F. Fafoulakis2, I.Balogiannis2,

A.D.Giannoukas2

1. Department of Bioethics and Deontology, University of Thessaly,

Medical School, Larissa, Greece

2. Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Thessaly, Medical

School,Larissa, Greece

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22nd


24 – 28/06/2006, Lisbon, Portugal

14. The contribution of Benedictos Adamantiades (1875- 1962) to vascular

medicine

A. Mavroforou1, S.Koutsias2, F. Fafoulakis2, I.Balogiannis2,

A.D.Giannoukas2

1. Department of Bioethics and Deontology, University of Thessaly,

Medical School, Larissa, Greece

2. Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Thessaly, Medical

School,Larissa, Greece

22nd



15. Routine use of compression with or without early ambulation in the

prevention of post –trombotic syndrome: where is the evidence?

A.D.Giannoukas1,N.Labropoulos

2,S.Koutsias

1,V.Saleptsis

1,

V.Agorogiannis1, J.A.Michaels

3.

1.Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa,

University of Thessaly Medical School, Larissa, Greece

2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center Illinois

USA

3. Academic Vascular Unit, Northern General Hospital Sheffiled, United

Kingdom

22nd


24 – 28/06/2006, Lisbon, Portugal.

16. Association of plaque echostructure and cardiovascular risk factors

with symptomatic carotid artery disease.

A.D. Giannoukas1,2, M.Griffin2, D. Mavrophoros2, S.Koutsias1, K. Baros1,

G.Christodoulidis1, V.Saleptsis1, A.N.Nicoalides2.3.


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2.Irv Laboratory for Cardiovascular Investigations. St Mary’s Hospital

Imperial College, London UK,

3.Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Cyprus, Nicosia,

Cyprus

22nd


24 – 28/06/2006, Lisbon, Portugal.

17. Common femoral arterial intima- media thickness as marker for

cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic adults: a pilot study.

A.D.Giannoukas1,2

, D. Mavrophoros2, S. Koutsias

1, K. Baros

1, P.Liakou

1,

A.N.Nicolaides2,3

.



2. Irv Laboratory for Cardiovascular Investigations. St Mary’s Hospital

Imperial College, London UK,

3. Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Cyprus, Nicosia,

Cyprus

22nd



18. “Acute leg ischemia presenting with synchronous ipsilateral aneurysms

in common iliac, superficial and popliteal artery.”

Koutsias S, Saleptsis V, Agorogiannis V, Katsilaki C, Stamatiou G,

Giannoukas AD.

8th

Greek- German Vascular Symposium,

28-30/09/2006Athens, Greece

19. Multifocal superficial vein thrombosis is associated with high

prevalence of thrombophilia and malignancy

N.Labropoulos1,2

, S.K.Tsintzilionis1, L.Leon

3, S.Koutsias

4, A.D.

Giannoukas4

1Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of

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New Jersey, Newark, NJ USA

2Division of Vascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center,

Maywood, IL,USA

3Section of Vascular Surgery, Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health

Care system, Tucson, AZ, USA

4Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa,


8th

Meeting of thw European Venous Forum, June 29 – July1, 2007,

Instanbul, Turkey

20. Endovascular treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with

short and angulated neck. in high risk patient

S.Koutsias1,

1A.Georgiakakis, K.Kiriakaki

2 V.Saleptsis

1, V.Mpoultadakis

1,

G.Vretzakis2 A.Giannoukas

1

Departments of 1

Vascular Surgery and, 2Anesthesiology, University

Hospital of Larissa, Thessaly, GREECE

34th

VEITH Congress– M (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

15– 18/11/2007, New York, USA

21. “The first initial experience in Greece with remote superficial femoral

artery endarterectomy and distal a Spire stent replacement.”

Koutsias S, Georgiakakis A, Stamatiou G, Makrigiannis G, Mpoultadakis

E, Achouchan H, Spanos K, Giannoukas AD.

ICE 2007, 06-08/12/2007, Ioannina, Greece,

22. “Hybrid endovascular and open procedures for the treatment of multi-

focal carotid lesions”.

Karathanos C, Antoniou G, Achouchan H, Barros C, Georgiakakis A,

Koutsias S, Sfyroeras G, Giannoukas AD.

ICE 2008, 04-06/12/2008, Ioannina, Greece,

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23. “Single center initial experience with the endurant stent graft for the

treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.”

