Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2006, Volume 47, Issue 6 November - December

HJC 2006, Volume 47, Issue 6 November - December

From Preconditioning to Postconditioning: Novel Interventions in the Armory of Salvage of the Ischemic Heart [PDF]
E.K. ILIODROMITIS, D.T. KREMASTINOS
2nd University Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Attikon General Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

Thrombosis of Drug-Eluting Stents: Fact or Fiction? [PDF]
D.G. KATRITSIS
Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Athens, Greece

Factors Associated with Delay in Seeking Health Care for Hospitalized Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: The GREECS Study [PDF]
C. PITSAVOS, G. KOURLABA, D.B. PANAGIOTAKOS*, C. STEFANADIS; FOR THE GREECS STUDY INVESTIGATORS
First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, *Department of Dietetics - Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Medium-Term Results From Pulmonary Autografts After the Ross Procedure in Children and Adolescents [PDF]
G. KALAVROUZIOTIS, S. RAJA, G. CIOTTI*, A. KARUNARATNE, A.F. CORNO, M. POZZI
Departments of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and *Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, "Alder Hey" Hospital, Liverpool, UK

Significance of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in the Evaluation of Symptoms and the Degree of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
F.K. PANOU1, V.K. KOTSEROGLOU1, J.A LAKOUMENTAS2, S.A. CHRYSANTHOPOULOU*, J.A. ARMENIAKOS2, TH. STRATIGOU2, H. VEVE2, A.A. ZACHAROULIS1
1Cardiology Department of Athens General Hospital "G.Genimatas", 2Cardiology Department and Department of Nuclear Medicine, "Polikliniki" General Hospital, Athens, Greece. *Statistician-Analyst

Thiazolidinediones: Antidiabetic Drugs with Cardiovascular Effects [PDF]
S. PASTROMAS, S. KOULOURIS
First Department of Cardiology, "Evagelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Greece

The Emerging Role of Subclinical Inflammation in Hypertension-Associated Early Renal Dysfunction: Focus on Microalbuminuria [PDF]
C. TSIOUFIS, K. DIMITRIADIS, C. STEFANADIS, I. KALLIKAZAROS
Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Bacterial Endocarditis of the Mitral Valve with Dual Location [PDF]
F.I. PARTHENAKIS, A.P. PATRIANAKOS, S.K. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, P.K. KAFARAKIS, G.M. LYRARAKIS, P.E. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

First Human Implantation of a New Rotary Blood Pump: Design of the Clinical Feasibility Study [PDF]
A.A. PITSIS1, A.N. VISOULI1, V. VASSILIKOS2, V.N. NINIOS1, P.D. SFIRAKIS3, N.E. MEZILIS1, P.S. DARDAS1, G.S. FILIPPATOS4, G.I. BOUGIOUKAS5, D.T. KREMASTINOS4, J.W. LONG6
1Thessaloniki Heart Institute, St Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, 2Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, 3Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, 42nd University Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure Unit, Athens University, Hospital Attikon, Athens, 5Democritus University of Thrace, Cardiothoracic Department, Alexandroupolis, Greece; 6LDS Hospital, Utah, USA.

Totally Endoscopic Microwave Ablation for Lone Atrial Fibrillation: An Alternative Method of Treatment [PDF]
N. CHAROKOPOS, E. ROUSKA, I. STYLIADIS*, P. ANTONITSIS, C. PAPAKONSTANTINOU, P. SPANOS
1st Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, *1st Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Unusual Initial Presentation of Primary Systemic (AL) Amyloidosis with Severe Cardiomyopathy and Fatal Outcome [PDF]
E. VEZALI1, I. ELEFSINIOTIS1, C. TSIOUFIS2, I. KALLIKAZAROS2
1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Drug-Eluting Stents: A State of Uncertainty [PDF]
H. BOUDOULAS
Foundation of Biomedical Research, Academy of Athens, Greece

Medical Research: Its Light and Dark Sides [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

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