EDITOR'S CHOICE

Dear Colleague,

The CVJAfrica is heading out to 2012 with:

• 10 planned monthly issues in the academic year
• Appointment of a development editor, Glenda Hardy, who will support the Editorial team, streamlining manuscript publication
• Increased on-line presence providing free full text articles on PubMed and Sabinet
• All 22 years of the CVJAfrica are now fully searchable (2001-2011) with electronic subscription and at the African Journal Archive (1990-2011)

This last issue of CVJA for 2011 publishes 12 original scientific publications. Two cannot be ignored:

Women in South Africa and hypertension - Expected increased rates of hypertension in women of child-bearing age and pregnant women.
An extensive review by Prof J Moodley University of Kwazulu-Natal highlights useful drugs for hypertension in pregnancy and warns of an epidemic of pre-eclampsia with severe long-term CV consequences, if the primary care level fails to screen and treat women adequately.  Click here for Full Text

Are your patients getting what they pay for?
A focus on Omega-3 South African fish oil supplements
The protective effects of omega-3’s (PUFA’s) on cardiovascular disease is established. Less well established is the actual content of South African fish oil supplements. This MRC study raises the profile of the need for adequate legislation and inspection/monitoring of SA’s over-the-counter complementary medicines. Click here for Full Text

The remainder of the articles are available at here.

It is likely that you now should renew your CVJA electronic subscription: at R200 per year, now 10 issues – this represents a valuable addition to your clinical practice (Easy-to-do subscription with a credit card facility)

We wish you and your family all the best for the holiday period and look forward to working with you in the interests of CV medicine in our region.

Regards,
The Editorial Team