| From the Editor’s Desk | 5 |
| Editorials | 7 |
| Cardiovascular Topics | 11 |
| Ambulatory blood pressure profiles in a subset of HIV-positive patients pre and post antiretroviral therapy | 11 |
| Epidemiological African day for evaluation of patients at risk of venous thrombosis in acute hospital care settings | 17 |
| Decline in mean platelet volume in patients with patent foramen ovale undergoing percutaneous closure | 23 |
| Infliximab, an anti-TNF-alpha agent, improves left atrial abnormalities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: preliminary results | 26 |
| Rationale and design of the Pan-African Sudden Cardiac Death survey: the Pan-African SCD study | 34 |
| Review Article | 43 |
| In Memoriam | 49 |
| Letter to the Editor | 50 |
| Industry News | 50 |
| Drug Trend in Cardiology | 52 |
| Advertorial | 54 |
| Case Reports | 55 |
| Ross procedure in a child with Aspergillus endocarditis and bicuspid aortic valve | 55 |
| Closure of ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva using a native aortic valve leaflet | 58 |
| A penetrating nail-prick injury of the lateral plantar artery leading to pseudo-aneurysm formation and rupture | 61 |
| Anaesthetic management of a newborn with trisomy 18 undergoing closure of patent ductus arteriosus and pulmonary artery banding | 64 |