Dr. Helen Pergantou
MD, PhD
Biography
Helen Pergantou is the Head/Director at the paediatric Haemophilia Centre/ Haemostasis and Thrombosis Unit at the Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital in Athens, Greece. She obtained her degree in medicine from the University of Athens and she is a specialist in paediatrics and also in haemophilia and allied disorders, as well as in haemostasis amd thrombosis.
Her research work has been in haemophilia and related musculoskeletal issues, development and progression of haemophilic arthropathy, inhibitor development in patients with congenital factor deficiencies, rare bleeding disorders, role of haemostasis in critical ill patients, thrombosis in neonates and children.
Key Publications
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Assessment of the progression of haemophilic arthopathy in children ;Haemophilia 16(1):124-9 · September 2009
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Intraosseous pseudotumour of the talus in a child with severe haemophilia; Journal of pediatric orthopaedics. Part B / European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 18(6):357-61 · August 2009
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Comparative study of validity of clinical, X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging scores in evaluation and management of haemophilic arthropathy in children; Haemophilia 12(3):241-7 · June 2006
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Impact of HLA alleles and cytokine polymorphisms on inhibitors development in children with severe haemophilia A; Haemophilia 19(5) · April 2013
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An attempt to improve the clinical scale for assessment of haemophilic arthropathy in children; Journal of pediatric orthopaedics. Part B / European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 18(4):204-10 · June 2009
Key Institutions
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Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital
Haemophilia Centre for children/Haemostasis and Thrombosis Unit
Athens, Greece
Current Positions/Chairs
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Head/Director
Haemophilia Centre/Haemostasis Unit, Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, Athens-Greece
Research Interests
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Haemophilic arthropathy
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Evaluation of haemophilc arthropathy by clinical scales and radiological methods
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MRI
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Other musculoskeletal issues in patients with haemophilia
Research Activities
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Co-investigator in national and international multicenter studies (Phase IV, III) and also author and co-author of original articles in international journals
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Reviewer in “Haemophilia” journal, British journal of Paediatrics, Seminars in Ophthalmology, Journal of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology
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Member of the PedNet Registry
Publications
International Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG) Haemophilia Joint MRI Scale Version 2.0. Letter to the Editor
Authors
Lundin B, Bakeer N, Dunn AL, Gibikote S, Keshava SN, Ljung R, Papakonstantinou O, Pergantou H, Strike K, von Drygalski A, Zhang N, Babyn P, Dover S, Doria AS
Citation
Haemophilia. 2024; 30: 862-864. DOI: 10.1111/hae.15010
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Hemophilia: results and recommendations from a global survey and consensus meeting
Authors
Bakeer N, Dover S, Babyn P, Feldman BM, Drygalski A, Doria AS, Ignas DM, Abad A, Bailey C, Beggs I, Chang EY, Dunn A, Funk S, Sridhar Gibikote S,Goddard N , Hilliard P, Keshava S, Kruse-Jarres R, Li Y, Lobet S, Manco-Johnson M, Martinoli C, O’Donnell JS, Papakonstantinou O, Pergantou H, Poonnoose P, Querol F, Srivastava A, Steiner B, Strike K, Timmer M, Tyrrell PN, Logi Vidarsson L, Blanchette, VS
Citation
Res Pract Thromb Haemost . 2021 Jul 10;5(5):e12531. doi: 10.1002/rth2.12531. eCollection 2021 Jul.