The Clinic aims to provide comprehensive and high-quality care for all cardiology cases, ranging from routine outpatient evaluation to the management of critical patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
It offers the full spectrum of diagnostic and interventional procedures, including coronary angiography, angioplasty, coronary rotablation, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), fractional flow reserve (FFR), transesophageal echocardiography, stress echocardiography, electrical cardioversion, percutaneous closure of ASD and PFO, and transcatheter valve interventions (TAVI, MitraClip), supported by the advanced infrastructure of Metropolitan General.
The 1st Cardiology Clinic is staffed by distinguished and experienced medical professionals. Its physicians have received advanced training at international universities and continuously participate in scientific conferences and seminars.
The Clinic is actively involved in scientific research, with publications in reputable national and international journals and presentations at major medical conferences. It also participates in international clinical studies.
The Clinic collaborates closely with other departments of Metropolitan General to provide comprehensive and integrated patient care. It adopts a personalized approach tailored to each patient’s needs, with respect for both the patient and their family, adhering to medical ethics and the latest guidelines of the European and American Cardiology Societies.
Awards
- 2nd Prize - Oral Presentation
2019-2. - 20th Hellenic Congress of Heart Failure, EMEKA, Athens
Prognostic value of cardiac morphogenetic factors T-box and GATA expression in ischemic myocardial injury. - 2nd Prize – Oral Presentation
2020-2
21st Hellenic Congress of Heart Failure, EMEKA, Athens
The role of the transcription regulator Krüppel-like factor 15 in metabolic homeostasis and myocardial ischemia.
Greek Conferences
- 2018-2
19th Hellenic Congress of Heart Failure, EMEKA, Athens
Cardiotoxic effects of anagrelide in patients with essential thrombocythemia
A. Tsipis, N. Skandalakis, N. Kanakakis, N. Pilatis, E. Petropoulou - 2018-5
44th EPIS - Annual Hellenic Medical Congress, Athens
First national report of tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by Enterococcus gallinarum
A. Tsipis, N. Skandalakis, N. Kanakakis, N. Pilatis, E. Petropoulou - 2018-10-18
39th Hellenic Cardiology Congress, Athens
The role of ambrisentan in the management of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity
A. Tsipis, N. Skandalakis, N. Kanakakis, N. Pilatis, E. Petropoulou - 2019-2
20th Hellenic Congress of Heart Failure, EMEKA, Athens
Prognostic value of T-box and GATA cardiac morphogenetic factors in ischemic myocardial injury
A. Tsipis, A.M. Athanassiadou, G. Agrogiannis, E. Petropoulou, E. Petrou, P. Athanassiadou, G. Athanassopoulos, N. Kavantzas - 2019-5
45th EPIS - Annual Hellenic Medical Congress, Athens, Greece
Reactivation and regulatory role of T-box and GATA-4 transcription and morphogenetic factors in myocardial cell survival
A. Tsipis, A. Athanassiadou, G. Agrogiannis, E. Petropoulou, E. Petrou, P. Athanassiadou, G. Athanassopoulos, N. Kavantzas - 2019-10-17
40th Hellenic Cardiology Congress, Ioannina, Greece
Kruppel-like factor 15: a key regulator of lipid metabolism and energy balance in myocardial ischemia
A. Tsipis, A. Athanassiadou, G. Agrogiannis, E. Petropoulou, P. Athanassiadou, G. Athanassopoulos, N. Kavantzas - 2020-2
21st Hellenic Congress of Heart Failure, EMEKA, Athens
The role of Kruppel-like factor 15 in metabolic homeostasis and myocardial ischemia
A. Tsipis, A.M. Athanassiadou, G. Agrogiannis, E. Petropoulou, E. Petrou, P. Athanassiadou, G. Athanassopoulos, N. Kavantzas - 2020-2
21st Hellenic Congress of Heart Failure, EMEKA, Athens
Imaging findings of thoracic aortitis on PET-CT and transesophageal echocardiography
A. Tsipis, N. Skandalakis, N. Kanakakis, N. Pilatis, E. Petropoulou - 2020-10
41st Hellenic Cardiology Congress, Ioannina, Greece
The role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in myocardial injury in myocardial infarction
Angelos Tsipis, Anna Maria Athanassiadou, Georgios Agrogiannis, Evdokia Petropoulou, Pavlina Athanassiadou, Georgios Athanassopoulos, Nikolaos Kavantzas - 2021-2
22nd Hellenic Congress of Heart Failure, EMEKA, Athens
Association of early complement factors C4d, C9 with Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in myocardial inflammation
A. Tsipis, A.M. Athanassiadou, G. Agrogiannis, E. Petropoulou, E. Petrou, P. Athanassiadou, G. Athanassopoulos, N. Kavantzas - 2021-2
22nd Hellenic Congress of Heart Failure, EMEKA, Athens
Stress echocardiography and pulmonary hypertension: evaluation of findings and correlation with the patient’s clinical profile
A. Tsipis, N. Skandalakis, N. Kanakakis, N. Pilatis, E. Petropoulou
International Conferences
- 2018-5
Heart Failure 2018 - World Congress on Acute Heart Failure. Vienna Austria
Anagrelide induced cardiomyopathy: a case report
A. Tsipis, N. Skandalakis, N. Kanakakis, N. Pilatis, E. Petropoulou - 2018-5
Heart Failure 2018 - World Congress on Acute Heart Failure. Vienna Austria
The role of complement-complex (c5b-c9) expression and apoptosis in myocardial infract area and in infract border zones P2310
A. Tsipis, A.M. Athanassiadou, E. Petropoulou, P. Athanassiadou, G. Athanassopoulos, N. Kavantzas - 2019-5
Heart Failure 2019 - World Congress on Acute Heart Failure. Athens Greece
Transcriptional response HIF1a and HSP70 to hypoxic stress in myocardial ischemia
A. Tsipis, A.M. Athanassiadou, G. Agrogiannis, E. Petropoulou, P. Athanassiadou, G. Athanassopoulos, N. Kavantzas
Publications
- Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2019; Vol. 60, Issue 3, pp. 145–150
Uric acid: a new marker of cardiovascular disorders or an independent cardiovascular risk factor?
Angelos Tsipis, Evdokia Petropoulou - Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets. 2018;18(2):162-16
A Rare Case of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Caused by Enterococcus Gallinarum in a Patient with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection.
Angelos Tsipis, Nikolaos Skandalakis, Nikolaos Kanakakis, Nektarios Pilatis, Evdokia Petropoulou. - European Journal of Heart Failure © 2018 European Society of Cardiology, 20 (Suppl. S1), 5–638
Anagrelide induced cardiomyopathy: a case report
A Tsipis; N Skandalakis; N Kanakakis; N Pilatis; E Petropoulou - European Journal of Heart Failure © 2018 European Society of Cardiology, 20 (Suppl. S1), 5–638
The role of complement-complex (c5b-c9) expression and apoptosis in myocardial infract area and in infract border zones
A Tsipis; AM Athanassiadou; E Petropoulou; P Athanassiadou; G
Athanassopoulos; N Kavantzas - European Journal of Heart Failure © 2019 European Society of Cardiology, 21 (Suppl. S1), 5–592
Transcriptional response HIF1a and HSP70 to hypoxic stress in myocardial ischemia
Angelos Tsipis; AM Athanassiadou; G Agrogiannis; E Petropoulou; P
Athanassiadou; G Athanassopoulos; N Kavantzas - US Cardiology Review (in press), Echocardiography in the evaluation of right heart, Angelos Tsipis, Evdokia Petropoulou