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Konstantinos Lampropoulos

Acting Vice-Chairperson, Associate Professor, Pathophysiology

[email protected]

22559680

School of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Academic Qualifications

Qualification Year Awarding Institution Department Thesis title (Optional Entry)
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 2021 EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
PhD in CARDIOLOGY 2007 LABORATORY OF EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY AND SURGICAL RESEARCH OF NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS AND LABORATORY OF BIOMECHANICS, CENTER FOR EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY OF THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE ACADEMY OF ATHENS (BRFAA) LABORATORY OF EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY AND SURGICAL RESEARCH OF NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS AND LABORATORY OF BIOMECHANICS, CENTER FOR EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY OF THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE ACADEMY OF ATHENS (BRFAA) “Biomechanical, geometrical, and structural changes of the rat aorta following chronic beta- blocker treatment”
FELLOW OF EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2011 EUROPEAN SOCIETY of CARDIOLOGY CARDIOLOGY
CONSULTANT INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST 2010 EVANGELISMOS GENERAL HOSPITAL of ATHENS INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
BACHELOR MEDICINE AND CARDIOLOGY SPECIALIST 1999, 2009 ATHENS, GREECE MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY
MEMBER OF BUFURCATION CLUB 2013 EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
VICE PRESENT OF WORKING GROUP OF HELLENIC VALVULAR DISEASES, CONGENITAL DISEASES, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION 2020 HELLENIV CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY CARDIOLOGY
MEMBER OF WORKING GROUP ON EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS 2011 EUROPEAN SOCIETY of CARDIOLOGY INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
MEMBER OF WORKING GROUP ON HEART FAILURE ASSOCIATION 2011 EUROPEAN SOCIETY of CARDIOLOGY CARDIOLOGY
MEMBER OF WORKING GROUP ON EUROPEAN VALVULAR HEART DISEASE AND HELLENIC VALVULAR DISEASE 2010 EUROPEAN SOCIETY of CARDIOLOGY HELLENIC SOCIETY of CARDIOLOGY CARDIOLOGY
MEMBER OF WORKING GROUP ON EUROPEAN GROWN-UP CONGENITAL DISEASE 2010 EUROPEAN SOCIETY of CARDIOLOGY CARDIOLOGY

Employment History

Period of employment Employer Location Position
From To
2021 ONWARDS EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS NICOSIA ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2010 ONWARDS EVANGELISMOS GENERAL HOSPITAL ATHENS, GREECE CONSULTANT INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST
2002 ONWARDS LABORATORY OF BIOMECHANICS, CENTER FOR EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY OF THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE ACADEMY OF ATHENS (BRFAA) ATHENS, GREECE RESEARCH FELLOW - RESEARCH

Publications

Year Title Other authors Journal and Publisher / Conference Vol. Pages
2019 Contemporary presentation and management of valvular heart disease: The EURObservational research programme valvular heart disease II survey Lung B, Delgado V, et al EORP VHD II Investigators K.Lampropoulos Circulation 14 1156-1169
2019 Impact of β-thalassemia trait carrier state on inflammatory status in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension. Triantafyllou AI, Farmakis DT, Lampropoulos KM, Karkalousos PL, Triantafyllou EA, Papingiotis G, Megalou A, Karpanou EA. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). May;2 0(5): 284-289
2018 Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy for stroke prevention: A systematic review and metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials. Lai JCL, Tse G, Wu WKK, Gong M, Bazoukis G, Wong WT, Wong SH, Lampropoulos K, Baranchuk A, Tse LA, Xia Y, Li G, Wong MCS, Chan YS, Mu N, Dong M, Liu T; International Health Informatics Study (IHIS) Network Version 2. F1000Res. 2017 Dec 27 [revised 2018 Jan 1]. 6: 2178
2018 Fibroblast growth factor 21 in cardio-metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lakhani I, Gong M, Wong WT, Bazoukis G, Lampropoulos K, Wong SH, Wu WKK, Wong MCS, Ong KL, Liu T, Tse G; International Health Informatics Study (IHIS) Network. Metabolism. 2018 83: 11-17
2018 Cancer antigen-125 and risk of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cheung A, Gong M, Bellanti R, Ali-Hasan-Al- Saegh S, Li G, Roig E, Núñez J, Stamos TD, Yilmaz MB, Hakki K, Wu WKK, Wong SH, Wong WT, Bazoukis G, Lampropoulos K, Tse LA, Zhao J, Lip GYH, Baranchuk A, Wong MCS, Liu T, Tse G Heart Asia. 2018 Jan. 7: 10(1):e 01097 0
2018 A "tilt" toward cinefluoroscopy. Lampropoulos K, Bakalakos A, Bazoukis G, Saplaouras A, Sakellaropoulou A, Anagnostou A, Tse G, Tsamatsoulis M, Charitos C. Clin Case Rep. 2017 Dec 11; 6(1): 242- 243
2017 Pre-loading therapy with statins in patients with angina and acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI Lampropoulos K, Megalou A, Bazoukis G, Tse G, Manolis A. J Interv Cardiol. Dec; 30(6) 507- 513
2016 Large artery biomechanical geometrical, and structural remodeling elicited by long- term propranolol administration in an animal model. Lampropoulos KM, Sokolis DP Biorheology. Nov 9;53(3 -4): 151- 170
2016 Diagnosis and treatment of Left-Sided Prosthetic Paravalvular Regurgitation. Lampropoulos K, Aggeli C, Megalou A, Barbetseas J, Budts W. Cardiology 133(1) : 27-34
2012 Prosthetic heart valve obstruction: thrombolysis or surgical treatment? Bonou M, Lampropoulos K, Barbetseas J. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 1(2): 122-7
2017 Pre-loading therapy with statins in patients with angina and acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI Lampropoulos K, Megalou A, Bazoukis G, Tse G, Manolis A. J Interv Cardiol. Dec; 30(6) 507- 513

Exhibitions

Date Topic International / Local Location* Role in Exhibition
2021 Routine podiatry assessment as a potential preventive tool for atrial fibrillation screening in diabetics. INTERNATIONAL EHRA ONLINE AUTHOR
2019 Self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation for symptomatic high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis in a new single centre experience in Greece. INTERNATIONAL AZERBAIJAN “BAKU HEART DAYS” PRESENTER
2018 Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect Occlusion Under Intracardiac Echocardiography Guidance INTERNATIONAL ESC MUNICH PRESENTER
2021 Routine podiatry assessment as a potential preventive tool for atrial fibrillation screening in diabetics. INTERNATIONAL EHRA ONLINE AUTHOR
2016 Association between inflammation and no-reflow in patients with acute coronary syndrome. INTERNATIONAL ESC ROME PRESENTER
2015 Evaluation of βthalassemia minor on metabolic profile in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension INTERNATIONAL ESC LONDON PRESENTER
2015 The effect of aortic stenosis and insufficiency on the mechanical properties of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms INTERNATIONAL ESC LONDON PRESENTER
2015 Markers of inflammation and glycemic index control in postmenopausal noninsulindependent diabetes mellitus women INTERNATIONAL ESC LONDON PRESENTER
2014 The role of metabolic syndrome and the ventricular geometry The evaluation of TOD in hypertension study INTERNATIONAL ESC BARCELONA PRESENTER
2012 Mechanical properties of the aneurysma of valsalva: regional and directional variations INTERNATIONAL ESC MUNICH PRESENTER
2012 Visualization of the intracavitary blood flow in systemic ventricles of Fontan patients INTERNATIONAL ESC MUNICH PRESENTER

Research Projects

Date Title Funded by Project Role*
2021 « EORP-TAVI» Registry for the «EURObservational Research Programme» EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2020 « EORP-STEMI» Registry for the «EURObservational Research Programme EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2019 Registry « EORP-NSTEMI, for the «EURObservational Research Programme EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2019 Regisrty « Harmonia study» HELLENIC CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2018 Registry  ««Euro Heart survey II» EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2017 Registry «EURObservational Research Programme» EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2011 Registry «BIOSTAT study» EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2011 Registry «OSCAR GR study» HELLENIC CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2006 Registry «ACTIVE» EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INVESTIGATOR
2017  Invited Lecturer in the postgraduate program “Revitalization”of the Medical school of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical school of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Lecture

Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees

Period Organization Title of Position or Service Key Activities
2020-0nwards Hellenic Cardiological Society VICE PRESENT OF WORKING GROUP OF HELLENIC VALVULAR DISEASES, CONGENITAL DISEASES, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION Coordinator, Congress
2015 Hellenic Cardiovascular Society Cardiovascular Protection Company Editorial Board, Training seminars and conferences
2002-Onwards Center for Experimental Surgery of the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA) RESEARCH FELLOW RESEARCH
2010-Onwards Editorial Board: Journal of Case Reports in in Clinical Pathology (CRCP), International Journal of Cardiology and Lipidology Research (IJCLR), Roger Journal of Cardiology και Interventional Cardiology Journal, Interventional Cardiology Journal EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
2007-Onwards (Reviewer): Lancet; New England Journal of Medicine; Clinical Cardiology Journal; Acute Cardiac Care Journal; Echocardiography Journal; International Journal of Cardiology; Circulation Imaging Journal; Hellenic Journal of Cardiology; Cardiovascular ultrasound journal; Revista Espanol Cardiology Journal; British Medical Journal; Medical Principles and practice Journal; European Heart Journal; and the Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions Journal, (IJCLR) Case Reports in Clinical Pathology, International journal of Cardiology and Lipidology EDITORIAL COMMITTEE CONSULTANT

Awards/International Recognition

Date Title Awarded by:
2021 Routine podiatry assessment as a potential preventive tool for atrial fibrillation screening in diabetics. EHRA
2019 Self – expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation for symptomatic high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis in a new single centre experience in Greece. K. Lampropoulos, M. Argyriou, I. Antonellis, C. Charitos. Bronze Award in Annual Healthcare Business Awards, Athens, Greece.
2008 The effect of periodic administration of levosimendane in levels Nt-proBNP, K. Kaloudis, K.M Lampropoulos, N.Kouvelas, T.Iliopoulos. 3rd award “Best Oral Presentation”, 17th Multi- Thematic Medical Congress, Athens, Greece.
2006 Long-term effect of b-receptor blockade on the mechanical performance and structure of the aorta in rats, K. M. Lampropoulos, D.P. Sokolis, C.A. Dimitriou, V. Papalouka, E. Balafas, I. Donta, P. E. Karayannacos. Distinguished among the Best Experimental Studies, AHA Scientific Sessions, Chicago, USA.
2006 Long-term effect of b-receptor blockade on the morphological characteristics on the aortic wall, K.M. Lampropoulos, D.P. Sokolis, V. Papalouka, C.A. Dimitriou, E. Balafas, S. Vasdekis, P.E.Karayannacos. 1 st award “Best Oral Presentation” at 10th Congress of Angiology, Athens, Greece.
2005 Long-term effect of b-receptor blockade on the mechanical performance of the aorta - experimental study, K.M. Lampropoulos, C.A. Dimitriou, D.P. Sokolis, E. Balafas, H. Boudoulas, P.E.Karayannacos. 2nd award “Best Abstract of Basic Sciences” at 31st Annual Hellenic Medical Congress, Athens, Greece.
2021 Routine podiatry assessment as a potential preventive tool for atrial fibrillation screening in diabetics. EHRA
2019 Self – expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation for symptomatic high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis in a new single centre experience in Greece. K. Lampropoulos, M. Argyriou, I. Antonellis, C. Charitos. Bronze Award in Annual Healthcare Business Awards, Athens, Greece.
2008 The effect of periodic administration of levosimendane in levels Nt-proBNP, K. Kaloudis, K.M Lampropoulos, N.Kouvelas, T.Iliopoulos. 3rd award “Best Oral Presentation”, 17th Multi- Thematic Medical Congress, Athens, Greece.
2006 Long-term effect of b-receptor blockade on the mechanical performance and structure of the aorta in rats, K. M. Lampropoulos, D.P. Sokolis, C.A. Dimitriou, V. Papalouka, E. Balafas, I. Donta, P. E. Karayannacos. Distinguished among the Best Experimental Studies, AHA Scientific Sessions, Chicago, USA.

Other Achievements

Date Title Key Activities:
2018-Onwards The International Health Informatics Study Network (IHISN) Research