Masters Degrees (Cardiology)
Recent Submissions
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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 ... -
Relationship of body anthropometry with cardiovascular risk factors in a random community sample in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal.
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The changing spectrum of coronary artery disease in black African patients at a tertiary institution : a one year experience.
(2014)The spectrum of coronary artery disease among Black African patients in South Africa is not completely known. Previous reports have described acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Blacks as uncommon. Studies have shown that ... -
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 ... -
Observations on the effects of some environmentally induced mental stresses on the heart.
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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, ... -
Does blood cardioplegia solution cause deterioration in clinical pulmonary function following coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
(2006)Pulmonary dysfunction following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery is a widely explored complication and a multitude of factors have been implicated, including but not limited to: operative trauma; the cardiopulmonary bypass ...