ISSN 1995-1892 (print) ISSN 1680-0745 (online) Cardiovascular Journal of Afr ica www.cvja.co.za CONTENTS INDEXED AT SCISEARCH (SCI), PUBMED, PUBMED CENTRAL AND SABINET Vol 35, No 2, MAY – AUGUST 2024 EDITORS Editor-in-Chief (South Africa) PROF PAT COMMERFORD Assistant Editor PROF JAMES KER (JUN) Regional Editor DR A DZUDIE Regional Editor (Kenya) DR F BUKACHI Regional Editor (South Africa) PROF R DELPORT EDITORIAL BOARD PROF PA BRINK Experimental & Laboratory Cardiology PROF R DELPORT Chemical Pathology PROF MR ESSOP Haemodynamics, Heart Failure & Valvular Heart Disease DR OB FAMILONI Clinical Cardiology DR V GRIGOROV Invasive Cardiology & Heart Failure PROF J KER (SEN) Hypertension, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiovascular Physiology DR J LAWRENSON Paediatric Heart Disease PROF A LOCHNER Biochemistry/Laboratory Science DR MT MPE Cardiomyopathy PROF DP NAIDOO Echocardiography PROF B RAYNER Hypertension/Society PROF MM SATHEKGE Nuclear Medicine/Society PROF YK SEEDAT Diabetes & Hypertension PROF H DU T THERON Invasive Cardiology INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD PROF DAVID CELEMAJER Australia (Clinical Cardiology) PROF KEITH COPELIN FERDINAND USA (General Cardiology) DR SAMUEL KINGUE Cameroon (General Cardiology) DR GEORGE A MENSAH USA (General Cardiology) PROF WILLIAM NELSON USA (Electrocardiology) DR ULRICH VON OPPEL Wales (Cardiovascular Surgery) PROF PETER SCHWARTZ Italy (Dysrhythmias) PROF ERNST VON SCHWARZ USA (Interventional Cardiology) SUBJECT EDITORS Nuclear Medicine and Imaging DR MM SATHEKGE Heart Failure DR G VISAGIE Paediatric DR S BROWN Paediatric Surgery DR DARSHAN REDDY Renal Hypertension DR BRIAN RAYNER Surgical DR F AZIZ Adult Surgery DR J ROSSOUW Epidemiology and Preventionist DR AP KENGNE Pregnancy-associated Heart Disease PROF K SLIWA-HAHNLE 69 FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK PA Brink CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS 70 Effect of different priming fluids on extravascular lung water, cell integrity and oxidative stress in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery H Ulugöl • MG Can • U Aksu • K Vardar • M Ökten • F Toraman 75 Mid-term experience of the modified David V re-implantation technique for valve-sparing aortic root replacement S Sarikaya • K Kirali 82 Systemic immune–inflammation index, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and plateletto-lymphocyte ratios can predict clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome FÖ Karadeniz • Y Karadeniz • E Altuntaş 89 A cross-sectional study of the spectrum, aetiology and clinical characteristics of adult mitral valve disease at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital E Banderker • G Roozen • M Tsitsi • R Meel 96 Investigation of left ventricular changes according to valve type in patients with surgical replacement due to isolated aortic stenosis A Güner • M Işık • Ö Tanyeli • S Yıldırım • E Ege • VB Taban 102 Evaluation of clinical results of esmarch bandage application in giant saphenous vein closure during endovenous glue ablation O Karahan • O Akkaya • E Aydogan 106 Empagliflozin significantly prevents QTc prolongation due to amitriptyline intoxication VŐ Barış • E Gedikli • AB Dinçsoy • A Erdem
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