Karathanos C, Antoniou G, Achouhan H, Makrigiannis G, Exarchou M,

Drakou A, Georgiakakis A, Sfyroeras G, Simeoforidou M, Koutsias S

Vretzakis G, Giannoukas AD.

LIVES 2009, 29-31/05/2009, Larissa, Greece,

24. “Hybrid endovascular and open treatment of multilevel lower extremity

arterial disease.”

Antoniou GA, Sfyroeras GS, Karathanos C, Achouhan H, Koutsias S,


LIVES 2009, 29-31/05/2009, Larissa, Greece,

25. Venous thromboembolism during air travel: Does the existing evidence

raise legal implications?

Mavroforou A, Michalodimitrakis M, Koutsias S, Mavrophoros D,

Giannoukas AD.

XXI Congress of the International Academy of Legal Medicine (IALM)

28-30/05/2009, Lisbon, Portugal

26 Venous thromboembolism during air travel: Does the existing evidence

raise legal implications?

Mavroforou A, Michalodimitrakis M, Koutsias S, Mavrophoros D,

Giannoukas AD.

The 6th

Annual Meeting of Balkan Academy of Forensic Sciences,

18-21/06/2009, Kavala, Greece,

27.Obesity and aging as risk factors of superficial thrombophlebitis in

patients with primary varicose veins.

Karathanos Ch, Saleptsis V,Roussas N, AntoniouG,Sfyroeras G,Koutsias S,

Giannoukas AD.

3rd Panhellenic Congress of Phlebology- 2nd Annual Meeting of Balkan

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Venous Forum, 21-22/01/2011,Athens, Greece

28.Influence of obesity and aging as risk factors of superficial

thrombophlebitis among patients with primary varicose veins.

Karathanos C, Saleptsis V, Exarchou M, Roussas N, Drakou A, Sfyroeras

G, Koutsias S, Giannoukas A.

12th Meeting of the European Venous Forum, 30/06-03/07/2011, Ljubljana

Slovenia

29. Development of an mHealth Open Source Platform for Diabetic Foot

Ulcers Tele-consultations.

Dafoulas G, Koutsias S, Behar J, Osorio J, Malley B, Gruentzig A, Celi

LA, Angelidis P, Theodorou K, Giannoukas A.

2nd International ICST Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication

and Healthcare - MobiHealth 2011,

5-7/10/2011Kos, Greece

30. 30-day outcome after repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

Saleptsis V, Spanos K., Koutsias S, Roussas N, Drakou K, Vouzas A,

Sfyroeras G, Argyriou C, Zakynthinos E, Stamoulis K, Vretzakis G,

Giannoukas A.

XXI MLAVS 2011, 1-3/12/2011, Genoa Italy

31.Peripheral arterial disease is prevalent but underdiagnosed and

undertreated in the primary care setting in Central Greece.

Argyriou C, Roussas N, Saleptsis V, Koutsias S, Giannoukas A.

LIVE 2012, 24-27/05/2012, Alexandroupolis, Greece

32.Endovascular treatment for traumatic injury of the brachial artery

compined with brachial plexus palcy in a young man following blunt trauma.

S. Koutsias, C. Argyriou, A. Giannoukas

LINC 2012,LEIPZING, GERMANY,

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33.Effectiveness of ilomedin infusion and smoking cessation in the treatment of

the patients with Buerger’s disease

K. Spanos, E. Georgiou, V. Saleptsis, A. Athanasoulas, S. Koutsias, K. Drakou,

L. Sakas, A. Giannoukas

XXIII MLAVS Volos & Larissa 3-5/10/2013

34.Acute limb ischaemia after arterial embolization due to atrial fibrillation”

C. Argyriou, A. Athanasoulas, N. Rousas, K. Spanos, V. Saleptsis,

C. Karathanos, K. Drakou, S. Koutsias, A.D. Giannoukas


35.“30 –day outcome after repair for rupture abdominal aortic aneurysm”

V. Saleptsis, K. Spanos, S. Koutsias, N. Rousas, K. Drakou, A. Vouzas, G.

Sfuroeras, C. Argyriou, E. Zakynthinos, K. Stamoulis, G. Vretzakis, A.

Giannoukas


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19. RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Research activity at the Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Thessaly

1. MASCOT: International registration of patients with atherosclerosis with high

risk of sudden or impending occlusion after percutaneous transluminal

angioplasty, or patients with high risk of restenosis after PTA in external,

internal or common iliac artery which are managed (or are going to be managed)

with self expandable stent

2. CALISTO: An International, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-

controlled, Two-parallel Group, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and

Safety of ARIXTRA (2.5 mg subcutaneously) for the Treatment of Patients with

Acute Symptomatic Isolated Superficial Thrombophlebitis of the Lower Limbs

to prevent Thromboembolic Complications

3. STEP: Studying The Epidemiology of Peripheral Arterial Disease (under the

auspices of Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery)

4. Evaluation of risk of atherosclerosis in patients suffering from erosive

osteoarthritis in collaboration with the Department of Rheumatology of the

University of Thessaly, Medical School.

5. ACST-2: A large simple international randomised trial comparing carotid

endarterectomy versus carotid artery stenting to prevent stroke.

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20. REVIEWER IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

1.European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

21.PUBLICATIONS

Α. PUBLICATIONS (in Greek journals)

1. Surgical treatment of mixed parotid tumors

Papaziogas Th, Mantinaos Κ, Atmatzidis Κ, Bousoulegas Α, Alexandrakis Α, Souparis

Α, Koutsias S, Papaziogas Β, Pitoulias G, Galanis Ν

Β’ Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “GENNIMATAS”

Hospital

Surgical Chronicles, 1997; 2 (3): 168 – 171

(Journal of Hellenic Society of Northern Greece)

2. Metastatic melanoma to the liver

1Katsikas Β,

2Souparis Α,

1Rizos Κ,

3Kotakidou R,

2Koutsias S,

1Kalinderis Α

1Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,

2Β’ Department of

Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 3Department of Pathology,


Greek Medical Journal “News in Urology”, 1997; 3,3: 202 - 206

(Society of Urology of Macedonia & Thrace)

3. Hemodynamic disorders during abdominal aortic repair in comparison with

preoperative ankle-brachial index

Vretzakis G1, Papadopoulos G

3, Papadimitriou D

2, Koutsias S

2, Zervas V

2, Moustakidis

P1, Kaprini Ε

1

1Department of Anesthesiology,

2Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of

Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “GENNIMATAS” Hospital, 3 Department

of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Ioannina

Greek Medical Journal “GALINOS” 1997;39, 4:412 – 422

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4. Coexistence of endoluminal diverticulum of the duodenum and cholelithiasis

Papaziogas Th., Papaiogas V., Paraskevas G., Lazarides Ch., Koutsias S., Argyriadou Ε,

Pavlidis Th.

Β’ Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “GENNIMATAS”

Hospital

Yearbook of the Department of Medicine,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki., 26, 1 (1999)

5. Contiuous assessment of blood gas and acid-base equilibrium

1G.Vretzakis,.

1Ch.Kostoglou,

2Ε.Antoniadou,

3S.Koutsias,

3V.Papaziogas,

3D.Papadimitriou,

4G.Papadopoulos

1 Department of Anesthesiology,

2ΜΕΘ και

3 Department of Vascular Surgery, B’

Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “GENNIMATAS”

Hospital, 4Department of Anesthesiology, University of Ioannina

Greek Medical Journal “GALINOS” 2000;42,5:534 – 549

6.The incidence of carotid and aortic localization (aneurysmal or occlusive) of

atherosclerotic disease

D.Papadimitriou, G.Pitoulias, S.Koutsias, Μ.Tachtsi, D.Christopoulos, Ν.Volteas,

D.Rafailidis, S.Christopoulos

Department of Vascular Surgery, Β’ Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki, “GENNIMATAS” Hospital

Greek Medical Journal “Hellenic Medicine” 2000, 66, 2: 167 – 170

7. Renal Cystic disease of tunica externa in popliteal artery. A Case report.

Volteas Ν, Koutsias S, Pitoulias G, Vrakas X, Papadimitriou D.


Thessaloniki, “G. GENNIMATAS” Hospital

VASCULAR SURGERY IN GREECE:

“Special cases of patients and the policy for their treatment”

Edition: D-S Georgopoulos, P. Antoniades

Department of Vascular Surgery, “Agia Olga” Hospital, Athens 2002

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8. Single internal iliac aneurysm

Papadimitriou D, Tachtsi M, Pitoulias G, Aslanidou E, Koutsias S.


Thessaloniki, “G. GENNIMATAS” Hospital

“VASCULAR SURGERY IN GREECE: ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS

AND ANEURYSMS OF OTHER ARTERIES”

D-S Georgopoulos, Ε.G. Papageorgiou,

ATHENS 2005 (ISBN: 960-584-99-6)

9. REVIEWS

1.Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: update and literature review.

