Acta Cardiologica
Volume 68, issue 4
2013



Original articles
349 - 353 - 
Elective reconstruction of the ascending aorta for aneurysmal disease restores normal life expectancy. An analysis of risk factors for early and late mortality
D. Van Duffel, R. Van Gemert, P. Starinieri, J.-L. Pauwels, A. Natukunda, T.W. Rakhmawati, M.T. Chirehwa, J. Orwa, H. Thys, P. Deboosere, B. Robic, U. Mees, M. Hendrikx

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355 - 364 - 
Congestive heart failure and decongestion ability of two different treatments: continuous renal replacement and diuretic therapy: experience of a cardiac step down unit
C. Giglioli, V. Spini, D. Landi, M. Chiostri, S.M. Romano, R. Calabretta, G.F. Gensini, E. Cecchi

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365 - 372 - 
Increased pulmonary artery pressures during exercise are related to persistent tricuspid regurgitation after atrial septal defect closure
P. De Meester, A. Van De Bruaene, P. Herijgers, J.-U. Voigt, L. Vanhees, W. Budts

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373 - 379 - 
Decline in platelet count after percutaneous transcatheter closure of congenital heart disease
D. Zhou, X. Zhang, W. Pan, J. Ge

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381 - 386 - 
Home Monitoring technology and integrated follow-up care of ICD patients
S.M. Perings, C. Perings, N. Smetak, C. Meyer, D.-I. Shin, M. Kelm, J. Brachmann

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387 - 394 - 
ICD function and dysfunction in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiac diseases: the role of home monitoring
C. De Asmundis, D. Ricciardi, M. Namdar, G. Pappaert, M. Rodríguez-Mañero, K. Wauters, R. Casado-Arroyo, J.J. Rao, F. Bayrak, G.-B. Chierchia, A. Sarkozy, P. Brugada

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395 - 402 - 
The intersection of atrial fibrillation and heart failure in a hospitalised population
J.D. Jones, A.U. Khand, H. Douglas, R. Ashrafi, M. Shaw, J.G.F. Cleland

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Review article
403 - 411 - 
The role of statin treatment in valvular heart disease: is the jury still out?
F. Antonini-Canterin, A.D. Mateescu, G.L. Nicolosi, C. Ginghină, P. Lancellotti, B. Cosyns, B.A. Popescu

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Viewpoint
413 - 415 - 
Organizing patient-centred anticoagulant therapy
P. Verhamme, H. Heidbuchel

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Case reports
417 - 420 - 
An atypical evolution of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy
M. Strachinaru, E. Tran-Ngoc, N. Damry, I. Costescu

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421 - 424 - 
Spontaneous (atraumatic) splenic rupture complicating anticoagulant treatment for splenic infarction
F.C. Deprez, G.C. Colin, P. Hainaut

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425 - 428 - 
Exercise-induced acute coronary syndrome in a 24-year-old man with massive cannabis consumption
P. Deharo, P.-L. Massoure, L. Fourcade

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429 - 431 - 
Kounis syndrome: inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction following a bumblebee sting
G. Zanini, B. Fontanella, M. Racheli, M. Bortolotti, G.F. Pasini

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433 - 437 - 
An unusual form of Naxos disease and its improvement by adjuvant low-dose colchicine therapy
N. Gultekin, E. Kucukates

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439 - 441 - 
Outer insulation failure in a multilumen ICD lead
Y. Wang, Y. Zhou, G. Xu

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443 - 445 - 
Regular tachycardia terminated by ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing in an ICD recipient. What is the mechanism?
A.G. Manolis, K.G. Kouvelas, C.D. Maniotis

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446 - 448 - 
Successful thrombolytic treatment of a bio-prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis in a pregnant woman
M. Uluganyan, G. Karaca, Z. Nurkalem

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449 - 451 - 
Permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in a patient with asymptomatic bilateral subclavian vein stenosis
Ö. Çiftçi, M. Günday, A. Güven

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Book reviews
452 - 454 - 
Book Reviews

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