Biography

Dr. Nikolaos Kakouros

Medicine, Division of Cardiology

University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA

Assistant Professor


Email: nikolaos.kakouros@umassmemorial.org


Qualifications

2010 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), First Class (Honors). Cardiovascular Science, University of Athens, Greece

2003 Member of the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK

2000 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB.BS.), with Distinction. University of London, UK

1997 Bachelor of Science, First Class (Honors). Neurosciences with Basic Medical Sciences, University of London,UK.


Publications

  1. Kakouros N.. Evaluation of oral anticoagulation management at the Dartmouth Medical Practice. Royal College of General Practitioners North and West London Faculty Magazine, 2(2): 3, 2000.
  2. Kakouros Ν, Kakouros S.. Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. Hellenic J Cardiol 44 : 385-391,2003
  3. Κάκουρος Ν, Κάκουρος Σ, Μαργέτης Π, Καρύδης Κ. Ασυνήθης μεταβολή του ουδού βηματοδότησης. Περιγραφή μιας περίπτωσης και ανασκόπηση του θέματος. (Unusual change in pacing threshold. Case report and subject review). Καρδιά και αγγεία, 6: 553-557, 2005.
  4. Κάκουρος Σ, Κάκουρος Ν. Οι αναστολείς των β-αδρενεργικών υποδοχέων στην καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια. (Beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists in heart failure) Καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια Τομ 2, Τευχ. 2, Σελ. 101-113, 2005.
  5. Ardeshna KM, Kakouros N, Qian W, Powell MG, Saini N, D'Sa S, Mackinnon S, Hoskin PJ, Goldstone AH, Linch DC. Conventional second-line salvage chemotherapy regimens are not warranted in patients with malignant lymphomas who have progressive disease after first-line salvage therapy regimens Br J Haematol. 130(3): 363-72, 2005
  6. Kakouros S, Kakouros N, Alhanatis M, Karydes K. Cardiac echinococcosis. Echocardiography, 23(9): 807-9, 2006.
  7. Κάκουρος N, Κάκουρος Σ. Αποκλειστές μετατρεπτικού ενζύμου και υποδοχέων αγγειοτενσίνης. Φαρμακευτική δράση – κλινικές ενδείξεις. (Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor antagonists). Καρδιά και αγγεία. Σελ. 225-236, Μάιος, Ιούνιος, 2006.
  8. Kakouros Ν, McWilliams E, Giles J. Left Atrial Myxoma – Cardiac CT imaging. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2(3): 188-190, 2008.
  9. Kakouros Ν, Giles J, Walker D. Anomalous Unilateral pulmonary vein in a patient with aortic coarctation. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2(4): 274-275, 2008.
  10. Κάκουρος Ν, Kakouros Σ. Παθοφυσιολογία Χρόνιας Καρδιακής Ανεπάρκειας και Σκοπιμότητα Αδρενεργικού Αποκλεισμού. (The pathophysiology of chronic cardiac failure and rationale for beta blockade). Ελλ. Καρδ. Επιθ. 50: 41-47, 2009.
  11. Kakouros N., Brecker SJD. Device Closure for Ventricular Septal Defect after myocardial infarction. Cardiac Interventions Today. Nov: 43-49, 2009.
  12. Dhillon P, Kakouros N, Brecker SJ. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Symptomatic Severe Aortic Valve Regurgitation. Heart, 96(10), 810, 2010.
  13. Kakouros N, Patel SJ, Redwood S, Wasan BS. Triple vessel percutaneous coronary revascularization in situs inversus dextrocardia. Cardiology Research and Practice, vol. 2010, Article ID 606327, 4 pages, 2010.
  14. Kakouros N and Cokkinos D. Right Ventricular Infarction – pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. Postgrad Med J, 86(1022), 719-28, 2010.
  15. Kakouros N., Kakouros S., Lekakis J., Rizos J., Cokkinos D. Tissue Doppler imaging of the tricuspid annulus and myocardial performance index in the evaluation of right ventricular involvement in acute and late inferior myocardial infarction. Echocardiography. 28(3):311-9, 2011.
  16. Gukop P., Kakouros N., Valencia O., Kourliouros A., Sarsam M., Chandarsekaran V. Practice considerations of early aspirin administration following coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart Surg Forum. 1;14(1):E7-E11, 2011.
  17. Savelieva I, Kakouros N, Kourliouros A, Camm AJ. Upstream Therapies for management of atrial fibrillation: review of clinical evidence and implications for European Society of Cardiology guidelines. Part I: primary prevention. Europace, 13(3), 308-328, 2011.
  18. Savelieva I, Kakouros N, Kourliouros A, Camm AJ. Upstream Therapies for management of atrial fibrillation: review of clinical evidence and implications for European Society of Cardiology guidelines. Part II: secondary prevention. Europace, 13(5), 610-25, 2011.
  19. Kakouros N, Bastiaenen R, Kourliouros A, Anderson L. Churg-Strauss presenting as acute coronary syndrome: sometimes it's zebras. BMJ Case Reports; doi:10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3703, 2001.
  20. Kourliouros A, Vecht J, Kakouros N, Grapsa J, Nihoyannopoulos P, Kokotsakis J, Athanasiou T. Frozen elephant trunk as an effective alternative to open and hybrid two-stage procedures for complex aortic disease. Hellenic J Cardiol, 52(4):337-44, 2011.
  21. S Rasoli, N Kakouros, L Harling, P Gukop, M Soni, T Athanasiou, and A Kourliouros. Antioxidant vitamins in the prevention of atrial fibrillation: what is the evidence? Cardiology Research and Practice. 2011:164078.
  22. Kapur NK, Bian C, Lin E, Deming CB, Sperry JL, Hansen BS, Kakouros N, Rade JJ. Inhibition of transforming growth factor-β restores endothelial thromboresistance in vein grafts. J Vasc Surg 54(4):1117-1123, 2011.
  23. N Kakouros, JJ Rade A Kourliouros, J Resar. Platelet function in patients with diabetes mellitus: from a theoretical to a practical perspective. International Journal of Endocrinology. Int J Endocrinol.;2011:742719. Epub 21/8/2011.
  24. N Kakouros, J Giles, NB Crundwell, ETM McWilliams. The utility of cardiac CT beyond the assessment of suspected coronary artery disease. Clin Radiol 67(7):695-708, 2012
  25. N Kakouros. Distributed Storage Healthcare - the basis of a planet-wide public health care network. Open Med Inform J. 2013;7:1-7.
  26. N Kakouros, FJ Rybicki, D Mitsouras, JM Miller. Coronary pressure-derived fractional flow reserve in the assessment of coronary artery stenoses. Eur Radiol 23(4):958-67, 2013
  27. N Kakouros. Oral anticoagulation and implantation of cardiac rhythm management devices: is heparin a bridge too far? Hellenic J Cardiol. 2013 Mar-Apr;54(2):150-1.
  28. SN Kakouros, NS Kakouros. Σύγχρονη Φαρμακευτική Θεραπεία της Καρδιακής Ανεπάρκειας (Modern pharmacotherapy for heart failure). Καρδιά και αγγεία. 20(2): 105-114, 2013.
  29. N Henninger, DC Haussen, N Kakouros, M Selim, DE Searls, S Kumar, G Schlaug, LR Caplan. QTc-Prolongation in Posterior Circulation Stroke. Neurocrit Care, 19(2): 167-175, 2013.
  30. N Kakouros, TS Kickler, KM Laws, JJ Rade. Hematocrit alters VerifyNow P2Y12 assay results independently of intrinsic platelet reactivity and clopidogrel responsiveness. J Thromb Hemost 2013. Accepted for publication.

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