| EDITORIAL | 5 |
| LETTER TO THE EDITOR | 7 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS | 8 |
| Ductal closure using the Amplatzer duct occluder type two: experience in Port Elizabeth hospital complex, South Africa | 8 |
| Awareness of hypertension and factors associated with uncontrolled hypertension in Sudanese adults | 14 |
| Effects of single aortic clamping versus partial aortic clamping techniques on post-operative stroke during coronary artery bypass surgery | 19 |
| Prevalence of myocarditis and cardiotropic virus infection in Africans with HIV-associated cardiomyopathy, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and heart transplant recipients: a pilot study | 24 |
| Ventilation during cardiopulmonary bypass did not attenuate inflammatory response or affect postoperative outcomes | 30 |
| Long QT syndrome in South Africa: the results of comprehensive genetic screening | 37 |
| DRUG TRENDS IN CARDIOLOGY | 49 |
| CASE REPORTS - PUBLISHED ONLINE | 51 |