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Christina Karatzaferi

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Ntoumas I, Karatzaferi C, Giannaki C, Papanikolaou F, Pappas A, Dardiotis E, et al.
Healthcare (Basel) . 2025 Jan; 13(2). PMID: 39857207
Manual massage is an effective treatment approach for reducing general stress and promoting an overall sense of well-being. Relaxation massage aims to alleviate psychophysiological tension, enhance both blood and lymphatic...
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Varveri D, Karatzaferi C, Polatou E, Sakkas G
Front Sports Act Living . 2025 Jan; 6():1437338. PMID: 39777016
Aim: The aim of the current study was to assess whether human aquaticity can be developed by systematic exercise and which type of training is more effective in improving aquaticity...
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Roditi E, Tsatalas T, Sakkas G, Koutedakis Y, Giakas G, Karatzaferi C
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol . 2024 Jul; 9(3). PMID: 39051276
It is generally accepted that local muscular fatigue can negatively affect position sense. Interestingly, it has been proposed that in women, position sense and neuromuscular coordination may be affected by...
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Sakkas G, Giannaki C, Wilund K, Karatzaferi C
Curr Opin Organ Transplant . 2024 Jun; 29(4):294-298. PMID: 38841870
Purpose Of Review: The aim of the current review is to highlight the importance of exercise training as an important section of transplant recipient rehabilitation process and explain the role...
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Wilkinson T, Baker L, Watson E, Nikopoulou K, Karatzaferi C, Graham-Brown M, et al.
Ultrason Imaging . 2024 May; 46(4-5):263-268. PMID: 38807343
Skeletal muscle dysfunction is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Of interest is the concept of "muscle quality," of which measures include ultrasound-derived echo intensity (EI). Alternative parameters of muscle...
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Grigoriou S, Karatzaferi C, Giannaki C, Sakkas G
Healthcare (Basel) . 2024 May; 12(9). PMID: 38727429
The current study aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between emotional intelligence (EI), functional capacity, fatigue, cognitive function, and quality of life (QoL) in HD patients and to...
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Krase A, Giannaki C, Flouris A, Liakos D, Stefanidis I, Karatzaferi C, et al.
ASAIO J . 2024 Jan; 70(5):436-441. PMID: 38261536
Hemodialysis (HD) patients suffer from multiple health problems, including severe insulin resistance. Both cold dialysis and intradialytic exercise training could elicit health benefits; however, it is still unknown whether the...
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Vints W, Gokce E, Langeard A, Pavlova I, Cevik O, Mosaferi Ziaaldini M, et al.
Front Aging Neurosci . 2023 Jul; 15:1213057. PMID: 37520128
Background: The world's population is aging, but life expectancy has risen more than healthy life expectancy (HALE). With respect to brain and cognition, the prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders increases with...
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Giannaki C, Grigoriou S, George K, Karatzaferi C, Zigoulis P, Lavdas E, et al.
Sports (Basel) . 2023 Apr; 11(4). PMID: 37104153
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Intradialytic aerobic exercise training has a beneficial effect on cardiovascular system function and reduces mortality in HD...
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Lamberti N, Manfredini F, Babjakova J, Galle F, Medijainen K, Karatzaferi C, et al.
Medicine (Baltimore) . 2022 Dec; 101(48):e31801. PMID: 36482570
Introduction: Quality of life (QoL) has been acknowledged as a fundamental concept in the field of health and is favorably improved by physical activity (PA). This systematic review aims to...