Acta Cardiologica
Volume 68, issue 5
2013



Original articles
455 - 461 - 
Impact of negative lesion characteristics of chronic total occlusions on procedural outcome and strategy
J. Maeremans, P. Selleslagh, L. Di Serafino, E. Barbato, J. Dens

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464 - 468 - 
The relationship between endothelial nitric oxide synthase 4a/4b gene polymorphism and premature coronary artery disease
A. Ekmekçi, K.S. Özcan, B, Güngör, N. Abaci, D. Osmonov, A. Zencirci, E. Toprak, C. Dönmez, D. Üstek, Ç. Güleç, M. Eren

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469 - 474 - 
Evaluation of the cost of atrial fibrillation during emergency hospitalization
M. Pirson, L. Di Pierdomenico, J. Gusman, B. Baré, D. Fontaine, S. Motte

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475 - 480 - 
Elite athletes with mitral or aortic regurgitation and their cardiopulmonary capability
C. Langer, T. Butz, K.-P. Mellwig, E. Oepangat, A. Fruend, L. Faber, D. Horstkotte, M. Wiemer, F. Van Buuren

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481 - 487 - 
Independent risk factors for morphological abnormalities of the internal carotid artery
C. Yu, J.-Q. Xiong, J.-P. Dai, B.-Y. Guan, Y-H. Li

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489 - 494 - 
Rosuvastatin versus Atorvastatin to prevent Contrast Induced Nephropathy in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (ROSA-CIN trial)
A. Kaya, M. Kurt, İ.H. Tanboğa, T. Işik, M. Ekinci, E. Aksakal, Y. Kaya, S. Topçu, S. Sevimli

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Review article
495 - 504 - 
Exercise intolerance in heart failure: update on exercise parameters for diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic interventions
S. Pardaens, P. Calders, E. Derom, J. De Sutter

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Case reports
505 - 507 - 
Malignant cardiac tamponade
M. de Ceuninck, I. Demedts, S. Trenson

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509 - 511 - 
Percutaneous revascularization of anomalous left main coronary artery stenosis with a retro-aortic course
T. Routoulas, K. Bratis, S. Mavrogeni, N. Smigadis, A. Magoutas, D. Sionis

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513 - 515 - 
Long-term conservative management of a giant cardiac fibroma
M. Massin, F. Ould Abderrahmane, C. Jacquemart, N. Damry

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517 - 520 - 
Fondaparinux in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
A. Gevaert, H. Smets, R. Vercauteren

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521 - 523 - 
Brugada syndrome presenting as an acute coronary syndrome
I. Buysschaert, R. De Rybel, K. Dujardin

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525 - 527 - 
Failed thrombin treatment due to patent collateral leakage after refractory guidewire-induced coronary artery perforation
E.P. Lopes Lao, S.-P. Nie, C.-S. Ma

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Focus
529 - 530 - 
Large-vessel giant cell arteritis Fever of unknown origin in a patient with a prosthetic valve
M. Coeman, M. De Pauw

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531 - 532 - 
An enormous left coronary system related to a giant fistula between the circumflex coronary artery and the coronary sinus
C. Ungureanu, C. Laruelle, E. El Khoury, P. Blouard, P. Timmermans, P.-Y. Etienne, H. Tourmous, P. Mailleux, D. Pieters

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Abstracts
533 - 542 - 
Belgian Society of Cardiology Belgian Heart Rhythm Association (BeHRA)
The 7th Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting – 3-4 October 2013 – Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel, Belgium

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ESC paper
543 - 550 - 
Fostering diffusion of scientific contents of National Society Cardiovascular Journals: the new ESC search engine

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