Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 26 No 4 (July/August 2015)
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From the Editor’s Desk |
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Editorial |
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Hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: a massive and increasing health disaster awaiting solution |
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Cardiovascular Topics |
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Analysis of clinical outcomes of intra-aortic balloon pump use during coronary artery bypass surgery |
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Comparison of neutrophil:lymphocyte ratios following coronary artery bypass surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass |
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Prediction of mid-term outcome after cryo-balloon ablation of atrial fibrillation using post-procedure high-sensitivity troponin level |
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Efficacy of full-fat milk and diluted lemon juice in reducing infra-cardiac activity of 99mTc sestamibi during myocardial perfusion imaging |
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Cardiovascular risk factors among patients with chronic kidney disease attending a tertiary hospital in Uganda |
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Performance of re-used pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators compared with new devices at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa |
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The prevalence of symptomatic infantile heart disease at Louga Regional Hospital, Senegal |
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Review Articles |
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Glycaemic, blood pressure and cholesterol control in 25 629 diabetics |
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Why is control of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa poor? |
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Case Reports |
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First Melody® valve implantations in Africa |
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Unrepaired persistent truncus arteriosus in a 38-year-old woman with an uneventful pregnancy |
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Exudative pericarditis in the evolution of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma |
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Intermittent symptomatic functional mitral regurgitation illustrated by two cases |
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Unusual complication of aortic dissections: intimo–intimal intussusception |
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Bare-metal stent thrombosis two decades after stenting |
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Cardio News |
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