Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2016, Volume 57, Issue 3 May - June

HJC 2016, Volume 57, Issue 3 May - June

New modalities assessing left and right ventricular function: How they apply to myocardial infarction [PDF]
D. TOUSOULIS
1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Tricuspid Prosthetic Valves: An Update [PDF]
D. MARAGIANNIS, C. AGGELI, S. F. NAGUEH
Cardiovascular Imaging Section, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece, 1st Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA

Total arterial revascularization: A superior method of cardiac revascularization [PDF]
N. A. PAPAKONSTANTINOU, N. G. BAIKOUSSIS
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, General Hospital of Athens “Evangelismos”, Athens, Greece

Epidemiological characteristics, management and early outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in Greece: The PHAETHON study [PDF]
G. ANDRIKOPOULOS, D. TERENTES-PRINTZIOS, S. TZEIS, C. VLACHOPOULOS, C. VAROUNIS, N. NIKAS, J. LEKAKIS, D. STAKOS, S. LYMPERI, D. SYMEONIDIS, D. CHRISSOS, C. KYRPIZIDIS, D. ALEXOPOULOS, S. ZOMBOLOS, S. FOUSSAS, A. KRANIDIS, K. OIKONOMOU, V. VASILIKOS, P. ANDRONIKOS, A. DERMITZAKIS, D. RICHTER, N. FRAGAKIS, I. STYLIADIS, S. MAVRIDIS, C. STEFANADIS, P. VARDAS
Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece, 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Greece, University of Athens Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece, AstraZeneca SA, Medical Department, Athens, Greece, Cardiology Clinic, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece, Cardiology Department, Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece, Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Kavala, Kavala, Greece, Cardiology Department, Tripoli General Hospital, Tripoli, Greece, Department of Cardiology, 2nd IKA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, Department of Cardiology, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece, Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Messinia, Kalamata, Greece, Cardiology Department, Tzaneio State Hospital, Piraeus, Greece, Cardiology Department, Western Attica General Hospital of Athens, Greece, Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Edessa, Edessa, Greece, First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, Third Department of Cardiology, Hippokration University Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, Department of Cardiology, Vostanion Hospital, Mytilini, Greece, Department of Cardiology, Venizelio General Hospital, Crete, Greece, Second Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Greece, Third Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Aigio, Aigio, Greece, Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Sparti, Lakonia, Sparti, Greece, Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Current management and hospital outcome of the acute coronary syndromes [PDF]

I. KANAKAKIS
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece

Effect of left ventricular pacing mode and site on hemodynamic, torsional and strain indices [PDF]
S. TOUMANIDIS, A. KALADARIDOU, D. BRAMOS, E. SKALTSIOTES, J. AGRIOS, G. GEORGIOPOULOS, A. ANTONIOU, K. PAMBOUCAS, E. PAPADOPOULOU, S. MOULOOPULOS
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Alexandra” Hospital, Athens, Greece

Do we really need novel echocardiographic modalities to confirm the superiority of the intact His-Purkinje conduction system over pacing modes? [PDF]
E. OIKONOMO, P. NIHOYANNOPOULOS
1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Fulminant myocarditis as a primary manifestation of H1N1 infection: A first reported case from Serbia [PDF]
G. DAVIDOVIC, S. SIMOVIC, S. MITROVIC, V. IRIC-CUPIC, V. MILORADOVIC
Clinic for Cardiology, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Zmaj Jovina bb, Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovića 69, Kragujevac, Serbia, Department of Pathology, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Zmaj Jovina bb, Kragujevac, Serbia

Percutaneous transcatheter closure of aorto-right ventricular fistula using the Amplatzer duct occluder [PDF]
E. PETROU, I. IAKOVOU, E. LEONTIADIS, P. KOURKOVELI, S. RAMMOS, G. KARATASAKIS
Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

P-wave alternans in a patient with hyponatremia [PDF]
G. TSIAOUSIS, N. FRAGAKIS
Private Cardiology Practice, 14A Ath. Diakou Str., 52100 Kastoria, Greece, Third Department of Cardiology, Hippokrateion Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, 49 Konstantinoupoleos Str., 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece

Multiple coronary micro-aneurysm formation after drug-eluting stent implantation [PDF]
A. H. CHRISTOU, E. C. PAPADAKIS, N. I. NIKOLAOU, D. G. ANTONATOS, A. V. ANADIOTIS, S. P. PATSILINAKOS
Cardiology Department, Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Environment and cardiovascular disease: rationale of the Corinthia study [PDF]

E. OIKONOMOU, G. LAZAROS, G. GEORGIOPOULOS, E. CHRISTOFORATOU, G. A. PAPAMIKROULIS, G. VOGIATZI, C. CHASIKIDIS, E. ZACHARIA, A. GIANNAKI, E. BOUROUKI, T. MAVRATZAS, E. STOFA, M. PAPAKONSTANTINOU, M. TOUSOULI, D. TOUSOULIS
1st Department of Cardiology, ‘Hippokration’ Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

Cost-effectiveness of radial vs. femoral approach in primary percutaneous coronary intervention in STEMI – Randomized, control trial [PDF]
L. KOLTOWSKI, K. J. FILIPIAK, J. KOCHMAN, A. PIETRASIK, Z. HUCZEK, P. BALSAM, A. LEWANDOWSKI, K. CHOJNACKA, G. OPOLSKI, W. WRONA
1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

Association between anxiety and depression symptoms with resistant hypertension and central hemodynamics: A pilot study [PDF]
A. MERMERELIS, M. KYVELOU, A. VELLINGA, C. PAPAGEORGIOU, C. STEFANADIS
Psychiatric Clinic, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland, Cardiology Clinic, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland, Galway University, Galway, Ireland, 1st Psychiatric Clinic, Aiginition Hospital, Athens University, Athens, Greece, 1st Cardiology Clinic, Hippokration Hospital, Athens University, Athens, Greece, 2nd Psychiatric Clinic, Attikon Hospital, Athens University, Athens, Greece

Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in Prinzmetal angina: The role of electrophysiology study in risk stratification [PDF]

K. POLYTARCHOU, A. I. VOULIOTIS, K. KAPPOS, A. S. MANOLIS
Department of Cardiology, Evagelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

Acute Coronary Syndromes and Renal Disease [PDF]
S. GR. FOUSSAS
Cardiology Department, Tzaneio State Hospital, Greece