Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2002, Volume 43, Issue 5 September - October

HJC 2002, Volume 43, Issue 5 September - October

The human genome. Implications for medicine and society [PDF]
MARIA CRISTINA KOTTA, A. ANASTASAKIS, P. TOUTOUZAS
Pheidippides Project, Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital

Marked first-degree atrioventricular block. A new indication for cardiac pacing [PDF]
S. SERGE BAROLD1, ELI OVSYSHCHER2
1Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA, 2Soroka Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Acute administration of vitamin C prolongs the duration of forearm reactive hyperemia in patients with hypercholesterolemia [PDF]
ATHANASIOS D. PROTOGEROU, JOHN P. LEKAKIS, DIMITRA D. KONTOYANNI, KIMON S.STAMATELOPOULOS, THEODOROS G. PAPAIOANNOU, NIKOLAOS D. TSOTSOROS, DIMITRIOS I. TRYFONOPOULOS, CHRISTOS E. PAPAMICHAEL, STAMATIOS F. STAMATELOPOULOS
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra University Hospital, Athens, Greece

Modification of the atrioventricular node in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. The role of RR interval distribution pattern [PDF]
SOPHIA N. HATZIDOU, STILIANI CH. GAITANIDOU, KONSTANTINOS A. PABOUKAS, STAVROS D. VOGIATZIS, IOANNIS ANTONELLIS, STELIOS G. ROKAS
Department of Therapeutics, University of Athens, �Alexandra� HospitalI. Antonellis, S. G. Rokas

Advances in the management of thoracic aortic diseases [PDF]
CRIS K. ROKKAS1, CHRISTOPHER D. OLYMPIOS2
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Euroclinic and 2Department of Cardiology, Tzanion Hospital

The clinical significance of the prognostic value of radionuclide methods in known or suspected coronary artery disease. Established knowledge and recent advances [PDF]
EFSTRATIOS A. MORALIDIS, ATHANASIOS G. KONTOPOULOS
Cardiology Unit, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital

The effect of baroreceptor activity on cardiovascular regulation [PDF]
CONSTANTINOS H. DAVOS, LEWIS CERI DAVIES, MASSIMO PIEPOLI
Royal Brompton Hospital & National Heart and Lung Institute, London, United Kingdom

Direct implantation of intracoronary stents [PDF]
GEORGE S. TRIANTIS1, VASILIS A.TOLIS2, LAMPROS K. MICHALIS3
Hemodynamic Departments of 11st IKA Hospital and 24th IKA Hospital, Athens, University Cardiology Clinic of Ioannina Hospital3

Acute non-Q myocardial infarction associated with cocaine abuse in a young man with normal coronary arteries [PDF]
IOANNIS D. STERIOTIS, IOANNIS G. MELANIDIS
Echocardiography Department, Athens Medical Center, Maroussi

Hemorrhagic pericarditis as a complication of combined thrombolytic, antiplatelet and anticoagulant treatment [PDF]
STAVROULA N. PSYCHARI, THEOFILOS M. KOLETTIS*, THOMAS S. APOSTOLOU
2nd Department of Cardiology, Nikea General Hospital, Athens and Department of Cardiology, *University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece

Spontaneous chylothorax in a patient with Noonan syndrome. Treatment with prednizone [PDF]
DIMITRIOS J. PATSOURAS, OURANIA ARGIRI, DIMITRIOS A. SIDERIS
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ioannina

Brucella endocarditis [PDF]
CHARALABOS ZISIS1, MICHALIS ARGYRIOU1, IOANNIS KOKOTSAKIS1, IOSIF BOUTSIKAKIS2,CHRISTOS LOLAS1
12nd Department of Heart Surgery and 21st Department of Pathology, �Evangelismos� Hospital, Athens

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