Antoniou G, Karathanos Ch, Spanos K, Rousas N, Achouchan H., Georgiakakis G,

Koutsias S, Hadjichristodoulou C, Giannoukas A.

Hellenic Vascular Surgery 2008;14:153-9.

2.Open versus endovascular repair of popliteal artery: literature review

Drakou Α, Vouzas Α, Rousas Ν, Saleptsis V, Argyriou Ch, Koutsias S, Giannoukas Α.

Hellenic Vascular Surgery 2011;26:157-64.

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B. PUBLICATIONS (in international journals)

1 Atherosclerosis: diagnose locally, treat globally.

Paraskevas KI, Koutsias S, Giannoukas AD.

AmJ Cardiol. 2014 Feb 1;113(3):570-1. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.11.002.

Epub 2013 Nov 12.

Impact Factor: 3.209

Citations: -

2 Status update and interim results from the asymptomatic carotid surgery

trial-2 (ACST-2).

ACST-2 Collaborative Group, Halliday A, Bulbulia R, Gray W, Naughten

A, den Hartog A, Delmestri A, Wallis C, le Conte S, Macdonald S.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2013 Nov;46(5):510-8. doi:

10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.07.020. Epub 2013 Sep 17.


Citations: 1

3 The Role of Oral Vitamin K Antagonists in the Outcome of Infrainguinal

Bypass Procedures.

Giannoukas AD, Paraskevas KI, Koutsias S, Argyriou C, Saleptsis V,

Palombo D.

Angiology. 2013 Sep 3.


Citations: -

4 Endovascular treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with short

and angulated neck in high-risk patient.

Koutsias S, Antoniou G, Karathanos C, Saleptsis V, Stamoulis K,

Giannoukas AD.

Case Rep Vasc Med. 2013;2013:898024. doi: 10.1155/2013/898024. Epub

2013 Jul 1

Impact Factor: - Citations: -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24433606







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5 Current status of mechanical circulatory support: a systematic review.

Spiliopoulos K, Giamouzis G, Karayannis G, Karangelis D, Koutsias S,

Kalogeropoulos A, Georgiopoulou V, Skoularigis J, Butler J, Triposkiadis F.

Cardiol Res Pract. 2012;2012:574198. doi: 10.1155/2012/574198. Epub 2012

Aug 26.

Impact Factor:-

Citations: -

6 Depression in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Mastrogiannis D, Giamouzis G, Dardiotis E, Karayannis G, Chroub-

Papavaiou A, Kremeti D, Spiliopoulos K, Georgoulias P, Koutsias S,

Bonotis K, Mantzorou M, Skoularigis J, Hadjigeorgiou GM, Butler J,

Triposkiadis F.

Cardiol Res Pract. 2012;2012:794762. doi: 10.1155/2012/794762. Epub 2012

Jul 5.

Impact Factor:-

Citations: -

7 Peripheral arterial disease is prevalent but underdiagnosed and undertreated

in the primary care setting in central Greece.

Argyriou C, Saleptsis V, Koutsias S, Giannoukas AD.

Angiology. 2013 Feb;64(2):119-24. doi: 10.1177/0003319712439092. Epub

2012 Mar 16

Impact Factor:1.647

Citations: 3





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8 The risk of subsequent cancer and arterial cardiovascular events in patients

with superficial vein thrombosis in the legs.

Prandoni P, Casiglia E, Tikhonoff V, Leizorovicz A, Decousus H;

Calisto Investigators.

Blood. 2011 Oct 27;118(17):4719-22. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-364232.

Epub 2011 Aug 31.


Citations: 4

9 No effect of antioxidant supplementation on muscle performance and blood

redox status adaptations to eccentric training.

Theodorou AA, Nikolaidis MG, Paschalis V, Koutsias S, Panayiotou G,

Fatouros IG, Koutedakis Y, Jamurtas AZ.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jun;93(6):1373-83. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009266.

Epub 2011 Apr 20.

Impact Factor:-

Citations: -

10 Fondaparinux for the treatment of superficial-vein thrombosis in the legs.

Decousus H, Prandoni P, Mismetti P, Bauersachs RM, Boda Z, Brenner B,

Laporte S, Matyas L, Middeldorp S, Sokurenko G, Leizorovicz A;

CALISTO Study Group.

N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 23;363(13):1222-32.


Citations: 86






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11 Colonic ischemia after endovascular exclusion of an aortoiliac aneurysm

using an iliac branch device.

