| EDITORIAL | 5 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS | 7 |
| Analysis of the omega-3 fatty acid content of South African fish oil supplements: a follow-up study | 7 |
| Surgical management of effusive constrictive pericarditis | 13 |
| Carotid and popliteal artery intima–media thickness in patients with poor oral hygiene and the association with acute-phase reactants | 18 |
| Tumescentless endovenous radiofrequency ablation with local hypothermia and compression technique | 23 |
| Clinical experience of repair of pectus excavatum and carinatum deformities | 28 |
| Alpha lipoic acid attenuates inflammatory response during extracorporeal circulation | 32 |
| Prevalence of dyslipidaemia in statin-treated patients in South Africa: results of the DYSlipidaemia International Study (DYSIS) | 40 |
| William Nelson ECG quiz | 37 |
| LETTER TO THE EDITOR | 39 |
| DRUG TRENDS IN CARDIOLOGY | 50 |
| CASE REPORTS - PUBLISHED ONLINE | 51 |
| Mitral valve and coronary artery bypass surgeries 13 years after pneumonectomy for lung cancer | 51 |
| Left ventricular rupture after double valve replacement in a patient with myocarditis due to myasthenia gravis | 55 |
| Diffuse giant tendon xanthomas in a patient with familial hypercholesterolaemia | 58 |
| Acute aortic dissection with a dangerous duo in an | 60 |