Victoria Polydorou
Lecturer, Anatomy-Physiology
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School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
| Doctor of philosophy (PhD) | 2013 | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | School of Medicine, Division of Anatomy | “Anatomical Lesions of the Vertebral Arteries. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach of Vertebral Artery Disease. Correlation of Vertebral artery Atherosclerosis with Coronary Artery Disease”. |
| Degree (ptychio) in Medicine | 2006 | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | School of Medicine |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 01.09.2022 | To date | European University Cyprus | Nicosia, Cyprus | Lecturer |
| 30.09.2019 | 30.05.2022 | European University Cyprus | Nicosia, Cyprus | Scientific Collaborator |
| 01.02.2017 | 31.07.2017 | King`s College Hospital | London, United Kingdom | Research Fellow |
| 05.02.2014 | To date | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Athens, Greece | Scientific Collaborator |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference |
Vol. | Pages |
| 2022 | Ten years follow-up under atorvastatin therapy of patients with carotid artery stenosis: the prognostic impact of oxidised low-density lipoprotein on carotid plaque progression and restenosis. | Adamantia Polydorou1 , Konstantinos Alexopoulos2 , Victoria Polydorou3 , Elias Skopelitis4 , Xanthula Κougiali5 , Nikolaos Liasis6 , Maura Griffin7 , Theano Demesticha2 , Maria Piagkou2 , Vasilios Protogerou2 , Dimitris Filippou2 , Eleni Velissariou8 , George Dimakopoulos9 , Theodoros Troupis2 . | Journal of Humanitarian Cardiovascular Medicine. | Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022). | Current Online Publications: Articles |
| 2021 |
Second asymptomatic carotid surgery trial (ACST-2): a randomised comparison of carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy. |
Alison Halliday , Richard Bulbulia , Leo H Bonati , Johanna Chester , Andrea Cradduck-Bamford , Richard Peto , Hongchao Pan , ACST-2 Collaborative Group | Lancet 2021 Sep 18;398(10305):1065-1073. | Lancet 2021 Sep 18;398(10305) | 1065-1073 |
| 2013 | Carotid Plaque Texture Analysis Using 3-Dimensional Volume Ultrasonic Imaging (Book chapter) | Andrew Nicolaides, Maura Griffin, Gregory C. Makris, George Geroulakos, Antonios A. Polydorou, Dawn Bond, Efthyvoulos Kyriakou, , Victoria Polydorou |
Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis Α. Nicolaides, K. W. Beach, E. Kyriakou, C, S, Pattichis 2012 |
Textbook | 299-324 |
| 2011 |
(Book chapters) 1. Cardiac Assessment in Patients With Carotid Artery Disease 2. Periprocedural Management for Carotid Intervention 3. New Distal Embolic Protection Device: Fibernet® ThreeDimensional Filter 4. Patient Follow‐Up After Carotid Angiography and Stenting |
1. Ad. Polydorou, P. Megaloikonomos, V.Polydorou, Isabelle. Henry, Michele Henry, A. Polydorou, T. Skandalakis 2. A. Polydorou, P. Megaloikonomos, Ad. Polydorou, V. Polydorou, Isabelle. Henry, Michele Henry, T. Skandalakis. 3. Michel Henry, A. Polydorou, Isabelle. Henry, M. Hugel, Ad. Polydorou, V. Polydorou4. Antonios Polydorou MD, P. Megaloikonomos MD, Ad. Polydorou MD, V. Polydorou MD, Isabelle Henry MD, Michel Henry MD, T. Skandalakis MD |
THE CAROTID AND SUPRA-AORTIC TRUNKS: DIAGNOSIS, ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING Michel Henry,Edward B Diethrich, Antonios Polydorou, 2011, 2nd Edition |
Textbook | 101- 107, 118-124, 367-378, 379- 383 |
| 2008 | Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting of extracranial vertebral artery stenosis (Book chapter) | V. Polydorou, I. Henry, A. Polydorou, M. Henry, Ad Polydorou, M. Hugel, and S. Anagnostopoulou |
TEXTBOOK OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONSR. Heuser, M. Henry Second Edition |
Textbook | 317-327 |
| 2012 |
Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms: the Role of the Multilayer Stent |
Antonios Polydorou, MD,1 Michel Henry, MD,2 Ion Bellenis, MD,3 Dimitrios Kiskinis, MD,4 […] Victoria Polydorou, MD,9 […] 12 Antonis S. Manolis, MD |
HOSPITAL CHRONICLES 2012 (Athens Cardiology Update 2012, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece) |
VOLUME 7, SUPPLEMENT 1 | 157–159 |
| 2011 | High bifurcation of the brachial artery. | Troupis T, Zachariadis M, Troupis G, Polydorou V, Polydorou A, Anagnostopoulou S. | International Angiology, 2011 Jun | 30(3) | 286-9 |
| 2010 | Atorvastatin therapy is associated with improvement of oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, which correlates with the degree of stenosis in patients with carotid atheromatosis with and without prior angioplasty. | Kougialis S, Skopelitis E, Gialernios T, Nikolaou S, Kroustalis A, Katsadorou E, Gialernios K, Zervou A, Gika E, Polydorou A, Polydorou V, Drakoulis C, Iliopoulos N, Dermitzakis I, Mpilinis H, Polydorou A. | International Angiology 2010 Aug | 29(4) | 338-47 |
| 2010 | Carotid angioplasty in asymptomatic patients undergoing CABG surgery. | Polydorou AD, Megaloikonomos P, Moutiris JA, Polydorou V, Antypa E, Testembasi E, Tziakouri CH, Palatianos G, Nikas D, Bolos K, Polydorou A. | International Angiology 2010 Jun | 29(3) | 239-43 |
| 2010 | New distal embolic protection device the FiberNet 3 dimensional filter: first carotid human study. |
Henry M1, Polydorou A, Henry I, Liasis N, Polydorou A, Demesticha T, Skandalakis P, Kotsiomitis E, Hugel M, Sedgewick J, Ruth G. |
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions | 2007 Jun1; 69(7) | 1026-35 |
Exhibitions
| Date | Topic | International / Local | Location* | Role in Exhibition |
| 2-4/9/2022 |
1st Hippocratic Congress of the University of Thessaly
Presentation Topic: Mother with anti-Ro antibodies, the fetal cardiologist`s approach. |
Local | University of Thessaly, Department of Medicine, Larissa-Greece. | Speaker and Chairperson |
| 31/3/2022 |
Prevention and awareness of the public- KEP Ygeias. Presentation Topic: Prevention and therapy of peripheral arteries` aneurysms. |
Local |
Greece/ Cyprus Online meeting |
Speaker |
| 21/05/2021 |
11th Panhellenic Congress of Maternal and Fetal Medicine Presentation Topic: Mother with anti-Ro antibodies, the fetal cardiologist`s approach. |
Local |
Greece Online Congress |
Speaker |
|
16-18/10/ 2020 |
3d Panhellenic Congress of Reproductive Medicine Presentation Topic: Cardiac assessment of fetuses in pregnancies after IVF/ICSI. |
Local | Ramada Plaza Thraki, Alexandroupolis, Greece. | Speaker |
| 22/11/2019 | Smoking- Prevention in Health | Local | Congress Centre of the Greek Association for Reproductive Medicine | Chairperson |
| 23/11/2018 |
Health Tourism in Greece Presentation topic: The contribution of medical tourism to the repatriation of young Greek doctors. |
International | London School of Economics (LSE), London, UK | Speaker |
| 9-10/11/2018 |
Reproduction in modern western medicine. Presentation topic: The contribution of fetal echocardiography |
Local | University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Greece | Speaker |
| 13/10/2018 |
Protect your health and your Fertility Presentation topic: Fetal echocardiography |
Local | Cultural Centre of Ilida, Amaliada, Greece. | Speaker |
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 2021- to date(ongoing research) | Preeclampsia- IVF II Study (Correlation of maternal cardiovascular disorders with the development of preeclampsia) | The fetal Medicine Institute- King`s College Hospital, London, UK. | Project Coordinator |
| 2019- to date (ongoing research) | Angiographic study of the anatomical variations of the carotid arteries, vertebral arteries and coronary arteries in patients with atherosclerosis. | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. | Principal Researcher |
| 2006-2013 | Anatomical Lesions of the Vertebral Arteries. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach of Vertebral Artery Disease. Correlation of Vertebral artery atherosclerosis with coronary artery disease. | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. | Principal Researcher |
| 2012- 2013 | Asymptomatic carotid surgery trial-2 (ACST-2) | University of Oxford. | Assistant Researcher (collaborator) |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
| July 2021- to date | Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Member of the Committee of Research and Deontology |
Approval of research protocols. Supervision of the protocols and reporting to the Board of the Society issues arising with regards to the protocols. |