Terkko Navigator / Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Pre-morbid cardiometabolic risks among South Africans living in informal settlements

Association of microalbuminuria with serum lipids and inflammatory markers in an adult population in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, South Africa

The impact of daily troponin I and D-dimer serum levels on mortality in COVID-19 pneumonia patients

Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm: two cases caused by Salmonella enterica

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the city of Cape Town metropole of the Western Cape province of South Africa: a spatio-temporal analysis

SA Heart consensus statement on closure of patent foramen ovale 2021

Role of nuclear factor kappa-B in TNF-induced cytoprotection

Evaluation of the effect of different block techniques on open-heart surgery in the postoperative period: a prospective observational study

Subacute dual stent thromboses in a COVID-19-positive patient

Influence of verapamil on pressure overload-induced ventricular arrhythmias by regulating gene-expression profiles

Aortic regurgitation: multimodal assessment of quantification and impact

Successful retrieval of an entrapped and uncoiled guide wire using a wire-cutting technique

The role of inflammatory parameters in the prediction of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Changing face of pulmonary embolism with COVID-19

Identifying the optimal monopolar electrocautery output power in pedicular internal thoracic artery harvesting: 20 or 40 watts?

Prosthetic vascular graft management in above-knee amputations

Fatal pulmonary oedema associated with severe pre-eclampsia: challenges and lessons

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Bleeding complications in patients on new oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism in Kenya

Aneurysmal degeneration in the Omniflow II biosynthetic vascular graft

A 10-year retrospective analysis of the clinical profile and outcomes of infective endocarditis at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Awareness of heart failure and perception of the problem in the general population

Pre-operative neurodevelopmental assessment in young children undergoing cardiac surgery in central South Africa: feasibility and clinical value

The use of strain-gauge plethysmography in the functional assessment of chronic venous disease: five-year experience at a single centre

Associations of conscientiousness with cardiac troponin T and stress coping responses in a teacher cohort: the SABPA prospective cohort study

Tetralogy of Fallot in the nascent open-heart surgical era in a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria: lessons learnt

Profile and management of acute coronary syndromes at primary- and secondary-level healthcare facilities in Cape Town

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

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

The effect of different anaesthesia techniques on postoperative pain and hospital discharge in varicose vein surgery

Prevalence, patterns and predictors of dyslipidaemia in Nigeria: a report from the REMAH study

Radiation exposure protection: small things matter

Epicardial fat thickness assessment by multi-slice computed tomography for predicting cardiac outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

First Malian series of surgery for rheumatic valve disease: opening of the centre, clinical features and peri-operative realities

The effect of single aortic cross-clamp technique versus multiple clamp technique on postoperative stroke in octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Response to ibutilide and the long-term outcome after catheter ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Acute coronary syndrome complicated by cardiogenic shock in a young adult: a case report from Dakar, Senegal

Surgical treatment of left atrial dissection caused by percutaneous coronary intervention

Enhancing cardiovascular skills development in Africa: Khartoum first PTMC workshop

Interleukin-6 and its correlations with maternal characteristics and echocardiographic parameters in pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension and normotensive pregnancy

Electrocardiogram manifestations of hyponatraemia

The role of immature platelet count and immature platelet fraction in determining the need for transfusion in patients undergoing CABG

Left brachiocephalic vein-right atrial bypass in superior vena cava syndrome

Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease

Outcome of concomitant left atrial ablation during valvular heart surgery: an African perspective

Establishing ionising radiation safety culture during interventional cardiovascular procedures

Comparison of endothelial function and cardiometabolic profiles of people living with HIV in two South African regions: the EndoAfrica study

Birth prevalence of congenital heart disease among newborns in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria

Long-term blood pressure trajectories and associations with age and body mass index among urban women in South Africa

The effectiveness of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in patients with infected venous leg ulcers