Acta Cardiologica
Volume 70, issue 4
2015



Original articles
375 - 385 - 
Clinical characteristics and short-term outcome of patients admitted with heart failure in Belgium: results from the BIO-HF registry
J. De Sutter, S. Pardaens, T. Audenaert, C. Weytjens, B. Vande Kerckhove, A.-M. Willems, N. De Laet, G. Van Camp

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387 - 393 - 
Right ventricular systolic dysfunction and its prognostic value in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
K. Cenkerova, J. Dubrava, V. Pokorna, J. Kaluzay, O. Jurkovicova

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395 - 399 - 
Ferritin and body mass index predict cardiac dysfunction in female adolescents with anorexia of the restrictive type
M.K.F. Docx, J. Weyler, A. Simons, J. Ramet, G. Veereman, L. Mertens

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401 - 408 - 
Anti-platelet effects of nimesulide in isoproterenol-induced myocardial ischaemia and infarction in rabbits
S. Ahmed, S. Gul, H. Ze Jaafar, M. Moga, M. Zia-Ul-Haq, L. Dima

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409 - 413 - 
Association of pentraxin- with the severity of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis
N. Polat, A. Yildiz, S. Alan, N. Toprak

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414 - 421 - 
Impact of aortic stiffness on the frequency of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation recurrences
F. Kizilirmak, G.B. Guler, E. Guler, H.M. Gunes, G.G. Demir, M.O. Omaygenc, B. Cakal, F.E. Olgun, E. Koklu, F. Kilicaslan

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422 - 429 - 
Diagnostic value of combining heart rate recovery and P-wave changes with exercise-induced changes in the ST segments for prediction of myocardial ischaemia
I. Koyuncu, K. Tuluce, S.Y. Tuluce, B. Koyuncu, M. Eyuboglu, E. Gursul, F.A. Akcay, O. Safak, M.A. Ekinci, O. Ozdogan, O. Kozan

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430 - 434 - 
Ventricular assist devices in patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy: new modalities
O.A. Sayin, C. Ozpeker, M. Schoenbrodt, F. Oz, J. Borgermann, J. Gummert, M. Morshuis

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435 - 441 - 
Osteoprotegerin is associated with depletion of circulating endothelial progenitor cells and elevation in pulmonary arterial pressure in patients with systolic heart failure
H. Zhang, L. Feng, Q. Wan, Y. Hong, Y. Li, G. Cheng, X. Han

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442 - 449 - 
Discharge risk scoring method for predicting mortality in hospitalized chronic heart failure patients with severe systolic dysfunction
A. Tokatli, K. Karauzum, D. Ural, C. Baydemir, G. Kozdag, U. Celikyurt, Y. Akay, O. Argan, I. Yilmaz, A. Vural

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451 - 459 - 
Target temperature management of 33°C exerts beneficial haemodynamic effects after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
M. Forkmann, S. Kolschmann, L. Holzhauser, K. Ibrahim, M. Guenther, M. Christoph, J.T. Fuhrmann, A. Boscheri, A. Schmeißer, R.H. Strasser, C. Wunderlich

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460 - 464 - 
The effect of sex counselling in the sexual activity of acute myocardial infarction patients after primary percutaneous coronary intervention
F. Xu, Q. Ming, L. Hou

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465 - 472 - 
Using aortic distensibility index to detect coronary stenosis
M. Shehata, A. Elsayegh, Y. Gomaa, M. Gamal

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473 - 478 - 
Procalcitonin: a marker of heart failure
A. Canbay, O.O. Celebi, S. Celebi, S. Aydogdu, E. Diker

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479 - 486 - 
The obesity-mortality paradox in elderly patients with angiographic coronary artery disease: a report from the ET-CHD registry
G.-M. Lin, Y.-H. Li, C.-P. Lai, C.-L. Lin, J.-H. Wang

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487 - 491 - 
Optimising the use of transoesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing suspected infective endocarditis
M.I. Rap, A. Chacko

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Review article
493 - 498 - 
The dual effects of autophagy in myocardial hypertrophy
J. Li, Y. Cai

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Image focus
499 - 499 - 
Left main coronary artery atresia
M. Zabalza, M. Lorente, P. Mezquita, J. Mareque-Bueno

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Corrigendum
500 - 500 - 
Corrigendum

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