Cardiology

Cardiology

Recent Submissions

  • Cardiothoracic surgery in South Africa : a history 
    Schewitz, Ivan Anton (AME Publishing, 2022-04)
    Cardiothoracic surgery in South Africa began in Cape Town spreading to the rest of the country, and since the end of apartheid slowly reaching other sub-Saharan African countries. It is a story of brilliant innovators, of ...
  • [68Ga]Ga-NODAGAZOL uptake in atherosclerotic plaques correlates with the cardiovascular risk profile of patients 
    Ndlovu, Honest; Lawal, Ismaheel Opeyemi; Popoola, Gbenga O.; Brits, Bradley; Mokoala, Kgomotso M.G.; Maserumule, Letjie; Hlongwa, K.; Mahapane, Johncy; Davis, Cindy; Sathekge, Mike Machaba (Springer, 2022-07)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Chest pain : the importance of serial ECGs 
    Jansen van Rensburg, Rene; Schutte, Jason; De Beenhouwer, Thomas (Cleveland Clinic, 2021-10)
    A 44-year-old man, previously well, presented to the emergency department with severe hypertension and a 4-hour history of typical angina-like chest pain with associated diaphoresis. He had dyslipidemia, a 5-pack-year ...
  • Supply chain resilience : interconnectedness of disruptions, strategies and outcomes in the South African FMCG industry 
    Magagula, S.M.; Meyer, A.; Niemann, Wesley (MC Cant, 2020)
    BACKGROUND: Organisations face greater competition and exposure to disruptions and risks due to an increase in globalisation, and as a result, they must continuously seek strategies to improve their supply chain ...
  • Unintended consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa 
    Schewitz, Ivan Anton; Zar, Heather J.; Masekela, Refiloe; Gordon, Stephen; Ozoh, Obianuju; Kagima, Jacqueline; Gray, Diane; Binegdie, Amsalu; Irungu, Anne; Worodria, William (Scientific Scholar, 2020-09)
    As we write this, a patient is in a local South African Hospital on a ventilator following a cardiac arrest after a massive pulmonary embolus. He recently returned from overseas. When he arrived, he had a cough and phoned ...
  • Challenging beliefs : a review of the paradigm shift in the treatment of pectus excavatum from radical resection to minimally invasive bracing and non-surgical vacuum bell suction 
    Schewitz, Ivan Anton; Nuss, D. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-12)
    In 1997, Nuss introduced a minimally invasive non-destructive procedure for pectus excavatum, which revolutionised the treatment of the condition. This review will give a brief history on the management of this condition, ...
  • COVID-19 in Africa : preparing for the storm 
    Chakaya, J.; Binegdie, A.; Irungu, A.; Pearson, B.; Gray, D.; Zar, Heather J.; Schewitz, Ivan Anton; Kagima, J.; Mortimer, K.; Ozoh, O.B.; Masekela, R.; Gordon, S.B.; Worodria, W.; Aluoch, J. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-07)
    In response to COVID-19, Africa should develop robust collaborative research programmes, funded by African governments and partners, to include epidemiological, health system, implementation, clinical trials, immunological ...
  • The modern approach to pectus repair 
    Schewitz, Ivan Anton (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-09)
    Since 1949, the Ravitch repair for pectus excavatum and carinatum was the gold standard. This is a destructive, aggressive procedure, which has a significant recurrence rate when it is poorly performed. When performed ...
  • Recommendations for lung cancer screening in Southern Africa 
    Koegelenberg, Coenraad F.N.; Dorfman, Shane; Schewitz, Ivan Anton; Richards, Guy A.; Maasdorp, Shaun; Smith, Clifford; Dheda, Keertan (AME Publishing Company, 2019-09)
    Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in southern Africa. Early trials of chest radiograph-based screening in males at high risk for lung cancer found no mortality benefit of a radiograph alone, ...
  • Pectus carinatum : when less is more 
    Martinez-Ferro, M.; Bellia-Munzon, B.; Schewitz, Ivan Anton; Toselli, L. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)
