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CONTENTS
VOL 22, NO 4. JULY / AUGUST 2011
203 Diagnosis of a congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries in a 50-year-old
multiparous woman
R Jalalian • S Masoumi • A Ghaemian
205 Cardiogenic shock due to left ventricular outflow tract obstruction of acute myocardial
infarction: an under-diagnosed complication
KY Karabay • G Kocabay • A Kalayci • H Tanboga • M Mert • C Kirma
206 Snake-like thrombus in the right atrium causing pulmonary embolism
CY Karabay • G Kocabay • A Kalayci • R Zehir • M Mert • C Kirma
Short Communication
208 The sensitivity of waist-to-height ratio in identifying children with high blood pressure
BS Motswagole • HS Kruger • M Faber • JM Van Rooyen • JH De Ridder
Images in Cardiology
212 Malignant convulsive vasovagal syncope
B Amasyali
213
Cardio News
lETTERS TO THE EDITOR
217 Torsades de pointes
228
Torulopsis glabrata
endocarditis in a retro-positive individual
Drug Trends
214 The evolution of heart rate: past, present and future
P Wagenaar
216 New data support ivabradine use in chronic heart failure
J Aalbers
218 FDA approves rivaroxaban for prevention of deep-vein thrombosis in surgery
J Aalbers
220 South Africa’s poor warfarin control raises questions of benefit above other
anticoagulant therapies in atrial fibrillation
J Aalbers
223 Obesity and platelet reactivity: the relationship remains uncertain
J Aalbers
224 ARBs in cardiovascular and renal protection in high-risk patients
J Aalbers
227 Safe use of ezetimibe plus simvastatin in high-risk vascular patients (with chronic kidney
disease and PAD)
J Aalbers
