Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2014, Volume 55, Issue 5 September - October

HJC 2014, Volume 55, Issue 5 September - October

How Can We Assess Scientific Quality? Citation Index Only for Original Research and/or for Authorship in the Guidelines? [PDF]
D. TOUSOULIS, C. STEFANADIS
First Cardiology Department, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Single-Stage, Off-Pump Hybrid Repair of Extensive Aneurysms of the Aortic Arch and the Descending Thoracic Aorta [PDF]
V.D. KOLLIAS, V. LOZOS, D. ANGOURAS, I. TOUMPOULIS, C.K. ROKKAS
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens, Greece

Post Myocardial Infarction Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction: PRESERVE-EF Study Design [PDF]
K.A. GATZOULIS1, D. TSIACHRIS1, P. ARSENOS1, P. DILAVERIS1, S. SIDERIS2, E. SIMANTIRAKIS3, M. EFREMIDIS4, N. DAGRES5, P. KORANTZOPOULOS6, N. FRAGKAKIS7, K. LETSAS4, P. FLEVARI5, V. VASILIKOS7, A. SIDERIS4, E. ILIODROMITIS5, I. GOUDEVENOS6, I. LEKAKIS5, P. VARDAS3, I. KALLIKAZAROS2, C. STEFANADIS1
1First Cardiology Division, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, 2State Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, 3Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete, 4Second State Cardiology Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, 5Second Cardiology Division, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, 6Cardiology Division, University Hospital of Ioannina, University of Ioannina, 7Third Cardiology Division, Aristotle University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Balloon in Patients with Bare-Metal or Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis [PDF]
B. BERTA1, Z. JAMBRIK1, K. KOHAR1, G. SZABO1, Z. RUZSA1, L. MOLNAR1, G. BARCZI1, L. GELLER1, D. BECKER1, B. MERKELY1
1Semmelweis University, Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary

Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Involved in Cardiology Practice Towards Key Points of Contemporary Guidelines on Resuscitation [PDF]
N.I. NIKOLAOU1, A. PATIALIAKAS2, P. KOKKINOS3, A.H. CHRISTOU1, C. CHASIKIDES4, A. TASOULI3, A. ROMPOLA3, M. GEORGIOU5, A. MARINAKOS1, T. PAPAFANIS6
1Konstantopouleio General Hospital, Athens, 2Athens Naval Hospital, Athens, 3Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, 4Argos General Hospital, Argos, Greece; 5Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus; 6Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Venous Drug-Eluting vs. Bare-Metal Stenting: An Experimental Animal Study Using Frequency-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography [PDF]
P.M. KITROU1, S. SPILIOPOULOS1, K. KATSANOS1, S. TSANTIS2, A. DIAMANTOPOULOS1, P. KALLIDONIS3, M. KYRIAKOPOULOU1, G.C. KAGADIS2, D. KARNABATIDIS1, D. SIABLIS1
1Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Patras University Hospital, 2Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 3Department of Urology, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece

Potentially Optimal Body Size to Adjust Tube Current for Individualized Radiation Dose Control in Retrospective ECG-Triggered 256-Slice CT Coronary Angiography [PDF]
J-L. LI1,2, H. LIU2, M-P. HUANG2, Z-L. ZHANG2, H-J. LIU2, Y-H. CUI2, L. XUE3, C-H. LIANG1,2
1Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 2Department of Radiology, 3Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China

Evaluation of Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Using Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Cirrhosis [PDF]
R. EMRE ALTEKIN1, B. CAGLAR1, M. SERKAN KARAKAS2, D. OZEL3, N. DEGER1, I. DEMIR1
1Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Antalya, 2Nigde State Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Nigde, 3Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Antalya, Turkey

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: From Pathophysiology to Treatment [PDF]
K. TRACHANAS1, S. SIDERIS1, C. AGGELI2, E. POULIDAKIS2, K. GATZOULIS2, D. TOUSOULIS2, I. KALLIKAZAROS1
1Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, 2First Department of Cardiology, National University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Incidental Right Atrial Lipoma: Appearance on Multidetector Computed Tomography Imaging [PDF]
A.K. SIVRIOGLU1, E. OZTURK2, G. GECEER3, M. INCEDAYI2, K. KARA2
1Department of Radiology, Aksaz Military Hospital, Mugla, 2Department of Radiology, GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, 3Department of Radiology, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Intracardiac Echocardiography Begs to Differ [PDF]
S. DEFTEREOS1,2, C. KOSSYVAKIS1,2, G. GIANNOPOULOS1,2, K. RAISAKIS1, V. PANAGOPOULOU1, K. DOUDOUMIS1, V. PYRGAKIS1
1Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiac Electrophysiology Department, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece; 2Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

Percutaneous Intervention in a Patient with a Single Coronary Artery Arising from the Right Coronary Sinus of Valsalva [PDF]
J. DAI1, O. KATOH2, E. KYO2, X-J. ZHOU1, T. TSUJI2, S. WATANABE2, H. OHYA2
1Department of Cardiology, Shu Guang Hospital Bao Shan Branch, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China; 2Department of Cardiology, Kusatsu Heart Center, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan

Atrial Fibrillation: Building Walls and Breaking Down Bridges [PDF]
I.E. KALLIKAZAROS
Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Medical Research in Greece [PDF]
C.I. STEFANADIS
1st Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece