| FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK | 5 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS | 6 |
| Comparison of estimates of left ventricular ejection fraction obtained from gated blood pool imaging, different software packages and cameras | 6 |
| An echocardiographic study of infective endocarditis, with special reference to patients with HIV | 12 |
| Diagnosis, treatment and follow up of neonatal arrhythmias | 20 |
| Behcet’s disease and cardiovascular involvement: our experience of asy mptomatic Behcet’s patients | 25 |
| Effects of topical hypothermia on postoperative inflammatory markers in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery | 29 |
| Intra-uterine growth restriction as a risk factor for hypertensi on in children six to 10 years old | 35 |
| Impact of prehypertension on left ventricular mass and QT dispersion in adult black Nigerians | 40 |
| REVIEW ARTICLE | 45 |
| LETTER TO THE EDITOR | 48 |
| DRUG TRENDS | 50 |
| CASE REPORT | 55 |