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ISSN 1995-1892 (print)

ISSN 1680-0745 (online)

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

www.cvja.co.za

CONTENTS

INDEXED AT SCISEARCH (SCI), PUBMED, PUBMED CENTRAL AND SABINET

Vol 32, No 2, MARCH/APRIL 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

59 Atrial high-rates episodes: fact or fiction?

P Mkoko • A Chin

CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS

62 The spectrum of rheumatic mitral valve regurgitation presenting to Inkosi Albert Luthuli

Central Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, over a 10-year period

NL Zwane • S Ponnusamy • DP Naidoo

70 The effect of lifestyle modification on depression among myocardial infarction patients

after revascularisation

A Arzet • W Sibanda • DP Naidoo • P Somalingum

79 Cardiovascular view of intermediate and high-risk COVID-19 patients: single-centre

experience with low mortality and intensive care hospitalisation rates

A Medetalibeyoglu • S Emet • N Senkal • M Aydogan • M Kose • T Tukek

87 The modulating effects of green rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) extract on vascular

function and antioxidant status in obese Wistar rats

Z Obasa • M Albertha van Vuuren • B Huisamen • SL Windvogel

98 Analysis of the vascular access service for patients on haemodialysis in Livingstone

Hospital

IR Grant • RJ Freercks • EJ Honiball • B Dube

IN MEMORIAM

78 Somalingum Ponnusamy