Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

HJC 2004, Volume 45, Issue 4 July - August

HJC 2004, Volume 45, Issue 4 July - August

Cardiac Pacemakers for the New Millennium [PDF]
MICHAEL R. ROSEN1,2,3, PETER R. BRINK3, IRA S. COHEN1,3, RICHARD B. ROBINSON1
1Center for Molecular Therapeutics, Department of Pharmacology, 2Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 3Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA

The Critical Role of Phospholamban in Cardiac Function [PDF]
WEN ZHAO, QIUJING SONG, EVANGELIA G. KRANIAS
Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati,Ohio, USA

Proinflammatory Cytokines and Peripheral Myopathy in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: The Beneficial Effect of Physical Exercise [PDF]
STAMATIS ADAMOPOULOS, JOHN PARISSIS, DIMITRIOS KREMASTINOS
B� Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

The Ross Operation: Treatment of Choice for Aortic Valve Disease in Children and Young Adults [PDF]
MICHAEL A. GATZOULIS, DARRYL F. SHORE
Adult Congenital Heart Program, Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, and the National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

Comparison of the Effects of Atorvastatin and Fenofibrate on Apolipoprotein B-Containing Lipoprotein Subfractions in Patients with Combined Dyslipidemia [PDF]
VASILIS TSIMIHODIMOS1, AFRODITI TAMBAKI3, VASILIS TZOVARAS1, ELENI BAIRAKTARI2, ALEXANDROS TSELEPIS3, MOSES ELISAF1
1Department of Internal Medicine and 2Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, 3Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Treatment of Combined Dislipidemia: Statins or Fibrates? [PDF]
CHRISTOS PITSAVOS
1st Cardiology Department, University of Athens, Greece

Circadian and Seasonal Distribution of Cardioembolic Strokes Due to Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
KONSTANTINOS SPENGOS1, GEORGIOS TSIVGOULIS1, EFSTATHIOS MANIOS2, ATHANASSIOS TSIVGOULIS2, NIKOLAOS ZAKOPOULOS2, KONSTANTINOS N. VEMMOS2
1Department of Neurology, University of Athens Medical School, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece 2Acute Stroke Unit, Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens Medical School, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece

Chronobiology and Stroke [PDF]
GEORGE S. STERGIOU
3rd Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece

Cost-Effectiveness of Second-Generation Contrast Agents in Stress Echocardiograpy: Data From Greek Clinical Practice [PDF]
NIKOS TH. KOURIS, DIMITRA D. KONTOGIANNI, HARIS A. GRASSOS, ELENI M. KALKANDI, MARIA D. SIFAKI, GEORGIA S. GORANITOU, SPYROS D. BENETATOS, DIMITRIS K. BABALIS
Cardiology Department, West Attica General Hospital, Greece

Risks and Complications of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: How Do We Avoid Them? [PDF]
SAKIS THEMISTOCLAKIS, ALDO BONSO, ANTONIO ROSSILLO, ANTONIO RAVIELE
Division of Cardiology, Umberto I Hospital Mestre-Venice, Italy

Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Obstruction of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract [PDF]
MARIA KALANTZI, MARCO FRANCONE, STEVEN DYMARKOWSKI, JAN BOGAERT
Department of Radiology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, KU Leuven, Belgium

The Use of Membrane-Covered Stent Grafts in Thrombus-Containing Coronary Vessel Lesions [PDF]
DIMITRIS G. SIONIS, GEORGIOS S. TRIANTIS, IOANNIS K. STEFANIDIS, KALLIOPI I. GALANOPOULOU
Haemodynamic Laboratory, Dept. of Interventional Cardiology, 1st IKA Hospital, Athens, Greece

Modified David I Procedure in Patients with Marfan Syndrome and Aortic Root Aneurysm [PDF]
NIKOS E. MEZILIS, NIKOS E. NIKOLOUDAKIS, PETROS S. DARDAS, DIMITRIS D. TSIKADERIS, EVANGELOS A. REPPAS, ANTONIS A. PITSIS
Thessaloniki Heart Surgery Institute, "Agios Loukas" Clinic, Thessaloniki, Greece

Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Treated with Drug-Eluting Stents [PDF]
VASSILIS SPANOS, PAVLOS K. TOUTOUZAS
Catheterization Laboratory, Euroclinic Hospital, Athens, Greece

Greek Cardiology: Status Quo, Quo Vadis? [PDF]
PANOS E. VARDAS
Department of Cardiology, Heraklion University Hospital, Crete, Greece

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