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Romanian Journal of Cardiology

Volume 35 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)

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11 Articles

Review

Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
How to assess myocardial inflammation using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Robert Adam

Robert Adam

  • Expert Center for Rare Genetic Cardiovascular Diseases, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular DiseasesBucharest, Romania
  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol DavilaBucharest, Romania
  • Department of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Emerald Clinical CenterBucharest, Romania
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Adam, Robert
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Sebastian Onciul

Sebastian Onciul

  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol DavilaBucharest, Romania
  • Department of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Emerald Clinical CenterBucharest, Romania
  • Clinical Emergency HospitalBucharest, Romania
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Onciul, Sebastian
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Ruxandra Jurcuţ

Ruxandra Jurcuţ

  • Expert Center for Rare Genetic Cardiovascular Diseases, Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular DiseasesBucharest, Romania
  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol DavilaBucharest, Romania
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Jurcuţ, Ruxandra
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James Moon

James Moon

  • Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit, Barts Heart Centre, Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital, LondonUnited Kingdom
  • Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College LondonLondon, United Kingdom
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Moon, James
  
Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
Advances in CT coronary angiography-derived plaque analysis for comprehensive assessment of ischemic heart disease
Dan-Alexandru Cozac

Dan-Alexandru Cozac

  • Cardiology Unit, Cardio-thoracic-vascular, and Public Health Department, Padova University HospitalPadova, Italy
  • Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation Targu MuresTargu Mures, Romania
  • Doctoral School of the University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu MuresRomania
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Cozac, Dan-Alexandru
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Eleonora Lassandro

Eleonora Lassandro

Cardiology Unit, Cardio-thoracic-vascular, and Public Health Department, Padova University HospitalPadova, Italy
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Lassandro, Eleonora
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Maria Teresa Savo

Maria Teresa Savo

Cardiology Unit, Cardio-thoracic-vascular, and Public Health Department, Padova University HospitalPadova, Italy
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Savo, Maria Teresa
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Gabriele Cordoni

Gabriele Cordoni

Cardiology Unit, Cardio-thoracic-vascular, and Public Health Department, Padova University HospitalPadova, Italy
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Cordoni, Gabriele
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Donatella Tansella

Donatella Tansella

Cardiology Unit, Cardio-thoracic-vascular, and Public Health Department, Padova University HospitalPadova, Italy
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Tansella, Donatella
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Raffaella Motta

Raffaella Motta

Radiology Unit, Azienda Ospedale-Università PadovaPadova, Italy
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Motta, Raffaella
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Valeria Pergola

Valeria Pergola

Cardiology Unit, Cardio-thoracic-vascular, and Public Health Department, Padova University HospitalPadova, Italy
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Pergola, Valeria
  
Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
The Electrocardiogram and New Methods for Measuring Electrical Synchrony in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Conduction System Stimulation
Ortega Daniel Felipe

Ortega Daniel Felipe

Arrhythmia and Cardiac Devices Unit, Clínica San CamiloBuenos Aires, ARGENTINA
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Felipe, Ortega Daniel
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Paolucci Analía

Paolucci Analía

Arrhythmia and Cardiac Devices Unit, Clínica San CamiloBuenos Aires, ARGENTINA
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Analía, Paolucci
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Logarzo Emilio

Logarzo Emilio

Arrhythmia and Cardiac Devices Unit, Clínica San CamiloBuenos Aires, ARGENTINA
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Emilio, Logarzo
  

Original Article

Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
Impact of drug eluting stents’ length and diameter on short term outcome in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Ahmed Abdel-Galeel

Ahmed Abdel-Galeel

Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Assiut university Heart Hospital, Assiut UniversityAssiut, Egypt
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Abdel-Galeel, Ahmed
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Nada Deyaa-eldeen

Nada Deyaa-eldeen

Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Assiut university Heart Hospital, Assiut UniversityAssiut, Egypt
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Deyaa-eldeen, Nada
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Doaa Ahmed Fouad

Doaa Ahmed Fouad

Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Assiut university Heart Hospital, Assiut UniversityAssiut, Egypt
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Fouad, Doaa Ahmed
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Marwan S. Mahmoud

Marwan S. Mahmoud

Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Assiut university Heart Hospital, Assiut UniversityAssiut, Egypt
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Mahmoud, Marwan S.
  
Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
Do current indices predict cardioversion success in patients with atrial fibrillation? A retrospective observational study
Sefa Tatar

Sefa Tatar

Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineKonya, Turkey
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Tatar, Sefa
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Yunus Emre Yavuz

Yunus Emre Yavuz

Siirt University
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Yavuz, Yunus Emre
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Emirhan Feyzullahoglu

Emirhan Feyzullahoglu

Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineKonya, Turkey
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Feyzullahoglu, Emirhan
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Ahmet Lütfi Sertdemir

Ahmet Lütfi Sertdemir

Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineKonya, Turkey
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Sertdemir, Ahmet Lütfi
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Abdullah Icli

Abdullah Icli

Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineKonya, Turkey
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Icli, Abdullah
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Hakan Akilli

Hakan Akilli

Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineKonya, Turkey
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Akilli, Hakan
  
Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
Connections between oxidative stress, inflammation, and cardiovascular risk Factors in cabg patients undergoing Remote ischemic preconditioning
Cezar Luca

