SUPPLEMENT 2015

EDITORIAL

1. Editor-in-Chief final mandate
   Eduard Apetrei

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

1. No-reflow phenomenon predictors after primary PCI in STEMI patients
   Madalina Cozma, Elena Bobescu, Florin Ortan, Petrisor Macasoi, Mariana Radoi
2. Characteristics of patients with heart failure from Romania enrolled in – ESC-HF Long-Term (ESC-HF-LT) Registry
   Ovidiu Chioncel, Gabriel Tatu-Chitoiu, Ruxandra Christodorescu, Ioan Mircea Coman, Dan Deleanu, Dragos Vinereanu, Cezar Macarie, Marisa Crespo, Cecile Laroche, Thierry Fereirra, Aldo Maggioni, Gerasimos Filippatos

REVIEWS

1. Almanac 2014: congenital heart disease*
   Peter C Kahr, Gerhard-Paul Diller
2. The relationship between atrioventricular and intraventricular conduction disorders and mitral regurgitation and the impact that implantable devices have upon it
   Oana Andrei, Radu Ciudin, Carmen Ginghina
3. Cardiac resynchronization therapy – current status and perspectives
   Sergiu Sipos, Radu Ciudin, Carmen Ginghina

CASE PRESENTATION

1. Interventional repair of mitral valve regurgitation – the first Romanian experience
   Silvia Iancovici, Vlasis Ninios, Raluca Naidin, Liudmila Frunza, Dan Deleanu
2. Post-infarct ventricular septal rupture – old challenge, new solutions
   Dan Bindea, Bogdan Vasiliu, Silviu Salomie, Stanca Aszalos, Camelia Ober, Calin Homorodean

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. Free-floating right atrium thrombus associated with acute pulmonary thromboembolism
   Mircea Balasanian, Ovidiu Mitu, Ana Nicolae, Catalina Arsenescu Georgescu
2. Left atrial masses in an elderly patient with permanent atrial fibrillation
   Roxana Siliste, Cristina Orlov, Raluca Ianula, Alexandra Grigorescu, Dan Spataru

UPDATES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. UPDATES IN CARDIOLOGY

GUIDELINES

1. Ghidul 2014 de revascularizare miocardică al Societăţii Europene de Cardiologie/Asociaţiei Europene de Chirurgie Cardio-Toracică

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

1. Instructions for authors

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

1. Differences in clinical status and LV performance in post myocardial infarction patients with apical versus basal wall motion abnormalities
   Carmen C. Beladan, Alexandra G. Smărăndoiu, Simona Botezatu, Andreea Călin, Monica Roşca, Ioan. M. Coman, Anca D. Mateescu, Bogdan. A. Popescu, Carmen Ginghină

REVIEWS

1. Almanac 2014: Global health and cardiovascular disease**
   Bruno R Nascimento, Luisa C C Brant, Diego N Moraes, Antonio L P Ribeiro
2. Treatment decisions for stable coronary artery disease
   Dennis V. Cokkinos, Stavros Chryssanthopoulos
3. Right ventricular pulsatile afterload and right ventriculo-arterial coupling in pulmonary hypertension
   Elena Popa, Ana-Maria Daraban, Roxana Enache, Sorin Giuşcă, Carmen Ginghină, Ruxandra Jurcuţ

CASE PRESENTATIONS

1. Midterm follow-up in a patient with left ventricular noncompactation cardiomyopathy and CRT-D
   Cristina Văcărescu, Cristian Mornoş, Emilia-Violeta Goanţă, Tiberiu Ruhmann, Dragoş Cozma
2. Cascade of arterial and venous thromboembolic events with multiple possible etiologies
   Răzvan Constantin Şerban, Silvia Lupu, Alina Scridon

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. The unexpected journey of a surgical ring
   Marian Simion, Anca D. Mateescu, Carmen Ginghină, Bogdan A. Popescu

UPDATES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. UPDATES IN CARDIOLOGY

