Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 34 No 3 (JULY/AUGUST 2023)

EDITORIAL	5
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK	5
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS	6
Prognostic value of myocardial scar in ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	6
Trends and outcomes of cardiovascular disease admissions in Lagos, Nigeria: a 16-year review	14
Clinical profile and outcomes of young patients treated with implantable cardioverter defibrillators at a South African tertiary hospital: a review of two decades of implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation and follow up	24
Prevalence and associated risk factors for elevated blood pressure in young adults in South Africa	31
Creating blood conservation for a cardiothoracic surgical hospital: when you have to start from scratch!	38
Assessment of papillary muscle free strain in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and hypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophy	43
Combined systolic velocities using tissue Doppler imaging could predict the severity of cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study	49
REVIEW ARTICLE	55
Electric cardioversion in patients treated with oral anticoagulants: embolic material in the left atrial appendage	55
CASE REPORT	64
Permanent His bundle pacing using a Biotronik styletdriven lead: feasibility and early outcomes from a single centre	64

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