Vol 1 No 1 sup (2006) | Hospital Chronicles

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Published: 2009-03-09

Foreword

Cardiology Update 2006

Hospital Chronicles

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Cardiology Update 2006

Aspirin and Clopidogrel: Lessons from PCI-CLARITY, COMMIT & CHARISMA

Constantinos Stratos

9-17
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Stem Cells and Cardiac Repair

Evangelos Leontiadis, Athanassios Manginas, Dennis V. Cokkinos

18-26
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ECG Changes and Voltage Attenuation in Congestive Heart Failure

John E. Madias

27-30
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New Biochemical Markers of Ischemia:The Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of Brain Natriuretic Peptide, C-Reactive Protein, Ischemia Modified Albumin & Myeloperoxidase

Spyridon Koulouris, Stylianos Tzeis, Antonis S. Manolis

31-38
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Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Experience of "Evagelismos" General Hospital of Athens

Prodromos Anthopoulos, Ioannis Antonellis, Georgios Yfantis, Anastasios Salahas, Isidoros Gavaliatsis, Spyros Koulouris, George Andrikopoulos, Ioannis Alexanian, Efrosini Kambitsi, Konstantinos Mihas, Stylianos Tzeis, Kostas Triantafyllou, Antonis Sideris, Ilias Siorras, Fotios Kardaras, Antonios Tavernarakis, Antonis S. Manolis

39-43
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Contact and Non-Contact Electroanatomic Mapping in Electrophysiology

George K. Andrikopoulos, Kostas Kappos, Stylianos Tzeis, Antonis S. Manolis

44-48
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ECG Pearls: Reading & Interpreting Interesting ECGs

John E. Madias

49
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QT and QU Interval Prolongation, Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia and Aborted Sudden Death. An Andersen-Tawil Syndrome

Konstantinos P. Letsas, Michalis Efremidis, Antonios Sideris

50-52
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Right External Iliac Vein Thrombosis After Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Andreas Mazarakis, Nikolaos Karouzos

53-54
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Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia During Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography

Ilias K. Karabinos

55-57
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Electrical Storm 11 Years After ICD Implantation in a Patient With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: the Role of RF Ablation

Konstantinos A Gatzoulis, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Haralambos B Vassilopoulos

58-61
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Clinical Applications of Contrast Echocardiography

Petros Nihoyannopoulos

62-64
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Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

Petros Nihoyannopoulos

65-66
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Cryptogenic Stroke and Migraine Headache: The Clinical Cardiologist's View

Harold L. Kennedy

67-72
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The Relation of Migraine Headaches and Interatrial Shunts

Konstantinos G. Kappos, Vassiliki Tsagou, George Andrikopoulos, Spyros Koulouris, Stylianos Tzeis, Chryssanthi Dasopoulou, John Pyrros, Athanasios Kranidis, Antonis S. Manolis

73-78
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Migraine Headaches: The Immunologist's View

Theoharis C. Theoharides

79-83
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Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect Using the Amplatzer Device: Single Center Experience in 140 Patients

Spyros Rammos, Sotiria C. Apostolopoulou, Cleo Laskari, Maria Kiaffas, George Kyrvassilis, Ioanna Sofianidou, Theofili Kousi, John Papagiannis, Gunter Fischer

84-90
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Closure of Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Foramen Ovale, the Simple Way

Bernhard Meier

91-96
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ANCA-positive Vasculitides and Coronary Artery Pathology

Haralambos M. Moutsopoulos

97-98
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Use and Abuse of Coronary Stenting

Bernhard Meier

99-103
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Stable Coronary Artery Disease: When is Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Indicated?

Demosthenes G. Katritsis

104-109
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Contemporary Stent Treatment of Coronary Bifurcations

Ioannis Iakovou

110-114
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Cost Effectiveness of Drug Eluting Stents

Dimitris G. Sionis

115-119
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Challenges and Caveats for Stents of New Technology: Which Stent is Better? What are the Results in High-risk Patients?

Anastasios Salahas

120-122
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Will Stents of New Technology Replace Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?

Manolis Vavuranakis

123-127
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Inflammation and Atrial Fibrillation

Anthony M. Sideris, Kostas Letsas

128-134
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Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Guidance by Newer Imaging Techniques

Henrik K. Jensen

135
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Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation:Current Status

Henrik K. Jensen

136
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Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapeutic Approaches of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

Michalis Efremidis, Loukas Pappas

137-141
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Cardiac Arrest: Automatic External Defibrillators in Public Places Can Save Lives

Dimitra G Malami, Maria P Papamihail

142-145
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Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Current Status

George T. Stavridis

146-148
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Asymptomatic Valvular Heart Disease: Indications and Timing for Surgery

Dimitris Nikas

149-150
Cardiac Pacemaker (If) Current:Physiological and Pharmacological Properties

Dario DiFrancesco

151-155
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Selective Inhibition of Cardiac Pacemaker (If) Current: the Role of Ivabradine in the Treatment of Angina

Chryssanthi Dasopoulou, George Andrikopoulos, Spyros Koulouris, Stylianos Tzeis, Michael Gabriel, Antonis S. Manolis

156-159
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How Harmful is Conventional Right Ventricular Apical Pacing? Iatrogenic Left Bundle Branch Block: Need for Alternate Site Pacing

Kostas G. Kappos, Vassiliki Tsagou, Antonis S. Manolis

160-175
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Non-classical Indications for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Michael Glikson, Eyal Nof, Osnat Gurevitz

176-179
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - How to Overcome High Left Ventricular Pacing Thresholds and Avoid Phrenic Nerve Stimulation

Michael Glikson, Eyal Nof, Osnat Gurevitz

180-182
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The Nurse's Role in the Prevention of Infection After Pacemaker Implantation

Aggela-Beth Terzi

183-186
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Role of Angiotensin and its Inhibition in Hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease and Heart Failure

Haralambos Gavras

187-188
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Access to Catheterization Facilities in Patients Admitted With ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction

John A. Goudevenos

189-191
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The Role of Mast Cells in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Theoharis C. Theoharides

192-196
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A Paradigm Shift and New Therapeutic Options for the Metabolic Syndrome

Christodoulos Flordellis

197-198
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Coronary Artery Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment: What's Different for Women?

Eftihia Sbarouni

199-200
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Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk: The Nurse's Role

Dimitra Agelidou

201-208
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Hypertension Guidelines: What is Expected to Change in 2006

George S. Stergiou

209-212
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First Choice of Antihypertensive Therapy

Haralambos Gavras

213-214
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Individualized Tailoring of Hypolipidemic Pharmacological Treatment

Stylianos Tzeis, Ioannis Pyrros, George Andrikopoulos, Kostas Kappos, Antonis S. Manolis

215-220
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