Editors
Editor-in-Chief (South Africa)
PROF AJ BRINK
Assistant Editor
Prof JAMES KER (JUN)
Regional Editor
DR A Dzudie
Regional Editor (Kenya)
Dr F Bukachi
Regional Editor (South Africa)
PROF R DELPORT
SUBJECT Editors
Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
DR MM SATHEKGE
Heart Failure
Dr g visagie
Paediatric
dr s brown
Renal Hypertension
dr brian rayner
Surgical
dr f aziz
Adult Surgery
dr j rossouw
Epidemiology and
Preventionist
dr ap kengne
Editorial Board
prof PA Brink
Experimental & Laboratory
Cardiology
PROF R DELPORT
Chemical Pathology
PROF MR ESSOP
Haemodynamics, Heart Failure
&
Valvular Heart Disease
DR OB FAMILONI
Clinical Cardiology
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
AFRICA
ISSN 1995-1892 (print)
ISSN 1680-0745 (online)
Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
CONTENTS
INDEXED AT SCISEARCH (SCI), PUBMED AND SABINET
VOL 23, NO 8. SEPTEMBER 2012
International Advisory
Board
PROF DAVID CELEMAJER
Australia (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
Editorial
421
Publication subsidies: challenges and dilemmas facing South African researchers
AJ Woodiwiss
Cardiovascular Topics
428
Comparison of the effects of gelatin, Ringer’s solution and a modern hydroxyl ethyl
starch solution after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
SM Alavi • BB Ahmadi • B Baharestani • T Babaei
432
Cardiac surgical experience in northern Nigeria
J Nwiloh • S Edaigbini • S Danbauchi • I Babaniyi • M Aminu • Y Adamu • A Oyati
435
Increased relative wall thickness is a marker of subclinical cardiac target-organ damage
in African diabetic patients
P Chillo • J Lwakatare • J Lutale • E Gerdts
442
Association of waist circumference, body mass index and conicity index with
cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women
F Shidfar • F Alborzi • M Salehi • M Nojomi
446
Accuracy of D-dimer:fibrinogen ratio to diagnose pulmonary thromboembolism in
patients admitted to intensive care units
S Hajsadeghi • SR Kerman • M Khojandi • H Vaferi • R Ramezani • NM Jourshari •
SAJ MousavI • HR Pouraliakbar
451
Role of four-week resistance exercise in preserving the heart against ischaemia–
reperfusion-induced injury
Y Doustar • FG Soufi • A Jafary • MM Saber • R Ghiassie
456
The effect of the first office blood pressure reading on hypertension-related clinical
decisions
I Oladipo • A Ayoade
