| EDITORIAL | 7 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS | 10 |
| AMP kinase activation and glut4 translocation in isolated cardiomyocytes | 10 |
| Correlates of left ventricular mass in hypertensive Nigerians: an echocardiographic study | 17 |
| Medication adherence, self-care behaviour and knowledge on heart failure in urban South Africa: the Heart of Soweto study | 24 |
| Blood pressure response to an exercise treadmill test, and echocardiographic left ventricular geometry in Nigerian normotensive diabetics | 31 |
| Factors associated with mortality when chronic beta-blocker therapy is withdrawn in the peri-operative period in vascular surgical patients: a matched case–control study | 35 |
| Inflammation and dyslipidaemia: a possible interplay between established risk factors in North Indian males with coronary artery disease | 41 |
| CASE REPORTS | 47 |
| DRUG TRENDS | 53 |
| Focus on the American College of Cardiology Congress, 2010: Reduced blood pressure variability in ASCOT-BPLA trial favours use of amlodipine/perindopril combination to reduce stroke risk | 53 |
| Comparison of ivabradine plus β-blockers versus β-blocker therapy only | 54 |
| INVEST study warns on too-low BP in diabetic patients with CAD | 57 |
| ACCORD LIPID study results strengthen guideline approach of adding fenofibrate to therapy of dyslipidaemic type 2 diabetic patients | 54 |
| Combination therapy in hypertension: new recommendations | 58 |
| The use of anticoagulants for venous thrombo-embolism | 61 |
| Opinions in hypertension management: Angiotensin receptor blockers in hypertension patients: earlier use of these bettertolerated medications is warranted | 62 |