Specialist Pathologist Konstantinos Vardakas
Information
I am a medical specialist, a graduate of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, with specialization in the prevention of infections and especially in fungal infections.
Professional Experience
I maintain a private practice in Paleo Faliro and I treat all diseases related to pathology.
I have been working continuously in the private sector since 2011. Outside the practice, I have worked as an attending physician at the Pathology/Infectious Diseases Clinic of Mother General Hospital, Health Group and Iaso (Metropolitan) General, and as an attending physician at the Infectious Diseases Clinic of Henry Dunant General Hospital.
An important part of the day involves home visits to patients with permanent disability or temporary incapacity.
Studies & Postgraduate Education
Continuous training through participation in conferences and online courses.
Diseases
What is it? High blood pressure in the arteries is a common condition. High is defined as systolic pressure >140 mmHg or diastolic pressure >90 mmHg. Blood pressure depends on the amount of blood supplied to the arteries by the heart and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood and the narrower your arteries are, the higher your blood pressure.
Blood pressure is measured with an inflatable cuff around the arm and a gauge.
The blood pressure reading is given in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg) and has two values. The first, or high, refers to the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats (systolic pressure). The second, or small, refers to the pressure in your arteries when your heart is resting (diastolic pressure).
The diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterised by an increase in blood sugar concentration (hyperglycaemia) and impaired glucose metabolism, either as a result of reduced insulin secretion or due to a reduction in the sensitivity of the body's cells to insulin. The main types of diabetes mellitus are type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. Diabetes mellitus has a chronic course and can cause a number of serious complications such as cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney failure, retinal damage, nerve damage, erectile dysfunction, etc. Insulin administration plays a primary role in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
The ancient Greek doctor Aretaeus gave this disease the name diabetes from the Greek verb diabeino because of the fact that the water that the sick person drank was unaltered.insulin.
Hyperlipidemia is defined as the pathological condition in which one or more lipid fractions in the blood (total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol) are elevated.
One of the main factors in the development of this pathological condition is the diet and especially its high fat content, especially the saturated fats and trans fats found in the fatty parts of meats, baked goods, prawns, cakes, pastries, fast food and others.
So our main goal in dealing with this disease is to reduce the consumption of high-fat foods and thus reduce weight if necessary.
The Vaccines are the most important cause of reducing infections worldwide. In fact, they are the cause of the disappearance of smallpox (the last case was reported in 1963). Their use has led to a great improvement in childhood morbidity and mortality from infections such as measles, rubella, pneumococcus, influenza haemophilus and others. In areas around the world where the World Health Organization (WHO) vaccination guidelines are not strictly followed, epidemics of diseases that could be largely preventable occur regularly.
At the same time, vaccines are a powerful weapon that significantly reduces the transmissibility of infectious diseases through immunity in many members of the community.
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