Apostolos Tzikas

Interventional / Structural Cardiology

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

About

Apostolos Tzikas works in Interventional / Structural Cardiology affiliated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Apostolos Tzikas, MD, PhD, FESC is a structural heart interventionalist at AHEPA University of Thessaloniki and European Interbalkan Medical Center, Greece, with affiliations at Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki. He has a PhD in interventional cardiology from the Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, focused on advanced imaging in TAVI. He is a leading author on multicentre studies and consensus documents regarding left atrial appendage occlusion with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug and related devices.

Research focus

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO)Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillationStructural heart interventionsPercutaneous valve and device therapies

Impact

186 pubs · 5,883 cites · h-index 41

Training

PhD (interventional cardiology, advanced imaging in TAVI)
Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam

Affiliations

Work Experience

European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki

AHEPA University Hospital / Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Montreal Heart Institute, Erasmus MC / Thoraxcenter Rotterdam, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital