Acta Cardiologica
Volume 68, issue 3
2013



Original articles
235 - 239 - 
Inter-hospital variation in length of hospital stay after ST-elevation myocardial infarction: results from the Belgian STEMI registry
M.J. Claeys, P.R. Sinnaeve, C. Convens, P. Dubois, J. Boland, P. Vranckx, S. Gevaert, P. Coussement, C. Beauloye, M. Renard, C. Vrints

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241 - 245 - 
Myocardial fibrosis in rats exposed to low frequency noise
E. Antunes, P. Oliveira, G. Borrecho, M.J.R. Oliveira, J. Brito, A. Aguas, J. Martins Dos Santos

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247 - 253 - 
Time-resolved magnetic resonance imaging of contrast kinetics to identify severe tricuspid valve regurgitation
U. Speiser, A. Abas, C. Henke, V. Sandfort, S. Jellinghaus, B. Sievers, R.H. Strasser, S. Schoen

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255 - 261 - 
Light cigarette smoking and vascular function
Ö. Ciftci, M. Günday, M. Caliskan, H. Güllü, A. Güven, H. Müderrisoglu

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263 - 270 - 
Hospitalization costs of TAVI in one Belgian university hospital
R. Van Gestel, D. De Graeve, C. Vrints, I. Rodrigus, J. Bosmans

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271 - 278 - 
Efficacy of papillary muscle approximation in preventing functional mitral regurgitation recurrence in high-risk patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and mitral regurgitation
F. Roshanali, A. Vedadian, S. Shoar, M. Naderan, M.H. Mandegar

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279 - 283 - 
An alternative noninvasive technique for the treatment of iatrogenic femoral pseudoaneurysms: stethoscope-guided compression
A. Korkmaz, S. Duyuler, S. Kalayci, P. Türker, E. Sahan, O. Maden, M.T. Selcuk

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285 - 289 - 
Histomorphometric evaluation of the coronary artery vessels in rats submitted to industrial noise
E. Antunes, P. Oliveira, M.J.R. Oliveira, J. Brito, A. Aguas, J. Martins Dos Santos

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291 - 297 - 
Comparison of radiation-induced damage between CT angiography and conventional coronary angiography
A. Sahinarslan, G. Erbas, S.A. Kocaman, D. Bas, A. Akyel, D. Karaer, M.A. Ergun, M. Arac, B. Boyaci

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299 - 305 - 
Determination of early cardiac deterioration in beta-thalassaemia major by echocardiography
O. Ozdogan, A. Alp, M. Turker, B. Atabey

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307 - 314 - 
Prognostic value of elevated mean platelet volume in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction
O. Akgul, H. Uyarel, H. Pusuroglu, M. Gul, N. Isiksacan, S. Turen, M. Erturk, O. Surgit, M. Cetin, U. Bulut, O.F. Baycan, N. Uslu

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Case reports
315 - 317 - 
Sinus tachycardia: don’t blame the whistle-blower
M. De Pauw, F. Tromp, M. De Buyzere

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319 - 323 - 
Non-invasive follow-up of a coronary artery pseudoaneurysm after percutaneous transluminal coronary rotational atherectomy (PTCRA)
T. Cools, E. Benit

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325 - 327 - 
Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage: a rare anatomical variation with clinical significance
Z. Zhang, J. Dong, C. Ma

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328 - 330 - 
An unusual case of aortic valve obstruction
W.P. Mistiaen, L. Uyttebroek, G. Hubens, L. Van Nassauw

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331 - 334 - 
Foetal presentation of long QT syndrome
C. Theeuws, D. Nuyens, M. Gewillig

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335 - 337 - 
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in a patient with amyloid cardiomyopathy
D. Zizek, M. Cvijic, I. Zupan

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339 - 342 - 
Left ventricular apical hypoplasia: a case series and review of the literature
H. Meng, J. Li, X. Sun

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Focus
343 - 344 - 
Myocardial delayed enhancement by magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and ventricular tachycardia
M. Rodriguez-Manero, A. Sarkozy, K. Tanaka, R. Casado-Arroyo, P. Brugada

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ESC
345 - 346 - 
What’s new for ESC Congress 2013? (Amsterdam 30th Augurst – 4th September 2013)
K.A.A. Fox

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Book reviews
347 - 348 - 
Book Reviews

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