Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2012, Volume 53, Issue 2 March - April

HJC 2012, Volume 53, Issue 2 March - April

Bradykinin in the Treatment of Arterial Hypertension: Friend or Foe? [PDF]
M.E. MARKETOU, P.E. VARDAS
Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Leukocyte Labile Iron Pool in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure [PDF]
P. KORANTZOPOULOS1, C. VLACHOU2, A. KOTSIA1, K. KALANTZI1, A. BARBOUTI3, D. GALARIS2, J.A. GOUDEVENOS1
1Department of Cardiology, 2Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, 3Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece

The Effect of Propranolol on Aortic Structure and Function in Normotensive Rats [PDF]
K.M. LAMPROPOULOS, D.P. SOKOLIS, C.A. DIMITRIOU, M. KATSIMPOULAS, E. BALAFAS, A. AGAPAKI, P.E. KARAYANNACOS, H. BOUDOULAS
Foundation of Biomedical Research, Academy of Athens, Greece

Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures in Greece: Initial Experience and Results from the National Registry 2008-2010 [PDF]
V.P. VASSILIKOS1, M. EFREMIDIS2, L. MANTZIARI1, A. BILLIS3, G. THEODORAKIS4, A. KATZIVAS5, S. PARASKEVAIDIS1, T. MAOUNIS6, E. LIVANIS7, A. MANOLIS8, E. CHATZINIKOLAOU9, S. DEFTERAIOS10, D. KATRITSIS11, E. KANOUPAKIS12, I. PAPAGIANNIS13, N. FRANGAKIS14, K. GATZOULIS15, N. DAGRES16, T. APOSTOLOPOULOS17, S. ROKAS18, S. GAITANIDOU19, I. CHILADAKIS20, D. KALPAKOS21, G. SAKADAMIS22, G. KOURGIANIDIS23
1First Cardiology Division, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, University of Thessaloniki, 2Second Cardiology Division, Evaggelismos General Hospital, Athens, 3Lab of Medical Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 4Henri Dunant Hospital, Athens, 5Red Cross Hospital, Athens, 6First & 7Second Cardiology Divisions, Onassis Cardiothoracic Center, Athens 8First Cardiology Division, Evaggelismos Hospital, Athens, 9St. Lukas Hospital, Thessaloniki, 10Geniko Kratiko Hospital, Athens, 11Euroclinic Hospital, Athens, 12Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, 13Mitera Children's Hospital, Athens, 14Third Cardiology Division, Ippokration University Hospital, Medical School, University of Thessaloniki, 15First Cardiology Division, Hippokration University Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, 16Second Cardiology Division, Attikon University Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, 17Hygeia Hospital, Athens, 18Alexandra University Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, 19First IKA Hospital, Athens, 20Rio University Hospital, Medical School, University of Patras, 21401 General Military Hospital, Athens, 22Second Cardiology Division, Ippokration University Hospital, Medical School, University of Thessaloniki, 23251 General Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece

Inadequate Heart Rate Control Is Associated with Worse Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The RYTHMOS Study [PDF]
G. ANDRIKOPOULOS1, S. PASTROMAS2, A. KARTALIS3, K. TOLI4, I. MANTAS4, S. TZEIS1, C. KYRPIZIDIS5, C. OLYMPIOS6, A.J. MANOLIS7, S. FOUSSAS8, A. KRANIDIS9, A. PRAS10, A. PIPILIS11, D. CHRYSS OS12, A. GOTSIS13, A. TRIKAS14, D. RICHTER15, D. ALEXOPOULOS16, F. PARTHENAKIS17, G. THEODORAKIS1, S. KONSTANTINIDES18, P. VARDAS17
1Henry Dunant Hospital Athens, 2Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, 3Chios General Hospital, 4Halkida General Hospital, 52nd IKA Hospital Thessaloniki, 6Thriassio General Hospital, 7Asklipeion General Hospital Voula, 8Tzaneio General Hospital Piraeus, 9Western Attica General Hospital, 10Chania General Hospital, 11Hygeia Hospital Athens, 12Tripoli General Hospital, 13Komotini General Hospital, 14Elpis General Hospital, 15Euroclinic Hospital of Athens, 16University Hospital of Patras, 17University Hospital of Heraklion, 18University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece

"First, Do No Harm": Chemotherapy or Healthy Heart? [PDF]
A.K. DIMOS, P.N. STOUGIANNOS, A.G. TRIKAS
Department of Cardiology, "ELPIS" General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: Will the Benefit Outweigh the Cost? [PDF]
J. GOUDEVENOS1, A. PIPILIS2, P. VARDAS3
1Cardiology Department, Ioannina University Hospital, 2First Department of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, 3Cardiology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

Myocarditis in Systemic Diseases and the Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance [PDF]
S. MAVROGENI
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Three-Dimensional Coronary Tomographic Reconstructions Using In Vivo Intracoronary Optical Frequency Domain Imaging in the Setting of Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Clinical Perspective [PDF]
B.D. GOGAS, V. FAROOQ, P.W. SERRUYS
Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Severe Superior Vena Cava Obstruction: A Late Complication of Pacemaker Implantation [PDF]
I.K. KARABINOS1, S.N. KOULOURIS2
1Cardiology Dept., Euroclinic of Athens, 2Cardiology Dept., Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

Cryptogenic Stroke After Percutaneous Closure of an Atrial Septal Defect [PDF]
P.S. DARDAS1, V. NINIOS1, N. MEZILIS1, E.K. THEOFILOGIANNAKOS1, D. TSIKADERIS1, V. THANOPOULOS2
1Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, 2Department of Cardiology, Agia Sofia's Children'sHospital, Athens, Greece

The Role of Biventricular Assistance in Primary Graft Failure After Heart Transplantation [PDF]
C. STEFANIDIS1,2, G. CALLEBAUT2, W. NGATCHOU2, A.S.E. RAMADAN2, M. ANTOINE2, D. DE CANNIèRE2, J-L. JANSENS2
1Cardiac Surgery Department, CHU Brugmann, 2Cardiac Surgery Department, Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium

The Use of the Multi-Electrode Duty-Cycled Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter PVAC for the Ablation of a Left Atrial Tachycardia [PDF]
D. LEFTHERIOTIS1, P. FLEVARI1, E. SIMEONIDOU1, D. NIOKOU2, M. ANASTASIOU-NANA1
1Department of Cardiology, 2Department of Anesthesiology, "Attikon" University Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

Primary Angioplasty Programme in Greece [PDF]
G. PARCHARIDIS
Professor of Cardiology

Cardiovascular Medicine in 2025: Assessments and Priorities [PDF]
P.E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

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