Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 32 No 1 (JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021)

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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 32, No 1, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021
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
3 Can we reduce bleeding risk after interventional procedures?
F Hellig
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS
5 Delayed retinal vein recovery responses indicate both non-adaptation to stress as well
as increased risk for stroke: the SABPA study
L Malan • M Hamer • R von Känel • K Kotliar • RD van Wyk • GW Lambert • W Vilser •
T Ziemssen • MP Schlaich • W Smith • M Magnusson • A Wentzel • CE Myburgh • HS Steyn •
NT Malan
17 A comparison of AAIR versus DDDR pacing for patients with sinus node dysfunction:
a long-term follow-up study
RK Mutagaywa • B Tumaini • A Chin
21 Study of congenital heart defects among neonates in Jos, Nigeria: prevalence and
spectrum
OO Ige • TO Afolanranmi • CS Yilgwan • F Ayatse • E Nkereuwem • AS Sagay • P Kanki •
F Bode-Thomas
28 Hybrid rotablation and drug-eluting balloon strategy
A Vachiat • M Ntsekhe • F Hellig
33 Nine-year, single-centre experience of left atrial appendage occlusion: patient
characteristics, procedural outcomes and long-term follow up
M Abelson • A Phillips • S Middlemost