Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2005, Volume 46, Issue 2 March - April

HJC 2005, Volume 46, Issue 2 March - April

Molecular Genetics: Is it Making an Impact in the Management of Inherited Arrhythmogenic Syndromes? [PDF]
SILVIA G. PRIORI1,2, MARINA CERRONE1
1Molecular Cardiology, IRCCS Fondazione Maugeri, 2University of Pavia, Italy

Cardiac Surgery in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: An Emerging Challenge [PDF]
GEORGE E. SARRIS
Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Electrocardiographic Changes Resulting from Peripheral Edema: Theoretical Considerations and Clinical Implications [PDF]
JOHN E. MADIAS
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY and Division of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY, USA

Anti-Cytokine Therapies in Chronic Heart Failure. Is this Concept Still Alive?
JOHN T. PARISSIS, KALLIROY KOUREA, DIMITRIOS KREMASTINOS
Article withdrawn.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Detection of Myocardial Viability: The Role of Delayed Contrast Hyperenhancement [PDF]
CONSTANDINOS PAMBOUCAS, STEPHAN SCHMITZ, PETROS NIHOYANNOPOULOS
Department of Cardiology, NHLI and Robert Steiner MRI Unit/Imaging Sciences Department, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London

Medium-Term Results from the Clinical and Angiographic Follow-up of Patients after Angioplasty and Implantation of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents [PDF]
PETROS S. DARDAS, DIMITRIS D. TSIKADERIS, NIKOS E. MEZILIS, STAVROS HATZIMILTIADIS
Thessaloniki Heart Institute, "Agios Loukas" Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

The Use of Drug-Eluting Stents in Everyday Clinical Practice: Can the Results of Randomised Trials be Achieved in the "Real World"? [PDF]
DIMITRIS G. SIONIS
Haemodynamic Laboratory, Dept. of Interventional Cardiology, 1st. IKA Hospital, Athens, Greece

Successful Surgical Correction of Congenital Heart Disease in Adults: Seven Years' Experience [PDF]
ANDREW C. CHATZIS, NICOLAOS M. GIANNOPOULOS, ALEXANDROS I. TSOUTSINOS, GRIGORIOS CHRYSSOSTOMIDIS, CHRYSSA PANAGIOTOU, PRODROMOS ZAVAROPOULOS, GEORGE KIRVASILIS, GEORGE E. SARRIS
Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Congenital Heart Disease in Adult Patients [PDF]
SOTIRIOS N. PRAPAS
Department of Cardiac Surgery, "Henry Dynant" Hospital, Athens, Greece

Prognosis and Management of Diabetic Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome [PDF]
EVANGELOS G. PISSIMISSIS, STEFANOS E. GAROUFALIS
Cardiology Department, Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus

Pulmonary Valve Replacement with Aortic Homograft [PDF]
MARIA KALANTZI, ELIAS ELEFTHERIADES, APOSTOLOS GEORGAKIS, STERGIOS THEOTHOROPOULOS, MAGDI YACOUB
IASO General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Idiopathic Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia Induced during Acute Episode of Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
NIKOLAOS FRAGAKIS, NIKOLAOS PAPADOPOULOS, VASSILIOS CLIOUSIS, GEORGE KATSARIS
2nd Department of Cardiology, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Electrocardiographic Picture of Acute Anterior Infarction due to Proximal Obstruction of the Right Coronary Artery [PDF]
DIMITRIOS G. TRIANTAFYLLIS1, ANTONIS VRAHATIS2, APOSTOLOS ZAHAROULIS3
1Athens Euroclinic, 2Haemodynamic Laboratory and 3Cardiology Department, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Ventricular Special Defect in the Elderly. An Uncommon Clinical Entity [PDF]
ALEXANDER P. PATRIANAKOS, FRAGISKOS I. PARTHENAKIS, STAVROS I. CHRYSOSTOMAKIS, PANOS E. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Meritocracy, Motivation and Centres of Excellence: What Greek Cardiology Needs [PDF]
PANOS E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Greece: One of the Thirty Top-Performing Countries in All Scientific Fields? [PDF]
EVANGELOS N. LIBEROPOULOS, DIMITRI P. MIKHAILIDIS
Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Lipid clinics), Royal Free Hospital and University College School of Medicine (University of London), London, UK