Acta Cardiologica
Volume 60, issue 3
June 2005



Original articles
239 - 246 - 
Effect of amlodipine and lacidipine on left ventricular diastolic and long axis functions in arterial hypertension and stable angina pectoris
ZALIUNAS, Remigijus, JURKEVICUS, Renaldas, ZABIELA, Vytautas, BRAZDZIONYTE, Julija

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247 - 253 - 
Quality assessment of oral anticoagulation in Belgium, as practiced by a group of general practitioners
CLAES, Neree, BUNTINX, Frank, VIJGEN, Johan, ARNOUT, Jef, VERMYLEN, Jos, FIEUWS, Steffen, VAN LOON, Herman

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253 - 257 - 
Hypotensive effect of dopamine
Synergism induced by fenoldopam or levodopa
PRIETO, Juan Carlos, QUEVEDO, Mónica, MIRANDA, Hugo F., PINARDI, Gianni

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259 - 263 - 
Status of intracellular and extracellular magnesium concentration in patients with cardiac syndrome X
GUO, Hangyuan, LEE, Jong-Dae, GUO, Ming, LU, Yong, TANG, Fengqin, UEDA, Takanori

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265 - 269 - 
The effect of orlistat-induced weight loss on interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein levels in obese subjects
YESILBURSA, Dilek, SERDAR, Akin, HEPER, Yasemin, SARAC, Murat, COSKUN, Senol, KAZAZOGLU, Ali Riza, CORDAN, Jale

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271 - 276 - 
Dietary consumption of green tea catechins attenuate hyperlipidaemia-induced atherosclerosis ans systemic organ damage in mice
SUZUKI, Jun-ichi, OGAWA, Masahito, IZAWA, Atsushi, SAGESAKA, Yuko M., ISOBE, Mitsuaki

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277 - 284 - 
Differentiation, engraftment and functional effects of pre-treated mesenchymal stem cells in a rat myocardial infarct model
YOON, Jihyun, MIN, Byoung Goo, KIM, Young-Hoon, SHIM, Wan Joo, RO, Young Moo, LIM, Do-Sun

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285 - 293 - 
Does leukofiltration reduce pulmonary infections in CABG patients?
A prospective, randomized study with early results and mid-term survival
CONNERY, Cliff P., TOUMPOULIS, Ioannis K., ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Constantine E., HILLEL, Zaharia, RAHMAN, Farah G., KATRITSIS, Demosthenes, SWISTEL, Daniel G.

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295 - 301 - 
Total flavones from Elsholtzia blanda reduce infarct size and improve heart function during acute myocardial infarction by inhibiting myocardial apoptosis in canines
LING, Haiyun, LOU, Yija, WU, Honghai, LOU, Honggang

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303 - 306 - 
Plasma BNP levels are determined by the severity of left ventricular systolic dysfunction but not the types of underlying heart disease
WEI, Tiemin, ZENG, Chunlai, CHEN, Qunying, CHEN, Liping, ZHAO, Ruiying, LU, Ganxin, LU, Chunling, WANG, Lexin

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307 - 309 - 
Oestrogen receptor dinucleotide (TA) polymorphism affects total and LDL cholesterol but does not predict premature myocardial infarction in Caucasian men
LETONJA, Mitja, STEBLOVNIK, Klemen, PETERLIN, Borut, PETROVIC, Daniel

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311 - 317 - 
Miderm follow-up after off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Results from a case-matched study
LYCOPS, Ann, WEVER, Carolien, VANDEKERKHOF, Jos, MEES, Urbain, HENDRIKX, Marc

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319 - 324 - 
Circadian blood pressure variability is associated with autonomic and baroreflex-mediated modulation of the sinoatrial node
GUASTI, Luigina, SIMONI, Cinzia, MAINARDI, Luca T., CIMPANELLI, Mariagrazia, CRESPI, Chiara, GAUDIO, Giovanni, CLERSY, Catherine, GRANDI, Anna M., CERUTTI, Sergio, VENCO, Achille

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325 - 331 - 
Association of coronary atherosclerosis with insulin resistance in patients with impaired glucose tolerance
STOCHMAL, Ewa, SZURKOWSKA, Magdalena, CZARNECKA, Dunata, STOCHMAL, Anna, KLECHA, Artur, KAWECA-JASZCZ, Kalina, SZYBINSKI, Zbigniew

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333 - 336 - 
Changes in the left ventricular outflow and intraventricular flow patterns in hypertension and controls
A Doppler echocardiographic study
TÜKEK, Tufan, ERDOGAN, Dogan, TÜKEK, Saliha Serap, AKKAYA, Vakur, ÖZCAN, Mustafa

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Case reports
337 - 340 - 
How a left-to-right shunt may protect against haemodynamic deterioration in restrictive cardiomyopathy
VAN MIEGHEM, Nicolas, DAENEN, Wim, BUDTS, Werner

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341 - 345 - 
Cefuroxime-induced coronary artery spasm manifesting as Kounis syndrome
MAZARAKIS, Andreas, KOUTSOJANNIS, Constaninos M., KOUNIS, Nicholas G., ALEXOPOULOS, Dimitrios

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Book reviews
347 - 349 - 
Book reviews

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