Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2005, Volume 46, Issue 6 November - December

HJC 2005, Volume 46, Issue 6 November - December

Long-Term Outcome After Coronary Angioplasty: Where Do We Stand? [PDF]
M.I. PAPAFAKLIS1, L.K. MICHALIS2
1Michaelideion Cardiac Centre, 2Cardiology Department, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Awareness, Treatment and Control of the Metabolic Syndrome and its Components: a Multicentre Greek Study [PDF]
V.G. ATHYROS1, E.S. GANOTAKIS2, M. BATHIANAKI2, I. MONEDAS4, I.A. GOUDEVENOS3, A.A. PAPAGEORGIOU1, A. PAPATHANASIOU3, A.I. KAKAFIKA1, D.P. MIKHAILIDIS5, M. ELISAF4; FOR THE METS-GREECE COLLABORATIVE GROUP
1Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Syndrome Units, 2nd Prop. Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotelian University, Hippocration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, 3Cardiology Clinic, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, 4Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, 5Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK

Registration of Antithrombotic Policy for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Greek Population [PDF]
A.P. ANTONIOU, M.E. MARKETOU, A. HATZIZACHARIAS, I. FOTIADIS, G. KOLOVOU, E. SIMEONIDOU
On behalf of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy

Association of Impaired Glucose Tolerance with Increased Heart Rate and Subclinical Inflammation [PDF]
G.F. DIAKAKIS1, F.I. PARTHENAKIS1, H.E. MAVRAKIS1, A.P. PATRIANAKOS1, E.A. ZACHARIS1, E.G. NYKTARI1, E.S. GANOTAKIS2, P.E. VARDAS1
1Cardiology Department, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Heraklion University Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Postoperative Arrhythmias in Tetralogy of Fallot [PDF]
J.K. PAPAGIANNIS
Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece

Aldosterone in Heart and Kidney Diseases [PDF]
E.I. RENTOUKAS1, G.A. LAZAROS1, P.N. ZIROGIANNIS2
Departments of 1Cardiology and 2Nephrology, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

The Contribution of Doppler Echocardiography to the Assessment of Left Ventricular Long Axis Function [PDF]
K.A. TRIANTAFYLLOU, A.I. KRANIDIS, S.G. KOULOURIS, S.I. TZEIS, A.S. MANOLIS
First Department of Cardiology, "Evagelismos" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Unexpected Aortic Dissection [PDF]
A. PIPILIS1, S. KALIAMBAKOS1, C. XENODOCHIDIS1, T. GEORGIOU2, I. ANDREOU2, S. PATTAKOS3
11st Cardiology Clinic, 2Department of Computed and Magnetic Resonance Tomography and 32nd Cardiac Surgery Clinic, "Hygeia" Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center, Athens, Greece

Rheolytic Thrombectomy Combined with a Protective Filter and Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibitors in Rescue Angioplasty [PDF]
P.S. DARDAS, N.E. MEZILIS, D.D. TSIKADERIS
Thessaloniki Heart Institute, "Agios Loukas" Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Nonbacterial Vegetations in a Young Patient with Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome [PDF]
G.M. GEORGIOU, M.A. IOANNIDES, P.A. KONIS, M.K. TSIELEPIS, E.P. NIKOLAIDES
Cardiology Department, Larnaka General Hospital, Larnaka, Cyprus

Stent fracture and Restenosis of a Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent [PDF]
M.I. HAMILOS, M.I. PAPAFAKLIS, J.M. LIGTHART, P.W. SERRUYS, G. SIANOS
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The Red Queen's Race [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece