Dr. Andreas Kalogeropoulos MD, PhD, FRCP, FESC

Dr. Andreas Kalogeropoulos is an Interventional Cardiologist, Deputy Director of the Adult Cardiology Department at Mitera General Hospital (Hygeia Group) and Honorary Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, United Kingdom.

A graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, he initially trained in Internal Medicine at Evangelismos General Hospital and subsequently specialized in General Cardiology at Hammersmith, Royal Brompton, and St. George’s Hospitals in London, UK.

He further subspecialized in Interventional Cardiology and the revascularization of chronic total occlusions and complex coronary lesions at the internationally renowned St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Heart Centre (London, UK), and in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI/TAVR) at the prestigious St. Thomas’ Hospital (London, UK). From 2017 to 2019, he served as Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, UK.

Dr. Kalogeropoulos has authored numerous publications in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and is a frequent invited speaker at major international interventional cardiology conferences. His clinical and research interests include transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI/TAVR), percutaneous revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions and complex lesions, intracoronary imaging using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), and coronary physiology studies through assessment of epicardial and microvascular circulation using FFR, RFR, CFR, IMR, and acetylcholine provocation testing.

Education – Academic Qualifications

  • 2021–2022: Fellowship in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

  • 2021: Elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)

  • 2021: Elected Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)

  • 2015–2017: Senior Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology and Percutaneous Revascularization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

  • 2016: Board Certification in Cardiology

  • 2012: Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP, UK), London

  • 2009: Doctoral Thesis titled “Changes in inflammatory and fibrotic biomarkers in the serum of patients with atrial fibrillation”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2nd University Cardiology Department, “ATTIKON” University General Hospital (Grade: Excellent)

  • 2005: Medical Degree, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine (Grade: Very Good)

Doctoral Dissertation

  • 2006–2009: Doctoral Thesis on “Changes in inflammatory and fibrotic biomarkers in the serum of patients with atrial fibrillation”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2nd University Cardiology Department, “ATTIKON” University General Hospital (Grade: Excellent)

Memberships – Editorial Boards

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)

  • Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)

  • Member of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS)

  • Member of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

  • Member of the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS)

  • Member of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)

  • Registered on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register, United Kingdom

  • Member of the Hellenic Cardiological Society

  • Member of the Athens Medical Association

  • Member of the Interventional Cardiology Working Groups

Professional Experience

  • 2021–2022: Fellowship in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • 2019–present: Deputy Director, Adult Cardiology Department, Mitera General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
  • 2019–present: Honorary Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • 2017–2019: Consultant Interventional Cardiologist – Complex PCI and Chronic Total Occlusions Program, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK.
  • 2015–2017: Senior Fellow in Interventional Cardiology and Percutaneous Revascularization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • 2014–2015: Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, London Chest Hospital, Barts NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • 2013–2014: Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, St George’s Hospital, London, UK.
  • 2012–2013: Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • 2011–2012: Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, Ealing Hospital, London, UK.
  • 2010–2011: Senior House Officer in Cardiology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
  • 2009–2010: Internal Medicine Registrar, 5th Internal Medicine Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
  • 2006–2008: Rural General Practitioner, General Hospital of Samos, Karlovasi Health Center, Greece.

Teaching Experience

  • Educational supervisor for interventional cardiology fellows, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK.

  • Official lectures at the Royal College of Physicians:

    • “The role of intravascular imaging in complex percutaneous coronary interventions”, 2018

    • “Antithrombotic therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes”, 2017

    • “Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Total Occlusions: Who should be doing it?”, 2016

Clinical and Research Interests

  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes

  • Complex High-Risk PCI and Chronic Total Occlusions

  • Coronary physiology and microcirculation (FFR, CFR, IMR, RFR, absolute flow and resistance)

  • Stable coronary syndromes, refractory angina and microvascular disease

  • Stent optimization

  • Intravascular imaging (IVUS and OCT)

Publications in International Textbooks

  • Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: The Survival Handbook, Professor Carlo Di Mario.

    • Chapter: Vasovagal reactions in percutaneous coronary artery interventions

Publications in International Journals

  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. A 20-year journey in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Evolution to current eminence.
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Emergent Off-Label TAVR for Native Aortic Valve Endocarditis. J Invasive Cardiol. 2022
  • Kaier TE, Aroney N, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Antegrade Dissection Re-entry for Management of Retained Microcatheter Tips During PCI for Chronic Total Occlusion: A case series. J Invasive Cardiol. 2022
  • Hurrell H, Allen C, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Divergent guidelines for the management of severe aortic stenosis. Similarities and differences between the United States and Europe. Cardiac Interventions Today. 2022
  • Kaier TE, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Use of trapping techniques and a gooseneck snare to retrieve a fractured balloon catheter. J Invasive Cardiol. 2022
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Chimney kissing stenting after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eurointervention. 2022
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Impact of intravascular ultrasound on chronic total occlusion percutaneous revascularization. Cardiovascular Revasc Med. 2021
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Combined shockwave intravascular lithotripsy and ultra-high-pressure balloon dilatation for the treatment of stent underexpansion secondary to severe coronary calcification. Kardiol Pol. 2021
  • Cabac-Pogorevici I, Muk B, Rustamova Y, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Pathophysiological insights, diagnostic management and the roles of revascularisation and device treatment. Gaps and dilemmas in the era of advanced technology. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. CASTLE score versus J-CTO score for the prediction of technical success in chronic total occlusion percutaneous revascularization. Eurointervention. 2020
  • Kaier TE, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Retrograde balloon inflation to retrieve a twisted guiding catheter. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020
  • Kaier TE, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Guide-extension facilitated antegrade dissection re-entry: a case series. J Invasive Cardiol. 2020
  • Karamasis GV, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Effects of stent post dilatation during primary PCI for STEMI: Insights from coronary physiology and optical coherence tomography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020
  • Katsikis A, Keeble TR, Davies JR, Jagathesan R, Kabir A, Sayer JW, Robinson NM, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Contemporary management of stent thrombosis: predictors of mortality and the role of new-generation drug eluting stents. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020
  • Karamasis GV, Keeble TR, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Resting Full Cycle Ratio (RFR) and instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR): Simultaneous measurements for assessment of coronary stenosis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 2018
  • Alsanjari O, Myat A, Cockburn J, Karamasis GV, Hildick-Smith D, Kalogeropoulos AS. A case of an obstructive intramural haematoma during percutaneous coronary intervention successfully treated with intima microfenestrations utilizing a cutting balloon inflation technique. Case Reports in Cardiology, 2018
  • Karamasis GV, Kalogeropoulos AS, et al. Serial Fractional Flow Reserve Measurements Post Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2018.
  • Karamasis GV, Kalogeropoulos AS, et al. Impact of right atrial pressure on fractional flow reserve calculation in the presence of a chronic total occlusion. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2018
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. A case report of successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a patient with acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest using a novel resuscitation model by integrating combined mechanical chest compressions and intra-aortic balloon pump counter-pulsation. Anesthesia and Analgesia, Jan 2018
  • Triantafyllis AS, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Coronary angiography and interventions in patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2017
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Abiotrophia defectivus infectious endocarditis: Think beyond the heart. 2015 Mar 14; 385(9972): 1044
  • Triantafyllis AS, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Coronary Artery Ectasia and Inflammatory Cytokines: Link with a Predominant Th-2 Immune Response? Cytokine, 2013 Oct; 64(1): 427-32
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Eosinophilic pneumonia associated with daptomycin: A rare case and literature review. Journal of Medical Case Reports; 2011; 5: 13
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Novel association patterns of cardiac remodeling markers in patients with essential hypertension and atrial fibrillation. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2011, 11:77
  • Rizos I, Rigopoulos AG, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Hypertension and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a novel predictive role of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in cardioversion and long-term recurrence. Journal of Human Hypertension 2010; Jul; 24(7): 447-57
  • Rizos I, Tsiodras S, Rigopoulos A G, Dragomanovits S, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Interleukin-2 serum levels variations in recent onset atrial fibrillation are related with cardioversion outcome. Cytokine 2007; 40:157-164

Presentations at International Conferences

  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in a patient with profound thrombocytopenia, EuroPCR, May 2022
  • Karamasis GV, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Do we need wedge pressure for IMR calculation post primary PCI in STEMI patients? TCT, September 2018 
  • Karamasis GV, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. The effects of stent post-dilatation during STEMI: Insights from optical coherence tomography and coronary physiology. TCT, September 2018 
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Coronary spasm more than a functional abnormality. EUROPCR, May 2018 
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. A case of recurrent distal edge dissection. EUROPCR, May 2018 
  • Karamasis GV, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Impact of stent optimisation with non-compliant balloons on coronary microcirculation in patients undergoing primary PCI for STEMI. EUROPCR, May 2018 
  • Karamasis GV, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. FFR post intraluminal vs. subintimal tracking in PCI for coronary CTO. EUROPCR, May 2018 
  • Karamasis GV, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Distal vessel remodelling post PCI for CTO EUROPCR, May 2018 
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Evaluation of General Electric VSCAN portable echocardiography in the assessment of patients with an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction. Hellenic Congress of Cardiology, Athens Oct 2017 
  • Karamasis GV, Mohdnazri SR, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Impact of right atrial pressure on fractional flow reserve calculation (FFR) in the presence of a chronic total occlusion (CTO). TCT 2017, Denver, Oct 2017 
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Time to turn back? Optical coherence tomography guided wiring of the diagonal artery using the SuperCross microcatheter to negotiate an ulcerated protruding plaque. TCT 2016, Washington DC 
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a patient with acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest using a novel resuscitation model by integrating combined mechanical chest compressions and intra-aortic balloon pump counter-pulsation: Is the game really over? TCT 2016, Washington DC 
  • Pavlidis AN, Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Impact of dedicated chronic total occlusion (CTO) programme on procedural success among specialist and non-specialist operators: a single centre experience. ESC, London 2015 
  • Kalogeropoulos AS et al. Th2 predominant immune response prevails in patients with coronary artery ectasia and non-obstructive coronary artery disease. ESC, Amsterdam 2013
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