GUIDELINES

1. 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases

REVIEWS

1. Almanac 2014: cardiovascular imaging*
   Satoshi Nakatani
2. Reactive pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease “Post-capillary PH with a pre-capillary component”
   Aneida Hodo Vevecka, Marinela Șerban, Ruxandra Jurcuț, Carmen Ginghină
3. Consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of portopulmonary hypertension*
   Ioan Mircea Coman, Simona Bațaga, Miron Bogdan, Mircea Diculescu, Cristina Gavrilă, Ioan Manițiu, Zeno Sparchez, Ioan Țilea
4. Arterial bypass – a surgical method in treatment of peripheral arterial obstructive disease of the lower limbs
   Sorin Băilă, Andrei Parnia, Codin Panaite, Mihaela Sălăgean
5. Romanian interventional cardiology centers, 2014-2015: an overview
   Marin Postu, Cătălin Ușurelu, Lucian Predescu, Cristian Alexandru Udroiu, Ștefan Moț

CASE PRESENTATION

1. Intermittent left bundle branch block – a diagnostic dilemma
   Larisa Anghel, Catalina Arsenescu Georgescu
2. Thrombophilia as a cardiovascular risk factor for acute myocardial infarction at young age – case report
   Laurențiu Pascalau, Mihaela Valcovici, Vladiana Turi, Simona Drăgan
3. Myocarditis or myocardial bridging? Filling the diagnostic gap
   Sebastian Militaru, Constantin Militaru, Ioana Smărăndiţa Lăcău, Lucian Zarma, Elvis Botu, Monica Roşca, Oana Mirea, Bogdan Alexandru Popescu, Carmen Ginghină, Ruxandra Jurcuţ
4. A special case of ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy successfully treated by cardiac resynchronization therapy using a single-pass VDD defibrillator lead
   Raluca Şoşdean, Cristian Mornoş, Bogdan Enache, Răzvan Macarie, Sorin Pescariu

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. Percutaneous removal of a foreign body from the left brachiocephalic vein
   Marin Postu, Lucian Predescu, Cosmin Călin, Cristian Boroș, Bogdan Câmpineanu, Nida Bosnac, Dan Deleanu, Carmen Ginghină
2. Giant left ventricle mass complicated with fatal embolic stroke
   Maria Florescu, Dragoș Vinereanu

GUIDELINES

1. 2014 ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

1. Searching for predictors of atherosclerotic bilateral renal artery stenosis
   Dana-Oliviana Geavlete, Carmen Beladan, Andreea Călin, Marian Croitoru, Ruxandra Jurcuț, Oana Tăutu, Bogdan A. Popescu, Carmen Ginghină
2. Changes in parameters of left ventricular mechanics during follow-up in asymptomatic patients with chronic aortic regurgitation and normal left ventricular ejection fraction
   Roxana Enache, Bogdan A. Popescu, Andreea Călin, Carmen C. Beladan, Monica Roșca, Rita Piazza, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Carmen Ginghină
3. STEMI on-call
   Alina Oprescu, Emanuel Stoica, Daniela Anghelina, Dan Deleanu, Cristina Popică, Iulian Călin, Mihaela Rugină, Carmen Ginghină, Eduard Apetrei

REVIEWS

1. New treatment strategies in STEMI
   Diana Crețu
2. Almanac 2014: cardiomyopathies*
   Oliver P Guttmann, Saidi A Mohiddin, Perry M Elliott

CASE PRESENTATION

1. Left ventricular noncompaction in a highly arrhythmogenic, apparently structurally normal heart
   Răzvan Constantin Șerban, Silvia Lupu, Irina Pintilie, Alina Scridon, Dan Dobreanu
2. Adult type Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery
   Ioan Maniţiu, Elkahlout Ayman, Radu Cojan, Cornel Ioan Bitea, Georgiana Bălţat
3. Sacciform Aneurysm of the Visceral Abdominal Aorta (Type IV Crawford Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm)
   Sorin Liviu Bãilã, Andrei Parnia, Maria-Magdalena Totir, Anca Drãgan, Mihaela Sãlãgean

IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. Coronary anomalies
   Lucian Predescu, Marin Postu, Lucian Zarma, Marian Croitoru, Pavel Platon, Adrian Bucșa, Adrian Mereuță, Dan Deleanu

UPDATES IN CARDIOLOGY

1. UPDATES IN CARDIOLOGY

GUIDELINES

1. Ghidul european de diagnostic şi tratament al emboliei pulmonare acute