Acta Cardiologica
Volume 63, issue 6
2008



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673 - 681 - 
Position paper of the Belgian Working Group on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation: cardiovascular rehabilitation
P. Dendale, H. Dereppe, J. De Sutter, C. Laruelle, J. Vaes, M. Lamotte, A. Deroeck, M. Mallefroy, B. Heyndrickx, J. Berger, W. Kostucki, A. Fortuin, D. Hansen, C. Brohet, L. Vanhees

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Original Articles
683 - 692 - 
Statin therapy and mortality among patients hospitalized with heart failure and preserved left ventricular function – a preliminary report
M. Roik, M.H. Strarczewska, Z. Huczek, J. Kochanowski, G. Opolski

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693 - 699 - 
Prevalence of and risk factors for peripheral arterial disease among Chinese hypertensive patients with and without known cardiovascular disease
L. Zheng, J. Yu, J. Li, X. Li, Y. Luo, B. Hasimu, Z. Sun, Y. Sun, D. Hu

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701 - 705 - 
Differences in atrial electromechanical coupling and atrial volume in patients with idiopathic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Q. Cui, H. Wang, H. Wang, W. Zhang

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707 - 711 - 
Differences in blood pressure readings between supine and sitting positions in hypertensive patients
L-C. Lu, T-M. Wei, S. Li, X-L. Ye, C-L. Zeng, L-X. Wang

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713 - 721 - 
Predictors of quality of life among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
M. Najafi, M. Sheikhvatan, A. Montazeri, M. Sheikhfathollahi

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723 - 728 - 
The association of elevated white blood cell count and C-reactive protein with endothelial dysfunction in cardiac syndrome X
Y. Atmaca, C. Ozdol, S. Turhan, K. Vurgun, V. Duzen, C. Erdol

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729 - 734 - 
Risk scores in ischaemic heart disease patients with type 2 diabetes, Isfahan, Iran
M.R. Maracy, S.M. Hosseini, M. Amini

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735 - 739 - 
Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on mean platelet volume
A.T. Alper, A. Akyol, H. Hasdemir, A. Yildirim, Z. Nurkalem, T.S. Güvenç, N. Cakmak, E. Oguz, I.C. Erdinler, K. Gürkan

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741 - 747 - 
Combined «pro-atherosclerotic» variants of the ACE and APOE genes increase the risk of the coronary artery disease associated with the presence of cigarette smoking
I. Zak, P. Niemiec, A. Balcerzyk, J. Krauze

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749 - 755 - 
Apo-B/apo-AI ratio: a better discriminator of coronary artery disease risk than other conventional lipid ratios in Indian patients with acute myocardial infarction
B. Goswani, M. Rajappa, V. Mallika, S. Kumar, D.K. Shukla

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757 - 762 - 
Breviscapine, a traditional Chinese medicine, alleviates myocardial ischaemia reperfusion injury in diabetic rats
J-H. Jia, K-P. Chen, S-X. Chen, K-Z. Liu, T-L. Fan, Y-C. Chen

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763 - 770 - 
Gender differences in risk factors and outcomes after cardiac rehabilitation
N. Sarrafzadegan, K. Rabiei, A. Kabir, M. Sadeghi, A. Khosravi, S. Asgari, H.R. Taghipour, H. Roohafza

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Review Articles
771 - 782 - 
Advances in the management and surveillance of patients with aortic coarctation
R.J. Walhout, H.W.T. Plokker, E.J. Meijboom, P.A.F.M. Doevendans

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783 - 789 - 
Echocardiographic assessment of patients with heart failure: a practical checklist
J. De Sutter, L. Herbots, P. Lancellotti

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Case Reports
791 - 792 - 
A giant coronary sinus mimicking descending aorta
O.C. Yontar, A. Erdem, I. Tandogan

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793 - 795 - 
Endovascular treatment in a patient with recurrent angina
E. Mavili, M.G. Kaya, H. Donmez

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797 - 799 - 
Retrogade embolization after balloon angioplasty in a patient with late stent subthrombosis in a paclitaxel-eluting stent
A. De Wolf, A. Basoglu, P. Vranckx, E. Benit

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801 - 802 - 
Book Reviews

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803 - 803 - 
Volume reviewers

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805 - 807 - 
Volume subject index

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809 - 812 - 
Volume author index

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