Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 25 No 6 (November/December 2014)
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From the Editor’s Desk |
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Editorial |
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Towards developing guidelines and systems of care to facilitate early reperfusion for ST -elevation myocardial infarction in Africa |
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Cardiovascular Topics |
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Effect of standard versus patient-targeted in-patient education on patients’ anxiety about self-care after discharge from a cardiovascular surgery clinic |
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Congenital heart disease in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: a four-year prospective echocardiographic analysis |
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Prevalence of hypertension in the Gambia and Sierra Leone, western Africa: a cross-sectional study |
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Is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a risk factor for epistaxis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery? |
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De novo atrial fibrillation post cardiac surgery: the Durban experience |
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Review Article |
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South African hypertension practice guideline 2014 |
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Lifestyle and diet |
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Comment |
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The importance of guidelines |
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The cardioprotective diet: carbohydrates versus fat |
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Cardio News |
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New centre to revolutionise cardiac care in Africa |
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South African Heart Association Congress |
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Case Reports |
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A case of shoshin beriberi presenting as cardiogenic shock with diffuse ST -segment elevation, which dramatically improved after a single dose of thiamine |
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Clinical ventricular tachycardia and surgical epicardial ICD implantation in a patient with a Fontan operation for double-inlet left ventricle |
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