Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2009, Volume 50, Issue 1 January - February

HJC 2009, Volume 50, Issue 1 January - February

Aortic Stenosis and Hypertension: Is There Any Relationship? [PDF]
C. AGGELI, K. LAMPROPOULOS, C. STEFANADIS
1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Historical Perspectives of Cardiac Electrophysiology [PDF]
B. LÜDERITZ
Department of Medicine – Cardiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Patient Dose in Cardiac Radiology [PDF]
A.I. STRATIS1, P.L. ANTHOPOULOS2, I.P. GAVALIATSIS2, G.P. IFANTIS2, A.I. SALAHAS2, I.P. ANTONELLIS2, A.G. TAVERNARAKIS2, M.I. MOLFETAS1
1Medical Physics Laboratory, 2Haemodynamics Laboratory, "Evangelismos" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

The Role of Sex and Biochemical Markers of Inflammation in Left Ventricular Remodelling, Before and After Surgery, in Elderly Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis [PDF]
S.S. KASTELLANOS1, I.K. TOUMPOULIS2, C. AGGELI3, S. ZEZAS3, E. CHLAPOUTAKIS3, S. KASTELLANOS4, C.I. STEFANADIS3
1Department of Cardiology, Preveza General Hospital, 2Cardiac Surgery Department, Attikon Hospital, 31st University Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, 42nd University Cardiology Department, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

Differences in Echocardiographic Characteristics of Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Ischaemic Versus Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study [PDF]
K. PAPADOPOULOU1, G. GIANNAKOULAS1, H. KARVOUNIS1, E. DALAMANGA1, T. KARAMITSOS1,2, D. PARCHARIDOU1, E. DAMVOPOULOU1, G.K. EFTHIMIADIS1, I. STYLIADIS1, G. PARCHARIDIS1
1AHEPA General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

Comparison Between Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography and Myocardial Perfusion Scan to Detect Viable Myocardium in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Low Ejection Fraction [PDF]
H. SADEGHIAN1, J. MAJD-ARDAKANI2, M. LOTFI-TOKALDANY3, C. JAHANGIRI3, M. SHEIKH FATHOLLAHI3
1Echocardiography Department, 2Nuclear Medicine Department, 3Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Physical Activity in the Prevention and Management of High Blood Pressure [PDF]
P.F. KOKKINOS1,2, A. GIANNELOU1, A. MANOLIS3, A. PITTARAS1,4
1Cardiology Department, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC, 2Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA; 3Cardiology Department, Asklepeion General Hospital, Athens, 4Mediton, Galatsi, Athens, Greece

Myocardial Performance Index (Tei Index): Evaluating its Application to Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
E.N. KARATZIS, A.T. GIANNAKOPOULOU, J.E. PAPADAKIS, A.V. KARAZACHOS, N.S. NEARCHOU
Department of Echocardiography, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

Intercoronary Communication Between the Circumflex and Right Coronary Arteries: A Very Rare Coronary Anomaly [PDF]
A. SOKMEN, C. TUNCER, G. SOKMEN, A. AKCAY, S. KOROGLU
Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

Combined Epicardial and Transvenous Pacing in an Infant with Operated Complex Congenital Heart Disease and Permanent Epicardial DDD Pacemaker as Treatment of Dysfunction of the Epicardial Ventricular Lead [PDF]
S.N. LOUKOPOULOU, N.G. ELEFTHERAKIS, A.N. KOURTESIS, B.D. THANOPOULOS
Department of Paediatric Cardiology and 2nd Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece

Successful Surgical Correction of a Patient with Congenital Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula Between Left Main Coronary Artery and Right Superior Cavo-Atrial Junction [PDF]
U.K. CHOWDHURY1, A. RIZHVI1, A. SHEIL1, P. JAGIA2, C. MOHAN MITTAL1, R.M. GOVINDAPPA1, P. MALHOTRA3
Departments of 1Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2Cardiac Radiology, 3Cardiac Anaesthesia, AIIMS, New Delhi, India

Combined Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Young Patient with Porcelain Aorta [PDF]
T.N. KOLETTIS1, K. SPARGIAS2, G.T. STAVRIDIS1
1First Division of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation Services, 2Department of Cardiology A′ and Interventional Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece

Study of Atheromatous Plaque Using Intravascular Ultrasound [PDF]
E.A. SANIDAS1, M. VAVURANAKIS1, T.G. PAPAIOANNOU1, I.A. KAKADIARIS2, S. CARLIER3, G. SYROS3, G. DANGAS3, C. STEFANADIS1
11st. Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; 2Computational Biomedicine Lab, Department of Computer Science, University of Houston, Texas, 3New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Centre, New York, USA

Stent Wars (continued) [PDF]
D.TH. KREMASTINOS
2nd University Department of Cardiology, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece

Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk in the Asymptomatic Patient: Beyond the Classical Risk Factors and Towards Vascular Age [PDF]
C.I. STEFANADIS
1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece