2003, volume 9

Point-of-view
What are we dealing with - elevated blood pressure only or the whole syndrome or arterial hypertension?
Aleksandras Laucevicius
Seminars in Cardiology 2003; 9(2): 7-8

Review
The left atrium in hypertension: a symbol of mortality and morbidity?
Gregory YH Lip, Sridhar Kamath
Seminars in Cardiology 2003; 9(2): 9-12

Original papers
Significance of Q-wave in prognosis after the first-ever myocardial infarction
Daiva Rastenytė, Lina Jančaitytė
Seminars in Cardiology 2003; 9(2): 13-19

Magnesium urinary excretion in diabetic adolescents
Žaneta Drižienė, Donatas Stakišaitis, Romualdas Preikša, Žilvinas Padaiga
Seminars in Cardiology 2003; 9(2): 24-31

Alexithymia in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease patients
Margarita Beresnevaitė, Donatas Vasiliauskas, Vytautas Grižas
Seminars in Cardiology 2003; 9(2): 32-37

The influence of balloon material on stent geometry and acute gain during intravascular ultrasound guided stenting findings of Riga NCB pilot study
Andrej Erglis, Uldis Kalnins, Andris Saltups, Indulis Kumsars, Iveta Dinne, Dace Sondore, Inga Narbute, Sanda Jegere, Uldis Jaspers
Seminars in Cardiology 2003; 9(2): 38-45

Deaths from ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke on days of different levels of geomagnetic activity
Elijiah Stoupel, Stasė Domarkienė, Ričardas Radišauskas, Eugeny Abramson, Jacqueline Sulkes
Seminars in Cardiology 2003; 9(2): 46-51