Sfyroeras GS, Koutsias S, Karathanos C, Stamoulis K, Giannoukas AD.

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2010 Oct;44(7):597-600. doi:

10.1177/1538574410369388. Epub 2010 May 18.

Impact Factor:0.880

Citations: 1

12 Endovascular stent-graft repair of major abdominal arteriovenous fistula: a

systematic review.

Antoniou GA, Koutsias S, Karathanos C, Sfyroeras GS, Vretzakis G,

Giannoukas AD.

J Endovasc Ther. 2009 Aug;16(4):514-23. doi: 10.1583/09-2725.1. Review


Citations: 11

13 Venous thromboembolism during air travel: does the existing evidence raise

legal implications?

Mavroforou A, Michalodimitrakis E, Koutsias S, Mavrophoros D,

Giannoukas AD.

Int Angiol. 2009 Aug;28(4):269-73. Review

Impact Factor:1.462

Citations: 1

14 Hybrid endovascular and open treatment of severe multilevel lower extremity

arterial disease.

Antoniou GA, Sfyroeras GS, Karathanos C, Achouhan H, Koutsias S,


Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Nov;38(5):616-22. doi:

10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.06.016. Epub 2009 Jul 18.


Citations: 16









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15 Outcome after endovascular stent graft repair of aortoenteric fistula: A

systematic review.

Antoniou GA, Koutsias S, Antoniou SA, Georgiakakis A, Lazarides MK,

Giannoukas AD.

J Vasc Surg. 2009 Mar;49(3):782-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.068. Epub

2008 Nov 22. Review.

Impact Factor:2.879

Citations: 41

16 Blind on table internal iliac artery embolization in severe post partum

hemorrhage: a case report.

Koutsias S, Lialios G, Kouritas V, Sourlas D, Giannoukas A, Messinis I.

Int Angiol. 2008 Oct;27(5):442-3.

Impact Factor:1.462

Citations: -

17 Cholesterol crystal embolization: a possible complication of peripheral

endovascular interventions.

Paraskevas KI, Koutsias S, Mikhailidis DP, Giannoukas AD.

J Endovasc Ther. 2008 Oct;15(5):614-25. doi: 10.1583/08-2395.1. Review.

Impact Factor:2.699

Citations: 10

18 Remote endarterectomy for long segment superficial femoral artery occlusive

disease. A systematic review.

Antoniou GA, Koutsias S, Antoniou SA, Giannoukas AD.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2008 Sep;36(3):310-8. doi:

10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.04.005. Epub 2008 Jun 5. Review.

Impact Factor:2.820

Citations: 11









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19 The evolution of lower limb amputation through the ages. Historical note.

Mavroforou A, Koutsias S, Fafoulakis F, Balogiannis I, Stamatiou G,

Giannoukas AD.

Int Angiol. 2007 Dec;26(4):385-9.

Impact Factor:1.462

Citations: 1

20 Comparison of LigaSure vessel sealing system, harmonic scalpel, and cold

knife tonsillectomy.

Lachanas VA, Hajiioannou JK, Karatzias GT, Filios D, Koutsias S,

Mourgelas C.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Sep;137(3):385-9

Impact Factor:1.625

Citations: 19

21 Malpractice issues in modern anaesthesiology.

Mavroforou A, Stamatiou G, Koutsias S, Michalodimitrakis E, Vretzakis G,

Giannoukas AD.

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2007 Nov;24(11):903-11. Epub 2007 Jun 21. Review.

Impact Factor:2.792

Citations: 4

22 Surgical treatment of renal neoplasmatic thrombi extending into the inferior

vena cava.

Papadimitriou DK, Pitoulias GA, Tachtsi MD, Koutsias SG,Radopoulos DK.

Ann Vasc Surg. 2006 Mar;20(2):223-7. Epub 2006 Mar 21.

Impact Factor:

Citations: 2







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23 Mycotic aneurysm of the infrarenal aorta.

Papadimitriou D, Tachtsi M, Koutsias S, Pitoulias G, Mpompoti T.

Vasa. 2003 Nov;32(4):218-20.

Impact Factor:1.009

Citations: 6

24 'On-line' alterations of contralateral jugular blood gas profile during carotid

clamping.

Vretzakis G, Papadimitriou D, Papaziogas B, Koutsias S, Christopoulos D,

Ferdi E, Papadopoulos G.

Eur Surg Res. 2003 Jul-Aug;35(4):377-82.

Impact Factor:

Citations: 2

25 Incidence of abdominal wall hernias in patients undergoing aortic surgery for

aneurysm or occlusive disease.

Papadimitriou D, Pitoulias G, Papaziogas B, Koutsias S, Vretzakis G,

Argiriadou H, Papaziogas T.

Vasa. 2002 May;31(2):111-4.

Impact Factor:1.009

Citations: 30

26 Alterations in carbon dioxide release during abdominal aortic clamping for

aneurysmal or occlusive repair.

Vretzakis G, Papadopoulos G, Koutsias S, Papaziogas B, Antoniadou E,

Pitoulias G, Papadimitriou D.

Minerva Anestesiol. 2001 Sep;67(9):629-36.

Impact Factor:2.818

Citations:








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27 Continuous contralateral jugular acid-base and blood gas monitoring during

carotid endarterectomy.

Vretzakis G, Papadimitriou D, Koutsias S, Christopoulos D, Volteas N,

Pitoulias G, Zervas V, Papaziogas B.

Vasa. 2000 Aug;29(3):221-4.

Impact Factor:1.009

Citations: 1

28 Surgical management of short bowel syndrome by construction of an

isoperistaltic intestinal valve: an experimental study in dogs.

Papaziogas T, Tassiopoulos A, Papaziogas B, Koutsias S, Alexandrakis A,

Sakellaridis D, Galanis N.

Eur J Surg. 1999 Aug;165(8):796-800.

Impact Factor:

Citations: 6

Α. PUBLICATIONS IN SCI

PUBLICATIONS: 28

Candidate’s position between other authors:

1st in: 2

2nd

in: 4

Other position in: 22

Impact Factor:

Total: 99.486

Citations:

(Scopus and ISI last search 15/04/2014): 230

H- Factor: 8





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22. ENGLISH BOOK CHAPTERS

1.VASCULAR ANEURYSMS. Editors: Cao P., Giannoukas A.D., Moll F.L., Veller M.

University of Thessaly Press, 2009, ISBN: 978-960-8029-85-9.

Chapters

Koutsias S., Antoniou G.A., Sfyroeras G.S., Achouhan H., Vretzakis G.,

Giannoukas A.D. Endovascular repair of abdominal arterio-venous fistula (aorto-

vena cava fistula or iliac artery- iliac venous fistula).

IN PROCEEDINGS

1. Development of an mHealth Open Source Platform for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Tele-

consultations.

Dafoulas G, Koutsias S, Behar J, Osorio J, Malley B, Gruentzig A, Celi LA, Angelidis

P, Theodorou K, Giannoukas A.

Second International ICST Conference, MobiHealth 2011, Kos Island, Greece,

October 5-7, 2011. Revised Selected Papers Series: Lecture Notes of the Institute for

Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Vol. 83

Nikita, K.S.; Lin, J.C.; Fotiadis, D.I.; Arredondo Waldmeyer, M.-T. (Eds.)

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23. GREEK BOOK CHAPTERS

1. ABC of arterial and venous diseases. Richard Donelly- Nick J M London,

Editing in greek: A. Giannoukas, M. Lazarides. Parisianou Editions 2010, ISBN:

978-960-394-606-9.

Chapter 18. Antoniou G, Koutsias S, Lazarides M, Giannoukas AD. Peripheral

vascular dysplasias.

2. Honorary Edition for Professor Alexandros Papadimitriou. Konstantaras Medical

Editions Athens 2013 ISBN: 9789606802614

Chapter 21. Paraskevas Κ, Vassilopoulos Ι, Saleptsis V, Athanasoulas Α, Spanos

Κ, Drakou Α, Koutsias S, Giannoukas Α. Comparison of mental functions after

endarterectomy and carotid stenting

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RESEARCH ACTIVITY SUMMARY

PARTICIPATION IN VASCULAR SURGERY CONGRESSES

(GREEK AND INTERNATIONAL)

79

ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN GREEK CONGRESSES

48

ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES

35

CHAIRMAN- ORGANISATIONAL/MANAGERIAL ACTIVITY

7

ROUND TABLES AND LECTURES

38

PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL STUDIES

5

ENGLISH BOOK CHAPTERS

2

GREEK BOOK CHAPTERS

2

PUBLICATIONS IN GREEK JOURNALS

10

PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

28

TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS

38

Total IMPACT FACTOR

99.486

Citations (Scopus and ISI last search 15/04/2014)

230

h- index

8

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