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Panos E. Vardas

Panos E. Vardas

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Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
54730
World Ranking
9857
National Ranking
26

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - ESC Gold Medal, European Society of Cardiology
  • 2000 - Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Overview

Panos E. Vardas is affiliated with the University of Crete in Greece and has an extensive research portfolio in medicine, particularly focused on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their body of work spans several subfields including surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, general health professions, and economics and econometrics.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Panos E. Vardas has contributed frequently to leading publication venues such as:

  • European Heart Journal (26 publications)
  • EP Europace (8 publications)
  • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology (7 publications)
  • European Journal of Heart Failure (3 publications)
  • European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes (3 publications)

Some of the scientist's recent papers include:

  • "Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "European Society of Cardiology: cardiovascular disease statistics 2021," 2021, European Heart Journal
  • "Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in Europe," 2021, Nature Reviews Cardiology
  • "SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms: estimating incident cardiovascular event risk in older persons in four geographical risk regions," 2021, European Heart Journal
  • "Anticoagulation with Edoxaban in Patients with Atrial High-Rate Episodes," 2023, New England Journal of Medicine

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Aldo P. Maggioni (17 coauthored works)
  • Adam Timmis (15 coauthored works)
  • Radu Huculeci (14 coauthored works)
  • Stylianos Tzeis (14 coauthored works)
  • Chris P Gale (12 coauthored works)

Best Publications

  • 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design

    Hugh Calkins;Karl Heinz Kuck;Riccardo Cappato;Josep Brugada

  • 2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy : The Task Force on cardiac pacing and resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

    Michele Brignole;Angelo Auricchio;Gonzalo Baron-Esquivias;Pierre Bordachar

  • ESC Guidelines for the management of grown-up congenital heart disease (new version 2010).

    Helmut Baumgartner;Philipp Bonhoeffer;Natasja M. S. De Groot;Fokko de Haan

  • Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

    A. John Camm;Paulus Kirchhof;Gregory Y H Lip;Ulrich Schotten

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension

    Marius M. Hoeper;Marc Humbert;Adam Torbicki;Jean-Luc Vachiery

  • Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Paulus Kirchhof;A. John Camm;Andreas Goette;Axel Brandes

  • Guidelines for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: The Task Force for Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association.

    Panos E. Vardas;Angelo Auricchio;Jean-Jacques Blanc;Jean-Claude Daubert

  • European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017

    Adam Timmis;Nick Townsend;Chris Gale;Rick Grobbee

  • European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019

    Adam Timmis;Nick Townsend;Chris P Gale;Aleksandra Torbica

  • GUIDELINES FOR PRE-OPERATIVE CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT AND PERIOPERATIVE CARDIAC MANAGEMENT IN NON-CARDIAC SURGERY

    Don Poldermans;Jeroen J. Bax;Eric Boersma;Stefan De Hert

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis executive summary; the task force on infective endocarditis of the European society of cardiology.

    Dieter Horstkotte;Ferenc Follath;Erno Gutschik;Maria Lengyel

  • 2010 focused update of ESC Guidelines on device therapy in heart failure: an update of the 2008 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure and the 2007 ESC Guidelines for cardiac and resynchronization therapy. Developed with the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association and the European Heart Rhythm Association.

    Kenneth Dickstein;Panos E. Vardas;Angelo Auricchio;Jean-Claude Daubert

  • Guidelines for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy

    Panos E Vardas;Angelo Auricchio;Jean-Jacques Blanc;Jean-Claude Daubert

  • Dronedarone in High-Risk Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

    Amany N. Elgazayerly;Pieter A. de Graeff;Hubert G. Leufkens

  • 2010 Focused Update of ESC Guidelines on device therapy in heart failure

    Panos E. Vardas;Angelo Auricchio;John McMurray;Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

  • Methodology of head-up tilt testing in patients with unexplained syncope.

    Adam P. Fitzpatrick;George Theodorakis;Panos Vardas;Richard Sutton

  • HRS/EHRA Expert Consensus on the Monitoring of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs): Description of Techniques, Indications, Personnel, Frequency and Ethical Considerations

    Bruce L. Wilkoff;Angelo Auricchio;Josep Brugada;Martin Cowie

  • Antithrombotic treatment in real-life atrial fibrillation patients: a report from the Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation.

    Robby Nieuwlaat;Alessandro Capucci;Gregory Y.H. Lip;S. Bertil Olsson

  • Guidelines for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy. The Task Force for Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association.

    Panos E. Vardas;Angelo Auricchio;Jean-Jacques Blanc;Jean-Claude Daubert

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Auricchio
Angelo Auricchio Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Paulus Kirchhof
Paulus Kirchhof University of Birmingham
Michele Brignole
Michele Brignole University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Gerasimos Filippatos
Gerasimos Filippatos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Alec Vahanian
Alec Vahanian Université Paris Cité
Michal Tendera
Michal Tendera Medical University of Silesia
Christian Funck-Brentano
Christian Funck-Brentano Université Paris Cité
Josep Brugada
Josep Brugada University of Barcelona
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Christodoulos Stefanadis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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