Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2007, Volume 48, Issue 4 July - August

HJC 2007, Volume 48, Issue 4 July - August

Erectile Dysfunction: A Marker of Early Coronary Heart Disease [PDF]
G.E. VRENTZOS, K.I. PARASKEVAS, D.P. MIKHAILIDIS
Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Disease Prevention Clinic), Royal Free Hospital and Royal Free University College Medical School, London, UK.

Clinical Experience from 1000 Consecutive Cardiovascular MRI Cases at a Tertiary Referral Medical Center [PDF]
B.E. SOURIDES1,2, E.K. THEOFILOGIANNAKOS3, G. THEOFILOGIANNAKOS3, G. ANOGIANAKIS3, F. TSERTOS1, A. LORIS1, J. ANDREOU1, P.G. DANIAS1,4
1Hygeia Hospital Cardiac MR Center, Maroussi, 2Naval Hospital of Athens, 3Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 4Tufts University Medical School, Boston MA, USA

Cardiovascular Disease and Drowning: Autopsy and Laboratory Findings [PDF]
S.A. PAPADODIMA, E.I. SAKELLIADIS, P.S. KOTRETSOS, S.A. ATHANASELIS, C.A. SPILIOPOULOU
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Characterisation of a Rat Model of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension [PDF]
TH. KOLETTIS1, A.P. VLAHOS2, M. LOUKA3, K.E. HATZISTERGOS4, G.G. BALTOGIANNIS1, M.M. AGELAKI1, A. MITSI1, V. MALAMOU-MITSI4
Departments of 1Cardiology, 2Child Health, 3Biological Sciences and 4Pathology, University of Ioannina, Greece

Clinical Usefulness of Attenuation and Scatter Correction in Tl-201 SPECT Studies Using Coronary Angiography as a Reference [PDF]
A. VELIDAKI1, K. PERISINAKIS2, S. KOUKOURAKI1, J. KOUTSIKOS3, P. VARDAS4, N. KARKAVITSAS1
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, 2Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion; 3Department of Nuclear Medicine, 401 General Army Hospital, Athens; 4Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Coronary Vessel Reperfusion in Patients with Chronic Renal Disease [PDF]
S.G. FOUSSAS, G.Z. TSIAOUSIS
Cardiology Department, Tzanio Hospital, Piraeus, Greece

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Children, Teenagers and Young Adults [PDF]
D. GEORGAKOPOULOS1, V. TOLIS2
1Cardiology Department, P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, 2Cardiology Department, 3rd Social Security Foundation Hospital, Athens, Greece

Carcinoid Heart Disease in a Patient with Primary Ovarian Carcinoid Tumour [PDF]
E. NYKTARI, A.P. PATRIANAKOS, F.I. PARTHENAKIS, A. KOUTSOPOULOS, P.E. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Surgical Treatment of Coronary Subclavian Steal Syndrome [PDF]
M. ARGIRIOU1, V. FILLIAS1, D. EXARHOS2, V. PANAGIOTAKOPOULOS1, I.A. KOUERINIS1, CH. ZISIS3, A. DIMAKOPOULOU4, I. BELLENIS3
1Cardiac Surgery Department, 2Radiology Department, 3Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Department, 4Anesthesiology Department "Evangelismos" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Acute Myocardial Infarction Following the Combined Use of Cocaine and Alcohol [PDF]
V. SACHPEKIDIS, I. VOGIATZIS
Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Veria, Greece

Percutaneous Coil Embolisation of a False Aortic Aneurysm Following Coronary Surgery and Mediastinitis [PDF]
N. BARBETAKIS1, T. XENIKAKIS2, A. EFSTATHIOU3, I. FESSATIDIS3
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Theagenio Hospital, Thessaloniki, 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Crete, Heraklion, 3Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Geniki Kliniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Anaemia in Chronic Heart Failure: Is There a Rationale to Treat? [PDF]
D.T. KREMASTINOS
2nd University Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece

The Ant, the Grasshopper, and Meritocracy: Where has Aesop's Fable Gone Wrong? [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece