Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2016, Volume 57, Issue 1 January - February

HJC 2016, Volume 57, Issue 1 January - February

Efficacy and Safety of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Critical Approach [PDF]
N. IOAKEIMIDIS, C. VLACHOPOULOS, D. TOUSOULIS
Hypertension Unit and Peripheral Vessels Unit, 1st Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Smoking Cessation Support Services at Community Pharmacies in the UK: A Systematic Review [PDF]
A. PELETIDI, S. NABHANI-GEBARA, R. KAYYALI
School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, London, UK

Advanced Role and Field of Competence of the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist in Contemporary Cardiac Rehabilitation [PDF]
J. PAPATHANASIOU1, T. TROEV2, A.S. FERREIRA3, D. TSEKOURA4, H. ELKOVA5, E. KYRIOPOULOS6, E. ILIEVA7
1Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, 2Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria; 3Centro Universitário Augusto Motta/UNISUAM, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; 4Aretaion University Hospital, Athens, Greece; 5Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, "St. Panteleimon" Hospital, Plovdiv-Bulgaria, 6National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece; 7Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Left Atrial Volumetric and Strain Analysis by Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: Results from the MAGYAR-Path Study [PDF]
A. NEMES, G.Á PIROS, P. DOMSIK, A. KALAPOS, T. FORSTER
Second Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Centre, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

The Pivotal Role Of Studying The Left Atrium By Speckle Tracking In Heart Failure [PDF]
F. PARTHENAKIS, P. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Complications Related to Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Therapy and Their Financial Implication: A Prospective Single-Center Two-Year Survey [PDF]
J. FANOURGIAKIS1,2,3, E. SIMANTIRAKIS1, N. MANIADAKIS4, E. KANOUPAKIS1, S. CHRYSOSTOMAKIS1, G. KOURLABA5,6, G. CHLOUVERAKIS7, P. VARDAS1
1Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, 2Faculty of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patra, 3Department of Business Administration, Technological Educational Institute, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, 4National School of Public Health, Athens, 5The Stavros Niarchos Foundation-Collaborative Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research (CLEO), Athens, 6National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, 7Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.

The Burden of Cardiac Rhythm Management Complications [PDF]
G.K. ANDRIKOPOULOS
Pacing & Electrophysiology Department, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece

A Tricky Percutaneous Paravalvular Leak Closure Two Years After Implantation of 3f Enable Sutureless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve [PDF]
V.F. PANOULAS1,2,3, M. MONTORFANO1, M. TARAMASSO1, G. GIUSTINO1,2, G. LA CANNA4, A. LATIB1,2, A. COLOMBO1,2
1Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 2EMO-GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy; 3Imperial College London, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK; 4Cardiac surgery echocardiography unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

Haddad Syndrome [PDF]
A. TSOUTSINOS1, E. KARANASIOS2, A.C. CHATZIS3
1Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, 2Department of Cardiology, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, 3Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece

Primary Angioplasty with Manual Thrombectomy Alone as a Therapeutic Strategy in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Severe Anemia [PDF]
G. TALANAS, G. FIORE, P. TERROSU
Division of Cardiology-Catheterization Laboratory, SS. Annunziata Hospital of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Flutter Using a Mini-Electrode-Equipped 8-mm Ablation Catheter: Case Series [PDF]
S. TZEIS, S. PASTROMAS, G. ANDRIKOPOULOS
Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Department of Cardiology, Athens, Greece

An ECG Diagnosis Only for the Cold-Hearted [PDF]
A. MILKAS1,2, K. TSIOUFIS1, K. DIMITRIADIS1, G. LAZAROS 1, A. KORDALIS1, K. THOMOPOULOS1, A. KASIAKOGIAS1, A. SPANOS2, D. TOUSOULIS1
1First Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, 2First Cardiology Department, Athens Naval Hospital, Greece

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

Smoking Cessation and Health Economics [PDF]
D. TOUSOULIS
First Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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