Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2013, Volume 54, Issue 3 May - June

HJC 2013, Volume 54, Issue 3 May - June

A Cigarette, Doctor? – No Thanks! [PDF]
G.S. GOUMAS
Second Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Greece
President of the Working Group of Prevention and Epidemiology, Hellenic Society of Cardiology

Almanac 2012: Cell Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]
D.A. JONES1,2,3, F. CHOUDRY1,3, A. MATHUR1,2,3
1Department of Cardiology, London Chest Hospital, 2Department of Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University, 3NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, London Chest Hospital, London, UK

Effects of Smoking on Heart Rate at Rest and During Exercise, and on Heart Rate Recovery, in Young Adults [PDF]
G. PAPATHANASIOU1, D. GEORGAKOPOULOS2, E. PAPAGEORGIOU3, E. ZERVA1, L. MICHALIS4, V. KALFAKAKOU5, A. EVANGELOU5
1Physiotherapy Department, Technological Educational Institution of Athens (TEI-A), 2Cardiology Department, "P & Aglaia Kyriakou" Children's Hospital of Athens, 3General Department of Physics, TEI-A, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 5Physiology Laboratory, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece

Effects of Chronic Anaerobic Training on Markers of Sub-Clinical Atherosclerosis [PDF]
S. AGROTOU1, K. KARATZI2, C. PAPAMICHAEL1, I. FATOUROS3, A. MITRAKOU1, N. ZAKOPOULOS1, A. DIMOPOULOS1, K. STAMATELOPOULOS1
1Vascular Laboratory, Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra University Hospital, Athens, 2Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, 3Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Cryoablation of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia in Children and Adolescents: Improved Long-Term Outcomes with Increasing Experience [PDF]
C. COKKINAKIS1, D. AVRAMIDIS1, C. ALEXOPOULOS2, G. KIRVASSILIS2, J. PAPAGIANNIS1
1Division of Pediatric Cardiology, 2Division of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Mitera Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece

Correlation of Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide with Shunt Volume in Children with Congenital Heart Disease Involving Left-to-Right Shunt [PDF]
M. KAVGA1, G. VARLAMIS1, A. GIANNOPOULOS2, K. PAPADOPOULOU-LEGBELOU1, S. VARLAMIS1, G. BOMPOTIS3, V. KOULOURIDA4, N. NIKOLAIDES5
14th Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, 22nd Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 'AHEPA' General Hospital, 32nd Department of Cardiology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, 4Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, 52nd Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Practical Recommendations for the Diagnosis, Investigation and Management of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: Hellenic Society of Hypertension Consensus Document [PDF]
G.S. STERGIOU1, A. VAZEOU2, C.J. STEFANIDIS3, A. KAPOGIANNIS4, D. GEORGAKOPOULOS 5, S. STABOULI6, S. DOUMA7, M. DOUMAS7, P. ZEBEKAKIS8, T. MAKRIS9, C.P. TSIOUFIS10, A. MANOLIS11; FOR THE HELLENIC SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION
1Hypertension Center, Third University Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, 2First Department of Pediatrics, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, 3Department of Nephrology, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, 4Department of Nephrology, "Agia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, 5Department of Cardiology, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, 6Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, 7Second University Department of Medicine, "Hippokration" Hospital, Thessaloniki, 8First University Department of Medicine, "AHEPA" Hospital, Thessaloniki, 9Department of Cardiology, "Helena Venizelou" General Maternity-District Hospital, Athens, 10First University Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" Hospital, Athens, 11Department of Cardiology, "Asklipiion" Hospital, Athens, Greece

The Impact of Bariatric Surgery Procedures on Type 2 Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia and Hypertension [PDF]
A. POLYMERIS1, E. KAROUTSOU1, K. MICHALAKIS2
1Second Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, "Alexandra" General Hospital, 2First Department of Internal Medicine, Laiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece

Diastolic Flow Within the Pulmonary Trunk in Children: Differential Diagnosis [PDF]
N.G. ELEFTHERAKIS, A. VEKIOU
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece

Transcatheter Closure of an Atrial Septal Defect with Single Coronary Artery and Retro-Aortic Right Coronary Artery [PDF]
M.K. GUPTA1, P. RAMACHANDRAN1, R. KADAVIGERE2, B. CHACKO1
1Department of Cardiology, 2Department of Radiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

Right-Sided Implantation of a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator in a Case of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava [PDF]
Panagiotis Korantzopoulos, George Grekas, John A. Goudevenos
Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Becker Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
G. ANDRIKOPOULOS1, S. KOUROUKLIS1, C. TRIKA1, S. TZEIS1, I. RASS IAS1, C. PAPADEMETRIOU1, A. KATSIVAS2, G. THEODORAKIS1
1Department of Cardiology, "Henry Dunant" Hospital of Athens, 2First Department of Cardiology, "Korgialenio–Benakio", Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Greece

Compliance and Fixed-Dose Combination Therapy in a Sample of Greek Hypertensive Patients [PDF]
A.K. PAPAZAFIROPOULOU1,2, A. SOTIROPOULOS1,2, K. SOULIOTIS3, G. PARCHARIDIS4, G. DELIGIANNIS5, G. GIONAKIS6, S. PAPOULIS7, E. SKLIROS1,8
1Hellenic Association of Research and Continuing Education in Primary Care, Athens, 2Third Department of Internal Medicine and Center of Diabetes, General Hospital of Nikaia "Ag. Panteleimon", Piraeus, 3Department of Social and Education Policy, University of the Peloponnese, Corinth, Korinthia, 4Cardiology Department, Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, 5Cardiology Department, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, 6Cardiology Department, 1st Therapeftirio ÉÊÁ Athinon, Athens, 7Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Patisia, Athens, 8Nemea Health Center, Nemea, Korinthia, Greece

"Beware Old Age, for It Never Comes Alone" [PDF]
I.E. KALLIKAZAROS
Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Aging, Genes and Environment: Lessons from the Ikaria Study [PDF]
C.I. STEFANADIS
1st Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece