The Hellenic Journal of Cardiology (International Edition, ISSN 1109-9666) is the official journal of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology and aims to publish high-quality articles on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine. A primary goal is to publish in each issue a number of original articles related to clinical and basic research. Many of these will be accompanied by invited editorial comments.

Hot topics, such as molecular cardiology, and innovative cardiac imaging and electrophysiological mapping techniques, will appear frequently in the journal in the form of invited expert articles or special reports. The Editorial Committee also attaches great importance to subjects related to continuing medical education, the implementation of guidelines and cost effectiveness in cardiology.

Editor-in-Chief
D. Tousoulis
Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Email D. Tousoulis
Deputy Editor
S. Konstantinides
University Medical Ctr., Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany Email S. Konstantinides
Assistant Editor
E. Oikonomou
Email E. Oikonomou
Editorial Manager
M. Papakonstantinou
Email M. Papakonstantinou
Associate Editors
C. Aggeli
Hippokration Hospital 114, Athens, Greece Valvular Diseases
D. Alexopoulos
Attikon General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, GreecePharmacology
C. Antoniades
Wellcome Trust Centre
E.S. Brilakis
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, USA Coronary Artery Disease
J. Elefteriades
Yale Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USACardiothoracic Surgery
G.S. Filippatos
Dept. of Cardiology, University General Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece Heart Failure
N.G. Frangogiannis
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New-York, USA Cardiac injury and repair
M.A. Gatzoulis
Dept. of Fetal Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK Congenital Heart Disease
G. Giannakoulas
Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceCardiomyopathy
I. Goudevenos
Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina, University Hospital OF Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece Preventive Cardiology
E. Iliodromitis
University of Athens, Athens, Greece Metabolic Cardiology
T. Karamitsos
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Cardiac MRI
G. Lazaros
1st Dept. of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital 114, Athens, Greece Cardiac function
J. Lekakis
2nd Department of Cardiology, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece Coronary Artery Disease
P. Nihoyannopoulos
National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK Imaging
D.B. Panagiotakos
Dept. of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece Epidemiology
L. S. Rallidis
University of Athens, Athens, Greece Lipids
E. N. Simantirakis
Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece Arrhythmias
K. Toutouzas
1st Dept. of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital 114, Athens, Greece Interventional Cardiology
C. P. Tsioufis
University of Athens, Athens, Greece Hypertension
M. Vavuranakis
University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece Structural Heart Disease
C. Vlachopoulos
Private Address, Athens, Greece Peripheral Artery Disease
Statistical Editor
U. Dafni