Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Article	Citations
Changing face of pulmonary embolism with COVID-19	15
Outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in a private hospital in Nigeria	9
Protective effects of montelukast against doxorubucin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats	9
Relationship between ventricular arrhythmia and repolarisation parameters in patients with biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator	8
Endovascular treatment of Buerger’s disease in patients with critical limb ischaemia	8
Surgical experience in adults with Ebstein’s anomaly: long-term results	7
Clinical profile and outcomes of young patients treated with implantable cardioverter defibrillators at a South African tertiary hospital: a review of two decades of implantable cardioverter defibrill	6
Assessment of papillary muscle free strain in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and hypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophy	6
Left brachiocephalic vein–right atrial bypass in superior vena cava syndrome	6
Awareness of heart failure and perception of the problem in the general population	5
Two vessels, one trigger: simultaneous LAD and CX occlusion in Type II Kounis syndrome	5
Association of changes in NT-proBNP, hsTnT and uric acid levels with haemodynamic changes after targeted medical therapies in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension	5
A new biomarker to predict atrial fibrillation and its adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery: red blood cell distribution volume	5
Prevalence of occlusive myocardial infarction in patients diagnosed with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction at a single private facility in Cape Town, South Africa	4
A case of infective endocarditis with the manifestation of multi-organ embolisms: a case report	4
Exploring the influence of risk factors on outcomes following surgical closure of ventricular septal defects	4
A novel marker for determining the severity of coronary artery disease: the metabolic coronary risk index	4
Alternative treatment of tricuspid valve vegetations	4
Identification of genetic risk variants in PCSK9 gene and its association with myocardial infarction in Pakistani Pashtun population	4
Peri-operative echocardiography for lung transplantation in a critical patient with COVID-19	3
Assessment of pacemaker lead-related infective endocarditis with three-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography	3
The effects on clinical outcomes of administering medications together or separately in prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy after peripheral revascularisation	3
Assessment of left atrial morphological and functional differences in professional male football players: a prospective, case–control study	3
Investigation of left ventricular changes according to valve type in patients with surgical replacement due to isolated aortic stenosis	3
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiology fellowship training in a sub-Saharan African training centre: an African perspective	3

Systemic immune–inflammation index, and neutrophilto-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios can predict clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome	3
Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients who developed adverse events following Benzathine penicillin G injection for secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic heart disease: a cross-sectio	3
Repolarisation disturbances in ischaemic stroke: unveiling the prognostic role of the frontal QRS-T angle	3
Effects of mild and moderate hypothermia on renal injury evaluated with neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin cystatin C and near infrared spectroscopy in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypa	2
Assessment of P- to delta-wave interval and its relationship with accessory pathway properties in patients with pre-excitation	2
A retrospective study: efficacy of an originator versus a generic formulation of simvastatin in patients who suffer from hyperlipidaemia	2
MiR-126 prevents hypoxic HUVEC cellular injury through targeting TRAF6 expression	2
Assessment of the impact of carotid intima-media thickness on postoperative cognitive dysfunction following elective noncardiac surgery	2
Evaluation of clinical results of esmarch bandage application in giant saphenous vein closure during endovenous glue ablation	2
Krüppel-like factor 5 transcription factor is a positive regulator of NRG-1 in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells	2
The use of strain-gauge plethysmography in the functional assessment of chronic venous disease: five-year experience at a single centre	2
Electrocardiographic patterns in an urban community of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo	2
Association between salt sensitivity and blood pressure variability in patients with essential hypertension and predictive value for cardiovascular events	2
The non-negligible association between SYNTAX score and anxiety–depressive disorders	2
Role of nuclear factor kappa-B in TNF-induced cytoprotection	1
Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm: two cases caused by Salmonella enterica	1
CXCL17 promotes cardiac fibroblasts proliferation and fibrosis by up-regulating bFGF in a positive loop	1
Delta perfusion rate predicts the development of adverse outcome in cardiopulmonary bypass patients	1
Insights into cardiovascular health: patient perspectives from a South African tertiary hospital	1
Upper reversed-T mini-sternotomy for sutureless aortic valve replacement: an alternative for high-risk patients	1
Fascial plane regional anaesthesia techniques	1
Profile and management of acute coronary syndromes at primary- and secondary-level healthcare facilities in Cape Town	1
Normotensive young patients with acute coronary syndrome: Etiological factors and differences in the development of critical coronary lesion	1
A cross-sectional study of the spectrum, aetiology and clinical characteristics of adult mitral valve disease at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital	1
A 10-year retrospective analysis of the clinical profile and outcomes of infective endocarditis at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	1
Identifying the optimal monopolar electrocautery output power in pedicular internal thoracic artery harvesting: 20 or 40 watts?	1
The relationship between gender and systemic immune–inflammation index in patients with new-onset essential hypertension	1
The Healthy Aging Adult South Africa report card: a systematic review of the evidence between 2013 and 2020 for middle-aged South African men and women	1
Repetitive use of levosimendan in clinical practice: a case series	1
Association between carotid intima–media thickness and acute kidney injury following isolated coronary artery bypass surgery	1
Role of low-dose cardiac CT scans in young children: a systematic review	1
The association between psychological symptoms, sleep quality and severity of coronary artery disease in acute coronary syndrome	1
Effect of lactate levels on extubation time in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery	1
Hypertension treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review	1
Identification and treatment of asymptomatic central venous catheter thrombosis after TAVI	1
Factors associated with acute kidney injury and mortality during cardiac surgery	1
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	1
Empagliflozin significantly prevents QTc prolongation due to amitriptyline intoxication	1
Cardiometabolic risk factors among public school teachers in Vhembe District: a cross-sectional study	1
Prevalence and associated risk factors for elevated blood pressure in young adults in South Africa	1
Estimated glomerular filtration rate may not be correlated with the grade of coronary collateral circulation in patients with chronic total occlusion	1
Response to ibutilide and the long-term outcome after catheter ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	1
Associations of conscientiousness with cardiac troponin T and stress coping responses in a teacher cohort: the SABPA prospective cohort study	1
Association of plasma BNP levels at different times with cardioversion success, maintenance of sinus rhythm and severity of diastolic dysfunction in patients with atrial fibrillation	1
The effect of different anaesthesia techniques on postoperative pain and hospital discharge in varicose vein surgery	1
A report card for healthy aging in South Africa	1
The role of immature platelet count and immature platelet fraction in determining the need for transfusion in patients undergoing CABG	1
Fatal pulmonary oedema associated with severe pre-eclampsia: challenges and lessons	1
Prosthetic vascular graft management in above-knee amputations	1
A rare endocrine cause of ventricular tachycardia: a case series of two patients and a literature review	1

PRELP promotes myocardial fibrosis and ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction by the wnt/β–catenin signalling pathway	1
An unexpected diagnosis: Brugada Syndrome in a healthy Kenyan male athlete	0
Arterial stiffness assessment in obese black South African patients	0
Effect of insulin resistance on left ventricular remodelling in essential hypertensives: a cross-sectional study	0
The effect of single aortic cross-clamp technique versus multiple clamp technique on postoperative stroke in octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	0
Improving cardiovascular outcomes for patients with heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: conference proceedings of the 2022 Nigerian Cardiovascular Symposium	0
Is SYNTAX score correlated with left atrial volume index in stable angina pectoris?	0
The optimal diagnosis and treatment of intravenous leimyomatosis	0
Effect of cancer on long-term survival after cardiac surgery	0
The importance of baseline fractional flow reserve to detect significant coronary artery stenosis in different patient populations	0
The use of brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis: a single-centre descriptive study	0
Prevalence, patterns and predictors of dyslipidaemia in Nigeria: a report from the REMAH study	0
Changes in blood pressure after catheter-based renal denervation in South Africa	0
Relationship between P-wave dispersion, left ventricular mass index and function in Nigerian hypertensive patients	0
Disparities in patients’ understanding of cardiovascular disease management	0
Evaluating left ventricular diastolic function and chamber stiffness in heart failure: the impact of cardiac resynchronisation therapy on diastolic mechanics	0
