[Contribution of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of pericardial mesothelioma: a case report].

Pericardial mesothelioma is a rare form of pericardial tumor. The invasive investigations such as biopsy make the diagnosis. Non-invasive imaging techniques provide valuable information about its diagnosis and its clinical impact.

[Pseudo-aneurysm of mitro-aortic continuity: a rare complication after aortic valve replacement].

Pseudo-aneurysm of the fibrous continuity zone between the aortic and mitral valves, the so-called "mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa" is a rare complication of acute infective endocarditis, rarely after an aortic valve replacement. We report the case of a large pseudo-aneurysm occurred in a 70-year-old man, who had a history of surgical aortic valve replacement 3 years before. There were no biological or clinical evidence for infective acute endocarditis.

[Tako-Tsubo syndrome during normal human immunoglobolin perfusion].

This is a case of an 82 year old female patient with myasthenia gravis, who following treatment with Human Normal Immunoglobulin (Tegeline(®)), developed dyspnoea, chest pain without cardiac insufficiency, inverted T wave on ECG with slight increase in Troponine T 0.43ng/mL (<0.2ng/mL normal value in our hospital) and marked increase in Pro-BNP 4900 (Nl≤450pg/mL for an age greater than 65 years old).

Cu(II) adsorption by halloysites intercalated with sodium acetate.

Intercalated halloysites with sodium acetate at various contact time were prepared. The resulting materials were characterised by X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, scanning electronic microscopy, and specific surface area evaluation. The modified halloysites were employed as Cu(II) adsorbents from aqueous solutions.