Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2003, Volume 44, Issue 2 March - April

HJC 2003, Volume 44, Issue 2 March - April

The Brugada Syndrome: The Path Toward Complexity [PDF]
SILVIA G. PRIORI
Department of Molecular Cardiology, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: Early Clinical Experience and Results of a New Transplantation Centre [PDF]
ATHANASSIOS MAGGINAS2, STAMATIS ADAMOPOULOS3, GEORGE KARAVOLIAS3, LOUKAS KAKLAMANIS1, GEORGE SAROGLOU1, DIMITRIOS VLAHAKOS1, STAVROULA LACOUMENTA1, THEOFANI ANTONIOU1, DESPOINA CHILIDOU1, PETROS SFIRAKIS1, STEFANOS GEROULANOS4, PETER A. ALIVIZATOS1
1First Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation Services, 2First and 3Second Divisions of Cardiology, 4Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens,Greece

Effects of Smoking of Conventional Cigarettes and of Hemoglobin Filter Cigarettes on Autonomic Cardiac Control [PDF]
GEORGE K. ANDRIKOPOULOS1, DIMITRIOS J. RICHTER2, POLYCHRONIS E. DILAVERIS2, ELIAS E. GIALAFOS2, ELENA A. LAZAKI2, NIKOLAOS I. EXADAKTYLOS1, JOHN E. GIALAFOS2, PAVLOS K. TOUTOUZAS2
1First Cardiology Department of Evaggelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece, and 2Cardiology Department of Athens University, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Remodeling of Resistance Vessels in Essential Hypertension [PDF]
ALEXANDRA I. ZERVOUDAKI, PAVLOS K. TOUTOUZAS
Department of Cardiology, Athens University, Hippokration Hospital

Coronary Artery Revascularization in the Elderly: Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty or Bypass Grafting? [PDF]
ELIAS I. RENTOUKAS, GEORGE A. LAZAROS, SOPHIA M. ARAPI, SPIROS A. KOULOURIS, APOSTOLOS A. ZACHAROULIS
Department of Cardiology, Athens General Hospital "G. Gennimatas"

Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions: A Review of their Special Features and the Existing Techniques of Percutaneous Treatment [PDF]
DIMITRIS G. SIONIS1, VASSILIS A. TOLIS1, LAMBROS K. MICHALIS2
11st IKA Hospital, Athens, 2Cardiology Department, University of Ioannina

Stent Deployment in Old Saphenous Vein Grafts with the Use of a Protection Device [PDF]
MANOLIS VAVURANAKIS, SOTIRIOS PAPATHANASIOU, CHRISTODOULOS STEFANADIS
Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Hypoparathyroidism: Complete Recovery after Hypocalcemia Correction [PDF]
DIMITRIOS A. AVRAMIDES1, STEFAN S. IONITSA1, FOTIS K. PANOU1, ATHANASIOS N. RAMOS2, SPYRIDON TH. KOUTMOS2, APOSTOLOS A. ZACHAROULIS1
1Cardiology and 2Endocrinology Departments, Athens General Hospital "G. Gennimatas", Athens, Greece

Ventricular Fibrillation in a Teenager as First Manifestation of Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery [PDF]
IOANNIS GERMANAKIS1, SVEN DITTRICH1, CHRISTIAN SCHLENSAK2, DENIZ KECECIOGLU
1Department of Congenital Heart Disease/Pediatric Cardiology and 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Albert - Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany

Swallow Syncope in a Patient with Oesophageal Stenosis Caused by an Ascending Aorta Aneurysm [PDF]
SOTIRIS PATSILINAKOS, DIMITRIOS ANTONATOS, STAVROS SPANODIMOS, KONSTANTINOS SOTIRELLOS, ANASTASIOS ANDRIKOU, ILIAS TSAGLIS, DIMITRIOS TSINGAS
Cardiology Department, Konstantopoulio - Ag. Olga General Hospital, N. Ionia, Athens, Greece

Incompetent Bicuspid Aortic Valve with Perforation and Aneurysm of the Right Coronary Artery: Improved Definition by Magnetic Resonance Imaging [PDF]
GEORGE E. KOCHIADAKIS1, STAVROS I. CHRYSOSTOMAKIS1, MARIA K. SAATSAKI1, THOMAS G. MARIS2, SPIROS KARABEKIOS2, FRANGISKOS I. PARTHENAKIS1, NICHOLAS C. GOURTSOYIANNIS2, PANOS E. VARDAS1
1Cardiology and 2Radiology Departments, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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