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George Athanassopoulos

Visitng Professor, Valvular Heart Disease

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School of Medicine

Visiting Professor

Academic Qualifications

Qualification Year Awarding Institution Department Thesis title (Optional Entry)
Postgraduate training 1988-1989 Royal Postgraduate Medical School London Clinical Cardiology-Echocardiography Scholar-Onassis Foundation
Doctorate Degree-Thesis in Medicine 1996  Athens University Medical School The effect of amiodarone on left ventricular function in dilated cardiomyopathy
Cardiology training 1985-8 Tzanio State Hospital Cardiology Department ((Director D.V.Cokkinos) Clinical Fellow

Employment History

Period of employment Employer Location Position
From To
1989 1992 Royal Postgraduate Medical School London Hammersmith Hospital Clinical Cardiology-Echocardiography Clinical Fellow-Registrar-Consultant
1992 1993 Cardiology Department Tzanio State Hospital Piraeus Senior Registrar
1:    1993 2:    2002 3:    2013 4:   2018 2002 2017 2017 2023 Cardiology Section Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre Athens 1.    Attending 2.    Deputy Director 3.    Head Noninvasive Cardiology Department 4.    Director Cardiology Section

Publications

Year Title Other authors Journal and Publisher / Conference Vol. Pages
2022 Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in Greece: Data from the Hellenic Pulmonary Hypertension Registry Karyofyllis P, Demerouti E, Giannakoulas G, Anthi A, Arvanitaki A, Athanassopoulos G, Feloukidis C, Iakovou I, Kostelidou T, Mitrouska I, Mouratoglou SA, Orfanos SE, Pappas C, Pitsiou G, Tsetika EG, Tsiapras D, Voudris V, Manginas A J. Clin. Med. Apr 15 11(8)
2021 Echocardiography in PulmonaryArterial Hypertension: Is It Time to Reconsider Its Prognostic Utility? Farmakis IT, Demerouti E, Karyofyllis P, Karatasakis G, Stratinaki M, Tsiapras D, Athanassopoulos G, Voudris V, Giannakoulas G J. Clin. Med. Jun 26 10(13)
2020 Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal left ventricular layer-specific strain: results from the EACVI NORRE study Tsugu T, Postolache A, Dulgheru R, Sugimoto T, Tridetti J, Nguyen Trung ML, Piette C, Moonen M, Manganaro R, Ilardi F, Chitroceanu AM, Sperlongano S, Go YY, Kacharava G, Athanassopoulos GD, Barone D, Baroni M, Cardim N, Hagendorff A, Hristova K, Lopez T, de la Morena G, et al Eur. Heart J. Cardiovasc Imaging Aug1;21(8) 896-905
2019 2016 2015 2010 2008 2005 1991 Secondary stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Still lacking pace? 3D Printing for Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Modeling Based on Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Step Forward in Closure with LAA Device First application of coronary flow reserve measurement for the assessment of left main compression syndrome in pulmonary hypertension Recommendations for echocardiography use in the diagnosis and management of cardiac sources of embolism: European Association of Echocardiography Additive prognostic value of interleukin-6 at peak phase of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with coronary artery disease. A 6-year follow-up study Myocardial ischemia induces interleukin-6 and tissue factor production in patients with coronary artery disease: a dobutamine stress echocardiography study Atrial natriuretic factor Athanassopoulos GD, Armenis I. Athanassopoulos GD Demerouti E, Petrou E, Karatasakis G, Mastorakou I, Athanassopoulos G. Pepi M, Evangelista A, Nihoyannopoulos P, Flachskampf FA, Athanassopoulos G, Colonna P, Habib G, Ringelstein EB, Sicari R, Zamorano JL, Sitges M, Caso P; Ikonomidis I, Athanassopoulos G, Stamatelopoulos K, Lekakis J, Revela I, Venetsanou K, Marinou M, Monaco C, Cokkinos DV, Nihoyannopoulos P. Ikonomidis I, Athanassopoulos G, Lekakis J, Venetsanou K, Marinou M, Stamatelopoulos K, Cokkinos DV, Nihoyannopoulos P. Athanassopoulos G, Cokkinos D.V. Int. J Cardiol. Cardiology Can. J. Cardiol. Eur. J. Echocardiogr. Am. Heart J. Circulation Prog. Cardiovasc. Dis. Jun 1;284 135(4) Apr;31(4) Jul;11 (6) Aug;156(2) Nov2;112(21) Mar-Apr;33(5) 38-39 249-254 548.e-.e11 461-76 269-76 3272-9 313-28

Exhibitions

Date Topic International / Local Location* Role in Exhibition
1999-2022 2004-12 2004 2017-2022 Annual Onassis Cardiac Center International Symposium on Echocardiology EUROECHO Congress ESC EUROECHO  CONGRESS ESC Cardiovascular Imaging in Clinical Practice International European European International (Collaboration with Imperial College London) Athens Europe Europe Athens Organizer Member scientific committee Local Host/ Member scientific committee Co-Organizer

Research Projects

Date Title Funded by Project Role*
2008-2015 NORRE Research Programme of EACVI European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Research Team Member
2015-2018 EURO-ENDO registry ESC National Coordinator
2014-16 Euro Heart Survey on “Cardiac Oncology Toxicity” ESC National Coordinator

Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees

Period Organization Title of Position or Service
1.                  Member of the Editorial Board: a.      Hellenic Cardiology Review (1996-2008) b.      European Journal of Echocardiography (1999-2009) c.       Heart and Blood Vessels Journal (2008-) d.      Echo Research and Practice J. (by British Society of Echocardiography: 2016-) 2.                  Chief Editor: Hellenic Cardioliology Review 2015-2022
1999-2006 European Society Echocardiography (EAE) Elected Member Board
2006-8 2017-2023 European Society Echocardiography (EAE) Deontology-Ethics Committee Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (OCSC) Elected General Secretary President

Awards/International Recognition

Date Title Awarded by:
1993 Elected Fellow European Society Cardiology (ESC) ESC
2004-6 2004-6 Councillor of the Board of Hellenic Society of Cardiology (HSC) Councillor of the Board of Athens Medical Society (AMS) HSC AMS
2007 Committee for PhD Thesis: Erasmus University Erasmus University (Rotterdam)
2015- 2014-2023 Visiting Professor Cardiology University Belgrade President Scientific Association OCSC Belgrade University OCSC

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