James Ker

University of Pretoria

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Kim Outhoff

University of Pretoria

E.C. Webb

University of Pretoria

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University of Pretoria

James A. Ker

California University of Pennsylvania

Lorraine du Toit-Prinsloo

New South Wales Department of Health

Margaretha Viljoen

University of Pretoria

Gert Saayman

University of Pretoria

C. Coertzen

University of Pretoria

Jacques Snyman

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Lizelle Fletcher

University of Pretoria

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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

University of York

University of Maryland, College Park

Universidad del Desarrollo

South African Medical Research Council

Steve Biko Hospital

National Health Laboratory Service

Instituto de Oncologia do Paraná

Universidad del Desarrollo del Estado de Puebla

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Threat of the metabolic syndrome : cardiac

James Ker

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of the most dangerous heart attack risk factors: diabetes and raised fasting plasma glucose, abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

South African Family Practice (2003)

James Ker

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The treatment of cholesterol: issues, effects and targets

South African Family Practice (2010)

James Ker

"The treatment of cholesterol: issues, effects and targets." South African Family Practice, 52(6), pp. 523–524

10.1080/20786204.2010.10874038

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Broken heart syndrome : cardiology - takotsubo cardiomyopathy

James Ker

Takotsubo was first described in Japan in 1990, but subsequently it was described globally and in 2013 there were 1879 publications on the subject. The main characteristic is transient reversible systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle and 90% of the cases are in women.

Takotsubo Syndrome

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The polypill as an alternative for preventing and treating cardiovascular disease

South African General Practitioner (2024)

James Ker Kim Outhoff

Polypill

10.36303/sagp.0990

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Subaortic (Type 6) Muscular Band—Innocent Bystander or Pathologic Structure?

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (2010)

James Ker

Bystander effect

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A new phenotypic marker of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

The Lancet (2014)

James Ker

10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61888-2

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Mounting evidence for Angtotensin Receptor Blockcrs in clinical medicine

South African Family Practice (2003)

James A. Ker James Ker

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10.4102/safp.v45i7.1900

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Chronic inflammation and cardiovascular risk

South African Family Practice (2010)

James Ker

Much evidence points towards inflammation as a key regulatory process linking cardiovascular risk factors for atherosclerosis and its complications to an altered arterial biology.1 Systemic inflammatory conditions such as SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren, systemic sclerosis, vasculitis, Crohn’s disease and others are also associated with enhanced atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Systemic vasculitis

10.1080/20786204.2010.10873925

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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists and their combinations in the treatment of hypertension

South African Family Practice (2012)

James Ker

"Angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists and their combinations in the treatment of hypertension." South African Family Practice, 54(3), pp. 210–211Keywords: angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonistshypertension

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

10.1080/20786204.2012.10874217

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