Clinical features and outcomes of infective endocarditis: a single-centre experience	0
Platelet-to-Haemoglobin Ratio Predicts the Development of Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus	0
Incidence of persistent renal dysfunction and long-term survival after coronary computed tomography angiography	0
The effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on platelet distribution width, red cell distribution width – standard deviation, and platelet large cell ratio	0
A clinical conundrum: review of anticoagulation in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves	0
First Malian series of surgery for rheumatic valve disease: opening of the centre, clinical features and peri-operative realities	0
SARS-CoV-2 infection-associated thoraco-abdomino-iliac thrombosis in a patient without cardiac and systemic co-morbidity	0
Periprocedural intermittent contralateral arm ischaemia facilitates radial artery puncture and prevents radial artery spasm	0
Pre-morbid cardiometabolic risks among South Africans living in informal settlements	0
Early and mid-term outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery for infective endocarditis	0
Is there a relationship between the index of electrophysiological balance and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke patients?	0
A train-the-trainer curriculum to scale up artificial intelligence-supported echocardiography for rheumatic heart disease screening in a public health care system	0
Clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods and results of surgically treated histologically benign cardiac myxomas	0
CHADS2-VASc Score can predict no-reflow in the settings of acute ST-elevated myocardial infarction	0
MobitzType 1 atrioventricular block: A retrospective assessment of the natural history and need for pacing in 45–64-year-olds	0
Efficacy of amiodarone for the prevention of atrial fibrillation recurrence after cardioversion	0
Is the transradial approach associated with decreased acute kidney injury following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients not complicated by major bleeding and haemodynamic disturbance?	0
The impact of daily troponin I and D-dimer serum levels on mortality in COVID-19 pneumonia patients	0
Combined systolic velocities using tissue Doppler imaging could predict the severity of cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study	0
Association between the serum lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 level and acute coronary syndrome	0
Comparison of flowmeter (transit time flow measurement) values for graft flow in three different surgical methods for isolated coronary artery bypass surgery	0
Prognostic value of myocardial scar in ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	0
Clinical and echocardiographic findings in a crosssectional study of HIV-infected adults in Enugu, Nigeria	0
Prolonged QT and Tp-e intervals in male substance abusers: insights from a cross-sectional study	0
A scoping review on the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for care of people with cardiovascular disease in African countries	0
A massive cardiac tumor	0
Bleeding complications in patients on new oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism in Kenya	0
Subacute dual stent thromboses in a COVID-19-positive patient	0
Effect of different priming fluids on extravascular lung water, cell integrity and oxidative stress in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery	0
Impact of posterior pericardiectomy vs. posterior pericardial Hemovac drainage on POAF and fluid management in CABG patients	0
Is pre-operative monocyte count-high-density lipoprotein ratio associated with postoperative acute kidney injury in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting?	0
Delayed diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis in a West African octogenarian	0
Effects of intra-operative fluid management under the guidance of stroke volume variability on short-term prognosis after thoracoscopic lobectomy	0
The joint 15th Pan-African Society of Cardiology and Kenya Cardiac Society congress proceedings, 2021	0
Secondary prevention and management of dyslipidaemia in patients with coronary artery disease on statin therapy in a tertiary academic centre in Johannesburg	0
A retrospective description of acute coronary syndromes presenting to prehospital providers in the Western Cape, South Africa	0
Cardiac manifestation of corona virus disease 2019: a preliminary report	0
Aneurysmal degeneration in the Omniflow II biosynthetic vascular graft	0
Acute coronary syndrome complicated by cardiogenic shock in a young adult: a case report from Dakar, Senegal	0
Cutaneous rupture of infected carotid artery pseudoaneurysm following neck dissection and radiotherapy for thyroid cancer	0
Can epicardial fat tissue thickness help determine the need for coronary angiography before heart valve surgery?	0
Pre-eclampsia: does cardiac function differ in HIV-positive and -negative women?	0
The effectiveness of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in patients with infected venous leg ulcers	0
Is it better? Performance of the SVEAT score in predicting atherosclerotic burden in NSTE-ACS patients	0
Fire at the gate ruins fish: pulmonary embolism caused by right atrial myxoma	0
