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    Asimakis Gkremoutis
    Professor
    Department of Vascular Surgery
    Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
    UK
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    Publications:

    1.    Gkremoutis A., Schmandra T., Meyn M., Schmitz-Rixen T., Keese M. Hybrid approach to emergent and urgent treatment of complex thoracoabdominal aortic pathology. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (2014) 48, 407e413

               

    2.    Bisdas T, Borowski M, Torsello G, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D,  Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Stavroulakis K, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. A Current practice of first-line treatment strategies in patients with critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Jul 14. pii: S0741-5214(15)01004-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.441.                   

    3.    Meyer A, Lang W, Borowski M, Torsello G, Bisdas T, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D,  Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Stavroulakis K, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. In-hospital outcomes in patients with critical limb ischemia and end-stage renal disease after revascularization. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Apr;63(4):966-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.10.009. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

    4.    Bisdas T, Borowski M, Stavroulakis K, Torsello G, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D,  Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. Endovascular Therapy Versus Bypass Surgery as First-Line Treatment Strategies for Critical Limb Ischemia: Results of the Interim Analysis of the CRITISCH Registry. JACC Cardiovasc. Interv. 2016 2016 Dec 26;9(24):2557-2565. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.09.039.       

    5.    Bisdas T., Steinbauer M., Torsello G., Uhl C., Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D,  Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. Outcomes After Endovascular Revascularization in Octogenarians and Non-Octogenarians With Critical Limb Ischemia. J Endovasc Ther.2017 Jun 1:1526602817711424. doi: 10.1177/1526602817711424

                           

    6.    Gkremoutis A, Zierer A, Schmitz-Rixen T, Ahmad AES, Kaiser E, Keese M, Schmandra T. Staged Treatment of Mega Aortic Syndrome using the Frozen Elephant Trunk and Hybrid Thoracoabdominal Repair.J. Thorac  Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Jun 24. pii: S0022-5223(17)31357-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.06.038.


    7.    Stavroulakis K, Borowski M, Torsello G, Bisdas T, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D, Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Lang W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. Association between statin therapy and amputation-free survival in patients with critical limb ischemia in the CRITISCH registry. J Vasc Surg. 2017 Nov;66(5):1534-1542. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.115. Epub 2017 Aug 12.


    8.    Meyer A, Fiessler C, Stavroulakis K, Torsello G, Bisdas T, Lang W. Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D, Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. Outcomes of dialysis patients with critical limb ischemia after revascularization compared with patients with normal renal function. J. Vasc Surg 2018 Mar 26. pii: S0741-5214(18)30166-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.12.048.


    9.    Stavroulakis K, Borowski M., Torsello G, Bisdas T, Adili F, Balzer K, Betz T, Billing A, Böckler D, Brixner D, Debus SE, Donas KP, Eckstein HH, Florek HJ, Gkremoutis A, Grundmann R, Hupp T, Keck T, Gerß J, Klonek W, Ludwig U, May B, Meyer A, Mühling B, Oberhuber A, Reinecke H, Reinhold C, Ritter RG, Schelzig H, Schlensack C, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schulte KL, Spohn M, Steinbauer M, Storck M, Trede M, Weis-Müller B, Wenk H, Zeller T, Zimmermann A. One-Year Results of First-Line Treatment Strategies in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia (CRITISCH Registry). J EndovascTher.2018Jun;25(3):320-329. doi: 10.1177/1526602818771383. Epub 2018 Apr 26.


    10.    Aeckersberg G, Gkremoutis A, Schmitz-Rixen T, Kaiser E. The relevance of low-fidelity virtual reality simulators compared with other learning methods in basic endovascular skills training. JVascSurg.2019Jan;69(1):227-235. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.10.047.


    11.    Stavroulakis K, Gkremoutis A, Borowski M., Torsello G, Böckler D, Zeller T, Steinbauer M, Tsilimparis N, Bisdas T, CRITISCH Collaborators. Bypass Grafting vs Endovascular Therapy in Patients With Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CRITISCH Registry). J Endovasc Ther. 2020 Jul 7;1526602820938465. doi: 10.1177/1526602820938465. Online ahead of print.


    12.    Gkremoutis A, Bisdas T, Torsello G, Schmitz-Rixen, T, Tsilimparis N, Stavroulakis K, CRITISCH Collaborators. Early Outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease after revascularization for critical limb ischaemia. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2020 Dec 14. doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.20.11661-6.


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    USA
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    Research Interest: Field of Medicine and Science.

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    Sanjeev U Nair
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    USA
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    Research Interest: Cardiac arrest, Therapeutic Hypothermia and Cardiovascular Interventions.

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    Karthikeyan Krishnamurthy
    Columbus Cardiology
    The Ohio State University
    USA
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    Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms in cardiovascular disease; Stem cell & microRNA research model; Apoptotic study model; Ischemic–Reperfusion injury model; Coronary ligation model; Atherosclerosis model; Diabetic Cardiomyopathy.

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    Zufeng Ding
    Department of Cardiology
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    USA
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    Research Interest: Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, Ischemia, Inflammation, LOX-1, PCSK9.

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    Charalambos Antoniades
    Professor
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    UK
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    Research Interest: Atherosclerosis and vascular redox signalling.

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    Massimo Capoccia
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    University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
    UK
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    Research Interest: Broad experience in adult and paediatric cardiothoracic surgery.

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    Dipak P Ramji
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    UK
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    Research Interest: His research is focused on the impact of the immune and inflammatory responses in atherosclerosis with emphasis on the action of cytokines on macrophages.

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    Grigorios Korosoglou
    Department of Cardiology
    University of Heidelberg
    Germany
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    Research Interest: Cardiovascular Imaging (cardiac CT; cardiac MRI), Inteventional cardiology

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    Christos Petridis
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    Michael Koutsilieris
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    Greece
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    Research Interest: Molecular Physiology & Endocrinology, Molecular Oncology, Hormones & Cancer, Pathophysiology of Bone and prostate cancer.



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    Konstantinos Spanos
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    Greece
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    Research Interest: My research field is mainly Vascular and Endovascular surgery, the wide range of our specialty.

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    George Galyfos
    Cardiothoracic Surgery
    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
    Greece
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    Research Interest: Vascular Surgery; General Surgery; Trauma; Cardiology; Emergency medicine.


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    Daniela Mazzaccaro
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    Italy
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    Research Interest: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Medicine and Vascular Biology

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    Andrea Flex
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Catholic University School of Medicine Rome
    Italy
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    Research Interest: Clinical evaluations regarding system diseases Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular , High blood pressure , diseases of the respiratory system Carotid Vertebral , gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system.


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    Marco M Ciccone
    Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation
    University of Bari
    Italy
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    Research Interest: Endothelial function, cardiovascular diseases, peripheral arterial diseases, vein thrombosis, non-invasive assessments, multiple sclerosis, cerebral veins diseases.

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    Luca Segreti
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    Second Cardiology Division
    University Hospital of Pisa
    Italy
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    Research Interest: Cardiology; Echocardiography; Heart Failure; Hypertension; Defibrillators;Cardiac Function;Pacemakers;Atrial Fibrillation;Electrocardiography;Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Arrhythmias;Cardiac Electrophysiology.

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    Germano Guerra
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    Italy
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    Research Interest: Endothelial Progenitor Cells, Regenerative Medicine, Endovascular Catheters, Aortic Aneurysms.

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    Narendra Kumar
    Department of CTC- Cardiology
    Maastricht University
    Netherlands
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    Roland Fiszer
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    Dominika Klimczak
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    University of Warsaw
    Poland
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    Hani Mohamed Mahmoud
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    National University of Singapore
    Singapore
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    China
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    Research Interest: Lipid metabolism; Atherosclerosis; Aortic Aneurysm , Atherosclerotic diseases.

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    Tianjin Medical University
    China
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