Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2015, Volume 56, Issue 5 September - October

HJC 2015, Volume 56, Issue 5 September - October

A Systematic Review of Acquired Left Ventricle-to-Right Atrium Shunts (Gerbode Defects) [PDF]
S-M. YUAN
The First Hospital of Putian, Teaching Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Putian, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China

Applying Evidence-Based Medicine in Actual Clinical Practice: Can We Bridge the Gap? A Review of the Literature [PDF]
C. ARGYRIOU1, G.S. GEORGIADIS1, E.I. GEORGAKARAKOS1, S. ROUMELIOTIS2, A. ROUMELIOTIS2, P. KIKAS3, D. TZIAKAS3, M.K. LAZARIDES1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, 2Department of Nephrology, and 3Department of Cardiology, "Democritus" University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece

Parenteral Anticoagulants in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Interventional Cardiology: A Consensus Document [PDF]
G. HAHALIS1, P. DAVLOUROS 1, G. TSIGKAS1, E. VAVOURANAKIS2, J. GOUDEVENOS3, A.D. TSELEPIS3, D.C. ALEXOPOULOS1
1University Hospital of Patras, Rio, Patras, 2Hippokration University Hospital, Athens, 3University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece<br>Task Force on the Management of Parenteral Anticoagulation in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Interventional Cardiology of the Institute for the Study and Education on Thrombosis and Antithrombotic Therapy (I.S.E.T.A.T)

Evaluation of Oxidative Stress Markers and Catecholamine Changes in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Before and After Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing [PDF]
D. SIMEUNOVIC1,2, P.M. SEFEROVIC1,2, A.D. RISTIC1,2, D. NIKOLIC1,3, D. RISIMIC1,2, J. SEFEROVIC2, R. MAKSIMOVIC2, I. NEDELJKOVIC2, R. KARAN2, M. BAJCETIC1
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 2Clinical Centre of Serbia, 3Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, University Children's Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia

Studying Systemic Oxidative Stress in Heart Failure: Does It Have Any Role in Clinical Practice? [PDF]
I.D. AKOUMIANAKIS, C.A. ANTONIADES
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK

Effect of Long-Term TNF-&alpha; Inhibition with Infliximab on Left Ventricular Torsion in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF]
Y.O. AYYILDIZ1, M.G. VURAL2, T.H. EFE3, A.G. ERTEM4, C. KOSEOGLU5, M. AYTURK6, E. YETER3, G. KESKIN1, R. AKDEMIR2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Diskapi Education and Training Hospital, Ankara, 2Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University Medicine Faculty, Sakarya, 3Department of Cardiology, Diskapi Education and Training Hospital, Ankara, 4Department of Cardiology, Ankara Ataturk Education and Training Hospital, Ankara, 5Department of Cardiology, Ankara Education and Training Hospital, Ankara, 6Department of Cardiology, Kecioren Education and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Atherosclerosis: Could Common Pathogenesis Translate Into Common Therapies? [PDF]
G. LAZAROS, D. TOUSOULIS
Cardiology Department, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Aortic Flow Patterns After Simulated Implantation of Transcatheter Aortic Valves [PDF]
A. KOPANIDIS1,2, I. PANTOS2,3, N. ALEXOPOULOS2, A. THEODORAKAKOS4, E. EFSTATHOPOULOS3, D. KATRITSIS2,5
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, Kozani, 2Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, 3Second Department of Radiology, Medical Schol, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technological Education Institute of Piraeus, Egaleo, Greece; 5Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Are All Valves for All Aortas? [PDF]
M. DRAKOPOULOU, K. TOUTOUZAS, D. TOUSOULIS
First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Greece

Fatty Myocardial Foci in Tuberous Sclerosis [PDF]
A.S. CASTRO, N. MORENO, J. AZEVEDO, M.C. QUEIR&oacute;S, P. PINTO
Cardiology Department,T&acirc;mega Sousa Hospital Centre, Penafiel, Portugal

Myocardial Ischemia as an Indication for Surgical Intervention in Sinus Valsalva Aneurysm [PDF]
C. CHRYSOHOOU1, A. MILKAS1,2, S. VAINA1, C. TENTOLOURIS1, C. STEFANADIS1
1First Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 2First Cardiology Department, Athens Naval Hospital, Athens, Greece

Percutaneous Transvenous Retrieval of Intracardiac Port-A Catheter Using a Snare [PDF]
Y.I. ALIHANOGLU, I.D. KILIC, B.S. YILDIZ, A. SARICOPUR, H. EVRENGUL
Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Denizli, Turkey

Giant Unruptured Left Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm as an Unusual Cause of Ischemic Heart Failure [PDF]
S. KARVOUNARIS1, G. MICHAS1, V. KARAMPETSOS 1, M. SOTERIOU2, S. FOUSSAS3, P. MAVROMMATIS1
1Department of Cardiology, Paphos General Hospital, Paphos, 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, American Medical Center, Nicosia, Cyprus; 3Department of Cardiology, Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

A Rare Case of Angiosarcoma of the Left Ventricle Detected by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging [PDF]
C. CHRYSOHOOU, O. LALUDE, A. STILLMAN, S. LERAKIS
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA, USA

Acute Coronary Syndromes and Anaemia [PDF]
S. FOUSSAS
Cardiology Department, Tzaneio State Hospital, Piraeus, Greece

The Need for More Research in Europe [PDF]
D. TOUSOULIS
First Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

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