Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 29 No 3 (May/Junel 2018)

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CONTENTS
Vol 29, No 3, MAY/JUNE 2018
172 Obesity masks the relationship between dietary salt intake and blood pressure in
people of African ancestry: the impact of obesity on the relationship between sodium
and blood pressure
M Maseko • M Mashao • A Bawa-Allah • E Phukubje • B Mlambo • T Nyundu
177 Facilitators, context of, and barriers to acute coronary syndrome care at Kenyatta
National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya: a qualitative analysis
E Bahiru • T Temu • J Mwanga • K Ndede • S Vusha • B Gitura • C Farquhar • F Bukachi •
MD Huffman
183 Association of traditional cardiovascular risk factors with carotid atherosclerosis
among adults at a teaching hospital in south-western Nigeria
AD Omisore • OC Famurewa • MA Komolafe • CM Asaleye • MB Fawale • BI Afolabi
REVIEW ARTICLE
189 Double trouble: psoriasis and cardiometabolic disorders
NG Mahyoodeen • NJ Crowther • M Tikly
ECG Series
195 Irregular, narrow-complex tachycardia
Julian Hövelmann • Charle Viljoen • Ashley Chin
PASCAR News
199 Report from Nairobi: towards a 25% reduction in uncontrolled hypertension in Africa
M Hudson
PUBLISHED ONLINE (Available on and in PubMed)
CASE REPORT
e1 Levitronix bilateral ventricular assist device, a bridge to recovery in a patient with
acute fulminant myocarditis and concomitant cerebellar infarction
Y-F Huang • P-S Hsu • C-S Tsai • Y-T Tsai • C-Y Lin • H-Y Ke • Y-C Lin • H-Y Yang