Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2008, Volume 49, Issue 4 July - August

HJC 2008, Volume 49, Issue 4 July - August

Does the Arrhythmic Risk of Patients with Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy Really Benefit from Revascularisation Therapy? [PDF]
E.M. KALLERGIS, H.E. MAVRAKIS, P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

New Developments in the Automatic Analysis of the Surface ECG: The Case of Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
F. CHIARUGI
Biomedical Informatics Laboratory, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Pursuing Postgraduate Training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology in the USA: An Introduction for Greek Physicians [PDF]
E.S. BRILAKIS1, H.S. BRILAKIS2
1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA; 2Cosmos Eye Center, Athens, Greece

Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: Ten Years' Clinical Experience [PDF]
A. MANGINAS2, P. SFYRAKIS1, G. STAVRIDIS1, L. LOUKA1, D. ZARKALIS1, L. TSOURELIS1, S. ADAMOPOULOS2, G. KARAVOLIAS2, S. APOSTOLOPOULOU2, T. ANTONIOU3, A. THANOPOULOS3, P. RELLIA3, L. KAKLAMANIS4, E. MELISSARI4, I. MASTORAKOU4, D. DEGIANNIS4, E. MANOLI4, G. SAROGLOU5, S. GEROULANOS6, P.A. ALIVIZATOS1
1First Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation Services, 21st & 2nd Divisions of Cardiology and Paediatric Cardiology, 3Department of Anaesthesiology, 4Laboratory Department, 5Athens University Nursing School, 6Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Onassis Cardiac Surgical Centre, Athens, Greece

Heart and Lung Transplantation: New Flavours from Old Recipes [PDF]
A.A. PITSIS
Thessaloniki Heart Institute, St Luke's Hospital, Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece

Health-Related Quality of Life Measurement in Patients Admitted with Coronary Heart Disease and Heart Failure to a Cardiology Department of a Secondary Urban Hospital in Greece [PDF]
C. SPIRAKI1, D. KAITELIDOU2, V. PAPAKONSTANTINOU2, P. PREZERAKOS3, N. MANIADAKIS4
1General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Crete, 2Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 3Vocational Training Center, Municipality of Athens, 4Department of Economics, University of Piraeus, Greece

Outcome of Patients with Haemodynamically Stable Ventricular Tachycardia Treated with an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator [PDF]
T.M. KOLETTIS, V.D. KRIKOS, D. APOSTOLIDIS, K.K. NAKA, C.S. KATSOURAS, E. SOURLA, L.K. MICHALIS
Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, Greece

Ischemia Modified Albumin: Is This Marker of Ischemia Ready for Prime Time Use? [PDF]
E. SBAROUNI1, P. GEORGIADOU1, D.Th. KREMASTINOS2, V. VOUDRIS1
12nd Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 22nd University Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Attikon General Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Beneficial Effects of Physical Training and Methodology of Exercise Prescription in Patients with Heart Failure [PDF]
G. PAPATHANASIOU1, N. TSAMIS2, P. GEORGIADOU3, S. ADAMOPOULOS3
1Physical Therapy Department, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 2Physical Therapy Department and 32nd Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece

Anatomical Non-Contact Ablation of Incessant Ventricular Tachycardia with a Double Transeptal Procedure [PDF]
A. KOSTOPOULOU, E.G. LIVANIS, G.N. THEODORAKIS
2nd Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece

Takayasu's Arteritis Mimicking Aortic Intramural Hematoma in a Female Patient with Chest Pain [PDF]
A. HALAPAS1, A.P. KALOGEROPOULOS1, V.V. GEORGIOPOULOU1, E.P. CHEN2, M.B. GRAVANIS3, R.P. MARTIN1, S. LERAKIS1
1Division of Cardiology, 2Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 3Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

ECG Findings of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Atrioventricular Block During a Transseptal Procedure for Left Atrial Ablation [PDF]
M. EFREMIDIS, K.P. LETSAS, S. XYDONAS, K. KOUTRAS, A. SIDERIS, F. KARDARAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Congenital Malformations of the Aortic Root: Bicuspid Aortic Valve in Combination with Unruptured Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva and Aberrant Left Coronary Artery [PDF]
T. XENIKAKIS1, P. MALLIOTAKIS2, N. BARBETAKIS3, E. MANOUSAKIS1, J. HASSOULAS1
1Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, 2Intensive Care Unit, University of Crete, Heraklion, 3Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Isolated Right Ventricular Infarction Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation in Precordial leads V1-V3 [PDF]
M. KOUTOUZIS, I. CHAVELES, G. AREALIS, C. PSATHAS, Z.S. KYRIAKIDES
2nd Cardiology Department, Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

Olive and Oleuropein [PDF]
D.Th. KREMASTINOS
2nd University Department of Cardiology, University General Hospital "Attikon", Athens, Greece

Cardiac Imaging Unlimited [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

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