Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2010, Volume 51, Issue 2 March - April

HJC 2010, Volume 51, Issue 2 March - April

Asymptomatic Arrhythmias in Patients with Unexplained Syncope: Do They Have Any Diagnostic Value? [PDF]
E.G. ARKOLAKI, E.N. SIMANTIRAKIS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Genetic Testing for Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmias [PDF]
S.J. FOWLER1,2, M. CERRONE1, C. NAPOLITANO1,3,4, S.G. PRIORI1,3,4
1Cardiovascular Genetics Program, 2Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, USA; 3Molecular Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, 4Department of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defects: Immediate and Mid-Term Results [PDF]
P.S. DARDAS1, V.N. NINIOS1, N.E. MEZILIS1, D.D. TSIKADERIS1, V.D. THANOPOULOS2
1Department of Cardiology, St Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, 2Department of Cardiology, Ag. Sofia's Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece

Differences in Management of Atrial Fibrillation Between Cardiologists and Non-Cardiologists in Greece [PDF]
V.P. VASSILIKOS, A. MANTZIARI, C.A. GOUDIS, S. PARASKEVAIDIS, G. DAKOS, G. GIANNAKOULAS, G. GIANNOGLOU, S. MOCHLAS, I.H. STYLIADIS, G. PARCHARIDIS
First Cardiology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Cryoablation Versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia in Children: Long-Term Results [PDF]
J. PAPAGIANNIS1, K. PAPADOPOULOU2, S. RAMMOS3, D. KATRITSIS4
1Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mitera Children's Hospital, Athens, 2Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, 3Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, 4Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Athens, Greece

Etiology and Outcome of Cardioembolic Stroke in Young Adults in Greece [PDF]
K. SPENGOS1, K.N. VEMMOS2
1Department of Neurology, University of Athens School of Medicine, Eginition Hospital, 2Acute Stroke Unit, Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens School of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece

Fractional Flow Reserve: An Indispensable Diagnostic Tool in the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory [PDF]
M. HAMILOS1, A. PEACE 2, G. KOCHIADAKIS1, E. SKALIDIS1, A. NTALIANIS2, B. DE BRUYNE2, P. VARDAS1
1Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; 2Cardiovascular Centre Aalst, OLVClinic, Aalst, Belgium

Treatment of Depression in Elderly Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Research Data and Future Prospects [PDF]
A. STEFANATOU1, N. KOURIS2, J. LEKAKIS1
1Second Cardiology Department, "Attikon" University Hospital, 2Cardiology Department, Thriasio Hospital, Athens, Greece

Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer of the Thoracic Aorta: Diagnosis and Treatment [PDF]
N.G. BAIKOUSSIS, E.E. APOSTOLAKIS
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras School of Medicine, Greece

Coronary Artery Ectasia: From Diagnosis to Treatment [PDF]
S. MAVROGENI
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Coronary-to-Bronchial Artery Fistula with Conventional and Multi-Detector Computed Tomography Angiographic Images [PDF]
S. BAS1, O. YIGINER2, M. ATALAY2, O. UZ2, H. FERAY1
1Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, 2GMMA Haydarpasa Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Dissecting Intramyocardial Haematoma Diagnosed by Contrast Echocardiography [PDF]
C. AGGELI, K. LAMPROPOULOS, G. GIANNOPOULOS, C. PITSAVOS, C. STEFANADIS
First Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Detection of a Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve [PDF]
K. CHRYSSAGIS1, A. LIANGOS1, F. WESTHOF1, G. BATZ2, A. DIEGELER1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2Department of Anaesthesiology, Rhoen Klinikum, Bad Neustadt, Germany

Misplacement of Temporary Pacing Wire into the Left Ventricle Via an Anomalous Vein [PDF]
S. GUPTA1, R. ANNAMALAISAMY2, M. COUPE3
1Department of Cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Hull, 2Department of Radiology, 3Department of Cardiology, Oldham General Hospital, Oldham, UK

Feasibility of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in a Patient with Complex Congenital Heart Disease and Dextrocardia, Facilitated by Cardiac Computed Tomography and Coronary Sinus Venography [PDF]
A. AL FAGIH1, K. AL NAJASHI2, K. DAGRIRI2, A. AL OTAY2, S. AHMED AL GHAMDI2
1Department of Adult Cardiology, 2Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Gemella Morbillorum Endocarditis in a Patient with a Bicuspid Aortic Valve [PDF]
S. TAIMUR1, R. MADIHA1, F. SAMAR2, J. BUSHRA3
1Medical College, 2Department of Medicine, 3Departments of Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

The Post-JUPITER Trial Era and the Cost of Preventive Medicine [PDF]
V.P. PAPADOPOULOS
First Department of Internal Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece

More Is Not Better: Concerning Congresses [PDF]
V.N. PYRGAKIS
Department of Cardiology, "G. Gennimatas" Hospital, Athens, Greece

Implementation of ESC Guidelines: Is it Primarily a Scientific, Political, of Financial Matter? [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

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