Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2005, Volume 46, Issue 4 July - August

HJC 2005, Volume 46, Issue 4 July - August

Myocardial Protection: A New Holy Grail of Contemporary Cardiology [PDF]
D.V. COKKINOS, C. PANTOS
2nd. Cardiology department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece

Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome: Which Definition Should We Use? [PDF]
E.N. LIBEROPOULOS, M.S. ELISAF
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Questions Remaining About the Surgical Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot [PDF]
G.E. SARRIS
Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Management of High Triglycerides: What Non-Specialists in Lipids Need to Know [PDF]
E.N. LIBEROPOULOS, S.S. DASKALOPOULOU, D.P. MIKHAILIDIS
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital and University College School of Medicine (University of London), London, UK

Surgical Results from Total Transatrial/Transpulmonary Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot [PDF]
N.M. GIANNOPOULOS, A.C. CHATZIS, A.I. TSOUTSINOS, D. BOBOS, K. KONTRAFOURIS, M. MYLONAKIS, G. KIRVASSILIS, I. SOFIANIDOU, P. ZAVAROPOULOS, G.E. SARRIS
Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Increased Heat Generation from Atherosclerotic Plaques in Patients With Type Two Diabetes Mellitus: Increased Local Inflammatory Activation [PDF]
K. TOUTOUZAS, V. MARKOU, M. DRAKOPOULOU, I. MITROPOULOS, E. TSIAMIS, C. STEFANADIS
1st. Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

The Contribution of Echocardiography to Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy [PDF]
S. TZEIS, A. KRANIDIS, G. ANDRIKOPOULOS, K. KAPPOS, A.S. MANOLIS
1st. Cardiology Department, "Evangelismos" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Clinical Utility of Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Is the Important Contribution of the Method the Visualization of Significant Stenoses, or Persuasion to Undergo Invasive Evaluation? [PDF]
M. VOZAITI1, A. PIPILIS1, A. LORIS1, J. ANDREOU1, P.G. DANIAS1,2
1Cardiac MR Center, Hygeia Hospital, Maroussi, Greece, 2Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Temporary Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Chest Tube Placement for Pneumothorax [PDF]
C. EVDORIDIS, G. LAZAROS, D. RALI, A. ALEXADRIS, P. BONORIS
Cardiology Department, "Elpis" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis after Aortic Valve Replacement [PDF]
S. HADJIMILTIADES1, N. HAROKOPOS2, C. PAPADOPOULOS1, I. GOURASSAS1, P. SPANOS2, G. LOURIDAS1
11st Cardiology Department, 2Cardiac Surgery Department, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Cardiac Valves: A Rare Cause of Embolic Stroke [PDF]
N.E. MEZILIS, P.S. DARDAS, D.D. TSIKADERIS, T. ZARABOUKAS, A. HANTAS, K. MAKRYGIANNAKIS, K. ANASTASIADIS
"Agios Loukas" Clinic, Panorama, Thessaloniki

Successful Thrombus Removal During Angioplasty in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction, Using a New Aspiration Catheter [PDF]
M.I. HAMILOS, G.E. KOCHIADAKIS, E.I. SKALIDIS, N.E. IGOUMENIDIS, G. SKANDALAKIS, A. SELIANAKIS, P.E. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

The Well-Rounded Clinician [PDF]
H. BOUDOULAS
Foundation of Biomedical Research, Academy of Athens

National Cardiology Journals: Their Role in a Unified European Cardiology [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece