Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 28 No 2 (March/April 2017)

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ISSN 1995-1892 (print)
ISSN 1680-0745 (online)
Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
CONTENTS
INDEXED AT SCISEARCH (SCI), PUBMED, PUBMED CENTRAL AND SABINET
Vol 28, No 2, MARCH/APRIL 2017
Editors
Editor-in-Chief
(South Africa)
Prof Pat Commerford
Assistant Editor
Prof JAMES KER (JUN)
Regional Editor
DR A Dzudie
Regional Editor (Kenya)
Dr F Bukachi
Regional Editor (South Africa)
PROF R DELPORT
Editorial Board
prof PA Brink
Experimental & Laboratory
Cardiology
PROF R DELPORT
Chemical Pathology
PROF MR ESSOP
Haemodynamics, Heart Failure
& Valvular Heart Disease
DR OB FAMILONI
Clinical Cardiology
DR V GRIGOROV
Invasive Cardiology & Heart
Failure
PROF J KER (SEN)
Hypertension, Cardiomyopathy,
Cardiovascular Physiology
DR J LAWRENSON
Paediatric Heart Disease
PROF A LOCHNER
Biochemistry/Laboratory
Science
PROF BM MAYOSI
Chronic Rheumatic Heart
Disease
DR MT MPE
Cardiomyopathy
PROF DP NAIDOO
Echocardiography
PROF B RAYNER
Hypertension/Society
PROF MM SATHEKGE
Nuclear Medicine/Society
PROF YK SEEDAT
Diabetes & Hypertension
PROF H DU T THERON
Invasive Cardiology
International
Advisory Board
PROF DAVID CELEMAJER
Australia (Clinical Cardiology)
PROF KEITH COPELIN FERDINAND
USA (General Cardiology)
DR SAMUEL KINGUE
Cameroon (General Cardiology)
DR GEORGE A MENSAH
USA (General Cardiology)
PROF WILLIAM NELSON
USA (Electrocardiology)
DR ULRICH VON OPPEL
Wales (Cardiovascular Surgery)
PROF PETER SCHWARTZ
Italy (Dysrhythmias)
PROF ERNST VON SCHWARZ
USA (Interventional Cardiology)
SUBJECT Editors
Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
DR MM SATHEKGE
Heart Failure
Dr g visagie
Paediatric
dr s brown
Paediatric Surgery
Dr Darshan Reddy
Renal Hypertension
dr brian rayner
Surgical
dr f aziz
Adult Surgery
dr j rossouw
Epidemiology and Preventionist
dr ap kengne
Pregnancy-associated Heart
Disease
Prof K Sliwa-hahnle
71 From the Editor’s Desk
P Commerford
Cardiovascular Topics
72 Awareness of hypertension guidelines and the diagnosis and evaluation of
hypertension by primary care physicians in Nigeria
OK Ale • RW Braimoh
77 The role of genetics in coronary artery bypass surgery patients under 30 years of age
S Sarikaya • E Aydin • Y Ozen • MB Rabus • O Altas • E Aksoy • T Ozer • K Kirali
81 The role of coronary artery collaterals in the preservation of left ventricular function:
a study to address a long-standing controversy
NO Ajayi • EA Vanker • KS Satyapal
86 Obesity in Botswana: time for new cut-off points for abdominal girth?
CL Onen
92 Comparative analysis of anthropometric indices of obesity as correlates and potential
predictors of risk for hypertension and prehypertension in a population in Nigeria
CJ Ononamadu • CN Ezekwesili • OF Onyeukwu • UF Umeoguaju • OC Ezeigwe • GO Ihegboro
100 Chicken or the egg: ST elevation in lead aVR or SYNTAX score
L Cerit
104 Relationship between Vitamin D and the development of atrial fibrillation after on-pump
coronary artery bypass graft surgery
L Cerit • H Kemal • K Gulsen • B Ozcem • Z Cerit • H Duygu
108 Factors associated with early mortality in haemodialysis patients undergoing coronary
artery bypass surgery
D Çevirme • T Adademir • M Aksüt • T Örki • KC Çakalağao ğ lu • M Alp • K Kırali