    Awareness of pectus carinatum has increased among the medical community over the last several decades, as innovative options for nonsurgical treatments have become more widely known. Management alternatives have shifted ...
  • Thoracoscopy : the past, the present and the future! A personal journey 
    Schewitz, Ivan Anton (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
    Thoracoscopy, in my opinion, is underutilised in Africa, for a multiplicity of reasons. These include a lack of expertise, the perceived cost and difficulties in obtaining and maintaining equipment. The benefits, however, ...
  • Marfan syndrome : a case report and pictorial essay 
    Naidoo, Poobalan; Ranjith, Naresh; Zikalala, Zuzile; Mahoney, Scott; Ho, Kevin (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2018-06-25)
    We report a case of Marfan syndrome (MFS) in a South African patient, which is extraordinary because of the large constellation of clinical, radiological and vascular anomalies in a single patient. A literature search ...
  • Cardiac diastolic function after recovery from pre-eclampsia 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya; Louw, M.C.; Adeyemo, A.O.; Makin, J.A.; Pattinson, Robert Clive (Clinics Cardive, 2018-01)
    BACKGROUND : Pre-eclampsia is associated with significant changes to the cardiovascular system during pregnancy. Eccentric and concentric remodelling of the left ventricle occurs, resulting in impaired contractility and ...
  • Cardiology–cardiothoracic subspeciality training in South Africa : a position paper of the South Africa Heart Association 
    Sliwa, Karen; Zuhlke, Liesl; Kleinloog, Robert; Doubell, Anton; Ebrahim, Iftikhar; Essop, Mohammed; Kettles, Dave; Jankelow, David; Khan, Sajidah; Klug, Eric; Lecour, Sandrine; Marais, David; Mpe, Martin; Ntsekhe, Mpiko; Osrin, Les; Smit, Francis; Snyders, Adriaan; Theron, Jean Paul; Thornton, Andrew; Chin, Ashley; Van der Merwe, Nico; Dau, Erika; Sarkin, Andrew (Clinics Cardive, 2016-05)
    Over the past decades, South Africa has undergone rapid demographic changes, which have led to marked increases in specific cardiac disease categories, such as rheumatic heart disease (now predominantly presenting in ...
  • Advances in the treatment of STEMI 
    Naran, Parm; Sarkin, Andrew (New Media Publishing, 2016-06)
    Improvements in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) management have occurred at a brisk pace and has resulted in better outcomes for patients.
  • Calculating medical negligence costs 
    Pienaar, Rina; Van Gelder, Antoine (Law Society of South Africa, 2015-09)
    When dealing with a claim for future medical expenses in a personal injury claim, one finds that future medical expenses are sometimes subdivided into further categories namely, surgical expenses, emotional and ...
  • Current clinical applications of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging 
    Scholtz, Leonie; Sarkin, Andrew; Lockhat, Zarina I. (Clinics Cardive, 2014-07)
    Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is unsurpassed in the evaluation of myocardial anatomy, function and mass. Myocardial perfusion pre- and post-stress, as well as late enhancement is increasingly used in ...
  • Case report and images in cardiology : Shone's complex variant associated with a patent ductus arteriosus : Simultaneous treatment of coarctation and patent ductus arteriosus using a covered stent 
    Takawira, Farirai F.; Sinyangwe, Greenwood; Mwangi, Michael N.; Mathivha, Tshimbiluni M. (South African Heart Association, 2010)
    Shone’s complex is a rare cardiac anomaly consisting of four obstructive lesions of the left heart: supramitral membrane/ring; parachute mitral valve; subaortic stenosis; and coarctation of the aorta. We report on an ...
  • Cardiac disease in pregnancy : a 4-year audit at Pretoria Academic Hospital 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya; Macdonald, A.P.; Mathivha, T.M.; Bakker, J.L.; Mackintosh, M.O. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-07)
    BACKGROUND: Pre-existing medical disease constitutes one of the five major causes of maternal death in South Africa. Increasing numbers of women with heart disease reach adulthood as a result of advances in diagnoses and ...