Acta Cardiologica
Volume 64, issue 3
2009



President's page
289 - 290 - 
The Belgian Society of Cardiology: a new President should bring fresh impetus and ideas
F. Van den Branden

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Original articles
291 - 296 - 
Different degrees of overweight: anthropometric indices in patients with coronary heart disease
S.-T. Chang, C.-M. Chu, P.-C. Lin, K.-L. Pan, H.-W. Cheng, T.-Y. Yang, C.-M. Chung, J.-T. Hsu

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297 - 302 - 
Infectious pericarditis: an experience spanning a decade
F. Mookadam, S.E. Moustafa, Y. Sun, F.C. Wilson, S.S. Mohammed, S. Park, I.M. Tleyjeh, J.K. Oh, J. Tajik

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303 - 309 - 
Acute effect of transcatheter closure on right ventricular function in patients with atrial septal defect assessed by tissue Doppler imaging
J. Ding, G. Ma, C. Wang, Y. Huang, X. Zhang, J. Zhu, F. Lu

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311 - 319 - 
Global left ventricular function: assessment with dual-source CT versus conventional ventriculography in a porcine model
P. Bruners, C. Knackstedt, A.H. Mahnken, N. Luhmann, M. Das, C. Fach, T. Schmitz-Rode, R.W. Günther, M. Kelm, G. Mühlenbruch

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321 - 327 - 
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements improve the cardiovascular risk profile of subjects with metabolic syndrome, including markers of inflammation and auto-immunity
M. Ebrahimi, M. Ghayour- Mobarhan, S. Rezaiean, M. Hoseini, S.M.R. Parizade, F. Farhoudi, S.J. Hosseininezhad, S. Tavallaei, A. Vejdani, M. Azimi-Nezhad, M.T. Shakeri, M.A. Rad, N. Mobarra, S.M.R. Kazemi-Bajestani, G.A.A. Ferns

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329 - 334 - 
Increased levels of laminin and collagen type VI may reflect early remodelling in patients with acute myocardial infarction
W. Dinh, L. Bansemir, R. Füth, W. Nickl, J.-P. Stasch, M. Coll-Barroso, H. Lapp, A. Bufe, J. Wolfertz, T. Scheffold, M. Lankisch

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335 - 340 - 
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers have no beneficial effect on ablation outcome in chronic persistent atrial fibrillation
B. Zheng, J. Kang, Y. Tian, R. Tang, D. Long, R. Yu, H. He, M. Zhang, L. Shi, H. Tao, X. Liu, J. Dong, C. Ma

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341 - 346 - 
Evaluation of myocardial bridges with 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography
F. Bayrak, M. Degertekin, E. Eroglu, T. Guneysu, D. Sevinc, G. Gemici, B. Mutlu, S. Aytaclar

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347 - 350 - 
Outcome of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy in a contemporary Swiss population
A. Vischer, S. Osswald, C. Sticherling, B. Schaer

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351 - 356 - 
Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in hypertensive adults in rural China
Z. Sun, L. Zheng, C. Xu, X. Zhang, J. Li, S. Liu, J. Li, D. Hu, Y. Sun

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357 - 361 - 
Association between -455G/A and fibrinogen in a Chinese population
A. Sun, H. Ma, D. Xu, Y. Wang, M. Liu, L. Xu, J. Chen, T. Hu, Z. Wang, K. Wang, Y. Zou, W. Huang, J. Ge

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363 - 369 - 
Elastin gene study of infants with isolated congenital ductus arteriosus aneurysm
S.-L. Jan, S.-C. Chan, Y.-C. Fu, S.-J. Lin

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371 - 377 - 
Traditional cardiac risk factors profile in Iranian patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
A. Karimi, M. Marzban, N. Movahedi, A. Salehiomran, S. Sadeghian, H. Goodarzynejad

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379 - 383 - 
Lipoprotein lipase and premature coronary artery disease
Z. Chen, G. Ma, X. Zhang, J. Wang

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385 - 392 - 
Effects of ankylosing spondylitis on the heart
Y. Gunes, M. Tuncer, U. Guntekin, M. Sahin, L. Yazmalar

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393 - 396 - 
CTSS promoter -25G/A: not a risk factor for CHD in Chinese
A. Sun, K.R. Binay, F. Xiang, J. Zhao, Y. Wang, L. Xu, H. Ma, K. Wang, Y. Zou, W. Huang, J. Ge

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397 - 404 - 
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in Inner Mongolia, China
T. Xu, Y. Zhang, L. Yu, W. Tong

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405 - 409 - 
The influence of rosuvastatin therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention on angiogenic growth factors in coronary artery disease patients
A.E. Semenova, I.V. Sergienko, V.P. Masenko, M.V. Ezhov, S.A. Gabrusenko, V.V. Kuharchuk, Y.N. Belenkov

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Focus
411 - 411 - 
Subacute total occlusion of the left main coronary artery
S. Moral, M. Cardenas, M. Puigfel, J. Bassaganyas

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Letter to the editor
413 - 414 - 
Risks and benefits of replacing conventional plasma lipids with apolipoprotein measurement
G. Lippi, G. Targher, G.C. Guidi

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Case reports
415 - 417 - 
Improved myocardial perfusion preceding clinical response on bosentan treatment for coronary vasospasm
I.A.C. Vermeltfoort, P.G.H.M. Raijmakers, P.W. Kamphuisen

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419 - 422 - 
Paroxysmal bidirectional ventricular tachycardia with tachycardiomyopathy in a pregnant woman
N.L. Walker, S.M. Cobbe, A.D. Mcgavigan

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423 - 424 - 
Sinus node dysfunction after surgical repair of an atrial septal defect (secundum-type): worth the wait
K. Onsea, P. Dendale

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425 - 427 - 
Unexpected complete aortorenal occlusion
E. Mavili, M.G. Kaya, H. Donmez

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429 - 433 - 
Artery of Adamkiewicz-sparing endovascular stent placement
H.M. Gerhards, S. Flacke, W. Schiller

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435 - 438 - 
How many times can a heart be broken?
T. Mulleners, D. Dilling-Boer, E. Benit

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