Browsing Cardiology by Title
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Echocardiographic features of the complications of infective endocarditis, with special reference to patients with HIV.
(2008)Purpose: The aim was to determine the echocardiographic features of patients with infective endocarditis, and to compare the findings in HIV positive versus HIV negative patients. Methods: This was a prospective study, ... -
The echocardiographic manifestations of an urban, working class community with a high cardiovascular risk profile.
(2013)The metabolic syndrome (MS), consequent upon the pandemic of obesity and diabetes, is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Development of sub-clinical cardiac structural and functional changes ... -
The effects of HIV/AIDS on the clinical profile and outcomes post pericardectomy of patients with constrictive pericarditis : a retrospective review.
(2016)Constrictive Pericarditis (CP) is an uncommon condition which is a known treatable cause of heart failure. It is a condition that affects people from both developed and developing countries. In developed countries the ... -
Genetic contribution to the risk for metabolic syndrome : an investigation of candidate gene polymorphisms related to lipid and carbohydrate metabolism.
(2015)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Observations on the effects of some environmentally induced mental stresses on the heart.
(1973)No abstract available. -
The outcome of patients undergoing simultaneous tricuspid and left-sided valve surgery in a rheumatic population.
(2014)Background In the context of endemic left-sided rheumatic heart disease, tricuspid valve disease requiring surgical intervention merits closer scrutiny in order to analyse surgical outcomes with presently employed ... -
Relationship of body anthropometry with cardiovascular risk factors in a random community sample in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)Abstract available in print copy. -
The role of genetic factors in early onset coronary heart disease in the Natal Indian.
(2000)Objective: To determine the role of candidate gene polymorphisms in patients who sustained myocardial infarction at a young age and examine their relationship, if any, to risk factors. Since angiotensin II is known to play ...