Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 33 No 3 (MAY/JUNE 2022)

EDITORIAL	5
Fascial plane regional anaesthesia techniques	5
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS	10
Epicardial fat thickness assessment by multi-slice computed tomography for predicting cardiac outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation	10
Response to ibutilide and the long-term outcome after catheter ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	14
Tetralogy of Fallot in the nascent open-heart surgical era in a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria: lessons learnt	24
The use of strain-gauge plethysmography in the functional assessment of chronic venous disease: five-year experience at a single centre	30
Profile and management of acute coronary syndromes at primary- and secondary-level healthcare facilities in Cape Town	40
Pre-operative neurodevelopmental assessment in young children undergoing cardiac surgery in central South Africa: feasibility and clinical value	47
Evaluation of the effect of different block techniques on open-heart surgery in the postoperative period: a prospective observational study	55
CASE REPORTS	59
Acute coronary syndrome complicated by cardiogenic shock in a young adult: a case report from Dakar, Senegal	59
Successful retrieval of an entrapped and uncoiled guide wire using a wire-cutting technique	64

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