Editor's page - Issue at a glance

Socioeconomic status and cardiac disease in Europe: A modern-day problem in the era of economic crisis
Dimitris Tousoulis
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Review Articles

The subcutaneous ICD as an alternative to the conventional ICD system: Initial experience in Greece and a review of the literature Review Article
Skevos Sideris, Stefanos Archontakis, Konstantinos A. Gatzoulis, Aristotelis Anastasakis, Ilias Sotiropoulos, Petros Arsenos, Alexandros Kasiakogias, Dimitrios Terentes, Konstantinos Trachanas, Eleftherios Paschalidis, Dimitrios Tousoulis, Ioannis Kallikazaros
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The growing role of echocardiography in interventional cardiology: The present and the future Review Article
A.P. Patrianakos, A.A. Zacharaki, E.I. Skalidis, M.I. Hamilos, F.I. Parthenakis, P.E. Vardas
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Socioeconomic status and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: Impact of dietary mediators Review Article
Theodora Psaltopoulou, George Hatzis, Nikolaos Papageorgiou, Emmanuel Androulakis, Alexandros Briasoulis, Dimitris Tousoulis
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Original 1

Long-term serial changes in platelet activation indices following sirolimus elution and bare metal stent implantation in patients with stable coronary artery disease Original Research Article
Maria Marketou, George E. Kochiadakis, Aikaterini Giaouzaki, Katerini Sfiridaki, Stelios Petousis, Fragiskos Maragoudakis, Konstantinos Roufas, Despoina Vougia, John Logakis, Gregory Chlouverakis, Panos E. Vardas
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Editorial 1

Platelet activation and stent thrombosis
Panagiota Georgiadou, Vassilis Voudris
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Original 2

The role of catheter ablation in the management of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators presenting with electrical storm Original Research Article
Stelios Paraskevaidis, Dimitrios Konstantinou, Vassilios Kolettas, George Stavropoulos, Athanasios Koutsakis, Chrysovalantou Nikolaidou, Antonios Ziakas, Haralambos Karvounis
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Editorial 2

Catheter ablation for acute management of electrical storm in ICD recipients: Is it prime time?
George K. Andrikopoulos
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Letter to the Editor

Senile cardiac amyloidosis: Clinical manifestations and non-invasive diagnostic approach
Dimitrios Varvarousis, Kali Polytarchou, Nikolaos Daskalopoulos, Ioannis Mantas
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Carcinoid heart disease in an elderly female patient: the value of transthoracic echocardiography
Pavlos Stougiannos, George Michas, Constantinos Evdoridis, Petroula Arapantoni-Dadioti, Panagiotis Tolios, Ioannis Kaplanis, Athanasios Trikas
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A case of aortic arch coarctation, bicuspid aortic valve and aortic sinus aneurysm in an adult with moderate hypertension
Christina Chrysohoou, Vasiliki Katsi, Nikos Trikalinos, Aphrodite Tzifa, Nikos Alexopoulos, Stella Brili, Petros Nihoyiannopoulos, Dimitris Tousoulis
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An unusual case of non-compaction cardiomyopathy associated with coronary artery disease
Stylianos Karvounaris, George Michas, Vasilis Karampetsos, Stefanos Fousas, Petros Mavrommatis
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The revascularization of the atrio-ventricular node artery in a case of right coronary artery occlusion promptly discontinue the atrio-ventricular block
Michele M. Ciulla, Matteo Astuti, Patrizia Vivona, Enrico Gallazzi, Roberto Meazza, Federico Lombardi
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The -174 G>C Interleukin-6 Gene Polymorphism is Associated with Angiographic Progression of Coronary Artery Disease over a 4-Year Period Original Research Article
Konstantinos Toutouzas, Dimitrios Klettas, Nikolaos Anousakis-Vlachochristou, Konstantinos Melidis, Zeta Azilazian, Maria Asimomiti, Antonios Karanasos, Anastasios Spanos, Eleftherios Tsiamis, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Dimitris Tousoulis
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Visualization of extensive intraplaque neovascularization by optical coherence tomography
S. Koganti, A. Karanasos, S. Tu, R.D. Rakhit, E. Regar
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Double Infarction after Acute Multivessel Coronary Artery Occlusion
Nikolaos Kafkas, Stylianos Dragasis, Stavros Georgopoulos, George Floros
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Is there a place for corticosteroids in the therapy of infective endocarditis? Report of a case and review
Efthymia Giannitsioti, Konstantinos Protopapas, Michael Makris, Fotios Panou, Ekaterini Avgeropoulou, Ioannis Deliolanis, Helen Giamarellou
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Olmesartan worsening known thrombocytopenia. A rare side effect of antihypertensive drugs
Elias A. Sanidas, Georgios Tzanis, Dimitris Papadopoulos, John Barbetseas, Vasilios Papademetriou
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Effect of 2,4-Dinitrophenol preconditioning on the expression levels of mesenchymal markers in neonatal cardiac progenitors
Nazia Ahmed, Irfan Khan, Sumreen Begum, Asmat Salim
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President's page

Cardiovascular training in 2017: Reshaping tradition to envision the future
Costas Tsioufis
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