Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2005, Volume 46, Issue 1 January - February

HJC 2005, Volume 46, Issue 1 January - February

The Phenomenon of Preconditioning Today [PDF]
DIMITRIOS TH. KREMASTINOS
2nd University Department of Cardiology, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

Early Statin Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome [PDF]
EVAGELOS N. LIBEROPOULOS, STELLA S. DASKALOPOULOU, DIMITRI P. MIKHAILIDIS
Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Disease Prevention Clinic), Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free and University College, Medical School, London UK

Vascular Wall Shear Stress: Basic Principles and Methods [PDF]
THEODOROS G. PAPAIOANNOU, CHRISTODOULOS STEFANADIS
1st Department of Cardiology, Unit of Biomedical Engineering, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens Medical School, Greece

Strategies for the Invasive Treatment of Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease [PDF]
DIMITRIOS K. ALEXOPOULOS
Cardiology Department, University of Patra, Greece

Histological Study of Arterial and Venous Grafts Before their Use in Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery [PDF]
MARIA KANELLAKI-KYPARISSI1, KOKKONA KOUZI-KOLIAKOU1, GEORGE MARINOV2, VICTOR KNYAZEV3
1Laboratory of Histology-Embryology-Anthropology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2Department of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology, 3Clinic of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria

Determinants of Heart Rate Turbulence after Ventricular Premature Beats in Healthy Volunteers [PDF]
J�RG OTTO SCHWAB1, GERRIT EICHNER2, OSMAN BALTA1, BERNDT L�DERITZ1
1Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Bonn, Germany, 2Mathematical Institute, University of Giessen, Germany

Tei Index as a Method of Evaluating Left Ventricular Diastolic Dynfunction in Acute Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
NEARCHOS S. NEARCHOU, ALEXANDROS K. TSAKIRIS, MARIOS D. TSITSIRIKOS, EMMANOUIL N. KARATZIS, MARIA D. LOLAKA, KONSTANTINA D. FLESSA, DIMITRIOS TH. BOGIATZIS, PANAGIOTIS D. SKOUFAS
1st. Cardiology Department, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital "Korgialeneio-Benakeio", Athens, Greece

Myocardial Performance Index or Tei Index: Valuable in Research but Doubtful in Clinical Practice [PDF]
SAVVAS TH. TOUMANIDIS
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Athens Medical School, "Alexandra" Hospital, Athens, Greece

Comparison of Enoxaparin and Unfractionated Heparin in Coronary Angioplasty [PDF]
SOCRATES KOROVESIS, EVANGELIA KARVOUNI, ILIAS KARABINOS, ELEFTHERIOS GIAZITZOGLOU, ANASTASIOS PAPADOPOULOS, DEMOSTHENES KATRITSIS
Cardiology Department, Athens Euroclinic, Athens, Greece

The Tei Index of Myocardial Performance: Applications in Cardiology [PDF]
JOHN A. LAKOUMENTAS1, FOTIS K. PANOU2, VASILIKI K. KOTSEROGLOU2, KONSTANTINA I. AGGELI3, PANAGIOTIS K. HARBIS1
1Cardiology Department, "Polyclinic" General Hospital, 2Cardiology Department, Athens General Hospital, 3University Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Homocysteine: A Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease? [PDF]
KYRIAKOULA MARINOU, CHARALAMBOS ANTONIADES, DIMITRIS TOUSOULIS, CHRISTOS PITSAVOS, GIORGOS GOUMAS, CHRISTODOULOS STEFANADIS
University Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Study of Myocardial Viability Using Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging [PDF]
SOFIA MAVROGENI, DEMOSTHENES COKKINOS, DENNIS COKKINOS
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Evaluation of Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries Following Atrial Switch Surgical Correction [PDF]
MARIA G. KIAFFAS1, PERIKLIS DAVLOUROS2, FOTIOS TSERTOS3, JOHN ANDREOU3, PETER G. DANIAS3,4
1Pediatric Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, 2Cardiology Department, Rio General Hospital, 3Cardiac MR Center, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece, 4Tufts Medical School, Boston MA, USA

Electroanatomical Mapping and Ablation of Upper Loop Reentry Atrial Flutter [PDF]
APOSTOLOS KATSIVAS, PANAGIOTIS IOANNIDIS, CHARALAMBOS VASSILOPOULOS, ATHINA GIOTOPOULOU, ATHANASIOS G. MANOLIS
Electrophysiology Laboratory, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Normal Coronary Arteries After an Allergic Reaction [PDF]
MIHALIS I. HAMILOS, GEORGE E. KOCHIADAKIS, EMMANUEL I. SKALIDIS, NIKOS E. IGOUMENIDIS, ANGELIKI ZAHARAKI, PANOS E. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

National Policy for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. A Need for Complete Reorganisation? [PDF]
PANOS E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece