KLEANTHI DIMA Dept. Of Clinical Biochemistry, Attikon University General Hospital Tel.: + 302105831911, e-mail: clairedimas@gmail.com Date of birth: 21-04-1954 Nationality: Greek STUDIES: 1988 Professional License in clinical chemistry from the National Board of Health 1979-1984 PhD in Clinical Chemistry, Athens Medical School 1977-1979 Maitrise de biochimie, University of Paris VII 1972 - 1977 Undergraduate studies for bachelor degree in Biology, University of Patras Athens, Greece. 1967 - 1972 Secondary School Studies, Hill Memorial School, Athens, Greece. WORK EXPERIENCE: 1981-1985 Clinical Biochemist at Areteion University Hospital, Athens Medical School 1985-1987 Postdoctoral researcher at Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Clinical Biohemist, Lecturer in Athens Medical School at Areteion 1987-2003 University Hospital, chief of clinical chemistry dpt. 2003-2005 Clinical Biochemist, Assistant Professor in Athens Medical School, Attikon University Hospital 2005-until now Head of the department of Clinical Chemistry of Attikon University Hospital FOREIGN LANGUAGES: ENGLISH Excellent overall knowledge: reading, writing, and spoken FRENCH COMPUTER QUALIFICATIONS: Excellent knowledge of: The Internet and World Wide Web Windows 98, Windows NT Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint Photoshop and CorelDraw ELEMENTS OF PERSONALITY: Excellent management, organizational and communication skills - Creative thought and activity Analytical thinking and critical spirit. ABSTRACTS IN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES ABS 1. Evaluation of CEA in breast cancer. K. Dimas, C. Gennatas, D. Voros. 3rd European Conference on Clinical Oncology and Cancer Nursing ECCO 3. Stockholm, Sweden, June 16-20, 1985. Abstracts book, p. 119, # 523. 2. Significance of plasma Low, High and Very Low Density Lipoproteins in the clearance of infused fat emulsion in septic patients with hypertriglyceridemia. E.Kourias, B.Smyrniotis, K.Dima, A. Fotopoulos, G. Androulakis. Forty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Society of Surgery. Boston, February 6-9 1985. Abstracts book, p. 106. 3. Contribution of C.T Scan and CEA in detection of reccurences of metastases in patients operated for CA of rectosigmoid. C. Pissiotis, A. Calovidouris, A. Gouliamos, C.Dimas, C. Papavasilliou. 32th Congress Soc Intern Clinique. Sydney, Australia, September 20-25, 1987. Abstracts book, p. 106. 4. Tumor markers significance before and after polypectomy in patients with colonic polyps. V. Tzias, D.Kamberoglou, A. Papadatou, V. Dulgeroglou, C. Dimas, L. Kapourou, M. Lagoudakis. World Congress of Gastroenterology. Sydney, Australia, August 26-31, 1990. Abstracts book, # PD 884. 1. Εvaluation of lipid status in renal transplant recipients after longterm stable graft function. D.Koutsikos, K. Dimas, B. Agroyannis, G. Tserkezis, D. Tsoutsos, E. Koumentakou. ΧIth International Congress of Nephrology. Tokyo, Japan, 1990. Abstracts book. 6. Multiple tumor markers in monitoring of breast carcinoma. C. Dimas, A.Polychronis, L. Capourou, K. Gennatas, S. Zervoudis, K. Sikiotis. 3rd International Conference of Anticancer Research. Marathon, Greece, October 1990. Anticancer Res. 1990;10 (5B): 1441, # 295. 7. Evaluation of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors by immunohisto-chemical method on fine needle aspiration biopsy from breast tumors. A. Polychronis, M. Fraggou-Plemmenou, L. Capourou, C. Dimas, K. Gennatas. ECCO 6: Sixth European Conference on Clinical Oncology and Cancer Nursing: Firenze, Italy, October 27-31, 1991. Eur J Cancer. 1991 (Suppl. 2), p. S49, # 263. 8. Cathepsin D in breast cancer. M. Fraggou-Plemmenou, L. Capourou, C. Dimas, K. Gennatas, A. Polychronis. ECCO 6: Sixth European Conference on Clinical Oncology and Cancer Nursing: Firenze, Italy, October 27-31, 1991. Eur J Cancer. 