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George Athanassopoulos

Visitng Professor, Cardiology

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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

Other Achievements