Acta Cardiologica
Volume 71, issue 2
2016



Review article
127 - 134 - 
Successful percutaneous coronary intervention for acute and chronic occlusion of the left main coronary artery: report of two cases and review of the literature
G.-Z. Ma, Y. Wang, R.-H. Xu, Z.-X. Cai

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Original articles
135 - 143 - 
Left atrial appendage occlusion with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug could improve survival and prevent thrombo-embolic and major bleeding events in atrial fibrillation patients with increased bleeding risk
W. Budts, D. Laenens, F. Van Calenbergh, P. Vermeersch, T. De Potter, A. Aminian, E. Benit, F. Stammen, J. Kefer

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145 - 150 - 
A safety radiation marker in the cardiac catheterization lab
P. M. Kostakou, D.S. Damaskos, A.G. Dagre, G.A. Makavos, C.D. Olympios

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151 - 155 - 
Need for radiation safety education for interventional cardiology staff, especially nurses
Y. Morishima, K. Chida, Y. Katahira, H. Seto, H. Chiba, K. Tabayashi

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157 - 163 - 
Transcriptional expression profiles of the main proteinases and their regulators in coronary artery ectasia patients’ mononuclear cells
R. Liu, W. Wu, L. Chen, H. Chen, S. Zhang

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165 - 172 - 
Decrease of circulating myeloid dendritic cells in patients with chronic heart failure
R. Pistulli, N. Hammer, I. Rohm, D. Kretzschmar, C. Jung, H.-R. Figulla, A. Yilmaz

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173 - 183 - 
Could careful patient selection for renal denervation warrant a positive effect on arterial stiffness and left ventricular mass reduction?
D. Palionis, A. Berukstis, N. Misonis, L. Ryliskyte, J. Celutkiene, D. Zakarkaite, K. Cerlinskaite, N. Valeviciene, A. Tamosiunas, A. Laucevicius

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185 - 190 - 
The relationship between serum lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 levels and systolic heart failure
F. Besli, S. Gullulu, S. Sag, M. Kecebas, E. Acikgoz, E. Sarandol, A. Aydinlar

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191 - 197 - 
Diagnostic significance of serum galectin-3 levels in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
V. Polat, E. Bozcali, T. Uygun, S. Opan, O. Karakaya

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199 - 203 - 
Noninvasive measurement of cardiac output during 6-minute walk test by inert gas rebreathing to evaluate heart failure
S. Zhou, P. Chen, H. Li, C. Zeng, Y. Fang, W. Shi, C. Yang

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205 - 210 - 
Gamma-glutamyl transferase predicts recurrences of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation
F.M. Uçar, E. Gucuk İpek, B. Acar, M. Gul, A. Tunçez, Ö. Özeke, B. Geyik, S. Topaloglu, D. Aras

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213 - 220 - 
Alexithymia and psychopathology in patients with acute myocardial infarction
H. Silva, J. Freitas, S. Moreira, A. Santos, V. Almeida

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221 - 226 - 
The impact of health-related quality of life on the incidence of ischaemic heart disease and stroke; a cohort study in an Iranian population
Y. Dadjou, M. Kermani-Alghoraishi, M. Sadeghi, M. Talaei, A. Yousefy, S. Oveisgharan, H. Roohafza, K. Rabiei, N. Sarrafzadegan

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227 - 233 - 
Relationship of carotid arterial functional and structural changes to left atrial volume in untreated hypertension
J. Jaroch, B. Rzyczkowska, Z. Bociąga, O. Vriz, C. Driussi, M. Loboz-Rudnicka, K. Dudek, K. Łoboz-Grudzień

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235 - 240 - 
Penn classification in acute aortic dissection patients
C. Pisano, C.R. Balistreri, F. Torretta, V. Capuccio, A. Allegra, V. Argano, G. Ruvolo

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241 - 246 - 
The relationship between neutrophil counts on admission and angiographic no-reflow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Z. Wang, L. Ren, L. Lei, H. Ye, J. Peng

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Image focuses
247 - 248 - 
Unexpected perforation leading to life-threatening cardiac tamponade six years after patent foramen ovale closure with an intrasept device
B. Vandeloo, S. Dymarkowski, W. Budts

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249 - 250 - 
Atrial septal defect of the inferior sinus venosus type: a missed diagnosis
P. Rodrigues, J. Almeida, S. Cabral, A. Madureira, J. Pinheiro-Torres, I. Sá, V. Monteiro, S. Torres

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251 - 252 - 
Myocardial apical cleft
S. Marchetta, P. J. Bruyere, O. Gach

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