Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Papers
(The TQCC of Cardiovascular Journal of Africa is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Dengue and the heart16
Treatment of atrial fibrillation: a comprehensive review and practice guide14
Early Supera stent fracture in the femoropopliteal artery9
Factors associated with acute kidney injury and mortality during cardiac surgery9
The effects of aquatic and land exercise on resting blood pressure and post-exercise hypotension response in elderly hypertensives9
The modulating effects of green rooibos (Aspalathuslinearis) extract on vascular function and antioxidantstatus in obese Wistar rats7
Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: pathophysiology and diagnostic modalities and management7
Dietary intakes of green leafy vegetables and incidence of cardiovascular diseases7
Knowledge, attitude and practice towards therapeutic lifestyle changes in the management of hypertension in Khartoum State6
PRELP promotes myocardial fibrosis and ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction by the wnt/β–catenin signalling pathway6
Prevalence of hypertension and selected cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents in selected rural and urban secondary schools in Botswana5
Interleukin-6 and its correlations with maternal characteristics and echocardiographic parameters in pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension and normotensive pregnancy5
PASCAR commentary on the International Society of Hypertension global guidelines 2020: relevance to sub-Saharan Africa5
Persistent cardiac arrest caused by profound hypokalaemia after large-dose insulin injection in a young man with type 1 diabetes mellitus: successful rescue with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation an5
Delayed retinal vein recovery responses indicate both non-adaptation to stress as well as increased risk for stroke: the SABPA study4
Cardiovascular assessment after treatment for retinopathy of prematurity: a comparative study between anti-VEGF agent (aflibercept) and laser4
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and simultaneous acute anteroseptal and inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction4
Posterior infarction: a STEMI easily missed4
Primary PCI in the management of STEMI in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Abidjan Heart Institute catheterisation laboratory4
Subclinical anthracycline therapy-related cardiac dysfunction: an ignored stage B heart failure in an African population3
Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) protects against nicotineinduced vascular injury and oxidative stress in Wistar rats3
Vascular health assessment with flow-mediateddilatation and retinal image analysis: a pilot study in anadult population from Cape Town3
Incidence and risk factors for thromboembolism and major bleeding in patients with mechanical heart valves: a tertiary hospital-based study in Botswana3
Value of peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for clinical diagnosis and prognosis of elderly patients with chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillation3
Fatal pulmonary oedema associated with severe pre-eclampsia: challenges and lessons3
The relationship between gender and systemic immune–inflammation index in patients with new-onset essential hypertension3
The inaugural meeting of the Africa Heart Rhythm Association (AFHRA)3
Relationship between physical activity and carotid intima–media thickness among teachers in South Africa: the SABPA study3
The optimal diagnosis and treatment of intravenous leimyomatosis2
Assessing volumetric changes in abdominal aortic aneurysms following endovascular repair2
Feasibility and effect of community health worker support and home monitoring for blood pressure control in Nigeria: a randomised pilot trial2
Analysis of risk factors for thrombosis of the left atrium/left atrial appendage in patients with non-valvular atrialfibrillation2
A new inflammatory marker: elevated eosinophil-tolymphocyte ratio associated with presence and severity of isolated coronary artery ectasia2
The therapeutic management of South African dyslipidaemic patients at very high cardiovascular risk (CARDIO TRACK): a cross-sectional study2
Improvement of cardiac ventricular function bymagnesium treatment in chronic streptozotocin-induceddiabetic rat heart2
Study of congenital heart defects among neonates in Jos, Nigeria: prevalence and spectrum2
Clinical spectrum and prevalence of congenital heart disease in children in Botswana2
Profile of adult patients presenting for rheumatic mitral valve surgery at a tertiary academic hospital2
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 women2
A primary aldosteronism-like phenotype identified with the aldosterone-to-angiotensin II ratio in black men: the SABPA study2
Assessment of pacemaker lead-related infective endocarditis with three-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography2
The effect of beta-blockers on foetal birth weight in pregnancies in women with structural heart disease: a prospective cohort study2
The role of inflammatory parameters in the prediction of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting2
Association of premature ventricular complex burden with elevated left ventricular filling pressure2
PASCAR and WHF Cardiovascular Diseases Scorecard project2
Association between galectin-3 levels and isolated coronary artery ectasia2
Patterns of cardiovascular risk and disease in HIV-positive adults on anti-retroviral therapy in Mozambique2
Electrocardiogram manifestations of hyponatraemia2
Clinical and echocardiographic findings in a crosssectional study of HIV-infected adults in Enugu, Nigeria2
Ethopia Country Report PASCAR and WHF Cardiovascular Diseases Scorecard project2
Evaluation of the effect of different block techniques on open-heart surgery in the postoperative period: a prospective observational study1
Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis in pregnancy: a case series on acute management1
Awareness of heart failure and perception of the problem in the general population1
Challenging paediatric coarctation cases treated with a hybrid approach: five-year follow up1
Experience of cardiac implantable electronic device lead removal from a South African tertiary referral centre1
Short-term efficacy and safety of levosimendan in patients with chronic systolic heart failure1
Prevalence, patterns and predictors of dyslipidaemia in Nigeria: a report from the REMAH study1
Cardiac manifestation of corona virus disease 2019: a preliminary report1
Assessment of P- to delta-wave interval and its relationship with accessory pathway properties in patients with pre-excitation1
The spectrum, prevalence and in-hospital outcomes of cardiovascular diseases in a South African district hospital: a retrospective study1
The impact of daily troponin I and D-dimer serum levels on mortality in COVID-19 pneumonia patients1
Sevoflurane- and propofol-based regimens show comparable effect on oxygenation in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass1
Impact of metabolic and inflammatory changes on glomerular function beyond conventional risk factors in an urban South Africa community with prevalent obesity1
The non-negligible association between SYNTAX score and anxiety–depressive disorders1
Endothelial dysfunction in HIV-positive patients with acute coronary syndromes1
Pre-morbid cardiometabolic risks among South Africans living in informal settlements1
Response to ibutilide and the long-term outcome after catheter ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation1
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 Africa1
Analysis of the vascular access service for patients onhaemodialysis in Livingstone Hospital1
National prevalence of coronary heart disease andstroke in South Africa from 1990–2017: a systematicreview and meta-analysis1
Pericardial SCUBE1 levels may help predict postoperative results in patients operated on for coronary artery bypass graft surgery1
A 10-year retrospective analysis of the clinical profile and outcomes of infective endocarditis at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa1
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with rapid progression of cardiac, pulmonary and skin infiltration1
Effect of heroin on right ventricular cardiac performance1
Bleeding complications in patients on new oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism in Kenya1
Radiation exposure protection: small things matter1
Effect of invasive strategy on long-term mortality in elderly patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome1
Is pre-operative monocyte count-high-density lipoprotein ratio associated with postoperative acute kidney injury in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting?1
Cardiovascular view of intermediate and high-riskCOVID-19 patients: single-centre experience with lowmortality and intensive care hospitalisation rates1
Melatonin against pulmonary arterial hypertension:is it ready for testing in patients?1
The contribution of plasma uric acid to the risk of stroke in hypertensive populations1
Prognostic value of admission hyperglycaemia in black Africans with acute coronary syndromes: a crosssectional study1
Comparison of endothelial function and cardiometabolic profiles of people living with HIV in two South African regions: the EndoAfrica study1
Birth prevalence of congenital heart disease among newborns in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria1
SARS-CoV-2 infection-associated thoraco-abdomino-iliac thrombosis in a patient without cardiac and systemic co-morbidity1
An epidemiological study to define the recent clinical characteristics and outcomes of infective endocarditis in southern Turkey1
Atrial high-rate episodes: a comprehensive review1
Epicardial fat thickness assessment by multi-slice computed tomography for predicting cardiac outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation1
A clinical conundrum: review of anticoagulation in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves1
Resistivity index in the diagnosis and assessment of loss of renal function in diabetic nephropathy1
Does acid reflux precipitate ischaemia in subjects with acute coronary syndrome?1
Permanent His bundle pacing using a Biotronik styletdriven lead: feasibility and early outcomes from a single centre1
The spectrum of rheumatic mitral valve regurgitation presenting to Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, over a 10-year period1
Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and mitophagy in myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion: effects of chloroquine1
Efficacy of amiodarone for the prevention of atrial fibrillation recurrence after cardioversion1
Diphtheritic myocarditis: a case report, with toxinmediated complications and multi-organ involvement1
Endovascular treatment of Buerger’s disease in patients with critical limb ischaemia1
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus mimicking benign cardiac tumour of the mitral valve1
Improving cardiovascular outcomes for patients with heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: conference proceedings of the 2022 Nigerian Cardiovascular Symposium1
Basal Takotsubo syndrome induced bypheochromocytoma rupture1
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 scorecard1
Determination of optimal cut-off values for waist circumferences used for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome among Batswana adults (ELS 32)1
Family screening in black patients with isolated left ventricular non-compaction: the Chris Hani Baragwanath experience1
Restrictive cardiomyopathy caused by diffuse calcification of the left ventricle after 20 years of haemodialysis1
Repetitive use of levosimendan in clinical practice: a case series1
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