Acta Cardiologica
Volume 64, issue 2
2009



Review Articles
151 - 155 - 
Risk assessment in patients with heart valve disease facing non-cardiac surgery
M. Hulselmans, E. Vandermeulen, M.-C. Herregods

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157 - 165 - 
The complexity of platelet metabolism and its contribution to atherothrombosis
P. Puddu, A. Muscari, G.M. Puddu, E. Cravero, C. Giannoni, M. Zoli

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Original Articles
167 - 169 - 
Effect of atrial fibrillation ablation on left atrial contractile function in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and a relatively well preserved atrial function
N. Dagres, G. Hindrickx, H. Kottkamp, C. Varounis, K. Bode, A. Arya, P. Sommer, D.Th. Kremastinos, C. Piorkowski

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171 - 176 - 
Does preoperative degree of aortic insufficiency influence early and midterm results of sparing surgery?
D. Pacini, L. Botta, G. Bracchetti, F. Massi, L. Di Marco, I. Cattabriga, R. Di Bartolomeo

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177 - 185 - 
Centralized Pan-european Survey on the Undertreatment of Hypercholesterolemia (CEPHEUS)
M.P. Hermans, W. Van Mieghem, G. Vandenhoven, E. Vissers

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187 - 193 - 
Chronic mitral regurgitation - significance of the echocardiographic determinants in predicting severity
A. Leśniak-Sobelga, M. Kostkiewicz, M. Olszowska, P. Pieniążek, W. Tracz

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195 - 199 - 
Retrospective analysis of risk factors in young patients with coronary artery disease in Guangdong and Zhejiang, China
CF. Fang, YX. Chen, RQ. Nie, GQ. Li, G. Xu, SX. Zhou, JF. Wang

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201 - 205 - 
Expression or secretion of IL-17 in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
Y. Huang, W. Wu, Y. Wang

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207 - 211 - 
Serum levels of C-reactive protein and uric acid in patients with cardiac syndrome X
S. Eroglu, L.E. Sade, A. Yildirir, O. Demir, H. Bozbas, H. Muderrisoglu

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213 - 218 - 
Non-invasive tissue Doppler imaging pulmonary capillary wedge pressure measurement improves NT-proBNP prognostic value in heart failure
A. Berni, F. Cappelli, L. Bitossi, I. Cecioni, B. Cappelli, L. Toncelli, G. Galanti, L. Poggesi

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219 - 224 - 
Impact of interval versus steady state exercise on nitric oxide production in patients with left ventricular dysfunction
M. Deljanin Ilic, S. Ilic, G. Lazarevic, G. Kocic, R. Pavlovic, V. Stefanovic

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225 - 230 - 
Comparison of intracoronary adenosine and isosorbide dinitrate on no-reflow/slow flow during rotational atherectomy
T-P. Tsao, S-M. Cheng, C-C. Cheng, S-P. Yang

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231 - 238 - 
Relationships between paced QRS duration and left cardiac structures and function
Y. Su, W. Pan, X. Gong, J. Cui, X. Shu, J. Ge

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239 - 245 - 
Ethnic differences in overweight and obesity between Han and Mongolian rural Chinese
X. Zhang, Z. Sun, L. Zheng, S. Liu, C. Xu, J. Li, J. Li, D. Hu, Y. Sun

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247 - 251 - 
Plasma total homocysteine concentrations in a Turkish population sample
H. Yaman, E.O. Akgul, Y.G. Kurt, E. Cakir, E. Gocgeldi, Z.I. Kunak, E. Macit, T. Cayci, M.K. Erbil

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253 - 257 - 
Pre-hospital statin therapy may not reduce incidence of all-cause mortality and overall MACCE during hospital stay after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
M. Zhang, J-P. Kang, S.-P. Nie, Q. LV, X.-H. Liu, C.-S. Ma

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259 - 265 - 
Why does the general practitioner refer patients with chest pain not-urgently to the specialist or urgently to the emergency department?
Influence of the certainty of the initial diagnosis
R. Bruyninckx, A. Van Den Bruel, B. Aertgeerts, V. Van Casteren, F. Buntinx

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Viewpoint
267 - 268 - 
The absence of pathological myofibre disarray in the diabetic heart: is it a paradox?
C.S. McLachlan, S. Lasker, S. Md. Keramat Ali, L. Wang, H. Jelinek

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Focus
269 - 270 - 
Pulmonary infundibular stenosis and ventricular septum defect: Usefulness of cardiac CT
M. Martín, L.H. Luyando, C. Morís

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Case Reports
271 - 273 - 
Contralateral pneumothorax after endocardial dual-chamber pacemaker implantation resulting from atrial lead perforation
H. Van Herendael, R. Willems

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275 - 277 - 
Successful resection of a giant subpericardial lipoma with recurrent ventricular arrhythmias
B.-Q. Zhao, A.-Q. Dong, S.-Y. Cai

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279 - 280 - 
Vertebral artery stenting by using coronary intervention techniques and devices
H. Kilic, M. Balci, R. Akdemir

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281 - 285 - 
Bare metal or drug-eluting stent implantation in last remaining vessel PCI?
A serious dilemma
L. Zhang, J. Zhu, F. Kiemeneij

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Book Reviews
287 - 288 - 
Book Reviews

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