Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 35 No 2 (MAY/AUGUST 2024)

EDITORIAL	5
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK	5
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS	6
Effect of different priming fluids on extravascular lung water, cell integrity and oxidative stress in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery	6
Surgical experience in adults with Ebstein’s anomaly: long-term results	11
Systemic immune–inflammation index, and neutrophilto-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios can predict clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome	18
A cross-sectional study of the spectrum, aetiology and clinical characteristics of adult mitral valve disease at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital	25
Investigation of left ventricular changes according to valve type in patients with surgical replacement due to isolated aortic stenosis	32
The effects on clinical outcomes of administering medications together or separately in prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy after peripheral revascularisation	38
Empagliflozin significantly prevents QTc prolongation due to amitriptyline intoxication	42
Changes in blood pressure after catheter-based renal denervation in South Africa	47
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW	51
Effects of intravenous sodium thiosulfate on vascular calcification in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	51
CASE REPORTS	60
Identification and treatment of asymptomatic central venous catheter thrombosis after TAVI	60
Coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with situs inversus totalis	63

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