Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2012, Volume 53, Issue 4 July - August

HJC 2012, Volume 53, Issue 4 July - August

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Valve Stenosis: Problems and Pitfalls [PDF]
N.T. KOURIS1, D.P. TSIAPRAS2, C.D. OLYMPIOS1
1"Thriassio" General Hospital of Elefsina, 2Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece

Nocturnal Hypertension: Poor Correlation with Office Blood Pressure but Strong Prognostic Factor for Target Organ Damage [PDF]
E.I. CHATZISTAMATIOU1, G.N. MOUSTAKAS1, S. VEIOGLANIS1, D. PAPOUTSIS1, G. MEMO1, C. TSIOUFIS2, A. AVGEROPOULOU1, C. STEFANADIS2, I. KALLIKAZAROS1
1Cardiology Department, Hippokration General Hospital, 2First Cardiology Department, Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Management of Atrial Fibrillation in the Greek Healthcare Setting [PDF]
E. KARAMPLI, K. ATHANASAKIS, M. OLLANDEZOS, E. PAVI, J. KYRIOPOULOS
Department of Health Economics, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece

Mitral Valve Repair Results in Better Right Ventricular Remodelling Than Valve Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: A Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study [PDF]
J. GRAPSA1, D. DAWSON1, D. PANDIS2, E. NTALARIZOU3, W.-SEE CHEUNG1, I. EFTHIMIADIS1, I. ZIMBARRA CABRITA1, P. PUNJABI2, P. NIHOYANNOPOULOS1
1Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Imperial College, London, National Heart and Lung Institute, Hammersmith Hospital, 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, 3Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Systemic Sclerosis: The Heart of the Matter [PDF]
S.C. PLASTIRAS1,2, S.T. TOUMANIDIS1
1Department of Clinical Therapeutics, "Alexandra" Hospital, 2Department of Pathophysiology, Laiko Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

The ABSORB Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold: An Evolution or Revolution in Interventional Cardiology? [PDF]
B.D. GOGAS, V. FAROOQ, Y. ONUMA, P.W. SERRUYS
Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Novel Indices in Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis [PDF]
C-K. ANTONIOU, C. CHRYSOHOOU, S. BRILI, C. PITSAVOS, C. STEFANADIS
University of Athens, First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Pericardial Cyst in an Unusual Location [PDF]
T. POTSIS, D. NIKAS, D. PATSOURAS, K. SIOGAS
Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Ioannina "G. Hatzikosta", Greece

Capecitabine May Induce Coronary Artery Vasospasm [PDF]
E. TSIAMIS, A. SYNETOS, C. STEFANADIS
First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

Delayed Contrast Enhancement on Cardiac MRI Unmasks Subclinical Cardiomyopathy in a Case of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 [PDF]
K. SPENGOS1, E. GIALAFOS2, S. VASSILOPOULOU1, P. TOULAS3, P. MANTA1
1University of Athens Medical School, Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, 2Service of Cardiology, Eginition Hospital, 3Euromedica Encephalos Diagnostic Institute, Athens, Greece

Pacing-Facilitated Proarrhythmia [PDF]
S. TSIKRIKAS, D. BRAMOS, G. KOLLIAS, K.P. LETSAS, M. EFREMIDIS, A. SIDERIS
Second Department of Cardiology, Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

Should All Patients with an Acute Coronary Syndrome Be Treated with Oxygen? Time to Reconsider the Evidence and Current Practice [PDF]
N.I. NIKOLAOU, A.H. CHRISTOU, S.P. PATSILINAKOS
Cardiology Department, Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

How Knowing the Genetics Affects Management of Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
G. PARCHARIDIS
Professor of Cardiology

The Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiovascular Medicine in Greece: Brief Notes [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece