Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 31 No 5 (September/October 2020)

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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 31, No 5, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020
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
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
EDITORIAL
225 The prevalence of congenital heart disease: we need to work towards getting more data
J Lawrenson
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS
227 A new inflammatory marker: elevated eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio associated with
presence and severity of isolated coronary artery ectasia
M Yilmaz • H Kayançiçek • H Korkmaz • N Gözel • MN Bilen • Ö Seçen • P Öner • Ö Uku •
S Demirkiran • Y Çekici • O Ero ğlu • K Ertu ğrul
236 Echocardiographic abnormalities in children and adolescents living with human
immunodeficiency virus on highly active antiretroviral treatment
T Wubayehu • W Abebe • E Tefera
241 Effect of heroin on right ventricular cardiac performance
M Selcuk • E Yildirim • F Saylik • O Deniz • FO Mutluer
245 The therapeutic management of South African dyslipidaemic patients at very high
cardiovascular risk (CARDIO TRACK): a cross-sectional study
DJ Blom • N Ranjith • P Joshi • P Naidoo • A van Tonder • MG Musa • S Joshi • R Leisegang •
JS Trokis • H Makan • FJ Raal
252 Effect of invasive strategy on long-term mortality in elderly patients presenting with
acute coronary syndrome
S Yilmaz • MK Adali • O Kilic • A Til • YT Yaylali
257 Clinical spectrum and prevalence of congenital heart disease in children in Botswana
T Mazhani • AP Steenhoff • E Tefera • T David • Z Patel • W Sethomo • M Smieja • L Mazhani