Cardiologia Croatica. 2014;9(5-6):157-280.

Naslovnica / Cover.
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Sadržaj / Table of Contents.
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22^nd Annual Meeting of the Alpe Adria Association of Cardiology

June 4-7, 2014 — Hotel Admiral, Opatija, Croatia

22^nd Annual Meeting of the Alpe Adria Association of Cardiology.
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Davor Miličić.
22^nd Annual Meeting of the Alpe Adria Association of Cardiology Editorial.
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CARDIOVASCULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY

Verica Kralj, Mario Šekerija.
Ischemic heart disease mortality trends in Croatia between 1995 and 2011: a joinpoint regression analyisis.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):161.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.161

Inge Heim.
The comparison between in-hospital and out-of-hospital death from acute coronary syndrome in the city of Zagreb.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):162-163.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.162

Saša Magaš, Zrinka Sudar Magaš, Branko Fila.
Macrovascular complications in diabetics in the Centre for Diabetes Bjelovar during the period from January 2003 to April 2014.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):164.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.164

ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Juraj Kunišek, Leon Kunišek.
Is there any influence of elevated diastolic blood pressure on ventricular arrhythmias in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):165.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.165

Snežana Lazić, Bratislav Lazić.
The correlation between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and diastolic parameters in arterial hypertension in the presence of normal systolic function.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.166

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Martin Marinšek, Andeja Sinkovič, Nejc Piko, Matevž Privšek.
Is there still a gender gap in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.167

Snežana Brđanović, Mehmed Kulić, Zorica Hondo, Azra Durak-Nalbantić, Sanela Rošić-Ramić.
Who has the leading role in acute myocardial infarction: troponin I or brain natriuretic peptide?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):168.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.168

Ivo Darko Gabrić, Hrvoje Pintarić, Ivan Zeljković, Matias Trbušić, Zdravko Babić, Tomislav Krčmar, Krešimir Štambuk, Šime Manola, Vjekoslav Radeljić, Vjeran Nikolić-Heitzler.
Left transradial access is safe and effective in acute STEMI patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: results from CROSS-STEMI (CROatian Single center Study in STEMI patients).
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):169.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.169

Irzal Hadžibegović, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Krešimir Gabaldo, Božo Vujeva, Đeiti Prvulović.
Anticoagulation therapy and invasive management of acute non-ST elevation coronary syndromes: guidelines and everyday practice.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):170.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.170

Jure Samardžić, Miroslav Krpan, Boško Skorić, Marijan Pašalić, Mate Petričević, Davor Miličić.
Continuous clopidogrel dose modification after platelet function testing improves clinical outcome in acute coronary syndrome treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and initially determined high on-treatment platelet reactivity.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):171-172.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.171

Lea Skorup, David Gobić, Vjekoslav Tomulić, Davorka Lulić, Teodora Zaninović Jurjević, Luka Zaputović, Alen Ružić.
Takotsubo after general anesthesia for chronic subdural hematoma: case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):173.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.173

Lea Skorup, David Gobić, Vjekoslav Tomulić, Davorka Lulić, Teodora Zaninović Jurjević, Luka Zaputović, Alen Ružić.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after severe emotional stress: a case report and a brief literature review.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):174.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.174

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

Bálint Kittka, Balázs Magyari, Attila Kónyi, Tünde Pintér, Zoltán Barth, István Szokodi, Attila Cziráki, Ákos Koller, Iván G. Horváth.
What is the limit of capability of using the bioresorbable vascular scaffold?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):175.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.175

Boško Skorić, Maja Čikeš, Jana Ljubas, Željko Baričević, Davor Miličić.
Complex percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected distal left main bifurcation lesion in a patient with cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):176.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.176

Joško Bulum, Zvonimir Ostojić, Aleksander Ernst, Maja Strozzi, Boško Skorić, Krešimir Putarek, Kristina Marić-Bešić, Davor Miličić.
Frequency of anatomic variations of radial artery in patients undergoing transradial heart catheterisation.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):177.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.177

Matias Trbušić, Ivo Darko Gabrić, Hrvoje Pintarić, Ozren Vinter, Tomislav Krčmar, Zdravko Babić.
Transbrachial approach — taken from the history.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):178.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.178

Hrvoje Jurin, Aleksander Ernst, Joško Bulum, Maja Strozzi.
Efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention in diabetic patients — local results with global impact.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):179-180.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.179

Kristina Uglešić, Ivana Smoljan, Milan Nikšić, Rajko Miškulin, Luka Zaputović.
Coronary artery perforation following percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.181

