| FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK | 5 |
| EDITORIAL | 6 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS | 9 |
| Left atrial appendage closure in patients with atrial fibrillation in whom warfarin is contra-indicated: initial South African experience | 9 |
| Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in three hospital settings in South Africa: does geography influence management and outcome? A retrospective cohort study | 12 |
| Pattern of congestive heart failure in a Kenyan paediatric population | 19 |
| Comparison of results of autologous versus homologous blood transfusion in open-heart surgery | 23 |
| Benzathine penicillin adherence for secondary prophylaxis among patients affected with rheumatic heart disease attending Mulago Hospital | 26 |
| Cardiovascular haemodynamics in pre-eclampsia using brain naturetic peptide and tissue Doppler studies | 32 |
| Bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy for primary hyperhydrosis: a review of 335 cases | 39 |
| LETTER TO THE EDITOR | 38 |
| REVIEW ARTICLE | 43 |
| DRUG TRENDS IN CARDIOLOGY | 49 |
| CASE REPORTS - PUBLISHED ONLINE | 51 |
| Multi-slice computed tomography assessment of stent position in a patient with acute coronary syndrome and anomalous origin of the coronary arteries | 51 |
| Acute myocardial infarction after prednisolone administration for the treatment of anaphylaxis caused by a wasp sting | 54 |
| Delayed chylopericardium as a rare complication after combined mitral valve and coronary artery bypass surgery | 57 |
| Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy using the Inoue balloon for patients with recurrent pericardial tamponade | 60 |
| Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in early puerperium due to severe left main coronary stenosis in a woman with familial hyperlipidaemia | 63 |