1991 (Suppl. 2), p. S57, # 275. 9. Low-dose weekly Epirubicin as second-line chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer. Gennatas C, Dimas C, Dardoufas C. 6th European Conference on Clinical Oncology & Cancer Nursing - ECCO-6. Firenze, Italy, October 27-31, 1991. Book of abstracts, # 331. Eur J Cancer.1991; (Suppl. 2), # 331. 10. Immunohistochemical evaluation of CA15-3. M. Frangos-Plemmenos, C. Dimas, A.Condis-Pafitis, A. Polychronis. Fourth International Congress on Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy. Paris, France, February 2-5, 1993. Abstracts book, p. 212, # P 299. 11. Immunohistochemical Determination of C-NEU Oncogene in Human Breast Cancer and its Relationship with other Prognostic Variables. M. Frangos-Plemenos, C. Dimas, A. Kondis-Pafitis, A. Deligiogis-Politis. XX International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology, Hong-Kong, 1994. Eur J Cancer. 1994; 30A (suppl. 2): p. S47, # 10. 12. Immunohistochemical detection of CA19-9 in colon cancers and its correlation with other prognostic variables. N. Kavantzas, M.Frangos-Plemmenos, C. Dimas, H. Deligeorgi-Politi and J.Papadopoulos XVth European Congress of Pathology Copenhagen, Denmark, September 1995. Abstracts book. 13. Serological and immunohistochemical detection of CA15-3 in Breasts Cancers and their relation with other prognostic factors. M.Plemenou-Frangou, C. Dimas, A.Condi-Pafiti. 1st Panhellenic Congress of Clinical Chemistry. Athens, October 18-20, 1996. Chimica Chronika. 1996;25 (3): 99 # 170. 14. Prognostic significance of the detection of CA 15-3 in breast cancer. Frangou-Plemenou, C. Dimas, A. Kondis, H. Deligeorgi. 10th International Meeting of Gynecological Oncology. Coibra, Portugal, April 26 – May 2, 1997. Eur J Gynecol Oncol. 1997 ; XVIII (4) : 288, # 203. 15. C-Neu overexpression in breast carcinoma and its correlation with the secretory component protein Fraggou-Plemmenou M, Kondi-Pafiti A, Dimas C, Kairi-Vassilatou E, Deligeorgi-Politis H. XXII International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology. Nice, France, October 18-23, 1998. Breast. 1998;46 (5-6):301, # 105. 16. Tumor marker CA19-9 is associated with serum glucose levels in diabetic and non-dibetic subjects. E. Faviou, A. Thrasyvoulidis, G. Antonakos, F. Kontos, C.Dimas, A. Dionyssiou-Asteriou. 16th IFCC – FESCC European Congress of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Glasgow, May 8-12, 2005. Clinica Chimika Acta. 2005;355, (suppl), p. S336, # WP2.41. 17. Detection of LIF and VEGF in the follicular fluid and serum of subfertile women G. Antonakos, C. Dimas, D. Giannaris, M. Dalamaga, D. Kassanos, E. Salamalekis, A. DionissiouAsteriou. XXX Nordic Congress in Clinical Chemistry. Copenhagen, Denmark, June 14-17, 2006. Abstracts book, # 45. 18. Correlation of glycosylated hemoglobin and platelet parameters in patients with diabetes mellitus. A. Thrasyvoulidis, M. Dalamaga, A. Marouga, E. Stathopoulou, G. Antonakos, G. Kontelia, F. Kontos, A. Pavlidou, A. Nikolaidou, C. Dimas. XXX Nordic Congress in Clinical Chemistry. Copenhagen , Denmark, June 14-17, 2006. Abstracts book, # 47. 19. Tumor necrosis factor (TNFa), Interleukin-6(IL-6) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels after severe trauma: Correlation with infusion of exogenous catecholamines during the initial 24 hours. C. Batistaki, G. Kostopanagiotou, C. Dimas, P. Myrianthefs, I. Grigoropoulou, G. Baltopoulos. EJA Annual Meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology, Madrid, Spain, June 3-6, 2006. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2006; 23 (Suppl. 37): p. 203, # A 788. 20. Association of total cholesterol, HDL and LDL with primary myelodysplastic syndroms. M.Dalamaga, M.Triantafilli, G.Sotiropoulos, K.Karmaniolas, G.Antonakos, K.Dimas, A.Lekka. 