Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 32 No 5 (SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021)

EDITORIAL	5
Radiation exposure protection: small things matter	5
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS	7
The spectrum, prevalence and in-hospital outcomes of cardiovascular diseases in a South African district hospital: a retrospective study	7
Pericardial SCUBE1 levels may help predict postoperative results in patients operated on for coronary artery bypass graft surgery	13
Association of premature ventricular complex burden with elevated left ventricular filling pressure	18
Can the arterial clamp method be used safely where a tourniquet cannot be used?	24
Profile of adult patients presenting for rheumatic mitral valve surgery at a tertiary academic hospital	31
Birth prevalence of congenital heart disease among newborns in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria	37
Establishing ionising radiation safety culture during interventional cardiovascular procedures	41
REVIEW ARTICLE	46
Dengue and the heart	46
CASE REPORTS	54
Stubbornly preserving native leaflets is not always right: a case of tricuspid valve re-operation	54
CARDIOVASCULAR NEWS	57
Enhancing cardiovascular skills development in Africa: Khartoum first PTMC workshop	57

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