Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 34 No 5 (NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023)

EDITORIAL	5
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK	5
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS	6
A retrospective study: efficacy of an originator versus a generic formulation of simvastatin in patients who suffer from hyperlipidaemia	6
Feasibility of focused cardiac ultrasound training for non-cardiologists in a resource-limited setting using a handheld ultrasound machine	10
Association between the serum lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 level and acute coronary syndrome	15
Is pre-operative monocyte count-high-density lipoprotein ratio associated with postoperative acute kidney injury in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting?	20
A three-year audit of pregnancy outcomes in women with pulmonary hypertension admitted to the high-risk obstetric unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	27
Correlation between mitral valve area and left atrial function in rheumatic mitral valve stenosis patients	34
A new biomarker to predict atrial fibrillation and its adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery: red blood cell distribution volume	41
LETTER TO THE EDITOR	40
Outcomes of pregnancy with pulmonary hypertension: low risk or a false dawn?	33
REVIEW ARTICLE	49
Hypertension treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review	49
CASE REPORTS	60
A case of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric arterial dissection with coeliac axis stenosis	60
Very rare malposition of central venous catheter in cardiac surgery patients	63

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