Božo Vujeva, Irzal Hadžibegović, Boris Starčević.
How to select a good candidate for left atrial appendage occlusion device: case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):182.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.182

Polonca Kogoj, Tjasa Furlan, Matjaž Bunc.
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty for severe aortic stenosis: acute and long-term outcomes.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):183.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.183

Tomislav Jakljević.
Transcatheter intervention in carotid artery disease: when and how?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):184.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.184

Majda Vrkić Kirhmajer, Ljiljana Banfić, Krešimir Putarek, Miroslav Krpan, Savko Dobrota, Dražen Perkov, Ranko Smiljanić.
Catheter directed thrombolysis for acute limb ischemia: eight cases in two years.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):185.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.185

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY and CARDIAC IMAGING

Alexander Kiško, Pavol Nechvátal, Miriam Ištonová.
Prevention of musculoskeletal neck disorders in echocardiographers.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):186.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.186

Péter Domsik, Anita Kalapos, Tamás Forster, Attila Nemes.
Three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography allows volumetric and strain analysis of the left atrial function in noncompaction cardiomyopathy.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):187.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.187

Anita Kalapos, Róbert Sepp, Péter Domsik, Tamás Forster, Attila Nemes.
Andersen-Tawil syndrome (LQT7) is associated with alterations in left ventricular rotational mechanics.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):188.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.188

Attila Nemes, Kálmán Havasi, Péter Domsik, Anita Kalapos, Tamás Forster.
Detailed evaluation of right atrial dysfunction in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot by three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):189.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.189

Damir Raljević, Ana Lanča, Irena Kužet-Mioković, Željko Madžar, Davorka Žagar, Vesna Pehar-Pejčinović, Marko Boban, Viktor Peršić.
Image methodes in chest deformation diagnosis — a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):190.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.190

Ferenc Lakatos, Laszlo Nagy.
Can the ankle-brachial index be a predictor of the grade and localisation of thoracic aortic atherosclerosis?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):191.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.191

Alexander Kiško, Marika Vereb.
Non-stenotic coronary lesion — is it really non-ischemic?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):192.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.192

Željko Madžar, Ana Lanča, Vedran Buršić, Dragan Javoran, Vladimir Peša, Vesna Pehar Pejčinović, Marko Boban, Viktor Peršić.
Experience of a single-center in coronary computed tomography angiography.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):193.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.193

Irena Peovska Mitevska, Jelka Davceva Pavlovska, Elizabeta Srbinovska, Marijan Bosevski, Maja Zdravskovska, Marina Zdraveska.
Subclinical detection of atherosclerosis and myocardial ishemia in asymptomatic patients with intermediate and high cardiovascular risk: therapeutic and prognostic implications.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):194.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.194

Dragan Javoran.
Role of multidetector computed tomography in diagnosis acute aortic syndrome.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):195.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.195

Helena Antić-Kauzlarić.
Multidetector computed tomography in early diagnosis of patients with acute chest pain.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.196

Aleksandra Šustar, Viktor Peršić, Vesna Pehar Pejčinović, Marko Boban, Željko Madžar, Damir Raljević, Helena Antić Kauzlarić, Igor Klarić.
Eosinophilic endocardiomyopathy: a case presentation.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):197.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.197

Karlo Golubić, Richard Matasić, Petra Angebrandt.
Paradoxical embolism of the right kidney.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):198-199.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.198

Vesna Pehar Pejčinović, Viktor Peršić, Marko Boban, Aleksandra Šustar, Dijana Travica Samsa, Marijana Rakić, Damir Raljević, Dragan Javoran, Rajko Miškulin.
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy, mitral valve prolapse and bicuspidal aortic valve in a 22-year-old-men — case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):200.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.200

Hrvoje Jurin, Nikša Drinković Jr., Kristina Marić, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Nikša Drinković Sr.
A rare case of angina in a patient with coronary artery microfistulas — role of echocardiographic examination.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):201-202.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.201

Miroslav Krpan, Ljiljana Banfić, Majda Vrkić Kirhmajer, Krešimir Putarek, Zoran Miovski.
Ascending aorta and aortic arch pseudoanaeurysm — case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):203.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.203

ARRHYTMOLOGY and CARDIAC PACING

Andrea Di Lenarda, Carmine Mazzone, Giulia Barbati, Cosimo Carriere, Giovanni Cioffi, Luigi Tarantini, Antonella Cherubini, Eliana Grande, Giulia Russo.
Prognostic impact of CHA2DS2VASC and renal dysfunction in non valvular atrial fibrillation patients: which is the best equation to stratify risk of future events?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):204.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.204

Norbert Jost, Danina Muntean, Andras Varro.
Atrial remodeling in permanent atrial fibrillation: mechanism and implications.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):205.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.205

Lidia Hategan, István Nagy, Zoltán Hegedus, Beáta Csányi, László Sághy, Miklós Csanády, Tamás Forster, Róbert Sepp.
Genetic screening for mutations in known long QT syndrome causing genes in patiens with known or suspected long QT syndrome with high throughput sequencing.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):206.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.206

Zoran Bakotić, Ante Anić, Marin Bištirlić.
Great arterial potential in radiofrequency ablation of ventricular arrhythmias.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):207.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.207

Meldijana Omerbegović.
Heart rate variability in critically ill subjects.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):208.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.208

Andreja Sinkovic, Andrej Markota, Martin Marinšek, Tadej Jalšovec, Denis Sraka.
30-day mortality and neurological outcome in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):209.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.209

Andrea Di Lenarda, Carmine Mazzone, Giulia Barbati, Cosimo Carriere, Giovanni Cioffi, Luigi Tarantini, Antonella Cherubini, Eliana Grande, Silvia Magnani.
Is it time to calculate renal function in non valvular atrial fibrillation patients to stratify the risk of future events?
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):210.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.210

Petra Angebrandt, Karlo Golubić, Anton Šmalcelj.
Proarrhytmic effect of amiodarone can cause “electrical storm” in patient with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):211.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.211

Norbert Jost, Danina Muntean, Andras Varro.
Potential role of potassium currents in the repolarization reserve: the importance of cardiac repolarization reserve in safety pharmacology.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):212.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.212

Norbert Jost, Danina Muntean.
Arrhythmogenic ion-channel remodeling in heart failure.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):213.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.213

Marina Mihajlović, Dora Fabijanović, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Ana Ljubas.
Improved quality of life in patients with implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):214.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.214

Zumreta Kušljugić, Katarina Kovačević.
Channelopathies and comma – case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):215.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.215

Ivan Zeljković, Šime Manola, Vjekoslav Radeljić.
Both atrioventricular nodal reentrant and atrioventricular reentrant tachycardias in one patient: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):216.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.216

Predrag Sikirić, Gordana Živanović-Posilović, Diana Balenović, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Sven Seiwerth.
Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 antiarrhytmic effect in rats treated with bupivacaine toxic doses.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.217

HEART FAILURE

Kira Stellato, Franco Humar, Cristina Montesi, Donatella Radini, Gioia Sola, Nadia Zeriali, Franca Frigo, Gianfranco Sinagra, Andrea Di Lenarda.
Person-centered integrated approach in an advanced heart failure clinic.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):219.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.219

Alen Ružić.
Systolic and diastolic heart failure: similarities and differences.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):220.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.220

Alexander Klabnik, Jan Murin.
We need more regional heart failure clinics in Slovakia in real life.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):221.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.221

Andrea Di Lenarda, Donatella Radini, Kira Stellato, Franco Humar, Antonella Cherubini, Cristina Montesi, Giulia Russo, Giulia Barbati, Gianfranco Sinagra.
Hospital-to-Community Integrated Pathways for Heart Failure: critical aspects and future prospectives.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):222.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.222

Željko Bušić, Viktor Čulić.
Independent influence of previous myocardial infarction, renal function and ejection fraction on the severity of heart failure in men.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):223.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.223

Teodora Zaninović Jurjević, Alen Ružić, Daniela Malić, Ivana Smoljan, Nikolina Jurjević, Lea Skorup, Marko Marinović, Tamara Fable, Luka Zaputović, Ante Matana.
Clinical profile of hospitalized patients with acutely decompensated heart failure: single centre results.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):224.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.224

Damijan Šimičić, Dejan Štrbac, Alen Ružić.
Cardiovascular disease in women.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):225.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.225

Eliska Demesova, Eva Goncalvesova, Peter Slezak, Peter Pontuch.
Functional and circulatory renal changes in advanced heart failure.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):226.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.226

Ante Matana, Luka Zaputović, Teodora Zaninović Jurjević, Alen Ružić, Daniela Malić, Ivana Smoljan, Nikolina Jurjević, Lea Skorup, Marko Marinović.
Effect of right bundle branch block on in-hospital mortality in patients with heart failure.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):227.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.227

Teodora Zaninović Jurjević, Alen Ružić, Daniela Malić, Ivana Smoljan, Nikolina Jurjević, Lea Skorup, Marko Marinović, Bojana Đokić, Luka Zaputović, Ante Matana.
Gender and age related differences in patients hospitalized for acutely decompensated heart failure: single centre results.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):228.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.228

Katarina Cenkerova, Juraj Dúbrava, Veronika Pokorna, Jozef Kalužay, Olga Jurkovičová.
Prognostic importance of body mass index in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction at mid-term follow-up.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):229.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.229

Katarina Cenkerova, Juraj Dúbrava, Veronika Pokorna, Jozef Kalužay, Olga Jurkovičová.
Prognostic value of atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction at mid-term follow-up.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):230.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.230

Ivan Zeljković, Šime Manola, Vjekoslav Radeljić.
Routinely available biomarkers as long-term predictors of heart failure in patients with single-vessel disease, completely revascularized acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a follow-up study.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):231.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.231

Marijan Pašalić, Maja Čikeš, Boško Skorić, Hrvoje Gašparović, Tomislav Ćaleta, Jelena Forgač, Tea Grgić, Željko Baričević, Lucija Svetina, Mate Petričević, Višnja Ivančan, Bojan Biočina, Davor Miličić.
The change in pulmonary vascular resistance after left ventricular assist device implantation – the predictive role of platelets revisited.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):232.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.232

Jana Ljubas Maček, Boško Skorić, Maja Čikeš, Marijan Pašalić, Željko Baričević, Jure Samardžić, Ivo Planinc, Davor Miličić.
Graft vasculopathy, rejection and mortality predictors in heart transplant patients.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):233.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.233

Ivo Planinc, Davor Miličić, Gloria Bagadur, Boško Skorić, Jana Ljubas, Željko Baričević, Bart Bijnens, Maja Čikeš.
The influence of gender disparities on the development of heart failure and the relation to fetal programming.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):234-235.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.234

Donatella Radini, Michela Battiston, Salvatrice Cumbo, Franca Drigo, Gioia Sola, Nadia Zeriali, Sonia Zanetti, Alessandra Torricella, Endria Casanova Borca, Tiberio Pontoni, Giulia Barbati, Eliana Grande, Franco Humar, Kira Stellato, Andrea Di Lenarda.
Community Nurse-led clinic: competence and accountability in the management of complex chronic cardiac care within the integrated Hospital-Territory network.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):236.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.236

Boško Skorić, Željko Baričević, Jana Ljubas, Maja Čikeš, Davor Miličić.
Incidental extraction of a temporary epicardial pacemaker wire with right ventricular perforation during endomyocardial biopsy.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):237.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.237

Matias Trbušić, Danijel Planinc, Ivo Darko Gabrić, Ozren Vinter.
Our experience in the treatment of patients with severe dilatative cardiomyopathy and amiodarone — induced thyrotoxicosis.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):238.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.238

Joško Bulum, Ivan Aladrović, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački, Darko Anić, Božidar Ferek-Petrić, Aleksander Ernst, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Blanka Glavaš Konja, Davor Miličić.
The case of 28 year-old female after Senning procedure with persistent atrial flutter and severe triscuspid regurgitation.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):239.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.239

Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Margarita Brida, Blanka Glavaš Konja, Joško Bulum, Alexander Ernst, Darko Anić, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Cor triatriatum sinister — a rare cause of right heart failure.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):240.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.240

Daniel Omersa, Tanja Cufer, Robert Marcun, Mitja Lainscak.
Echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers in patients with lung cancer treated with platinum-based chemotherapy.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):241.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.241

Tatjana Zekić, Dragana Grohovac, Koraljka Benko, Dijana Travica Samsa, Marijana Rakić.
Unusual case of chronic heart failure acutisation.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):242.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.242

Beáta Csányi, Zoltán Hegedus, István Nagy, Lidia Hategan, László Sághy, Miklós Csanády, Tamás Forster, Róbert Sepp.
Novel HCN4 gene ‘splice-site’ mutation causing familial bradycardia.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):243.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.243

Péter Ezer, Ábel Perjés, Réka Skoumal, Mihály Simon, Attila Cziráki, Akos Koller, Attila Kónyi, Iván Gábor Horváth, Heikki Ruskoaho, István Szokodi.
Signaling mechanisms mediating the positive inotropic response to apelin in the intact rat heart.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):244.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.244

