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 3, SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 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 133 FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK PA Brink CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS 134 The association between CHA2DS2-VASc score and aortic valve sclerosis F Başyiğit • HT Gürsoy • ÖÖ Çelebi • KG Balcı • ÖU Elalmış • K Özbek • ÖÇ Karaaslan • M İleri • T Keleş • S Aydoğdu 140 Long-term experience of the modified David V re-implantation technique for valvesparing aortic root replacement S Sarikaya • K Kirali 147 Effect of insulin resistance on left ventricular remodelling in essential hypertensives: a cross-sectional study BK Phanzu • AN Natuhoyila • EK Vita • B Longo-Mbenza • J-R M’Buyamba Kabangu 155 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiology fellowship training in a sub-Saharan African training centre: an African perspective E Amendezo • M Ngunga • AH Ahmed • MH Varwani • B Karau • R Kimeu • M Jeilan 160 Is the transradial approach associated with decreased acute kidney injury following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients not complicated by major bleeding and haemodynamic disturbance? T Dasli • B Turan 166 Evaluation of clinical results of esmarch bandage application in giant saphenous vein closure during endovenous glue ablation O Karahan • O Akkaya • E Aydogan 172 Effect of lactate levels on extubation time in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery S Öztürk
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