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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Physiology

Ker, J

MBChB (Pret) MMed (Interne Geneeskunde)(Pret) PhD MRCP (Edinburgh)FESCFACC - Senior Lecturer

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Telephone number: 012 319 2451
Fax number: 012 321 1679
E-mail address: james.ker2@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

The physiological basis of pain and Cardiovascular Research

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Ker J: 2009. From bowditch to beta-blockers: Evolution of the understanding of the importance of heart rate and myocardial energetics in cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (formerly South Africa), 20 (1) / Jan/Feb, pp 36-38, Full Text

Ker J: 2009. The hyperparathyroid heart mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (formerly South Africa), 20 (3) / May/Jun, pp 172-173, Full Text

Ker J: 2009. The U-wave and papillary muscle variants: Revisiting an old association. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (formerly South Africa), 20 (4) / Jul/Aug, pp 233-234, Full Text

Ker J: 2009. Sub aortic tendon induced ST segment elevation - a new echoelectrocardiographic phenomenon?. Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 7 (13), pp 1-4, Full Text

Ker J, Du Toit L: 2009. The accessory papillary muscle with inferior J-waves -peculiarity or hidden danger?. Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 7 (50), pp 1-4, Full Text

Ker J: 2009. The subaortic tendon as a mimic of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 7 (31), pp 1-3, Full Text

Ker J: 2009. Endomyocardial fibrosis: An enigmatic cause for a giant left atrium. Tropical Doctor, 39 / Apr, pp 116-118.

 

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