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The
Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
,
incorporating the
Cardiovascular
Journal of South Africa
, is published six
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VOL 21, NO 4. JULY / AUGUST 2010
Review Article
212 The clinical quandary of left and right ventricular diastolic dysfunction and diastolic
heart failure
ER Schwarz • R Dashti
220
Letter to the Editor
Case Reports
221 A halo in the heart during coronary angiography: calcified left ventricular aneurysm with
thrombus formation
H Fotbolcu • K Ozden • C Sengul • D Duman • İ Di
223 A coronary artery anomaly: type IV dual left anterior descending artery
M Celik • A Iyisoy • T Celik
225 Serotonin and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: a possible
therapeutic role for SSRIs?
S Chen • Q Duan • K Tang • D Zhao • Y Xu
229 Coeur en sabot
F Aziz • M Abed
Drug Trends
232 ARBs and possible cancer risk
J Aalbers
High-risk patients benefit most from
nifedipine GITS–telmisartan combination
J Aalbers
Increased heart rate in high-risk
hypertensives related to increased heart
failure and sudden death
J Aalbers
Cardiovascular and diabetes research in
Africa to benefit from Servier sponsorship
Amlodipine + atorvastatin single pill is the
most effective choice for primary prevention
J Aalbers
Book Review
244
The Sinatra Solution. Metabolic Cardiology
J Straughan
It's the
shell that
makes
safer.
R
Safety-Coated
R
81mg
The ORIGINAL low dose aspirin
for optimum cardio-protection
Hp
Each tablet contains Aspirin 81mg. Reg.No.: 29/2.7/0767
Pharmafrica (Pty) Ltd, 33 Hulbert Road, New Centre, Johannesburg 2001
Under licence from Goldshield Pharmaceuticals Ltd. U.K.
