Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)

Published: 2014-03-28

EDITORIAL

2013 ACC/AHA Lipid Guidelines: Mind the Gaps

Vasilios G Athyros

55-60
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Where Smoking was Banned in Public Places, Myocardial Infarctions were Markedly Decreased!

Hector Anninos, Antonis S Manolis

61-64
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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: The Debate Goes On

Nick Mezilis

65-68
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EXPEDITED REVIEW

The Ryanodine Receptor Leak: Its Role in the Development of Heart Failure

Dimitris Mendrinos, Christina Chrysohoou

69-75
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REVIEWS

Contact and Noncontact Mapping Systems in the Electrophysiology Laboratory

Osman Can Yontar, Onur Yontar, Alper Karakus

76-82
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MEDICAL OUTCOMES

Diabetes Mellitus: Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes

Sokratis Pastromas

83-87
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Lack of Association Between Estrogen Receptor-Alpha Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (Codon 594 G-->A) and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Pilot Study

Eva Kassi, Eirini Sule, Antonis Kominakis, Eliana Spilioti, Paraskevi Moutsatsou

88-91
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Special Topic

The Role of Vitamin D – Iron – Thiamine in Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure

Nickolaos A Chatzis

92-101
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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Advances in the Clinical Management of Cardiac Arrest

Iosifina Kolliantzaki, Spyros G Zakynthinos, Spyros D Mentzelopoulos

102-117
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Automatic External Defibrillator: Training and Practical Issues

Nikolaos I Nikolaou, Amalia Rompola

118-120
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NOVEL THERAPIES

The Next Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): Fully Repositionable, Re-Sheathable and Retrievable Prostheses?

Maria Kariori, Konstantinos Kalogeras, Manolis Vavuranakis

121-129
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CASE REPORTS

Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Initial Experience with the Watchman Device

Konstantinos Toutouzas, George Trantalis, Georgios Benetos, Skevos Sideris, Konstantina Aggeli, Christodoulos Stefanadis

130-137
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Recognition and Management of Incomplete Stent Expansion Facilitated by StentBoost and Guideliner Tools

Pavlos K Tsinivizov, Stefanos P Marinos, Leonidas E Poulimenos, Sotirios P Patsilinakos

138-141
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Uncommon ultrasound findings due to extensive bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis

Iosif Peter Koutagiar, Stella Brili

141-145
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