Acta Cardiologica
Volume 61, issue 3
June 2006



Editorial
261 - 262 - 
Evidence-based medicine
KESTELOOT, Hugo

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Original articles
263 - 269 - 
Effects of atorvastatin withdrawal on soluble CD40L and adipocytokines in patients with hypercholesterolaemia
CHU, Chih-Sheng, LEE, Kun-Tai, LEE, Ming-YI, SU, Ho-Ming, VOON, Wen-Choi, SHEU, Sheng-Hsiung, LAI, Wen-Ter

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271 - 277 - 
Quantitative analysis of semi-supine exercise echocardiography
Influence of age on myocardial Doppler imaging indices
PETROPOULOU, Evdokia, LANCELLOTTI, Patrizio, PIÉRARD, Luc A.

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Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the evaluation of cardiac haemodynamics after repair of tetralogy of Fallot in children
Negative effects of pulmonary regurgitation
BASPINAR, Osman, ALEHAN, Dursun

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285 - 288 - 
Over 14 years of experience with cardiac myxomas
TANSEL, Turkan, HARMANDAR, Bugra, UGURLUCAN, Murat, NISLI, Kemal, EKER, Rukiye, SOZEN, Ahmet Bilge, OZCAN, Mustafa, BARLAS, Semih, DAYIOGLU, Enver, ONURSAL, Ertan

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289 - 294 - 
Pacing and sensing disturbances in patients with DDD pacemakers in the early period after implantation
WRANICZ, Jerzy Krzysztof, CHUDZIK, Michał, CYGANKIEWICZ, Iwona, KLIMCZAK, Artur, KACZMAREK, Kryzsztof, MACIEJEWSKI, Marek, GOCH, Jan Henryk

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295 - 300 - 
Haem oxuygenase-1 expression and coronary heart disease
Association between levels of haem oxygenase-1 expression and angiographic morphology as well as the quantity of coronary lesions
LI, Yu-Guang, WANG, Dong-Ming, CHEN, Song-Ming, TAN, Xue-Rui, FANG, Xiao-Yi, WU, Jie-Wen, ZHANG, Guo-Hong, MAI, Rui-Qing

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301 - 306 - 
Abdominal complications following open-heart surgery
A report of 12 cases and review of the literature
KURT, Muhammed, LITMATHE, Jens, ROEHRBORN, Ansgar, FEINDT, Peter, BOEKEN, Udo, GAMS, Emmeran

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307 - 312 - 
Calculating sympathovagal balance from heart rate variability
Are there aternatives in adolescents?
DELLA POZZA, Robert, KLEINMANN, Arne, BECHTOLD, Susanne, NETZ, Heinrich

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313 - 320 - 
Neighbourhood deprivation and excess coronary heart disease mortality and hospital admissions in Plymouth, UK
An ecological study
JANGHORBANI, Mohsen, JONES, Raymond B., NELDER, Robert

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321 - 325 - 
Myocardial infarction is associated wit Sp1 binding site polymorphism of collagen type 1A1 gene
SPEER, Gábor, SZENTHE, Péter, KÓSA, Janós P., TABÁK, Ádám G., FOLHOFFER, Anikó, FUSZEK, Peter, CSEH, Károly, LAKATOS, Péter

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327 - 331 - 
Apoliprotein-E polymorphism and response to pravastatin in men with coronary artery disease (REGRESS)
MAITLAND-VAN DER ZEE, Anke-Hile, JUKEMA, J. Wouter, ZWINDERMAN, Aeilko H., HALMANN, D. Michael, DE BOER, Anthonius, KASTELEIN, John J.P., DE KNIJFF, Peter

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333 - 337 - 
Low serum albumin levels in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
What does it mean?
HE, Yong-Ming, YANG, Xiang-Jun, HUI, Jie, JIANG, Ting-Bo, SONG, Jian-Ping, LIU, Zhi-Hua, JIANG, Wen-Ping

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339 - 342 - 
Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation on endothelial function and oxidative stress
MA, Ji, CHENG, Gang, XU, Geng, WENG, Shaoxiang, LU, Xingguang

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343 - 351 - 
Epicardial pacing
A single-centre study on 321 leads in 138 patients
ECTOR, Bavo, WILLEMS, Rik, HEIDBÜCHEL, Hein, GEWILLIG, Marc, MERTENS, Luc, MEYNS, Bart, DAENEN, Willem, ECTOR, Hugo

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Case reports
353 - 355 - 
Value of monitoring pulse oximetry for imputability of patent foramen ovale in transient dyspnoea
COHEN, Remy, LAPERCHE, Thierry, ROYER, Thierry

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356 - 358 - 
Uncommon presentation of Behçet's syndrome
Aortic aneurysm and dissection due to Behçet's syndrome
UCER, Ekrem, ONER, A. Orcun, ERDINLER, Izzet Celal

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359 - 361 - 
Bioimpedance analysis and plasma B-type natriuretic peptide assay may cooperate in diagnosing and managing heart failure
TAMAGNO, Gianluca, GUZZON, Samuele

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363 - 365 - 
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma presenting with acute coronary syndrome and syncope
MAESTRONI, Alberto, ZECCA, Bruno, TRIGGIANI, Michele

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Abstracts
367 - 374 - 
Belgian Working Group on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology 24th annual meeting

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Book reviews
375 - 377 - 
Book reviews

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Agenda
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Calendar