ACHAIKI IATRIKI | 2025; 44(3): 120
Letter from the editor
Dear colleagues,
In the current issue, the editorial by Papantoniou et al. assesses the strengths and limitations of the scoring systems for predicting outcomes in acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding and evaluates their practical relevance in clinical settings.
The current issue features four review articles. The first, authored by Delimaris I., discusses the potential positive impact of the Mediterranean Diet in the reduction of DNA damage via the use of specific biomarkers such as 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and F2-isoprostanes.The review by Kyriakopoulou et al. examines the complex aspects of cancer management during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting several factors that contributed to delays in the healthcare system’s response to cancer care. The review by Patagia Bakaraki et al. offers a comprehensive understanding of how conformity influences behavior across both traditional and emerging platforms, bridging classical theories with modern applications. Finally, the review by Karakasidis E. outlines the main aspects of the diagnostic approach and treatment of tetanus in everyday clinical practice, noting that patients often seek help from various specialists. Lastly, this issue features a case report by Papantoniou et al., which evaluates the short-term biochemical response and tolerability of obeticholic acid (OCA) when added to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who exhibited an inadequate response to UDCA alone.
Yours sincerely,
C Triantos
Associate Professor in Internal Medicine
and Gastroenterology Faculty of Medicine,
School of Health Sciences, University of Patras
Editor-in-Chief of the journal “ACHAIKI IATRIKI”