18th Congress of the Hellenic Society of Haematology, 2nd Balkan Day of Haematology. Thessaloniki, November 14-17, 2007. Haema. 2007;10 (suppl.1): pp. 237, # 265. 21. Association of iron and ferritin in patients with primary myelodysplastic syndroms. M.Dalamaga, M.Aslanidou, G.Sotiropoulos, K.Karmaniolas, G.Antonakos, K.Dimas, A.Lekka 18th Congress of the Hellenic Society of Haematology, 2nd Balkan Day of Haematology. Thessaloniki, November 14-17, 2007. Haema. 2007;10 (suppl.1): pp. 292, # 336. 22. Glycohemoglobin and platelate indices in primary myelodysplasia and diabetes. M.Dalamaga, K.Karmaniolas, G.Antonakos, M.Triantafilli, K.Dimas, A.Lekka 18th Congress of the Hellenic Society of Haematology, 2nd Balkan Day of Haematology. Thessaloniki, November 14-17, 2007. Haema. 2007;10 (suppl.1): pp. 238, # 266. 23. Relationship between cytokines concentration (IL-6,IL-8,MCP1,FGF,TNFa) and number of follicules>17mm in subfertile women undergoing IVF programme. G. Antonakos, M. Dalamaga, G. Giannaris, G. Kontelia, K. Geromeriati, N. Xenos, A. Lefteriotou, L. Capourou, C. Dimas. 17th IFCC-FESCC European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam 2007. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2007; 45 (Special suppl): S1-S473. 24. Establishing a rapid quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) for prenatal diagnosis of chromosome aneuploidy. Gregoratou, A. Stathopoulou, A. Pavlidou, C. Kroupis, D. Kassanos, C. Dimas. 17th IFCC-FESCC European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam 2007. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2007; 45 (Special suppl): S1-S473. 25. Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction with novel cardiac markers. Panagiotou A., M. Dalamaga, D. Lefteriotis, P. Flevari, M. Nikolaou, K. Parisi, A. Thrasivoulidis, G. Antonakos, C. Kroupis, C. Dimas. 31st Nordic Congress in Clinical Chemistry. Helsinki, 14-18 June 2008. Abstracts book, p. 64, # P 1. 26. Association of coronary heart disease risk factors with novel cardiac markers. Panagiotou Anna, Dalamaga Marianna, Lefteriotis Dionysios, Flevari Pinelopi, Nikolaou Maria, Geromeriati Konstantina, Stathopoulou Eleni, Parisi Kleio, Kontelia Georgia, Dimas Claire. 31st Nordic Congress in Clinical Chemistry. Helsinki, 14-18 June 2008. Abstracts book, p. 64, # P 2. 27. Development of Real Time PCR for the quantification of three isoforms of the survivin mRNA in breast cancer tissues-clinical application. Pavlidou A, Kroupis C, Goutas N, Antonakos G, Dalamaga N, Dimas C. XVI Meeting of Balcan Clinical Laboratory Federation and 7th Hellenic Congress of Clinical Chemistry. Athens, October 2008. Βραβείο 28. Mutation screening in PALB2 gene in BRCA negative breast and ovarian cancer families. Poumpouridou N, Tsionou C, Panagiotou A, Dalamaga M, Dimas C, C.Kroupis. VXI Meeting of Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation and 7th Hellenic Congress of Clinical Chemistry. Athens, October 2008. 29. Molecular detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the peripheral blood of colon cancer patients. Mourtzikou A., C. Kroupis, M. Skondra, N. Poumpouridou, G. Athanasas, S. Christodoulou, D. Pectasides and C. Dimas. 7th International Symposium on Minimal Residual Cancer. Vouliagmeni, 16-19 September 2009. Abstracts book, p. 128, # P 32. 30. Low AMH serum concentration on day 3, what is the meaning. K.Chaidogiannos, K. Patsouras, D.Giannaris, G. Salamalekis, K.Dima, D. Kassanos. 13th World Congress of Human Reproduction. Venezia, Italy, March 5-8, 2009. 31. Diagnosis and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction with novel cardiac markers. Panagiotou A., M. Dalamaga, D. Lefteriotis, P. Flevari, M. Nikolaou, K. Parisi, N. Xenos, G. Antonakos, E. Kassi, C. Kroupis, C. Dimas. 18th European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Innsbruck, June 7-11, 2009. Clin. Chem. Lab Med 47, S134, # M-A078. 32. Correlation between transcriptional expression of survivin isoforms and clinicopathological findings in colorectal cancer using real time PCR. Pavlidou A., C. Kroupis, G. Athanasas, G. Konstantoudakis, G. Rallis, G. Antonakos, A. Spathis, M. Dalamaga, C. Dimas. 18th European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Innsbruck, June 7-11, 2009. Clin. Chem. Lab Med 47, S164, # A-174. 33. Quantification of three isoforms of the survivin mRNA in breast cancer tissues with real time PCR– Clinical application. Pavlidou A., C. Kroupis, N. Goutas, G. Antonakos, M. Dalamaga, C. Dimas. 18th European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Innsbruck, June 7-11, 2009. Clin. Chem. Lab Med 47, S164, # A-175. 34. Genetic analysis of PALB2 gene in BRCA (-) Greek patients with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Poumpouridou N., C. Tsionou, N. Spanos, C. Dimas, C. Kroupis. 18th European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Innsbruck, June 7-11, 2009. Clin. Chem. Lab Med 47, S166, # M-A179. 35. Association of serum leptin and resistin levels with multiple myeloma risk. M. Dalamaga, A. Lekka, M. Triantafilli, K. Karmaniolas, A. Hsi, A. Papadavid, A. PAnagiotou, C. Dimas, C. Mantzoros 14th Congress of the European Hematology Association. Barcelona, June 10-13, 2010. Haematologica. 2010; 95 (suppl. 2): p. 586, # 1468. 36. Circulating levels of visfatin and high molecular weight adiponectin in multiple myeloma: a case control study. M. Dalamaga, K. Karmaniolas, M. Triantafilli, A. Panagiotou, E. Papadavid, G. Sotiropoulos, C. Dimas, A. Lekka. 14th Congress of the European Hematology Association. Barcelona, June 10-13, 2010. Haematologica. 2010; 95 (suppl. 2): p. 582, # 1457. 37. Biochemical markers of fibrosis and inflammation: their relation to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in cardioverter-defibrillator recipients with heart failure P. Flevari, G. theodorakis, D. Leftheriotis, C. Kroupis, F. Kolokathis, S. Lagou, S.C. Oliveira, K. Dima, M. Anastasiou-Nana, D. Kremastinos. ESC Congress, Stocholm, August 28 – September 1, 2010. Eur Heart Journal. 2010;31 (Suppl.): 843, # P 4823. 38. Nephelometric measurement of cystatin C, homocysteine and C-reactive protein in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and association with cardiovascular risk. Lagiou M., M. Dalamaga, C. Kroupis, A. Marouga, D. Vlahakos, C. Dimas. 9th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry-Clinical Biochemistry. Athens, October 7-9, 2010. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2011; 49 (9), A171. 39. Correlation of tumor markers CEA, EGFR, GA 733-2, CA19-9 in the serum of colon cancer patients. Mourtzikou A., S. Christodoulou., C. Kroupis, M. Skondra, G. Athanasas., D. Pectasides, C. Dimas. 9th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry-Clinical Biochemistry. Athens, October 7-9, 2010. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2011; 49 (9), A173. 40. Genetic and epigenetic analysis of PALB2 gene in breast cancer. Poumpouridou N, Goutas N, Tsionou C, Dimas C, Lianidou E, Kroupis C. 9th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry-Clinical Biochemistry. Athens, October 7-9, 2010. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2011; 49 (9), A176. Βραβείο 41. Development of a real-time quantitative PCR for PALB2 gene and application in sporadic breast cancer. Poumpouridou N, N. Goutas, C. Dimas, E. Lianidou and C. Kroupis. 19th European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine-WorldLab IFCC, Berlin, May 1519, 2011. Clin. Chem. Lab Med. 2011; 49: p. S247, # 0-108. 42. Development of novel methodology for LOXL1SNP genotyping and evaluation in pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXFS) and glaucoma (PXFG). K. Tzika, D. Chiras, S. Oliveira, C. Getsim, K. Dima, G. Kitsos, M.B. Peterson, C. Kroupis. 20th IFCC-EFLM European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EuroMedLab), 45th Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology (SIBioC). Milan, Italy, May 19-23, 2013. Biochimica Clinica. 2013; 37 (Specal Suppl. SS): p S114, # M058. 43. Development of novel PTT methodology for rapid screening of large exons of PALB2 breast cancer gene. N. Poumpouridou, N. Goutas, C. TSionou, K. Dima, E. Lianidou, C. Kroupis 20th IFCC-EFLM European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EuroMedLab), 45th Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology (SIBioC). Milan, Italy, May 19-23, 2013. Biochimica Clinica. 2013; 37 (Specal Suppl. SS): p S125, # M079. 44. Copeptin in vasovagal syncope. P. Flevari, D. Leftheriotis, G. Giannakakis, M. Dafni, S. Lagou, T. Giakoumakis, K. Dima, M. AnastasiouNana. ESC Congress. Amsterdam, Netherlands, August 31 – September 4, 2013. 45. Markers of atrial stretching and inflammation as predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence, in the absence of abnormal cardiac substrate. D. Leftheriotis, K. Dimas, P. Flevari, E. Stathopoulou, G. Pesirides, E. Iliodromitis, M. AnastasiouNana ESC Congress. Amsterdam, Netherlands, August 31 – September 4, 2013. PUBLICATIONS IN SCI JOURNALS 1. CA 125 in preoperative evaluation of pelvic masses. Pyrgiotis E, Salamalekis E, Loghis C, Dima C, Zourlas PA. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1993;14(4):279-82. PMID: 8344320 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 0,580 Citations 2. :1 Prognostic significance of tissue DF3 antigen and CA15-3 tumor marker in primary breast cancer. Dimas C, Fragos-Plemenos M, Gennatas C, Kouskouni E, Kondi-Paphitis A. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2000;21(3):278-81. PMID: 10949394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 0,580 Citations 3. :2 Immunohistochemical study of p185 HER2 and DF3 in primary breast cancer and correlation with CA-15-3 serum tumor marker. Dimas C, Frangos-Plemenos M, Kouskouni E, Kondis-Pafitis A. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2002 Jan-Feb;12(1):74-9. PMID: 11860539 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 1,941 Citations 4. :4 Prognostic significance of the immunohistochemical localization and serological detection of CA19-9 tumor antigen in colon carcinoma. Plemenos MF, Dimas C, Kotsios A, Gennatas K, Pafiti AK. J BUON. 2004 Jan-Mar;9(1):73-6. PMID: 17385832 [PubMed] Impact factor : 0,761 Citations 5. :3 Effect of exogenous catecholamines on tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-10 and beta-endorphin levels following severe trauma. Batistaki C, Kostopanagiotou G, Myrianthefs P, Dimas C, Matsota P, Pandazi A, Baltopoulos G. Vascul Pharmacol. 2008 Feb-Mar;48(2-3):85-91. PMID: 18234565 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 3,212 Citations :7 6. Effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine on lung ischaemia reperfusion injury in a porcine experimental model. Chamogeorgakis TP, Kostopanagiotou GG, Kalimeris CA, Kabouroglou GI, Kourtesis AN, Routsi CI, Dima CC, Toumpoulis IK. ANZ J Surg. 2008 Jan-Feb;78(1-2):72-7. PMID: 18199211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 1,500 Citations 7. :4 Low circulating adiponectin and resistin, but not leptin, levels are associated with multiple myeloma risk: a case-control study. Dalamaga M, Karmaniolas K, Panagiotou A, Hsi A, Chamberland J, Dimas C, Lekka A, Mantzoros CS. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Mar;20(2):193-9. PMID: 18814045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 3,200 Citations 8. : 27 Smoking cessation increases serum adiponectin levels in an apparently healthy Greek population. Efstathiou SP, Skeva II, Dimas C, Panagiotou A, Parisi K, Tzanoumis L, Kafouri A, Bakratsas K, Mountokalakis TD. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Aug;205(2):632-6. PMID: 19217624 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 2,933 Citations 9. : 17 The differential impact of volatile and intravenous anaesthetics on stress response in the swine. Kostopanagiotou G, Kalimeris K, Christodoulaki K, Nastos C, Papoutsidakis N, Dima C, Chrelias C, Pandazi A, Mourouzis I, Pantos C. Hormones (Athens). 2010 Jan-Mar;9(1):67-75. PMID: 20363724 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free Article Impact factor : 2,430 Citations :6 10. Predictive value of B-type natriuretic peptides in detecting latent left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in beta-thalassemia major. Kremastinos DT, Hamodraka E, Parissis J, Tsiapras D, Dima K, Maisel A. Am Heart J. 2010 Jan;159(1):68-74. PMID: 20102869 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 4, 497 Citations 11. : 17 The effect of homocysteine on the clinical outcomes of ventilated patients with severe sepsis. Tsantes A, Tsangaris I, Nikolopoulos G, Bagos P, Kopterides P, Antonakos G, Dimopoulou I, Vrioni G, Kapsimali V, Dima K, Armaganidis A, Travlou A. Minerva Anestesiol. 2010 Oct;76(10):787-94. PMID: 20935614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 2,818 Citations 12. :6 Sevoflurane impairs post-operative olfactory memory but preserves olfactory function. Kostopanagiotou G, Kalimeris K, Kesidis K, Matsota P, Dima C, Economou M, Papageorgiou C. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2011 Jan;28(1):63-8. PMID: 20962652 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 2,792 Citations 13. :- Survivin isoforms and clinicopathological characteristics in colorectal adenocarcinomas using real-time qPCR. Pavlidou A, Dalamaga M, Kroupis C, Konstantoudakis G, Belimezi M, Athanasas G, Dimas K. World J Gastroenterol. 2011 Mar 28;17(12):1614-21. PMID: 21472129 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article Impact factor : 2,092 Citations 14. :7 Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and circulating ACE levels are not associated with outcome in critically ill septic patients. Tsantes A, Tsangaris I, Kopterides P, Nikolopoulos G, Kalamara E, Antonakos G, Kapsimali V, Gialeraki A, Dimopoulou I, Orfanos S, Dima K, Travlou A, Armaganidis A. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2011 Oct 21;50(2):293-9. PMID: 22017489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 3,009 Citations 15. :1 Evaluation of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), epithelial cell adhesion molecule EpCAM (GA733-2), and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) levels in colorectal cancer patients and correlation with clinicopathological characteristics. Mourtzikou A, Stamouli M, Kroupis C, Christodoulou S, Skondra M, Kastania A, Pectasides D, Athanasas G, Dimas C. Clin Lab. 2012;58(5-6):441-8. PMID: 22783573 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 0,920 Citations 16. :5 Molecular Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in peripheral blood of colon cancer patients. Mourtzikou A, Κroupis C, Poumpouridou N, Christodoulou X, Skondra N, Kastania AN, Athanasas G, Pectasides D, Dimas K. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research, 2012;1(5):74-79. http://www.ghrnet.org/index.php/joghr/article/view/112/430 Impact factor : 3,325 Citations 17. :- Serum markers of deranged myocardial collagen turnover: their relation to malignant ventricular arrhythmias in cardioverter-defibrillator recipients with heart failure. Flevari P, Theodorakis G, Leftheriotis D, Kroupis C, Kolokathis F, Dima K, Anastasiou-Nana M, Kremastinos D. Am Heart J. 2012 Oct;164(4):530-7. PMID: 23067911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 4,497 Citations :3 18. The role of procalcitonin and IL-6 in discriminating between septic and non-septic causes of ALI/ARDS: a prospective observational study. Tsantes A, Tsangaris I, Kopterides P, Kapsimali V, Antonakos G, Zerva A, Kalamara E, Bonovas S, Tsaknis G, Vrigou E, Maniatis N, Dima K, Armaganidis A. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2013 Jul;51(7):1535-42. PMID: 23314554 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 3,009 Citations 19. :1 Development of novel LOXL1 genotyping method and evaluation of LOXL1, APOE and MTHFR polymorphisms in exfoliation syndrome/glaucoma in a Greek population. Chiras D, Tzika K, Kokotas H, Oliveira SC, Grigoriadou M, Kastania A, Dima K, Stefaniotou M, Aspiotis M, Petersen MB, Kroupis C, Kitsos G. Mol Vis. 2013 May 6;19:1006-16. PMID: 23687437 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 1,987 Citations 20. :2 Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism and its expression on clinical outcome in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Tsantes AE, Kopterides P, Bonovas S, Bagos P, Antonakos G, Nikolopoulos GK, Gialeraki A, Kapsimali V, Kyriakou E, Kokori S, Dima K, Armaganidis A, Tsangaris I. Minerva Anestesiol. 2013 Aug;79(8):861-70. PMID: 23635999 [PubMed - in process] Impact factor : 2,818 Citations 21. :3 Nomenclature and basic concepts in automation in the clinical laboratory setting: a practical glossary. Evangelopoulos AA, Dalamaga M, Panoutsopoulos K, Dima K. Clin Lab. 2013;59(11-12):1197-214. PMID: 24409653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 0,920 Citations 22. :- Prognostic value of high sensitivity troponin T in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure and non-detectable conventional troponin T levels. Parissis JT, Papadakis J, Kadoglou NP, Varounis C, Psarogiannakopoulos P, Rafouli-Stergiou P, Ikonomidis I, Paraskevaidis I, Dimopoulou I, Zerva A, Dima K, Anastasiou-Nana M, Filippatos G. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 9;168(4):3609-12. PMID: 23711451 [PubMed - in process] Impact factor : 5,509 Citations 23. :- Correlates of serum resistin in elderly, non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease. Marouga A, Dalamaga M, Kastania AN, Antonakos G, Thrasyvoulides A, Kontelia G, Dimas C, Vlahakos DV. Clin Lab. 2013;59(9-10):1121-8. PMID: 24273936 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Impact factor : 0,920 Citations 24. :1 Mannitol and Renal Dysfunction after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Procedures: A Randomized Trial. Kalimeris K, Nikolakopoulos N, Riga M, Christodoulaki K, Moulakakis KG, Dima C, Papasideris C, Sidiropoulou T, Kostopanagiotou G, Pandazi A. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Dec 12. pii: S1053-0770(13)00483-7. PMID: 24332919 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Impact factor : 1, 448 Citations 25. :- Sideritis euboea extract lowers total cholesterol but not LDL cholesterol in humans: A randomized controlled trial. Kassi E, Dimas C, Dalamaga M, Panagiotou A, Papoutsi Z, Spilioti E, Moutsatsou P. Clinical Lipidology. 2013 Dec;8(6):627-634 (doi:10.2217/clp.13.64) http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/clp.13.64 Impact factor : 0,920 Citations 26. :- Validation of a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction method for the quantification of 3 survivin transcripts and evaluation in breast cancer tissues. Pavlidou A, Kroupis C, Goutas N, Dalamaga M, Dimas K. Clin Breast Cancer. 2014 Apr;14(2):122-31 PMID: 24325949 [PubMed - in process] Impact factor : 2,339 Citations 27. :- Association of Lp-PLA2 with digital reactive hyperemia, coronary flow reserve, carotid atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in coronary artery disease. Ikonomidis I, Kadoglou NN, Tritakis V, Paraskevaidis I, Dimas K, Trivilou P, Papadakis I, Tzortzis S, Triantafyllidi H, Parissis J, Anastasiou-Nana M, Lekakis J. Atherosclerosis. 2014 Feb 18;234(1):34-41. 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