Acta Cardiologica
Volume 65, issue 5
2010



Tutorial
491 - 497 - 
Dabigatran for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: from RE-LY to daily clinical practice
H. Heidbüchel, P. Verhamme

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Original articles
499 - 506 - 
Vascular smooth muscle cell remodelling in elastase-induced aortic aneurysm
L. Jiao, Z. Xu, F. Xu, S. Zhang, K. Wu

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507 - 514 - 
RNAi-mediated Rab5a suppression inhibits proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells
Z. Ma, H. Wang, L. Wu, L. Zhu, W. Shi, D. Ma, Z. Chen, B. Yu

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515 - 519 - 
Elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transferase activity in patients with cardiac syndrome X and its relationship with carotid intima media thickness
J. Yagmur, N. Ermis, N. Acikgoz, M. Cansel, H. Atas, Y. Karakus, H. Pekdemir, R. Ozdemir

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521 - 525 - 
Incidence of adequate ICD interventions in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy supposed to be at high risk for sudden cardiac death
C. Prinz, J. Vogt, T. Bitter, B.G. Muntean, D. Hering, D. Horstkotte, L. Faber

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527 - 533 - 
Mineralocorticoid receptor, CYP11B2 mRNA expression, and atrial matrix remodelling in patients with atrial fibrillation
D.-A. Pei, Y.-Y. Yan, L. Li, Z.-Y. Xu, J.-Y. Huang, M. Wang, Z.-M. Xu, Q. Yao, S.-E. Huang, Q. Huang, S.-S. Wang

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535 - 540 - 
Endothelial dysfunction and sympathetic nervous system activation in young patients with essential arterial hypertension and without hypercholesterolaemia
A.M. Kuklinska, B. Mroczko, W.J. Musial, R. Sawicki, K. Kaminski, M. Usowicz-Szarynska, M. Szmitkowski

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541 - 548 - 
Better outcomes for acute myocardial infarction patients first admitted to PCI hospitals in Estonia
M. Blöndal, T. Ainla, T. Marandi, A. Baburin, M. Rahu, J. Eha

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549 - 556 - 
Patient education significantly improves quality of life, exercise capacity and BNP level in stable heart failure patients
E. Lycholip, J. Celutkiene, A. Rudys, R. Steponeniene, A. Laucevicius

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Review articles
557 - 564 - 
The effect of CABG on neurocognitive functioning
N. Stroobant, G. Van Nooten, Y. Van Belleghem, G. Vingerhoets

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565 - 570 - 
Beta-blockers: focus on mechanism of action
Which beta-blocker, when and why?
F. Gorré, H. Vandekerckhove

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Case reports
571 - 573 - 
A case of systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with hypereosinophilia and Loeffler endocarditis
S. Aydogdu, Ö. Uçar, M. Çetin

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575 - 579 - 
Pulmonary hypertension is not a diagnosis
W.-J. Acou, M. De Buyzere, M. De Pauw

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Recurrent late cardiac tamponade following cardiac surgery: a deceiving and potentially lethal complication
R.E. Harskamp, J.J. Meuzelaar

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585 - 587 - 
Déjà vu: is your patient a twin?
S. Susak, L. Velicki, M. Majin, I. Burazor

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Abstracts
589 - 603 - 
Belgian Society of Cardiology. Belgian Heart Rhythm Association (BeHRA)
The 4th Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting ‘Arrhythmias for Every Cardiologist’. 30 September - 1 October 2010 – Sheraton Airport Hotel, Brussels

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