Acta Cardiologica
Volume 63, issue 5
2008



Viewpoint
539 - 540 - 
Increasing workload in tertiary paediatric cardiac centres
M.M. Massin

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Original Articles
541 - 546 - 
The role of tissue Doppler study in the assessment of left ventricular dysfunction in obesity
A.C. Tanalp, A. Bitigen, C. Cevik, D. Demir, O. Ozveren, K. Tigen, B. Mutlu, Y. Basaran

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547 - 552 - 
Feasibility of cardiac MR examination during quantitative isometric muscular exercise
K. Chida, T. Nagasaka, M. Kohuzuki, H. Saito, I. Mori, S. Maruoka, S. Takahashi, S. Yamada, M. Zuguchi

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553 - 555 - 
Short QT syndrome: a very rare arrhythmogenic entity
O.C. Yontar, K. Yalta, M.B. Yilmaz, O.O. Turgut

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557 - 564 - 
Significance of the treadmill scores and high-risk criteria for exercise testing in non-high-risk patients with unstable angina and an intermediate Duke treadmill score
J.A. Alvarez Tamargo, E.S. Martin-Ambrosio, E.R. Tarin, M.M. Fernandez, C.M. De La Tassa

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565 - 570 - 
Anaemia as an inflammation-mediated condition during chronic heart failure
Possible role of fibrinogen
S. Morelli, F. Di Girolamo, A. Angelino, F. Fravolini, C. Mancusi, V. Diurni, R. Molfetta, C. Acconcia, F. Balsano

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571 - 577 - 
Closure of a patent foramen ovale is associated with a decrease in prevalence of migraine
A prospective observational study
J.G.L.M. Luermans, M.C. Post, F. Temmerman, V. Thijs, W.J. Schonewille, H.W.T. Plokker, M.J. Suttorp, W.I.H.L. Budts

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579 - 584 - 
Clinical and coronary angiographic characteristics of patients with coronary slow flow
H. Yilmaz, I. Demir, Z. Uyar

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585 - 589 - 
Congenital heart disease in children with Down’s syndrome: Turkish experience of 13 years
K. Nisli, N. Oner, S. Candan, H. Kayserli, T. Tansel, E. Tireli, B. Karaman, R.E. Omeroglu, A. Dindar, U. Aydogan, S. Basaran, T. Ertugrul

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591 - 598 - 
High prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in hypertensive rural Chinese women
X. Zhang, Z. Sun, D. Zhang, L. Zheng, S. Liu, C. Xu, J. Li, J. Li, D. Hu, Y. Sun

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599 - 602 - 
Enalapril therapy and cardiac remodelling in sickle cell disease patients
C.S.P. Lima, O.M. Ueti, A.A. Ueti, K.G. Franchini, F.F. Costa, S.T.O. Saad

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603 - 608 - 
New index of regional arterial stiffness assessed by tissue Doppler imaging
M. Haiden, Y. Kimura, Y. Miyasaka, Y. Aota, K. Dote, A. Takada, T. Iwasaka

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609 - 614 - 
Lack of association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and risk of premature coronary artery disease in the Greek population
M. Vasilakou, V. Votteas, C. Kasparian, N. Pantazopoulos, G. Dedoussis, C. Deltas, P. Nastos, D. Nikolakis, K. Lamnissou

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615 - 622 - 
Increased plasma osteoprotegerin levels are associated with the presence and severity of acute coronary syndrome
M-Y. Ren, S-J. Sui, Y. Zhang, F-Y. Xu, X-Q. Xu, J-J. Zhao, Y-M. Du, W-H. Liu

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623 - 628 - 
Conventional and non-conventional coronary risk factors in male premature coronary artery disease patients already having a low Framingham risk score
C. Koz, O. Baysan, A. Hasimi, M. Cihan, M. Uzun, M. Yokusoglu, C. Sag, E. Isik

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629 - 633 - 
The relationship between cardiac autonomic neuropathy and Tei index in patients with type II diabetes mellitus
A.A. Kaderl, S. Güllülü, B. Özdemir, T. Sentürk, A. Aydinlar

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Case Reports
635 - 637 - 
Acute left atrial thrombosis during anticoagulant therapy in a patient with antithrombin deficiency
P. Santangeli, A. Sestito

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639 - 640 - 
In-stent late total occlusion following left main coronary artery stenting
A. Canbay, O. Ozcan, E. Diker

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641 - 645 - 
A right ventricular infarction disguised as an anterior infarction due to an occluded isolated right ventricular branch
M. Coosemans, R. Koevoets, T. Vydt

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647 - 650 - 
Single-catheter approach for ablation of the slow pathway in a patient with type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and AV nodal reentrant tachycardia using a magnetic navigation system
T. Szili-Torok, E. Jessurun, L.J. Jordaens

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Abstracts
651 - 665 - 
The 2nd Belgian heart rhythm meeting ‘Arrhythmias for every cardiologist’, 2-4 October 2008 - Sheraton Airport, Brussels, Belgium

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Book Reviews
667 - 668 - 
Book Reviews

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Abstract
669 - 669 - 
Addendum

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