Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2015, Volume 56, Issue 1 January - February

HJC 2015, Volume 56, Issue 1 January - February

Are Lower Levels of LDL-Cholesterol Really Better? Looking at the Results of IMPROVE-IT: Opinions of Three Experts - I [PDF]
D. RICHTER
Second Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Greece

Are Lower Levels of LDL-Cholesterol Really Better? Looking at the Results of IMPROVE-IT: Opinions of Three Experts - II [PDF]
L.S. RALLIDIS
Second University Cardiology Department, "Attikon" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Are Lower Levels of LDL-Cholesterol Really Better? Looking at the Results of IMPROVE-IT: Opinions of Three Experts - III[PDF]
T.D. FILIPPATOS, M.S. ELISAF
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Translation and Validation of the Greek "Minnesota Living with Heart Failure" Questionnaire [PDF]
H. BROKALAKI1, E. PATELAROU2, K. GIAKOUMIDAKIS3, Z. KOLLIA4, N.V. FOTOS1, V. VIVILAKI5, E. BROKALAKI6, E. CHATZISTAMATIOU7, I.E. KALLIKAZAROS7
1Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece; 2Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College, London, UK; 3Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, 4Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Amalia Fleming General Hospital of Athens, 5Department of Midwifery, SEYP, Technological Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece; 6Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; 7Cardiology Department, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

Dabigatran Etexilate as Second-Line Therapy in Patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device [PDF]
J.V. TERROVITIS1, A. NTALIANIS1, C.J. KAPELIOS1, S. VAKROU1, N. DIAKOS1, L. KATSAROS1, M. TSAMATSOULIS2, E. KALDARA1, C. CHARITOS2, J.N. NANAS1
1Third Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, 2Second Department of Cardiac Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety of Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure [PDF]
M. POLIKANDRIOTI1, J. GOUDEVENOS 2, L.K. MICHALIS2, J. KOUTELEKOS1, H. KYRISTI1, D. TZIALAS3, M. ELISAF4
1Nursing Department A, Technological Institute, Athens, 2Cardiology Department, Ioannina University Hospital, 3Nursing School, University of Ioannina, 4Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece

Bosentan for Patients with Echocardiographic Evidence of Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Long-Standing Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis [PDF]
G.S. VLACHOGEORGOS1, N. DASKALOPOULOS2, P. BLATSIOTIS2, I.S. KOURBETI3, I. MANTAS2, G.T. STATHOPOULOS4
Departments of 1Emergency Medicine, 2Cardiology, 3Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Chalkida, 4Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Rio, Greece

Relationship of Coronary Artery Disease with Pericardial and Periaortic Adipose Tissue and Their Volume Detected by MSCT [PDF]
D. EFE1, F. AYGÜN2, Ş. ULUCAN3, A. KESER3
1Department of Radiology, 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 3Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mevlana University, Konya, Turkey

Transvenous Extraction of Cardiac Rhythm Device Leads: A Report of the Experience from a Single Referral Centre in Greece [PDF]
S. SIDERIS1, A. KASIAKOGIAS1, M. PIROUNAKI2, K. GATZOULIS3, I. SOTIROPOULOS1, P. DILAVERIS3, K. TRAXANAS1, A. VOLIOTIS1, K. MANAKOS1, D. KONSTANTINIDIS1, G. TRANTALIS1, D. LYMPERIADIS4, G. STAVROPOULOS4, D. TOUSOULIS3, I. KALLIKAZAROS1
1State Cardiology Division, 2Department of Internal Medicine, 3First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, 4Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Short-Term Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction After Bariatric Surgery [PDF]
J. DOMIENIK-KARLOWICZ1, O. DZIKOWSKA-DIDUCH1, W. LISIK2, A. CHMURA2, P. PRUSZCZYK1
1Department of Internal Diseases and Cardiology, 2Department of General Surgery and Transplantology, Transplantation Institute, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Post-Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect: Risk Factors and Early Outcomes [PDF]
P. SERPYTIS1,3, N. KARVELYTE1, R. SERPYTIS1, G. KALINAUSKAS2,3, K. RUCINSKAS2,3, R. SAMALAVICIUS1, J. IVASKA3, S. GLAVECKAITE1, E. BERUKSTIS1,3, M. TUBARO4, J.S. ALPERT5, A. LAUCEVIčIUS1,3
1Cardiology and Angiology Center, 2Heart Surgery Center, Vilnius University Hospita Santariskiu Klinikos, 3Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania; 4Cardiovascular Department, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy; 5University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging as a Guide to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy [PDF]
C.H. PAPADOPOULOS1, Z.S. KYRIAKIDES1, C. MANIOTIS1, S. DYMARKOWSKI2, J. BOGAERT2
"Korgialenio-Benakio" Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece; 2University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Fluid Dynamics of Ventricular Filling in Heart Failure: Overlooked Problems of RV/LV Chamber Dilatation [PDF]
A. PASIPOULARIDES
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States

Pulmonary Embolism Complicated with Left-Sided Thrombus Entrapped Through Patent Foramen Ovale [PDF]
M. GENÇASLAN, B. ÇAKAL, S. ÇAKAL, P.T. BAYIR, Z. BAYRAM, T.H. EFE
Department of Cardiology, Muş State Hospital, Muş, Turkey

Aneurysm of the Basal Interventricular Septum Secondary to Turbulent Flow Jet From A Mitral Prosthetic Valve [PDF]
A. KARAGÖZ1, O.U. ELALMIŞ2, H. ÇIÇEKÇIOGLU2, A. ÇELIK3
1Department of Cardiology, Giresun University, Giresun, 2Department of Cardiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, 3Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey

Iatrogenic Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection Mimicking Complete Proximal Occlusion of the Left Main Branches [PDF]
P.A. DAVLOUROS, K. KONTOPRIAS, D. ALEXOPOULOS
Cardiology Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece

Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Involved in Cardiology Practice Towards Key Points of Contemporary Guidelines on Resuscitation [PDF]
N.I. NIKOLAOU1, A. PATIALIAKAS2, P. KOKKINOS3, A.H. CHRISTOU1, C. CHASIKIDES4, A. TASOULI3, A. ROMPOLA3, M. GEORGIOU5, A. MARINAKOS1, T. PAPAFANIS6
1Konstantopouleio General Hospital, Athens, 2Athens Naval Hospital, Athens, 3Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, 4Argos General Hospital, Argos, Greece; 5Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus; 6Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

The European Society of Cardiology and the Latest Guidelines for "Seafarers": Part II [PDF]
I.E. KALLIKAZAROS
Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

The Evolving Landscape of Interventional Cardiology: "Because We Should" [PDF]
C.I. STEFANADIS
1st Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece