Cardiac metastasis of a soft tissue sarcoma: Case report and review of literature.

Cardiac metastases are the most frequent cardiac tumors. They can cause dysrhythmia, myocardial dysfunction, pericardial effusion, and heart failure. In decreasing order, the major primary malignancies associated with cardiac metastases are pleural mesothelioma, lung adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated carcinomas, lung squamous cell carcinoma, and breast carcinoma.

Breakfast Skipping and Determinant Factors among Moroccan School Adolescents (12-19 Years): The Case of Beni Mellal City.

Introduction: Breakfast skipping is an unhealthy eating behavior reportedly common among adolescents. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with breakfast skipping among schoolchildren aged 12-19 years in Beni Mellal city, Morocco, and to assist in the design of interventions to improve breakfast consumption habits of school-aged children in this region.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out.

Changes in echocardiographic parameters after hemodialysis session in a North African pediatric population with end-stage renal disease and without known heart disease.

Introduction: Children undergoing long-term hemodialysis (HD) face a reduction in life expectancy mostly due to cardiovascular mortality. Effects of HD on cardiac function have not been fully elucidated in pediatric population.

Aim: This study aimed to assess HD session impact on cardiac function in pediatric patients using conventional and strain echocardiography.

Compliance and Determinants of Spectacle Wear Among Moroccan Adults Residing Beni-Mellal Khénifra Region.

Background And Objective: Ensuring a high level of adherence to wearing spectacles is essential to preserve eye health and achieve optimal vision correction. Comprehending the factors influencing adherence to wearing spectacles can inform strategies to improve eye care outcomes. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors influencing adherence to wearing spectacles among Moroccan adults residing the Beni-Mellal Khenifra region.

Ortner's syndrome: Hoarseness of voice revealing severe secondary pulmonary hypertension.

Ortner's syndrome or cardiovocal syndrome is a rare condition referring to laryngeal recurrent nerve paralysis due to cardiovascular conditions. We report the case of a 66-year-old man, with a medical history of active smoking, who complained of hoarseness of voice secondary to vocal cord palsy. A neck and thoracic CT scan revealed severe enlargement of pulmonary main artery, which caused compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve in the aortopulmonary window The prolonged course of the left laryngeal nerve makes it susceptible to injury from cardiovascular structures in the mediastinum.