Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2004, Volume 45, Issue 5 September - October

HJC 2004, Volume 45, Issue 5 September - October

Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure [PDF]
PANOS E. VARDAS, HERCULES E. MAVRAKIS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Cardiac Cachexia: Is it Time to Legalise Anabolic Agents? [PDF]
GERASIMOS S. FILIPPATOS
2nd. Cardiology Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

Ezetimibe: A New Class of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs [PDF]
STELLA A. DASKALOPOULOU, DIMITRI P. MIKHAILIDIS
Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Disease Prevention Clinics), Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK

Effect of I/D Polymorphism of the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene on Postinfarction In-Hospital Mortality: Findings of the GEMIG Study [PDF]
STYLIANOS TZEIS1, GEORGE ANDRIKOPOULOS1, DIMITRIOS RICHTER2, MIHALIS ZAIRIS3, ELIAS KARABINOS2, ELIAS GIALAFOS4, EVANGELOS PAPASTERIADIS5, THOMAS APOSTOLOU6, FOTIOS KARDARAS7, STEFANOS FOUSSAS3, MIHALIS KYRIAKIDIS4, ATHANASIOS KONTOPOULOS8, CHRISTODOULOS STEFANADIS9, PAVLOS TOUTOUZAS10
11st. Cardiology Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, 2Cardiology Department, Athens Euroclinic, 3Cardiology Department, Tzaneio Hospital, Piraeus, 4Cardiology Department, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, 51st. Cardiology Department, "Agios Panteleimonas" General Hospital, Nikaia, 62nd. Cardiology Department, "Agios Panteleimonas" General Hospital, Nikaia, 72nd. Cardiology Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, 8Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, 91st. Cardiology Department of the University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, 10Athens University Medical School, Hellenic Heart Foundation.

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in North-Western Greece [PDF]
GEORGE MILTIADOUS1, STAVROULLA XENOPHONTOS2, NAFSIKA DEMETRIOU2, ELENI BAIRAKTARI3, KONSTATIN SEFERIADIS3, MARIOS CARIOLOU2, MOSES ELISAF1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece. 2Molecular Genetics Department, B-Laboratory of Forensic Genetics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus. 3Biochemistry Laboratory, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Greece [PDF]
VASILIOS G. ATHYROS
Atherosclerosis Unit, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotelian University, Hippocration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Evaluation of Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]
PETER G. DANIAS1,2, ROXANE EFTHYMIADOU1, JOHN ANDREOU1
1Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Center, Hygeia Hospital, Maroussi, Greece. 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Multifocal Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]
ALEXANDROS P. PATRIANAKOS, STAVROS I. CHRYSOSTOMAKIS, MARIA K. SAATSAKI, GEORGE E. KOCHIADAKIS, FRAGISKOS I. PARTHENAKIS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

The Use of Low Molecular Weight Heparins and Platelet GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors as Adjuncts to Thrombolysis: Are there any Perspectives? [PDF]
DIMITRA D. KONTOGIANNI, NIKOS T. KOURIS, DIMITRIS D. BABALIS
Cardiology Department, Western Attica General Hospital, Athens, Greece

HDL-Cholesterol: Pro-Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Effects [PDF]
SPYRIDON N. KOULOURIS
1st Cardiology Department, "Evangelismos" Hospital, Athens, Greece

Heterozygote Patient with Tangier Syndrome and Coronary Artery Disease [PDF]
JOHN S. KOGIAS, MICHAEL J. BONIOS, KONSTANTINOS T. DIPLARIS, MIRANDA A. PAPALOPOULOU, SKEVOS K. SIDERIS
Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Karditsa, Greece

Regional Ablation of Idiopathic Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia Guided by Electroanatomical Mapping [PDF]
APOSTOLOS G. KATSIVAS, ATHANASIOS G. MANOLIS, CHARALAMBOS VASSILOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS IOANNIDIS, ATHINA GIOTOPOULOU, GEORGOS KAMEL
Laboratory of Electrophysiology, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

Cardiovascular Research in Europe and in Greece [PDF]
PANOS E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

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