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EDITORIAL
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From the Editor's Desk
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CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS
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The safety and efficacy of pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis in lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis
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NT-proBNP and metabolic risk factors in a bi-ethnic cohort: the Ambulatory Blood Pressure in African prospective cohort study
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The contribution of plasma uric acid to the risk of stroke in hypertensive populations
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Relationship between physical activity and carotid intima–media thickness among teachers in South Africa: the SABPA study
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Determination of optimal cut-off values for waist circumferences used for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome among Batswana adults (ELS 32)
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Prognostic value of admission hyperglycaemia in black Africans with acute coronary syndromes: a crosssectional study
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COMMENTARY
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PASCAR commentary on the International Society of Hypertension global guidelines 2020: relevance to sub-Saharan Africa
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CASE REPORTS
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and simultaneous acute anteroseptal and inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
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Persistent cardiac arrest caused by profound hypokalaemia after large-dose insulin injection in a young man with type 1 diabetes mellitus: successful rescue with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and subsequent ventricular assist device
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