| EDITORIAL | 5 |
| FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK | 7 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS | 8 |
| Assessment of right ventricular systolic function using tricuspid annular-plane systolic excursion in Nigerians with systemic hypertension | 8 |
| News from the American Diabetes Association (ADA ): Update from Orlando, USA , 25–29 June 2010 | 12 |
| Value of trans-oesophageal echocardiography as a method of encouraging patients with chronic atrial fibrillation to use anticoagulation therapy | 14 |
| Concurrent resistance and aerobic training as protection against heart disease | 18 |
| Coping and metabolic syndrome indicators in urban black South African men: the SA BPA study | 28 |
| REVIEW ARTICLE | 34 |
| LETTER TO THE EDITOR | 42 |
| CASE REPORTS | 43 |
| A halo in the heart during coronary angiography: calcified left ventricular aneurysm with thrombus formation | 43 |
| A coronary artery anomaly: type IV dual left anterior descending artery | 45 |
| Serotonin and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: a possible therapeutic role for SSRIs? | 47 |
| Coeur en sabot | 51 |
| DRUG TRENDS | 54 |
| ARBs and possible cancer risk | 54 |
| High-risk patients benefit most from nifedipine GITS –telmisartan combination | 57 |
| Increased heart rate in high-risk hypertensives related to increased heart failure and sudden death | 58 |
| Cardiovascular and diabetes research in Africa to benefit from Servier sponsorship | 62 |
| Amlodipine + atorvastatin single pill is the most effective choice for primary prevention | 65 |
| BOOK REVIEW | 66 |