Application of computed tomographic angiography and echocardiography in predicting left atrial appendage thrombosis in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation	0
Hypoxia combined with a high-fat diet aggravates pulmonary vascular endothelial dysfunction in rats	0
Feasibility of focused cardiac ultrasound training for non-cardiologists in a resource-limited setting using a handheld ultrasound machine	0
The relationship between radial artery stenosis and whole blood viscosity after transradial coronary angiography	0
Pre-operative neurodevelopmental assessment in young children undergoing cardiac surgery in central South Africa: feasibility and clinical value	0
11-Year follow-up of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) in central South Africa	0
The outcomes of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in women over 65 years	0
Impact of diabetes mellitus on the frequency of postoperative complications after carotid endarterectomy	0
Effects of edoxaban, rivaroxaban, and warfarin on recanalisation, inflammation, and post-thrombotic syndrome in patients with deep vein thrombosis	0
Anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries: a presentation of three cases and review of the literature	0
A strategy to improve adherence to guidelinedirected medical therapy (GDMT) and the role of the multidisciplinary team in a heart-failure programme	0
Long-term experience of the modified David V re-implantation technique for valve-sparing aortic root replacement	0
Coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with situs inversus totalis	0
Successful retrieval of an entrapped and uncoiled guide wire using a wire-cutting technique	0
2022 SASCI/SCTSSA joint consensus statement and guideline on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in South Africa	0
Evaluation of abnormal complete blood count values in primary Raynaud’s Phenomenon	0
Right atrial strain in a normal adult African population according to age	0
Electrocardiogram manifestations of hyponatraemia	0
Effect of percutaneous coronary intervention with prolonged balloon pre-dilation on coronary flow in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	0

Evaluation of systemic immune inflammation and triglyceride/glucose indices in the development of no-reflow in ST elevation myocardial infarction	0
SA Heart consensus statement on closure of patent foramen ovale 2021	0
Preference for double-patch technique in adult patients with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return	0
Surgical treatment of left atrial dissection caused by percutaneous coronary intervention	0
Successful surgical treatment of left ventricular free wall rupture	0
Prognostic value of blood lactate values and peripheral perfusion indices in patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome	0
Radiation doses in endovascular revascularisation of lower-extremity arterial diseases	0
Characteristics and immediate outcomes of patients who underwent percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Tanzania	0
Ventricular septal defect closure using radial incision of the tricuspid valve for exposure: is it really necessary?	0
Outcome of concomitant left atrial ablation during valvular heart surgery: an African perspective	0
The relationship between coronary complexity and triglyceride glucose index in stable coronary artery disease	0
The clinical outcomes and histological characteristics of patients undergoing surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms at a regional referral centre in South Africa	0
Comparison of incentive spirometry and oscillating positive expiratory pressure devices for pulmonary rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery	0
Creating blood conservation for a cardiothoracic surgical hospital: when you have to start from scratch!	0
Calcified right ventricular fibroma in an adult	0
Trends and outcomes of cardiovascular disease admissions in Lagos, Nigeria: a 16-year review	0
Comparison of endothelial function and cardiometabolic profiles of people living with HIV in two South African regions: the EndoAfrica study	0
The role of inflammatory parameters in the prediction of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	0
Between a rock and a couple of hard places	0
Association between bifurcation angle of the left main coronary artery and severity of stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery	0
The correlation between blood volume of inferior vena cava and deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities	0
Pregnancy in women with cardiac disease: a one-year retrospective review of management and maternal and neonatal outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa	0
Echocardiographic screening for cardiovascular disease in central South Africa: expanding the role of echocardiography in patient referral	0
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the city of Cape Town metropole of the Western Cape province of South Africa: a spatio-temporal analysis	0
Restrictive cardiomyopathy caused by diffuse calcification of the left ventricle after 20 years of haemodialysis	0
Influence of verapamil on pressure overload-induced ventricular arrhythmias by regulating gene-expression profiles	0
Aortic regurgitation: multimodal assessment of quantification and impact	0
