Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 26 No 4 (July/August 2015)

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ISSN 1995-1892 (print)
ISSN 1680-0745 (online)
Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
CONTENTS
INDEXED AT SCISEARCH (SCI), PUBMED, PUBMED CENTRAL AND SABINET
Vol 26, No 4, JULY/AUGUST 2015
Editors
Editor in Chief
(South Africa)
Prof Pat Commerford
Assistant Editor
Prof JAMES KER (JUN)
Regional Editor
DR A Dzudie
Regional Editor (Kenya)
Dr F Bukachi
Regional Editor (South Africa)
PROF R DELPORT
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
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)
SUBJECT Editors
Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
DR MM SATHEKGE
Heart Failure
Dr g visagie
Paediatric
dr s brown
Paediatric Surgery
Dr Darshan Reddy
Renal Hypertension
dr brian rayner
Surgical
dr f aziz
Adult Surgery
dr j rossouw
Epidemiology and Preventionist
dr ap kengne
Pregnancy-associated Heart
Disease
Prof K Sliwa-hahnle
151 From the Editor’s Desk
P Commerford
Editorial
152 Hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: a massive and increasing health disaster
awaiting solution
NRC Campbell • D Lemogoum
Cardiovascular Topics
155 Analysis of clinical outcomes of intra-aortic balloon pump use during coronary artery
bypass surgery
G Yumun • U Aydin • Y Ata • F Tokta ş • AA Pala • AF Ozyazicioglu • T Turk • S Yavuz
159 Comparison of neutrophil:lymphocyte ratios following coronary artery bypass surgery
with or without cardiopulmonary bypass
M Aldemir • ED Bakı • F Adalı • G Çarşanba • E Tecer • HU Taş
165 Prediction of mid-term outcome after cryo-balloon ablation of atrial fibrillation using
post-procedure high-sensitivity troponin level
T Aksu • SE Golcuk • TE Guler • K Yalin • İ Erden
171 Efficacy of full-fat milk and diluted lemon juice in reducing infra-cardiac activity of
99mTc sestamibi during myocardial perfusion imaging
K Purbhoo • M Di Tamba • W Vangu
177 Cardiovascular risk factors among patients with chronic kidney disease attending a
tertiary hospital in Uganda
C Babua • R Kalyesubula • E Okello • B Kakande • E Sebatta • M Mungoma • CK Mondo
181 Performance of re-used pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators
compared with new devices at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
ZV Jama • A Chin • M Badri • BM Mayosi