Acta Cardiologica
Volume 66, issue 4
2011



Original articles
407 - 414 - 
The CAREGENE study: genetic variants of the endothelium and aerobic power in patients with coronary artery disease
S. Onkelinx, V. Cornelissen, J. Defoor, G. Matthijs, T. Thomaes, E. Coeckelberghs, R. Buys, D. Schepers, R. Fagard, L. Vanhees

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415 - 420 - 
QRS duration and QTc interval are predictors of risk for ventricular arrhythmias during cardiac resynchronization therapy
D. Prochnau, H. Kuehnert, H.R. Figulla, R. Surber

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421 - 425 - 
Low safety index of domperidone: mechanism for increased odds ratio for sudden cardiac death
L.M. Hondeghem

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427 - 432 - 
Cardiac injury in patients with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infection
Z. Ni, Z. Guo, X. Chen, Q. Wang, Y. Qiu, T. Wu, Y. Yang, L. Zhao

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433 - 438 - 
Apolipoprotein B assessment for evaluating lipid goals
E. Tekiner, A. Oguz, M. Uzunlulu, F. Tekiner

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439 - 445 - 
Clinical outcomes of brief versus prolonged unfractionated heparin infusion after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the drug-eluting stent era: real-world, single-centre experience
S.-Y. Yoo, D.-H. Shin, J.-Y. Lee, S. Cheong, J.-K. Jang, C. Lee

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447 - 452 - 
The preoperative cardiology consultation: goal settings and great expectations
E. Aslanger, I. Altun, G. Guz, O. Kiraslan, N. Polat, E. Golcuk, H. Oflaz

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453 - 458 - 
Carotid stenting of asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid artery stenoses with and without the use of a distal embolic protection device
Y.-M. Wu, H.-F. Wong, Y.-L. Chen, M.-C. Wong, C.-H. Toh

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459 - 464 - 
Standardization of the apex beat in the full left lateral position and its diagnostic value in detecting left ventricular dilatation
H.B. Zobec Logar, N. Ružič Medvešček, P. Rakovec

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465 - 470 - 
Autonomic nervous function and baroreflex sensitivity in hypertensive diabetic patients
W. Ding, L. Zhou, Y. Bao, L. Zhou, Y. Yang, B. Lu, X. Wu, R. Hu

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471 - 481 - 
Singhs verbal autopsy questionnaire for the assessment of causes of death, social autopsy, tobacco autopsy and dietary autopsy, based on medical records and interview
R.B. Singh, J. Fedacko, V. Vargova, A. Kumar, V. Mohan, D. Pella, F. De Meester, D. Wilson

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483 - 488 - 
Plasma thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor levels and Thr325Ile polymorphism as a risk marker of myocardial infarction in Egyptian patients
H.M. Kamal, A.S. Ahmed, M.S. Fawzy, F.A. Mohamed, A.A. Elbaz

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489 - 497 - 
Free breathing 2D multi-slice real-time gradient-echo cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: impact on left ventricular function measurements compared with standard multi-breath hold 2D steady-state free precession imaging
B. Sievers, S. Schrader, P. Hunold, J. Barkhausen, R. Erbel

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499 - 504 - 
Prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pump reduces C-reactive protein levels and early mortality in high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
J. Gu, W. Hu, H. Xiao, X. Feng, Z. Song, Y. Chen, D. Zhang

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505 - 508 - 
Aortic valve calcifications on chest films: how much calcium do I need?
A.H. Mahnken, G. Dohmen, R. Koos

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509 - 514 - 
Association between preinfarction angina and coronary artery ectasia in the acute myocardial infarction
A. Karabulut, M. Çakmak, B. Uzunlar

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Case reports
515 - 517 - 
Exercise intolerance due to sustained atrial bigeminy with short coupling interval
K. Jansen, D. Blommaert, O. Deceuninck

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519 - 522 - 
The vulnerability of fractional flow reserve
K. Onsea, C.L. Dubois

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523 - 525 - 
A patient treated with tilt training and midodrine after 68 seconds asystole during head-up tilt table testing
F. Oz, Y. Cizgici, A.K. Bilge

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527 - 530 - 
Optimization of biventricular pacing via strain dyssynchrony measurements in a paediatric patient
C.L. Cua, A. Phillips, T. Ackley, P.S. Ro, N. Kertesz

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531 - 534 - 
You can't judge a book by its cover: a pseudo 1 degree A-V block in apparent absence of retrograde conduction
A. Sorgente, Y. Yazaki, P. Brugada

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535 - 536 - 
Myocardial hypoperfusion detected by cardiac computed tomography in an adult patient with heart failure after classic repair for corrected transposition of the great arteries
S. Okayama, A. Seno, T. Soeda, Y. Takami, M. Horii, S. Uemura, Y. Saito

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537 - 538 - 
Successful management of Listeria monocytogenes pericarditis: case report and review of the literature
V. Dias, S. Cabral, D. Anjo, M. Vieira, N. Antunes, G. Carvalheiras, C. Gomes, A. Meireles, T. Mendonça, S. Torres

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539 - 541 - 
Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery - Diagnostic challenge
W. Fukuda, S. Morohashi, I. Fukuda

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543 - 545 - 
Ebstein's anomaly with refractory atrial tachycardia
G. Zhang, Y. Ni, Q. Feng

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547 - 549 - 
A giant post-dissection aneurysm of the ascending aorta in an octogenarian
G. Vandenplas, T. Bove, G. Van Nooten

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551 - 553 - 
True left ventricular aneurysm after blunt chest trauma
A. Kaplan, E. Aslanger, N. Polat, M. Dursun, B. Umman

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555 - 557 - 
Meningo-encephalitis as initial manifestation of a fatal atrio-oesophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation
H. Pürerfellner, C. Stöllberger, J. Finsterer

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559 - 562 - 
Kounis sundrome: myocardial infarction secondary to an allergic insult - a rare clinical entity
F.N.T. Caglar, I.M. Caglar, U. Coskun, M. Ugurlucan, B. Okcun

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Corrigendum
563 - 563 - 
Corrigendum

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