THE WORLD OF CARDIOLOGY

1. “CC Iliescu” Department of Cardiology – A short history
   Eduard Apetrei

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

1. Investigation of patients’ adherence to Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers drug treatment for hypertensive patients in primary medical care (I ADHERE)
   Daniel Gherasim, Mircea Iurciuc, Cristina Voiculet, Alina Giuca, Virgil Petrescu, Florin Maghiar, Alexandra Gherghina, Adrian Tase, Carmen Ginghina
2. The study of vascular reactivity in the ascending aorta after aortic coarctation corrective surgery
   Ioana Adriana Ghiorghiu, Mădălina Elena Iancu, Marinela Şerban, Carmen Ginghină

REVIEWS

1. Almanac 2013: acute coronary syndromes*
   Pascal Meier, Alexandra J Lansky, Andreas Baumbach
2. Almanac 2013: heart failure*
   Andrew L Clark
3. Almanac 2013: cardiac arrhythmias and pacing—an editorial overview of selected research that has driven recent advances in clinical cardiology*
   Reginald Liew
4. Fostering Diffusion of Scientific Contents of National Societies Cardiovascular Journals: The New ESC Search Engine
   Fernando Alfonso, Lino Gonçalves, Fausto Pinto, Adam Timmis, Hugo Ector, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Panos Vardas

CASE PRESENTATIONS

1. Surprising awakening of a sleeping heart
   Alina Scridon, Răzvan Constantin Șerban, Ayman Elkahlout, Mihaela Opriș, Dan Dobreanu
2. Endovascular treatment in a case of transplant renal artery stenosis
   Adrian Bucșa, Cristina Bucșa, Costel Matei, Cristina Chirion, Marian Croitoru

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. Complex cardiac malformation in a young pregnant woman
   Oana Năstase, Roxana Enache, Bogdan A. Popescu, Carmen Ginghină, Ruxandra Jurcuţ
2. Ultrasound imaging of a bilateral carotid body paraganglioma
   Roxana Oana Darabont

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

1. Particularities of the invasive treatment of the acute coronary syndromes in patients with renal transplant
   Cristina Bucşa, A. Bucşa, L. Zarma, M. Croitoru, P. Platon, M. Postu, Diana Tacu, Eminee Kerezsy, I. Sinescu, D. Deleanu

REVIEWS

1. Championing cardiovascular health innovation in Europe
   Michel Komajda, Andrew Coats, Martin R. Cowie, Neville Jackson, Anders Svensson, and Panagiotis Vardas

CASE PRESENTATION

1. Lupta pentru inovaţie în domeniul cardiovascular în Europa
   Michel Komajda, Andrew Coats, Martin R. Cowie, Neville Jackson, Anders Svensson, and Panagiotis Vardas
2. The ambulatory blood pressure measurement (A.B.P.M.) role in the “masked hypertension” diagnosis
   P. Ionescu, Meda Angheluș, Ioana Dinu
3. Cardiac amyloidosis – a “textbook case”. Case presentation and review of the literature
   Maria Jalbă, Sorina Bădeliţă, D. Coriu, Carmen Ginghină, Ruxandra Jurcuţ

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. Role of 3D echocardiography in the assessment of atrial septal defect
   Anca Mateescu, Monica Roşca, Carmen Ginghină, B. A. Popescu

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EDITORIAL

1. What’s new for ESC Congress 2013? (Amsterdam, August 30th – September 4th 2013)
   Keith AA Fox

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

1. The analysis of coronary flow on non-culprit coronary arteries in Acute Coronary Syndrome single-vessel patients treated with coronary angioplasty
   R. M. Chreih, D. Deleanu, Carmen Ginghină

REVIEWS

1. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, present update and future directions
   T. Constantinescu, M. Bogdan
2. Left ventricular noncompaction
   Mihaela Rugină, L.M. Predescu, Mihaela Sălăgean, I. M. Coman, Ș. Bubenek-Turconi
3. Almanac 2012: interventional cardiology*
   P. Meier, A. Timmis

CASE PRESENTATION

1. Sudden cardiac death – a reality in current cardiology practice
   Maria Meda Angheluş

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. Echocardiography: intramyocardial hydatid cyst
   Monica Roşca, Diana Maftei, R. Iacob, C. Călin, Carmen Ginghină, B. A. Popescu
2. Thrombus and severe spasm in a case of acute myocardial infarction
   E. Boțu, A, Negoiță, M. Postu, D. Deleanu

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GUIDELINES

1. Actualizarea ghidului de management al fibrilaţiei atriale al Societăţii Europene de Cardiologie 2012

EDITORIAL

1. Romanian Journal of Cardiology – Status report 2012

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

1. Highlights on Romanian cardiologist’s happiness: results of fellow cardiologists’ self-rating
   Antoniu Petriş, Gabriel Tatu-Chiţoiu, Călin Pop

REVIEWS

1. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and mitral valve abnormalities
   Nelis Asan, E. Apetrei, D. Deleanu, V. A. Iliescu, I. M. Coman
2. Structural and functional ventriculo-arterial changes in obesity: mechanisms, implications and reversibility after weight loss
   Mădălina Iancu, Marinela Şerban, C. Copăescu, Carmen Ginghină
3. Long QT Syndrome
   L. Lucaci
4. Almanac 2012, cell therapy in cardiovascular disease: the national society journals present selected research that has driven recent advances in clinical cardiology*
   D. A. Jones, Fizzah Choudry, A. Mathur
5. Almanac 2012: congenital heart disease. The national society journals present selected research that has driven recent advances in clinical cardiology*
   M. Burch, Nathalie Dedieu

CASE PRESENTATION

1. Apnoea syndrome to an obese hypertensive patient
   F. Mitu, Daniela Boişteanu, Adina M. Ţurcanu

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. Ecocardiography: Pseudo-pseudoaneurysm – natural evolution of a rare myocardial infarction mechanical complication
   Maria-Magdalena Gurzun, Marinela Şerban, B. A. Popescu, Carmen Ginghină
2. Coronary Angiography: Simultaneous acute thrombotic occlusion of two coronary arteries in ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
   A. Negoiță, F. Purcarea, M. Croitoru, D. Deleanu
3. Vascular Doppler: Complex aortic arch pathology
   Ileana Arsenescu

UPDATES IN CARDIOLOGY

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GUIDELINES

1. Ghidul ESC de management al bolilor cardiovasculare în timpul sarcinii