Editors
Editor-in-Chief (South Africa)
PROF AJ BRINK
Assistant Editor
Prof JAMES KER (JUN)
Regional Editor (Cameroon)
Prof JC Mbanya
Regional Editor (Kenya)
PROF F Bukachi
Regional Editor (South Africa)
PROF R DELPORT
Regional Editor
DR A DZUDIE
Heart Failure Editor
DR G VISAGIE
Nuclear Medicine Editor
PROF MM SATHEKE
Paediatric Editor
PROF S BROWN
Renal Hypertension Editor
PROF B RAYNER
Surgical Editor
PROF F AZIZ
Topic Editor: Epidemiology
and Preventionist
DR AP KENGE
Editorial Board
prof PA Brink
Experimental & Laboratory Cardiology
PROF R DELPORT
Chemical Pathology
PROF MR ESSOP
Haemodynamics, Heart Failure &
Valvular Heart Disease
DR V GRIGOROV
Invasive Cardiology & Heart Failure
PROF J KER (SEN)
Hypertension, Cardiomyopathy,
Cardiovascular Physiology
DR J LAWRENSON
Paediatric Heart Disease
PROF A LOCHNER
Biochemistry/Laboratory Science
PROF BM MAYOSI
Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease
DR MT MPE
Cardiomyopathy
PROF DP NAIDOO
Echocardiography
PROF B RAYNER
Hypertension/Society
PROF MM SATHEKGE
Nuclear Medicine/Society
PROF YK SEEDAT
Diabetes & Hypertension
PROF H DU T THERON
Invasive Cardiology
International Advisory
Board
PROF DAVID CELEMAJER
Australia (Clinical Cardiology)
DR OB FAMILONI
Cameroon (Clinical Cardiology)
PROF KEITH COPELIN FERDINAND
USA (General Cardiology)
DR SAMUEL KINGUE
Cameroon (General Cardiology)
DR GEORGE A MENSAH
USA (General Cardiology)
PROF WILLIAM NELSON
USA (Electrocardiology)
DR ULRICH VON OPPEL
Wales (Cardiovascular Surgery)
PROF PETER SCHWARTZ
Italy (Dysrhythmias)
PROF ERNST VON SCHWARZ
USA (Interventional Cardiology)
Publishing Consultant
Mike Gibbs
AFRICA
ISSN 1995-1892 (print)
ISSN 1680-0745 (online)
Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
CONTENTS
INDEXED AT SCISEARCH (SCI), PUBMED AND SABINET
VOL 22, NO 2. MARCH / APRIL 2011
Editorial
59 Left ventricular dysfunction in sickle cell disease: the value of an electrocardiographic
marker of increased risk of arrhythmia
NI Oguanobi
60
From the Editor’s Desk
AJ Brink
Cardiovascular Topics
63 Occurrence and pattern of congenital heart diseases in a rural area of sub-Saharan Africa
JC Tantchou Tchoumi • G Butera • A Giamberti • JC Ambassa • JC Sadeu
67 Efficacy of intramuscular methyl prednisolone in preventing restenosis after coronary
artery stenting with bare-metal stainless steel stent: a double-blind, randomised,
controlled clinical trial
M Namdari • M Ghafarzadeh • MA Nikoo
71 Cardiovascular and electrocardiographic changes in Nigerians with a normal pregnancy
PO Akinwusi • VO Oboro • RA Adebayo • AA Akintunde • AO Adeniji • IA Isawumi •
MO Balogun • TO Ogungbamigbe
76 P-wave dispersion: relationship to left ventricular function in sickle cell anaemia
NI Oguanobi • BJC Onwubere • SO Ike • BC Anisiuba • EC Ejim • OG Ibegbulam
79 Achieving blood preSsure goals sTudy in uncontrolled hypeRtensive pAtients treated
with a fixed dose combination of ramipriL/hydrochlorothiazide: the ASTRAL study
IG Okpechi • HS Schoeman • B Longo-Mbenza • DA Oke • S Kingue • JL Nkoua • BL Rayner
