Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2003, Volume 44, Issue 1 January - February

HJC 2003, Volume 44, Issue 1 January - February

Advances in the Detection of the Vulnerable Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque [PDF]
MANOLIS VAVURANAKIS, CHRISTODOULOS STEFANADIS
Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Multiple Needs of a Fast Growing Cardiac Patient Group [PDF]
MICHAEL A. GATZOULIS
Royal Brompton Adult Congenital Heart Centre, National Heart & Lung Institute, London, UK

Time Course of Ventricular Fibrillation and Defibrillation Thresholds Following Amiodarone Intravenous Bolus Administration: An Experimental Study [PDF]
ELEFTHERIA P. TSAGALOU, MARIA I. ANASTASIOU-NANA, KOSTAS X. SIAFAKAS, GRIGORIOS G. PANAGIOTOPOULOS, ANTONIOS G. DOUFAS, ARGIRIOS S. NTALIANIS, JOHN V. TERROVITIS, STAVROS G. DRAKOS, JOHN M. MAVRIKAKIS, CHRISTOS E. CHARITOS, JOHN N. NANAS
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Athens University, "Alexandra" Hospital, Athens, Greece

Management of Patients with Refractory Unstable Angina in a Hospital without Cardiac Surgery Department. Invasive or Conservative Treatment? TRUCS Study [PDF]
CHRISTOS S. STROUMBIS, LAMBROS K. MICHALIS, KOSTAS PAPPAS, IOANNIS A. GOUDEVENOS, DIMITRIS A. SIDERIS
Cardiology Clinic of University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina,Greece

Lipoprotein(a)-Associated PAF-Acetylhydrolase Activity in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease [PDF]
LOUKAS D. TSIRONIS1, CHRISTOS S. KATSOURAS2, JOHN A. GOUDEVENOS2,LAMBROS M. MICHALIS2, MOSES S. ELISAF3, DIMITRIS A. SIDERIS2, ALEXANDROS D. TSELEPIS1
1Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Departments of 2Cardiology, and 3Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece

Elevated Plasma Leptin Levels Pre-exist in Healthy Descendants of Patients with Essential Hypertension [PDF]
THOMAS K. MAKRIS1, PANAGIOTIS N. MARGOS1, GEORGE A. STAVROULAKIS1, PANAGIOTA G. KRESPI1, ANTONIOS N. HATZIZACHARIAS1, DESPINA K. KYRIAKI2, DIMITRIOS P. PAPADOPOULOS1, VASILIOS VOTTEAS1
1Department of Cardiology and 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece

The Role of Platelet Glycoprotein Ib and IIb Polymorphism in Coronary Artery Disease [PDF]
MARIETTA CHARAKIDA, DIMITRIS TOUSOULIS, CHRISTODOULOS STEFANADIS, PAVLOS TOUTOUZAS
Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Immunomodulatory Effects of Physical Training in Chronic Heart Failure [PDF]
STAMATIS ADAMOPOULOS1, JOHN T. PARISSIS2
1Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 2Amalia Fleming Hospital, Athens, Greece

Apoptosis in Heart Failure [PDF]
CHARIS CH. ZIORI1, CHARILAOS TH. ZIORIS2, MICHAEL K. KYRIAKIDIS3
1Medical School, University of Athens, 2Cardiology Department, "Laiko" Hospital, 33rd Department of Internal Medicine, "Sotiria" Hospital, Athens, Greece

Dual Chamber Antitachycardia Cardioverter Defibrillators. Another Step for the Treatment of High Risk Patients [PDF]
KONSTANTINOS A. GATZOULIS, IOANNIS E. GIALAFOS
Department of Cardiology, Athens University, School of Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Rhabdomyolysis Due to Diuretic Treatment [PDF]
DIMITRIOS J. ANTONIADIS, EMMANOUEL M. VAVOURANAKIS, KONSTANTINOS P. TSIOUFIS, PAVLOS K. TOUTOUZAS
Department of Cardiology, Athens University, School of Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Acremonium Species Pacemaker Site Infection [PDF]
NIKOLAOS M. KOUVOUSIS1, GEORGIOS A. LAZAROS1, EVAGGELIA G. CHRISTOFORATOU1, SPIROS G. DEFTEREOS1, DIMITRA E. MILONA-PETROPOULOU2, MOISIS G. LELEKIS3, APOSTOLOS A. ZACHAROULIS1
1Department of Cardiology, 2Microbiology Laboratory and Rubella Reference Center, 3Special Infections Unit, Athens General Hospital "G. Gennimatas", Greece

Pseudoaneurysm of the Left Ventricle in a Patient with Silent Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
STAMATIS CASTELLANOS, STEFANOS ZEZAS, THEODOROS KALFOGLOU, KONSTANTINA PAPADIMITRIOU
Department of Cardiology, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

OBITUARY [PDF]