title: From the editor's desk.
abstract: I am delighted to have been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Cardiovascular Journal of Africa and believe it appropriate in this first issue in which I am involved to pay tribute to my predecessors, to acknowledge my previous error and express my hope that I can continue the traditions of the Journal.
authors.affiliation: Professor Emeritus, Senior Scholar, Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town. editor@clinicscardive.com.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Commerford
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000639:trends*