Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 29 No 5 (September/October 2018)

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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 29, No 5, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018
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
267 FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS
268 Clinical characteristics and outcome of lone atrial fibrillation at a tertiary referral centre:
the Groote Schuur Hospital experience
V Thomas • S Schulein • RN Scott Millar • BM Mayosi
273 Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in 4 515 Sudanese school
children: marked disparity between two communities
S Ali • S Domi • B Abbo • R Abbas • T Bushari • K Al Awad • A Elhassan • ME Abdel-Rahman
278 Comparison of quantitative and qualitative coronary angiography: computer versus the eye
T Sen • C Kilit • MA Astarcioglu • LD Asarcikli • T Aksu • H Kafes • A Parspur • G Gozubuyuk
• BA Masyali
283 Association of microalbuminuria with left ventricular dysfunction in Nigerian
normotensive type 2 diabetes patients
TT Shogade • IO Essien • UE Ekrikpo • IO Umoh • CT Utin • BC Unadike • JJ Andy
289 Haemorrhage and other complications in pregnant women on anticoagulation for
mechanical heart valves: a prospective observational cohort study
S Kariv • F Azibani • J Baard • A Osman • P Soma-Pillay • J Anthony • K Sliwa
296 The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume can be associated with
severity of valvular involvement in patients with acute rheumatic carditis
SF Çelik • E Çelik
301 Ellisras Longitudinal Study 2017: The relationship between dietary intake and body
mass index among young rural adults in South Africa aged 18 to 30 years (ELS 18)
JTM Mashiane • KD Monyeki • AP Kengne • NM Rosina • MS Monyeki