Cezar Luca

  • Facuty of Medicine, Transilvania UniversityBrașov, România
  • Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Hospital, Dr. Benedek Geza, Cardiology DepartmentCovasna, România
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Luca, Cezar
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Alexandra Boieriu

Alexandra Boieriu

  • Facuty of Medicine, Transilvania UniversityBrașov, România
  • Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Cardiology DepartmentBrașov, România
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Boieriu, Alexandra
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Daniela Neculoiu

Daniela Neculoiu

  • Facuty of Medicine, Transilvania UniversityBrașov, România
  • Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Clinical Laboratory DepartmentBrașov, România
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Neculoiu, Daniela
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Diana Țînț

Diana Țînț

  • Facuty of Medicine, Transilvania UniversityBrașov, România
  • Clinicco Hospital, Cardiology DepartmentBrașov, România
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Țînț, Diana
  
Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
Ironing Out the Link: Ferritin and Coronary Artery Disease- a Two-year Perspective on Disease Burden and Prognosis
Soumik Ghosh

Soumik Ghosh

Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, India
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Ghosh, Soumik
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Rajpal Prajapati

Rajpal Prajapati

Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, India
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Prajapati, Rajpal
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Chandra Kishore

Chandra Kishore

Consultant Cardiologist, HealthWorld HospitalsDurgapur, India
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Kishore, Chandra
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Amit Kumar Gauraw

Amit Kumar Gauraw

Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, India
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Gauraw, Amit Kumar
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Arjun Tandon

Arjun Tandon

Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, India
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Tandon, Arjun
  

Case Presentation

Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing
Luciana Andreea Hrib

Luciana Andreea Hrib

Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyBucharest, Romania
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Hrib, Luciana Andreea
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Andra Valeria Hadarag

Andra Valeria Hadarag

Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyBucharest, Romania
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Hadarag, Andra Valeria
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Mihnea Casian

Mihnea Casian

  • Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyBucharest, Romania
  • Expert Center for Rare Cardiac Diseases, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Prof. Dr. C.C. IliescuBucharest, Romania
  • St. George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon, United Kingdom
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Casian, Mihnea
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Michael Papadakis

Michael Papadakis

St. George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon, United Kingdom
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Papadakis, Michael
  
Open Access | Mar 31, 2025
Challenging right ventricular pacing in a patient with transitional atrioventricular septal defect
Flavia-Mihaela Stoiculescu

Flavia-Mihaela Stoiculescu

  • Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
  • Department of Cardiology, Clinical Emergency County Hospital of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
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Stoiculescu, Flavia-Mihaela
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Diana-Ruxandra Hădăreanu

Diana-Ruxandra Hădăreanu

  • Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
  • Department of Cardiology, Clinical Emergency County Hospital of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
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Hădăreanu, Diana-Ruxandra
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Adrian Ungureanu

Adrian Ungureanu

Department of Cardiology, Clinical Emergency County Hospital of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
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Ungureanu, Adrian
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Cristiana Gianina Moise

Cristiana Gianina Moise

  • Department of Cardiology, Clinical Emergency County Hospital of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
  • Department of Physiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
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Moise, Cristiana Gianina
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Cristina Florescu

Cristina Florescu

  • Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
  • Department of Cardiology, Filantropia Clinical HospitalCraiova, Romania
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Florescu, Cristina
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Ionuţ Donoiu

Ionuţ Donoiu

  • Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
  • Department of Cardiology, Clinical Emergency County Hospital of CraiovaCraiova, Romania
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Donoiu, Ionuţ
  
Open Access | Mar 17, 2025
Rheumatic heart disease: how many interventions and complications can a patient overcome?
Bianca Adriana Niţă

Bianca Adriana Niţă

  • Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu”, Cardiology DepartmentBucharest, Romania
  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”Bucharest, Romania
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Niţă, Bianca Adriana
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Carmen Cristiana Beladan

Carmen Cristiana Beladan

  • Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu”, Cardiology DepartmentBucharest, Romania
  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”Bucharest, Romania
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Beladan, Carmen Cristiana
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Sergiu Nicolae Sipoş

Sergiu Nicolae Sipoş

Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu”, Cardiology DepartmentBucharest, Romania
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Sipoş, Sergiu Nicolae
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Anca Doina Mateescu

Anca Doina Mateescu

Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu”, Cardiology DepartmentBucharest, Romania
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Mateescu, Anca Doina
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Bogdan A Popescu

Bogdan A Popescu

  • Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu”, Cardiology DepartmentBucharest, Romania
  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”Bucharest, Romania
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Popescu, Bogdan A
  
Open Access | Mar 11, 2025
Cardiac melanoma – a rare echocardiographic finding in emergency room settings
Anna Bumbu

Anna Bumbu

Department of Clinical Research and Development, Botkin HospitalMoscow, Russian Federation
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Bumbu, Anna
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Natalia Pichugina

Natalia Pichugina

Department of Ultrasonography, Botkin HospitalMoscow, Russian Federation
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Pichugina, Natalia
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Anna Sukhotko

Anna Sukhotko

Department of General Oncology, Botkin HospitalMoscow, Russian Federation
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Sukhotko, Anna
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Veronika Rumyantseva

Veronika Rumyantseva

Department of General Oncology, Botkin HospitalMoscow, Russian Federation
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Rumyantseva, Veronika
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Serghei Covantsev

Serghei Covantsev

Department of Clinical Research and Development, Botkin HospitalMoscow, Russian Federation
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Covantsev, Serghei
  

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