Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2016, Volume 57, Issue 5 September–October

HJC 2016, Volume 57, Issue 5 September–October

Editor's page - Issue at a glance

A new era in arrhythmia management: From medical treatment to invasive strategies
Dimitris Tousoulis
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Review Articles

Treatment of diabetes: Crossing to the other side Review Article
Nikitas P. Skliros, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Abstract PDF (391 K)

Myocardial inotropic reserve: An old twist that constitutes a reliable index in the modern era of heart failure Review Article
Fragkiskos Parthenakis, Spyridon Maragkoudakis, Maria Marketou, Alexandros Patrianakos, Evaggelos Zacharis, Panos Vardas
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Untying the Gordian knot of pericardial diseases: A pragmatic approach Review Article
George Lazaros, Massimo Imazio, Antonio Brucato, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Abstract PDF (435 K)

Original 1

The TRACE registry (Trans-Radial Approach in Central and northErn Greece) Original Research Article
Antonios Ziakas, Sotirios Katranas, Georgios Bobotis, Aggeliki-Despoina Mavrogianni, Christos Graidis, Nikolaos Mezilis, Αntonios Arampatzis, Dimitrios Nikas, Fotios Economou, Ilias Athanasiadis, Dimitrios Stakos, Vasilios Dimopoulos, Eugenia Pappa, Antonios Κouparanis, Dimitrios Petroglou, Haralampos Karvounis
Abstract PDF (472 K)

Editorial 1

The evolution of arterial access for cardiac catheterization: Lessons from Central and Northern Greece
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Aris Karatasakis
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Original 2

‘The role of novel oral anticoagulants in patients undergoing cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation’ Original Research Article
Giannis Baltogiannis, Gian-Battista Chierchia, Giulio Conte, Juan Sieira, Giacomo Di Giovanni, Giuseppe Ciconte, Carlo de Asmundis, Yukio Saitoh, Kristel Wauters, Ghazala Irfan, Pedro Brugada
Abstract PDF (293 K)

Editorial 2

Periprocedural anticoagulation in patients undergoing cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation
Polychronis Dilaveris, Dimitris Tousoulis
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Original 3

Diagnosis and management of phantom tachycardias based on an electrophysiologically guided approach Original Research Article
Dimitris Tsiachris, Iosif Koutagiar, Konstantinos A. Gatzoulis, Petros Arsenos, Aggeliki Rigatou, Polychronis Dilaveris, Skevos Sideris, Achilleas Papadopoulos, Alekos Kritikos, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Dimitris Tousoulis
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Case Reports

Subclinical cardiac involvement in thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis
Elias Giallafos, Vasiliki Zouvelou, Sofia Maurogeni, Eleutherios Stamboulis
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A complex transcatheter mitral valve replacement and repair for the treatment of refractory severe mitral regurgitation
Jose F. Condado, Vasilis C. Babaliaros, Vinod H. Thourani, Hanna K. Jensen, Dennis W. Kim, Brian W. Kaebnick, Peter C. Block, Stamatios Lerakis
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Acute ascending aortic dissection after MDMA/ecstasy use: A case report
Satoko Kanahara, Mostafa El-Refai, Nasser Lakkis, Rashed Tabbaa
Abstract PDF (801 K)

Large right atrial angiosarcoma with superior vena cava obstruction and cardiovascular collapse
Lijun Jiang, Taobo Luo, Kaifeng Leong
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Letters to the editor

Relationships between heart rate variability and aortic hemodynamic variables in healthy subjects
Stamatios Kyrlagkitsis, Theodore G. Papaioannou, Elias Gialafos, Manolis Vavuranakis, Gerasimos Siasos, Georgios Hatzis, Eleni Kokkou, Konstantinos Gatzoulis, Marianna Karamanou, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Dimitrios Tousoulis
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A case of balloon pulmonary angioplasty as a palliative therapy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Georgios Sianos, George Giannakoulas, Nikolaos V. Konstantinidis, Sophia Anastasia Mouratoglou, Vasileios Koletas, Georgios Sofidis, Apostolos Tzikas, Gregory Giamouzis, Haralambos Karvounis
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QRS dispersion is better than QRS duration for predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy
Elibet Chávez-González, Francisco L. Moreno-Martínez
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Peripheral and coronary artery embolisms due to left ventricle fibroelastoma
Alexios S. Antonopoulos, Christina Chrysohoou, Dimitris Lymperiadis, Stella Brili, Dimitris Tousoulis
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Bifurcation CTO recanalization with contemporary antegrade and retrograde techniques in a patient with two chronically occluded coronary arteries
Nikolaos V. Konstantinidis, Georgios Sofidis, Vasileios Kolettas, Haralambos Karvounis, Georgios Sianos
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President's page

Acute coronary syndromes and diabetes mellitus
Stefanos Gr. Foussas
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