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• Plasma triglyceride levels and body mass index values are the most important determinants of prebeta-1 HDL concentrations in patients with various types of primary dyslipidemia.

  OBJECTIVE: Experimental studies have shown that the prebeta-1 subclass of high-density lipoprotein particles (prebeta-1 HDL) may play an important rol…

  Authors: Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Irene Gazi, Theodosios Filippatos, Michael Kostapanos, Kostantinos Lagos, Christina Kostara, Constantinos C Tellis, Moses Elisaf, Alexandros D Tselepis

  Source: Atherosclerosis. 2010 Feb

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• Atherogenic lipid profile is a feature characteristic of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: effect of early treatment--a prospective, controlled study.

  We investigated lipid profiles and lipoprotein modification after immuno-intervention in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). Fifty-eight p…

  Authors: Athanasios N Georgiadis, Eleni C Papavasiliou, Evangelia S Lourida, Yannis Alamanos, Christina Kostara, Alexandros D Tselepis, Alexandros A Drosos

  Source: Arthritis research & therapy. 2006

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• Plasma lipoproteins and triacylglycerol are predictors of small, dense LDL particles.

  Recently published data suggest that the assessment of LDL subfraction profiles may contribute to the determination of the cardiovascular risk. In thi…

  Authors: Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Irene Gazi, Christina Kostara, Alexandros D Tselepis, Moses Elisaf

  Source: Lipids. 2007 May

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• Effects of nutritional intervention on body weight and body composition of obese psychiatric patients taking olanzapine.

  OBJECTIVE: Weight gain is an established side effect of atypical antipsychotics in patients with severe mental illness (SMI). Previous studies have sh…

  Authors: Maria Skouroliakou, Ifigenia Giannopoulou, Christina Kostara, James C Hannon

  Source: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.). 2009 Jul-Aug

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• Comparison of predictive equations for resting metabolic rate in obese psychiatric patients taking olanzapine.

  OBJECTIVE: The prediction of resting metabolic rate (RMR) is important to determine the energy expenditure of obese patients with severe mental illnes…

  Authors: Maria Skouroliakou, Ifigenia Giannopoulou, Christina Kostara, Melanie Vasilopoulou

  Source: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.). 2009 Feb

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• Analysis of the composition of plasma lipoproteins in patients with extensive coronary heart disease using 1H NMR spectroscopy.

  INTRODUCTION: Alterations in the lipid composition and overall structure of plasma lipoproteins have been correlated with pathological situations such…

  Authors: Athanasios Papathanasiou, Christina Kostara, Manh-Thong Cung, Konstantin Seferiadis, Moses Elisaf, Eleni Bairaktari, Ioannis A Goudevenos

  Source: Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellēnikē kardiologikē epitheōrēsē. 2008 Mar-Apr

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