Acta Cardiologica, Volume 74, Issue 1 (2019)

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Acta Cardiologica, Volume 74, Issue 1 (2019)

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Review Article

Review Article
Beyond JNC 8: implications for evaluation and management of hypertension in underserved populations
Joseph Burns, Dharam Persaud-Sharma & Dollie Green
Pages: 1-8
Published online: 05 Mar 2018
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Technical aspects and limitations of fractional flow reserve measurement
Stepan Jerabek & Tomas Kovarnik
Pages: 9-16
Published online: 27 Feb 2018
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Viewpoint

Opinion
NOACs only for those who cannot tolerate a VKA: where is the evidence?
Vinai C. Bhagirath, Bernard Cosyns & John W. Eikelboom
Pages: 17-20
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
AbstractforNOACs only for those who cannot tolerate a VKA: where is the evidence? | Full Text | References | PDF (372.4 KB) | EPUB
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Lifestyle behaviour and risk factor control in coronary patients: Belgian results from the cross-sectional EUROASPIRE surveys
Delphine De Smedt, Johan De Sutter, Michel De Pauw, Hans Vandekerckhove, Jan Trouerbach, Guy De Backer, Anne-Marie Willems, Sofie Pardaens, Pieter Vervaet, Nancy Deweerdt & Dirk De Bacquer
Pages: 21-27
Published online: 19 Feb 2018
AbstractforLifestyle behaviour and risk factor control in coronary patients: Belgian results from the cross-sectional EUROASPIRE surveys | Full Text | References | PDF (667.4 KB) | EPUB
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The predictive role of modified TIMI risk index in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Adnan Kaya, Muhammed Keskin, Tolga Sinan Güvenç, Mustafa Adem Tatlısu & Osman Kayapınar
Pages: 29-36
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
AbstractforThe predictive role of modified TIMI risk index in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction | Full Text | References | PDF (956.5 KB) | EPUB
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A quality project for radiation reduction in the cath lab
Michel de Ceuninck, Philip Muyldermans, Stefaan van de Walle, Bernard Bergez, Rik Haspeslagh, Francis Stammen & Karl Dujardin
Pages: 38-44
Published online: 19 Feb 2018
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Quality assessment in Belgian arrhythmology: the Belgian heart rhythm association (BeHRA) databases
Georges H. Mairesse, Jean-Benoit Le Polain de Waroux, Rik Willems, Willem Aelvoet, Ivan Blankoff, Johan Vijgen, Thierry Verbeet & on behalf of the Belgian College of Cardiology
Pages: 46-51
Published online: 20 Feb 2018
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QT prolongation and sudden cardiac death risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Salma I. Patel, Michael J. Ackerman, Fadi E. Shamoun, Jeffrey B. Geske, Steve R. Ommen, William T. Love, Stephen S. Cha, Johan M. Bos & Steven J. Lester
Pages: 53-58
Published online: 07 Mar 2018
AbstractforQT prolongation and sudden cardiac death risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | Full Text | References | PDF (623.7 KB) | EPUB
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Major adverse cardiovascular events while awaiting staged non-culprit percutaneous coronary intervention after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Keir McCutcheon, Andreas S. Triantafyllis, Thomas Marynissen, Tom Adriaenssens, Johan Bennett, Christophe Dubois, Peter R. Sinnaeve & Walter Desmet
Pages: 60-64
Published online: 21 Mar 2018
AbstractforMajor adverse cardiovascular events while awaiting staged non-culprit percutaneous coronary intervention after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction | Full Text | References | PDF (463.9 KB) | EPUB
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Age at death of major cardiovascular diseases in 13 cohorts. The seven countries study of cardiovascular diseases 45-year follow-up
Alessandro Menotti, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Hanna Tolonen, Hisashi Adachi, Anthony Kafatos & Daan Kromhout
Pages: 66-72
Published online: 23 Mar 2018
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Dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: single center experience with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug
Philippe B. Bertrand, Melanie Habran, Karlijn Kenis, Julie Lecomte, Linde Moonen, Didier Stroobants & Edouard Benit
Pages: 74-81
Published online: 01 Apr 2018
AbstractforDual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: single center experience with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug | Full Text | References | PDF (850 KB) | EPUB
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Image Focus

Wide QRS alternans caused by propafenone toxicity
János Tomcsányi & Kristóf Tomcsányi
Pages: 82-83
Published online: 18 Jan 2018
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A predominant cardiac phenotype of Anderson-Fabry disease in presence of a MYBPC3 gene mutation and a LAMA4 gene mutation
Dorien Laenens, Pieter Koopman & Thijs Cools
Pages: 84-85
Published online: 07 Feb 2018
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Coronary anomaly: when you think you've seen it all
W. Holvoet, C. Mihl, A. W. Ruiters, B. L. J. H. Kietselaer & S. C. A. M. Bekkers
Pages: 86-87
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
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Subacute prosthesis migration and rotation following percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Ali Rıza Akyuz, Levent Korkmaz, Ufuk Sayar & İlker Mataracı
Pages: 89-90
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
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Erratum

Correction
Correction to: Georges et al., Quality assessment in Belgian arrhythmology: the Belgian heart rhythm association (BeHRA) databases
Page: 91
Published online: 29 May 2018
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