Epicardial fat thickness assessment by multi-slice computed tomography for predicting cardiac outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation	0
The added value of molecular-based diagnostics in the African forensic medical setting	0
The effect of cardiopulmonary bypass prime solution volume on blood transfusion: how do perfusionists manage fluid and what is the optimal prime solution volume?	0
Left thoracotomy approach for aortic root surgery	0
Evaluation of the effect of different block techniques on open-heart surgery in the postoperative period: a prospective observational study	0
Interleukin-6 and its correlations with maternal characteristics and echocardiographic parameters in pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension and normotensive pregnancy	0
Neurological outcomes after carotid endarterectomy in patients with contralateral carotid occlusion: One-year follow-up	0
Heart Failure Management from African Perspective: A consensus statement on the urgent need for action	0
Outcomes of pregnancy with pulmonary hypertension: low risk or a false dawn?	0
Percutaneous coronary intervention facilities in Nigeria	0
Comparison of knowledge and anxiety levels regarding the procedure between elective and emergency percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty patients	0
Right ventricular function, pulmonary hypertension and incident mortality in heart failure: Insights from a West-African cohort	0
CircRNA-mediated pathology: a new preliminary insight into the mechanism of type II cardio-renal syndrome	0
Correlation of cardiac risk factors with carotid and radial intima–media thickness measurements	0
A rare case of splenic hematoma after percutaneous drainage of splenic abscess with infective endocarditis	0
Permanent His bundle pacing using a Biotronik styletdriven lead: feasibility and early outcomes from a single centre	0
Electric cardioversion in patients treated with oral anticoagulants: embolic material in the left atrial appendage	0
Correlation between mitral valve area and left atrial function in rheumatic mitral valve stenosis patients	0
Circulatory soluble LOX-1 is a novel predictor for coronary artery disease patients	0
Resurgence of Shoshin beriberi during the COVID-19 pandemic	0
Positive impact of training rural health workers in identification and prevention of acute rheumatic fever in eastern Uganda	0
The role of inflammatory markers in predicting acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass surgery: platelet-lymphocyte and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios	0
Determinants of right ventricular systolic dysfunction among patients with left heart failure in a Ghanaian hospital	0
Kounis syndrome caused by bee sting: a case report and literature review	0
Very rare malposition of central venous catheter in cardiac surgery patients	0
Diphtheritic myocarditis: a case report, with toxinmediated complications and multi-organ involvement	0
Epidemiology and management of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in a Tunisian university hospital	0
Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism in Nigerians with peripartum cardiomyopathy	0
A case of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric arterial dissection with coeliac axis stenosis	0
Atrial and ventricular arrhythmia predictors with electrocardiographic parameters in myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA)	0
Resistivity index in the diagnosis and assessment of loss of renal function in diabetic nephropathy	0
Comparison of ECG, laboratory, comorbid disease and angiography data of young, middle-aged and elderly patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndromes, and evaluation of COVID-19 history	0
An unusually large left ventricular thrombus complicating anterior myocardial infarction: the value of multimodality imaging	0
Association of prognostic nutritional index with poor outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting	0
Challenging paediatric coarctation cases treated with a hybrid approach: five-year follow up	0
The association between CHA2DS2-VASc score and aortic valve sclerosis	0
Association between apelin-12 and creatine kinase-MB, depending on success of reperfusion in STEMI patients	0
Effects of intravenous sodium thiosulfate on vascular calcification in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	0
Rapid AI-assisted Poincaré plot analysis for early detection of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in hypertensive patients admitted to the emergency department: A prospective observational stud	0
Association of microalbuminuria with serum lipids and inflammatory markers in an adult population in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, South Africa	0
Tetralogy of Fallot in the nascent open-heart surgical era in a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria: lessons learnt	0
How do we measure the implementation of the World Health Assembly resolution on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in African countries? Rationale and design of an evidence-based scorecard	0
Assessment value of the modified early warning score for long-term prognosis of older patients with chronic heart failure	0
Assessing the diagnostic ability of adiposity measures to identify cardiometabolic risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in South African corporate employees	0