Balázs Tamás Németh, Csaba Mátyás, Attila Oláh, László Hidi, Mihály Ruppert, Árpád Lux, Dalma Kellermayer, Gergõ Merkely, Béla Merkely, Tamás Radovits.
Pharmacological activation of the souble guanylate cyclase inhibits pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):245.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.245

Predrag Sikirić, Mario Udovičić, Ivan Barišić, Diana Balenović, Sandra Uzun, Dean Strinić, Martina Lović Benčić, Sven Seiwerth.
BPC 157 prevents development of MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale in rats.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):246.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.246

CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION and REHABILITATION

Antonella Cherubini, Andrea Paolmba, Marco Morosin, Giulia Russo, Carmine Mazzone, Maurizio Fisicaro, Giulia Barbati, Kira Stellato, Gianni Cioffi, Luigi Tarantini, Giovanni Pulignano, Luigi Cattin, Andrea Di Lenarda.
LDL cholesterol levels in patients with coronary artery disease in real word: data from Cardiovascular Registry of Trieste.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):247.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.247

Ljljana Banfić.
Angiology in Croatia.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):248.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.248

Alenka Brozina, Damir Raljević, Tatjana Zekić Varljen, Aleksandra Šustar, Igor Klarić, Vesna Pehar Pejčinović, Viktor Ivanić, Koraljka Knežević, Marko Boban, Viktor Peršić.
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in cardiology: more than simple exercise testing.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):249.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.249

Dora Fabijanović, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Tea Šimonček.
Effects of trimetazidine therapy in patients with stable ischaemic heart disease.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):250.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.250

Sandra Glavaš, Lara Valenčić, Nataša Trbojević, Ana-Marija Tomašić, Sara Tibauth, Nikolina Turčić, Luka Zaputović, Alen Ružić.
Assessment of erectile function in cardiovascular patients: the graphic questionnaire as a novel diagnostic test.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):251.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.251

Marina Njegovan, Viktor Peršić, Eris Materljan.
Illness representation, beliefs about medicines and knowledge of disease risk factors in cardiac patients.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):252.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.252

Marina Palfi, Helena Tomić-Obrdalj.
Effect of tomatoes on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):253.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.253

Alexander Kiško, Lubica Dernarová, Anna Hudáková, Nelli Kishko.
Screening for prevention of cardiovascular complications in sports: the challenge going forward.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):254.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.254

Akos Koller.
Role of nitric oxide and NADPH oxidase-derived superoxide in regulating coronary blood flow and metabolism in cardio-metabolic diseases.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):255.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.255

Ádám Németh, Zénó Ajtay, Róbert Husznai, Zoltán Németh, Iván Horváth, István Szokodi, Sándor Szabados, Akos Koller, Stefanie M. Bode-Böger, Attila Cziráki.
Investigation of asymmetric dimetylarginine in patients with coronary artery disease.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):256.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.256

Predrag Sikirić, Mirjana Stupnišek, Antonio Kokot, Domagoj Drmić, Maša Hrelec Patrlj, Anita Zenko Sever, Božo Radić, Davor Bojić, Aleksandar Včev, Sven Seiwerth.
Pentadecapeptide BPC157 reduces bleeding and thrombocytopenia after amputation in rats treated with heparin, warfarin, L-NAME and L-arginine.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):257.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.257

Predrag Sikirić, Jakša Vukojević, Marko Siroglavić, Katarina Kašnik, Tamara Kralj, Duje Stančić, Darko Kolarić, Sven Seiwerth.
Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 counteracts thrombosis and all manifestations of 48h-inferior cava vein ligation (syndrome) in rats.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):258.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.258

Index of Authors – 22nd Annual Meeting of the Alpe Adria Association of Cardiology
Cardiologia Croatica, May — June 2014.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):259-261.

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Uputa autorima / Guidelines for authors.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):262.

Dajana Katičić, Josipa Josipović, Draško Pavlović.
Vitamin D i srčanožilne bolesti.
Vitamin D and cardiovascular diseases.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):263-272.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.263

STRANICA SPONZORA / SPONSOR’S PAGE

Josipa Josipović, Dajana Katičić, Draško Pavlović.
Kombinacijska terapija perindoprilom/amlodipinom — optimalna sinergija u liječenju arterijske hipertenzije i smanjenju kardiovaskularnog rizika.
Combination therapy with perindopril / amlodipine — optimal synergy in the treatment of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular risk reduction.
Cardiol Croat. 2014;9(5-6):273-278.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2014.273