Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2014, Volume 55, Issue 1 January - February

HJC 2014, Volume 55, Issue 1 January - February

Remote Monitoring of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators [PDF]
P. DILAVERIS1, R. PIOTROWICZ2; on behalf of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology (ISHNE)
1First University Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; 2Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland

Creatine Kinase-MB Assessed in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Correlates with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Infarct Size at 6-Month Follow Up [PDF]
T. RAKOWSKI1, A. DZIEWIERZ1, J. LEGUTKO1, P. KLECZYNSKI1, A. BRZOZOWSKA-CZARNEK2, Z. SIUDAK1, A. URBANIK2, J.S. DUBIEL1, D. DUDEK3
1Second Department of Cardiology, 2Department of Radiology; 3Department of Interventional Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.

Genes and Genetic Variations Involved in the Development of Hypertension: Focusing on a Greek Patient Cohort [PDF]
N. KOUREMENOS1, I.V. ZACHAROPOULOU1, H. TRIANTAFYLLIDI2, G.V. ZACHAROPOULOS3, C. MORNOS1, G. FILIPPATOS2, J. LEKAKIS2, D. KREMASTINOS2, A.I. MANOLIS1, H. GAVRAS4
1Department of Cardiology, Asklepeion General Hospital, Voula, 2Department of Cardiology, Attikon Hospital, Athens, 3Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; 4Hypertension Section, Âïston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

Upgrading Pacemaker to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: An Option for Patients with Chronic Right Ventricular Pacing and Heart Failure [PDF]
S. SIDERIS1, E. POULIDAKIS2, C. AGGELI2, K. GATZOULIS2, I. VLASEROS1, P. DILAVERIS2, I. SOTIROPOULOS1, D. PAPOUTIS1, S. XRISTAKOPOULOS1, K. MANAKOS1, K. TRACHANAS1, O. KAITOZIS1, I. KOUTAGIAR2, I. FELEKOS2, C. STEFANADIS2, I. KALLIKAZAROS1
1Cardiology Department, 2First Cardiology Department, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Association Between Mediterranean Diet and Non-Fatal Cardiovascular Events, in the Context of Anxiety and Depression Disorders: A Case/Case-Control Study [PDF]
E.N. GEORGOUSOPOULOU1, C.-M. KASTORINI1,2, H.J. MILIONIS2, E. NTZIOU1, M.S. KOSTAPANOS2, V. NIKOLAOU3, K.N. VEMMOS4, J.A. GOUDEVENOS2, D.B. PANAGIOTAKOS1
1Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, 2School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, 3Cardiology Clinic, "Hellenic Red Cross" Hospital, Athens, 4Acute Stroke Unit, Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece

Eighteen Years' Experience Applying Old and Current Strategies in the Pre-Participation Cardiovascular Screening of Athletes [PDF]
A.P. DELIGIANNIS, E.J. KOUIDI, N.A. KOUTLIANOS, V. KARAGIANNIS, M.A. ANIFANTI, K. TSORBATZOGLOU, D. FARMAKIS, C. AVGERINOS, D.N. MAMELETZI, A.P. SAMARA
Laboratory of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine Division of TEFAA, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Transradial Catheterization, a Critical Review with Comparison Between Right and Left Access: Insight into the Clinical Applicability of Each Approach [PDF]
A. KOSSAIFY1, G. GROLLIER2, N. MOUSSALLEM1
1USEK-NDS University Hospital, Cardiac Catheterization Unit, Byblos, Lebanon; 2University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France

The Role of the Angiosome Model in Percutaneous Intravascular and Surgical Reperfusion Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease of the Lower Limbs [PDF]
A.G. ANTONOPOULOS1,2, M. THOMOPOULOS1, A. TRIKAS1
1Cardiology Department, "Elpis" General Hospital, Athens, Greece; 2Dipartimento Cardio Medico Chirurgico, Toraco Vascolare, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy

Sequential Spontaneous Coronary Dissection/Mural Haematoma Within All Three Coronary Arteries over a Nine-Year Period [PDF]
G. KASSIMIS, N. PATEL, A. BANNING
Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

Myocardial Infarction Caused by Coronary Artery Dissection due to Blunt Injury: Is Thromboaspiration an Appropriate Treatment? [PDF]
X. LI1, Y. LEI2, Q. ZHENG1
1Tangdu Hospital Cardiology Department, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 2304 Hospital Cardiology Department, Beijing, China

Iatrogenic Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection and Intramural Hematoma Caused by Diagnostic Transradial Cardiac Catheterization [PDF]
E. SANIDAS1,2, I. BUYSSCHAERT1, G. VAN LANGENHOVE1
1Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium; 2Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA

Antegrade Approach to Stumpless Chronic Total Occlusion of Ostial Left Anterior Descending Artery: First Using a Side Branch Cutting Technique [PDF]
J. DAI1, O. KATOH2, E. KYO2, T. TSUJI2, S. WATANABE2, H. OHYA2
1Department of Cardiology, Yue Yang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; 2Department of Cardiology, Kusatsu Heart Center, Shiga, Japan

Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin as a Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation [PDF]
A.C. VERMI1, C. COSTOPOULOS1,2, A. LATIB1,2, D. PIRAINO1, F. MAISANO1, C. NAIM1, T. NAGANUMA1,2, F. FIGINI1, A. CHIEFFO1, F. CERIOTTI3, M. MONTORFANO1, A. COLOMBO1,2
1Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 2Interventional Cardiology Unit, EMO-GVMCentro Cuore Columbus, 3Diagnostica e Ricerca San Raffaele, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

Anticoagulation Treatment in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Results of the RAFTING study [PDF]
C. NTELLOS1, C. THOMOPOULOS2
1Department of Cardiology, Tzaneio Hospital, Piraeus, 2Department of Cardiology, Helena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece

Cholesterol: "Targeting" the Enemy [PDF]
I.E. KALLIKAZAROS
Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

New Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology: From the Past to the Future [PDF]
C.I. STEFANADIS
1st Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School Athens, Greece