Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2004, Volume 45, Issue 2 March - April

HJC 2004, Volume 45, Issue 2 March - April

Atrial Fibrillation, Atrioventricular Nodal Ablation and Biventricular Pacing: A New Concept [PDF]
EMMANUEL N. SIMANTIRAKIS, PANOS E. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Study of Hypertension in Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats by Sequencing the Genomic DNA of Alpha2B Receptors [PDF]
ELENI TRIANTAFYLLIDI, CLINTON BALDWIN, FAINA SCHWARTZ, HARALAMBOS GAVRAS
Hypertension and Atherosclerosis Section, Boston University, School of Medicine, Massachusetts, USA

Reliability and Safety of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography for Detection of Myocardial Ischemia-Viability: Experience From 802 Consecutive Studies [PDF]
ILIAS K. KARABINOS, ANASTASIOS PAPADOPOULOS, EVANGELIA KARVOUNI,SOCRATES KOROVESIS, ELEFTHERIOS GIAZITZOGLOU, DEMOSTHENES KATRITSIS
Department of Cardiology, Euroclinic of Athens, Greece

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography: Is it a Reliable Tool in the Evaluation of Ischaemic Heart Disease? [PDF]
FRAGISKOS I. PARTHENAKIS, MICHAIL I. HAMILOS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Blockade of Angiotensin II at the AT1 Receptor During Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction: Assessment by Tei Index [PDF]
NEARCHOS S. NEARCHOU, ALEXANDROS K. TSAKIRIS, IOANNIS N. TSIAFOUTIS, MARIA D. LOLAKA, ILIAS ZARCOS, CONSTANTINA D. FLESSA, KYRIAKOS H. KIRIAKOU, IOANNIS G. LIVADITIS, PANAGIOTIS D. SKOUFAS
1st Cardiology Department, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography [PDF]
PETER G. DANIAS
Cardiac MRI Center, Research and Development, 2nd Cardiology Clinic, Hygeia Hospital, Maroussi, Athens; Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Unexplained Syncope: Diagnostic Evaluation in the Modern Era [PDF]
ATHANASIOS G. MANOLIS, DIMITRIOS G. CHATZIS
Hellenic Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Greece

Contrast Media Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterisation [PDF]
PANOS N. ZIROGIANNIS1, ELIAS I. RENTOUKAS2, GEORGE A. LAZAROS2
Nephrology1 and Cardiology2 Departments, Athens General Hospital, "G. Gennimatas", Greece

Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
CHRISTOS A. FOURLAS1, ALEXANDRA A. ALEXOPOULOU2
1Department of Cardiology, 2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Percutaneous Ulnar Artery Approach for Coronary Angioplasty [PDF]
JOHN T. GOURASSAS, CHRISTODOULOS E. PAPADOPOULOS, GEORGIOS E. LOURIDAS
1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Unusual Clot Formation Following Insertion of Central Double Lumen Catheter for Hemodialysis [PDF]
LIGERI P. SOUBASSI, DIMITRIS I. CHANIOTIS, SOFIA P. SOUBASSI, NIKOS S. SARIDAKIS, SAVVAS T. TOUMANIDIS, STYLIANOS N. ZEREFOS, PAVLOS T. SOUBASSIS, NIKOLAOS S. ZEREFOS
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, "Alexandra" Hospital, Athens, Greece

European Society of Cardiology Guidelines: From Conception to National Level [PDF]
PANOS E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece