| EDITORIAL | 7 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS | 14 |
| Comparison of the effects of gelatin, Ringer’s solution and a modern hydroxyl ethyl starch solution after coronary artery bypass graft surgery | 14 |
| Cardiac surgical experience in northern Nigeria | 18 |
| Increased relative wall thickness is a marker of subclinical cardiac target-organ damage in African diabetic patients | 21 |
| Association of waist circumference, body mass index and conicity index with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women | 28 |
| Accuracy of D-dimer:fibrinogen ratio to diagnose pulmonary thromboembolism in patients admitted to intensive care units | 32 |
| Role of four-week resistance exercise in preserving the heart against ischaemia–reperfusion-induced injury | 37 |
| The effect of the first office blood pressure reading on hypertension-related clinical decisions | 42 |
| REVIEW ARTICLE | 48 |
| LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | 55 |
| DRUG TRENDS | 57 |
| CARDIO NEWS | 58 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS - PUBLISHED ONLINE | 59 |
| CASE REPORTS - PUBLISHED ONLINE | 65 |
| An unusual embolic complication of percutaneous coronary artery intervention and simple percutaneous treatment | 65 |
| Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery | 67 |
| A case of unexplained cyanosis | 69 |
| A young patient with coronary artery anomaly, whose left anterior descending artery originated from the pulmonary artery, underwent cardiac arrest | 73 |