Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2010, Volume 51, Issue 1 January - February

HJC 2010, Volume 51, Issue 1 January - February

Is Fibrinogen a Marker of Inflammation in Coronary Artery Disease? [PDF]
N. PAPAGEORGIOU, D. TOUSOULIS, G. SIASOS, C. STEFANADIS
1st Cardiology Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece

New Concepts in Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy [PDF]
W. WOJAKOWSKI, M. TENDERA
3rd Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Closure of a Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Children and Adults with Pulmonary Hypertension [PDF]
G. KALAVROUZIOTIS1, A. KOURTESIS1, C. PAPHITIS1, P. AZARIADES1,2
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, 2Department of Congenital Heart Disease Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece

Time-Course of Mechanical Changes of the Rat Aorta Following Chronic Beta-Blocker Treatment [PDF]
D.P. SOKOLIS, K.M. LAMPROPOULOS, C.A. DIMITRIOU, E. BALAFAS, H. BOUDOULAS, P.E. KARAYANNACOS
Foundation of Biomedical Research, Academy of Athens, Greece

Rheolytic Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Large Thrombus Burden: Initial and Mid-Term Results from a Single Centre Experience [PDF]
P. DARDAS1, N. MEZILIS1, V. NINIOS1, G.K. EFTHIMIADIS1, D. TSIKADERIS1, E. PAGOURELIAS2, C. PLIAKOS2
1Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's Hospital, 2Cardiology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Surgical Treatment of Peripheral Artery Aneurysms [PDF]
M. BAHCIVAN, H. TAHSIN KECELIGIL, F. KOLBAKIR, M. KAMIL GOL
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsun, Turkey

Clinical Implications of the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function on the Long Axis Using Newer Techniques [PDF]
K. TRIANTAFYLLOU1, A. KRANIDIS2, E. KARABINOS3, H. GRASSOS2, D. BABALIS1
1General Hospital KAT, 2General Hospital of Western Attica, 3Euroclinic, Athens, Greece

Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC) Under Attack? [PDF]
D. MARAGIANNIS1, G. LAZAROS1, S. ALOIZOS2, E. VAVOURANAKIS1, C. STEFANADIS1
1First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, 2Intensive Care Unit, 401 Army Hospital, Athens, Greece

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Chest Compression Alone: A Reality Check [PDF]
A. PAPADIMA1, A.B. PAPPAS2, E.E. LAGOUDIANAKIS3, A. KOTZADIMITRIOU3, H. MARKOGIANNAKIS2, K. FILIS2, E. VAVOURANAKIS4, A. MANOURAS2, T. XANTHOS5, L. PAPADIMITRIOU5
1Department of Anesthesiology, 21st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokrateion Hospital, Athens Medical School, University of Athens, 3Second Department of Surgery, 417 NIMTS-Nosileutiko Idrima Metohikou Tameiou Stratou (Military Veterans' Fund Hospital), 41st Cardiology Department, 5Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece

Pulmonary Vein Parasystolic Activity Following Circumferential Isolation in a Patient with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
K.P. LETSAS, M. EFREMIDIS, A. SIDERIS
Second Department of Cardiology, Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

Cardiac Autotransplantation for Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis [PDF]
A. PANOS1, F. MILAS1, S. KALAKONAS1, P.O. MYERS2
1Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece; 2University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland

Reversible Dilated Cardiomyopathy Due to Subclinical Hyperthyroidism [PDF]
K. TSAROUHAS, I. KAFANTARIS, A. ANTONAKOPOULOS, S. VAVETSI, P. PAVLIDIS, L.L. CONSTANTINOU
2nd Department of Cardiology, "Amalia Fleming" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Salvage One and One-Half Ventricular Repair and Resection of Ewing's Sarcoma of Cardiac Origin [PDF]
U.K. CHOWDHURY, A. SAXENA, R. RAY, A. SHEIL, S.M. REDDY, S. AGARWAL, C. MITTAL
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Acute Myocardial Infarction During Pregnancy [PDF]
I. VOGIATZIS1, S. HADJIMILTIADES2, V. SACHPEKIDIS1, G. PARCHARIDIS2
1Cardiology Department, Veria Hospital, 21st Cardiology Department, AHEPA General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Levosimendan and Quality of Life [PDF]
C.E. PAPADOPOULOS, D.G. ZIOUTAS, E.G. DALAMAGA
Cardiology Department, Euromedica General Clinic, Thessaloniki, Greece

Clopidogrel and Cardiovascular Diseases: Recommendations for Its Correct Use [PDF]
V.N. PYRGAKIS1, J.A. GOUDEVENOS2
1Department of Cardiology, "G. Gennimatas" Hospital, Athens, 2Cardiac Department, University Hospital, Ioannina, Greece

Complex Interrelationships Between Heart and Kidneys: Establishing the Role of Cardiorenal Syndrome [PDF]
C.I. STEFANADIS
1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece