期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2022; 33 (2)
Electrolytes play a vital role in myocardial electrophysiologi-cal activities in the human body. Electrolyte disturbances can affect depolarisation an......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2022; 33 (3)
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the relationship between the cardiac rhythm response to ibutilide infusion after pulmonary vein isolation and the ......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2022; 33 (1)
Background: During pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-targeted therapies for patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), regul......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2022; 33 (3)
Entrapment and uncoiling of a guide wire are life-threatening and technically challenging complications during percutaneous coronary intervention. We ......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2021; 32 (3)
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), characterised by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction, is divided into five types: (1) apical ballooning, (2) mid......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2021; 32 (4)
Aim: We aimed to explore the value of peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for the clinical diagnosis and prognosis of elderly patien......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2021; 32 (3)
Objectives: Left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology is a powerful predictor of thrombogenesis of the left atrium (LA) in patients with non-valvular atr......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2021; 32 (4)
Objectives: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) aromatase converts androstenedione and other adrenal androgens into oestrogens. The locally produced oestr......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2021; 32 (4)
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare subtype of mitral annular calcification. It usually appears as a large, round, mass-like ......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2020; 31 (6)
Background: There is limited available evidence of a relationship between uric acid (UA) level and stroke in hypertensive populations worldwide. We ai......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2020; 31 (2)
Background: Our study aimed to compare the effects of sevoflurane- and propofol-based anaesthetic regimens on oxygenation during the early period of c......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2020; 31 (3)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an ectopic rhythm originating in the atrium. AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice and i......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2020; 31 (4)
The use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has expanded substantially for drug delivery in clinical practice in recent years. However,......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2020; 31 (4)
The objective was to investigate and evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of levosimendan in patients with chronic systolic heart failure. Fort......
期刊： CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, 2020; 31 (5)
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES) is a rare myeloproliferative disease characterised by multisystem dysfunction and persistent, extreme eos......
