Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2010, Volume 51, Issue 6 November - December

HJC 2010, Volume 51, Issue 6 November - December

SPECT/CT Fusion Imaging Integrating Anatomy and Perfusion of the Heart [PDF]
I.V. VASSILIADIS
Euroclinic Hospital Athens, Euromedica-Encephalos Diagnostic Institute, Greece

Do We Reperfuse Those in Most Need? Clinical Characteristics of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Receiving Reperfusion Therapy in the Countrywide Registry HELIOS [PDF]
A. PIPILIS1, G. ANDRIKOPOULOS2, J. LEKAKIS3, A. GOTSIS4, K. OIKONOMOU5, K. TOLI6, C. KYRPIZIDIS7, S. LAMBROPOULOS8, L. STEFANATOS9, G. GOUMAS10, G. KOCHIADAKIS11, N. KOUTSOGIANNIS12, A. KASSIMATIS13, I. KOGIAS14, A. KARTALIS15, V. KOSTOPOULOS16, J. GOUDEVENOS17, ON BEHALF OF THE HELIOS GROUP
1Hygeia Hospital, Athens, 2Henry Dynant and Evangelismos Hospitals, Athens, 3University of Athens Attiko Hospital, 4Komotini Hospital, 5Edessa Hospital, 6Chalkida Hospital, 7IKA Panagia Hospital, Thessaloniki, 8Kozani Hospital, 9Sotiria Hospital, Athens, 10Euroclinic, Athens, 11Herakleio University Hospital, Crete, 12University of Patra Hospital, 13Zakynthos Hospital, 14Karditsa Hospital, 15Chios Hospital, 16Nikaia Hospital, Piraeus, 17University of Ioannina Hospital, Greece

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Patient Selection Process and Procedure: Two Centres' Experience of the Intervention Without General Anaesthesia [PDF]
M. VAVURANAKIS1, V. VOUDRIS2, D.A. VRACHATIS1, S. THOMOPOULOU2, K. TOUTOUZAS1, G. KARAVOLIAS2, I. TOLIOS3, E. SBAROUNI2, G. LAZAROS1, C. CHRYSOHOOU1, M. KHOURY2, S. BRILI1, M. BALANIKA2, C. MOLDOVAN1, C. STEFANADIS1
1First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2Second Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, 3Department of Anaesthesiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Effect of Aortic Stiffness on Left Ventricular Long-Axis Systolic Function in Adults with Marfan Syndrome [PDF]
A. KIOTSEKOGLOU1, S.K. SAHA2, J.C. MOGGRIDGE1, V. KAPETANAKIS3, B.H. BIJNENS4, M.J. MULLEN5, J. CAMM1, G.R. SUTHERLAND1, I.B. WILKINSON6, A.H. CHILD1
1St. George's, University of London, Department of Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, London, UK; 2Karolinska Institutet at Sundsvalls Hospital, Department of Clinical Physiology, Sundsvall, Sweden; 3MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge, UK; 4ICREA-Universitat Pompeu Fabra (CISTIB) and CIBER-BBN, Barcelona, Spain; 5Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK; 6University of Cambridge, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Cambridge, UK

The Ever Increasing Role of Percutaneous Interventions in Coronary Revascularisation [PDF]
V.N. SPANOS, P.K. TOUTOUZAS
Cardiology Department, Euroclinic Hospital, Athens

Diagnostic Modalities of the Most Common Forms of Secondary Hypertension [PDF]
M.S. KALLISTRATOS, A. GIANNAKOPOULOS, V. GERMAN, A.J. MANOLIS
Cardiology Department and Cardiovascular Protection Clinic, Asklepeion Hospital, Athens, Greece

Recommendations for the Cardiovascular Screening of Athletes [PDF]
A. DELIGIANNIS1, A. ANASTASAKIS2, L. ANTONIADES3, G. BOBOTIS4, P. GELERIS5, J. GOUDEVENOS6, G. HAHALIS7, E. KOUIDI1, A. KRANIDIS8, D. KREMASTINOS9, J. LEKAKIS10, G. PARCHARIDIS10, V. PYRGAKIS11, G. RONTOGIANNIS12, C. STEFANADIS2, I. STYLIADIS10, P. VARDAS13
1Sports Medicine Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece; 3Cardiology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus; 4Second Cardiology Department, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, 5Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 6Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Ioannina, 7Internal Medicine Department, Patras University Hospital, 8First Cardiac Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, 9Second University Department of Cardiology, Attikon Hospital, Athens, 10First Cardiology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 11Cardiology Department, "G. Gennimatas" Hospital, Athens, 12Sports Medicine Laboratory, University of Thessaly, 13Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Fungal Endocarditis of the Superior Vena Cava: The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography [PDF]
I.K. KARABINOS, M. KOKLADI, D. KATRITSIS
Cardiology Dept., Euroclinic of Athens, Greece

Additional Help to Diagnose Functionally Significant Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: Doppler Echocardiography [PDF]
Z. RUZSA1, E. NAGY2, I. UNGI1, T. FORSTER1, A. PÁLINKÁS2, A. NEMES1
12nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Centre, University of Szeged, Szeged, 2Department of Medicine, Erzsébet Hospital, Hódmezövásárhely, Hungary

Low Back Pain Following Intravenous Administration of Amiodarone [PDF]
S. TSIKRIKAS, C. CHARALAMPOUS, K.P. LETSAS, M. EFREMIDIS, A. SIDERIS
Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greeces

Differential Diagnosis of a Left Atrial Mass: Role of Three-Dimensional Transoesophageal Echocardiography [PDF]
C.H. PAPADOPOULOS, C.A. MICHALAKEAS, I. PARASKEVAIDIS, I. IKONOMIDIS, M. ANASTASIOU-NANA
Second Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece

Left Ventricular Assist Device Vegetation: 'Cure' Without Device Explantation [PDF]
B.D. GOGAS1,2, J.T. PARISSIS1, E.K. ILIODROMITIS1, S. TSIODRAS3, M. RADU2, I.A. PARASKEVAIDIS1, S.P. THEODOROPOULOS4, D.T. KREMASTINOS1, M.H. YACOUB5
1Second Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece; 2Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 3Fourth Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Attikon, 4Iaso General Hospital, Adult Cardiac Surgery Department, Athens, Greece; 5Harefield Heart Science Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, Harefield, United Kingdom

An Interesting Case of Cardiac Amyloidosis Initially Diagnosed as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
A. BOUFIDOU1, L. MANTZIARI1, S. PARASKEVAIDIS1, H. KARVOUNIS1, E. NENOPOULOU2, M.-E. MANTHOU2, I.H. STYLIADIS1, G. PARCHARIDIS1
1First Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, 2General Pathology Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Tachycardia Induction Due to Inappropriate Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy: What Is the Mechanism? [PDF]
S. TZEIS, G. ANDRIKOPOULOS, I. RASSIAS, G. THEODORAKIS
Cardiology Department, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece

Atypical Brugada ECG Phenotype Involving ST-Segment Elevation in Lateral Leads [PDF]
K.P. LETSAS1, R. WEBER2, S. TSIKRIKAS1, C. CHARALAMPOUS1, T. ARENTZ2
1Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece; 2Abteilung Rhythmologie, Herz-Zentrum, Bad Krozingen, Germany

Creation of a Congress Centre in Greece [PDF]
V.N. PYRGAKIS
Department of Cardiology, G. Gennimatas" Hospital, Athens, Greece

Cardiovascular Medicine in Greece: An Appraisal of Conditions Today and Future Prospects [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece