Acta Cardiologica
Volume 67, issue 1
2012



Editorial
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The Quest for Evidence
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know
H. Ector, P. Lancellotti

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Original Articles
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Management of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke
W. Budts, V. Legrand, A. Peeters, V. Thijs

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11 - 21 - 
A critical reassessment of murine and rabbit models of atherosclerosis: focus on lesion progression and remodelling
E. Van Craeyveld, S.C. Gordts, N. Singh, F. Jacobs, B. De Geest

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23 - 29 - 
Spectrum and clinical manifestations of mutations in genes responsible for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
K. Curila, L. Benesova, M. Penicka, M. Minarik, D. Zemanek, J. Veselka, P. Widimsky, P. Gregor

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31 - 39 - 
Psychometric properties of the Flemish version of the MacNew Heart Disease Health-related Quality of Life questionnaire
F. Vandereyt, P. Dendale, L. Vanhees, J. Roosen, S. Höfer, N. Oldridge

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41 - 47 - 
Impact of social characteristics on the treatment of patients with ischaemic events and patent foramen ovale
D. Schurter, J. Braun, R. Jenni, B. van der Loo

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49 - 57 - 
In adults with atrial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries low physical activity relates to reduced exercise capacity and decreased perceived physical functioning
R. Buys, A. Van De Bruaene, W. Budts, C. Delecluse, L. Vanhees

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59 - 64 - 
Valvular heart disease: plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with pure rheumatic mitral stenosis
Ö. Uçar, N. Bayar, A. Karagöz, S. Aydoğdu

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65 - 69 - 
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Greece: the Arcadia Rural Study on Atrial Fibrillation
G. Ntaios, E. Manios, M. Synetou, P. Savvari, A. Vemmou, E. Koromboki, M. Saliaris, K. Blanas, K. Vemmos

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71 - 77 - 
Association of type 2 diabetes mellitus with coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden and morphology measured by multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography
U. Canpolat, K. Aytemir, H. Yorgun, T. Hazirolan, E.B. Kaya, A.H. Ateş, H. Sunman, M. Dural, M.U. Yalçin, L. Tokgözoğlu, G. Kabakçi, A. Oto

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79 - 85 - 
Effect of fat pad ablation on the spatial and temporal stability of complex fractionated atrial electrogram in acetylcholine-induced atrial fibrillation
S. Lei, P. Fang, J. Liu, Y. Hou

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87 - 96 - 
Cardioprotective effects of zofenopril, enalapril and valsartan against ischaemia/reperfusion injury as well as doxorubicin cardiotoxicity
E. Bozcali, D.B. Dedeoglu, V. Karpuz, O. Suzer, H. Karpuz

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Case Reports
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Atrial flutter in normal heart could be first manifestation of Brugada syndrome
C. de Asmundis, A. Sorgente, P. Brugada

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101 - 104 - 
Acute heart failure due to fulminant myocardial infiltration by a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
L. Soens, D. Schoors, G. Van Camp

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105 - 107 - 
The masquerading act of ST elevation
A. Deshmukh, S. Pant, G. Dibu, R. Sachdeva

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109 - 110 - 
Unusual abnormal pulmonary venous return
A. Morrens, F. Rega, W. Budts

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Abstracts
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Belgian Society of Cardiology, 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, 2nd & 3rd February, 2012 - SQUARE Brussels congress centre, Belgium

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