Publications by authors named "Baccar Hedi"
Article Synopsis
- The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing in Tunisia, largely due to an aging population and rising rates of coronary artery disease and hypertension, yet there's limited data on patient demographics and care quality.
- The study aims to create the National Tunisian Registry of Heart Failure (NATURE-HF) by analyzing and following 1700 patients over a year, with assessments at 1, 3, and 12 months.
- Results will include tracking cardiovascular and overall mortality, hospital readmissions, and various clinical evaluations and treatment outcomes to gain insights into the management of HF in Tunisia.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the level of Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy knowledge among VKA newly treated patients.
Methods: Questionnaire-based interviews were administered in a university hospital to VKA newly treated patients covering both cognitive (i.e.
Background: The FAST-MI Tunisia registry was set up by the Tunisian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery to assess the demographic and clinical characteristics, management and hospital outcome of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Methods: Data for 459 consecutive patients (mean age 60.8 years; 88.
Aim: to analyze Edinburgh questionnaire (EQ) screening performance for peripheral artery disease (PAD) in type 2 diabetic patients.
Methods: Cross sectional study including 150 type 2 diabetic patients without PAD history. All patients responded to EQ and had peripheral pulse checkup and measurement of the ankle/brachial index (ABI).
Introduction: Clopidogrel (clopi) is a prodrug widely prescribed in the management of coronary artery disease and requires the intervention of hepatic cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) for its activation. However, there is interindividual variability in response to clopi despite the use of recommended doses. Thus, the studies have highlighted the effect of the CYP2C19 gene polymorphism or Cyp2C19 gene on the response to clopi and particularly Cyp2C19 * 2 which may be associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events or MACE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important health problem in Tunisia. A significant change in the epidemiological pattern of heart disease has been seen in the last 3 decades; however, no large prospective multicenter trial reflecting national data has been published so far. Robust data on the contemporary epidemiological profile and management of AF patients in Tunisia are limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Several studies have suggested a relationship between weather parameters and the occurrence of sudden cardiac death.
Aim: The aim of this work was to study the impact of changes in temperature and humidity level on the occurrence of sudden cardiac death in the north of Tunisia.
Methods: it's an autopsic study that included all victims of sudden cardiac death occurring in northern Tunisia between October 2010 and September 2012.
Aim: To determine frequency of pulmonary embolism as the cause of sudden death and to study clinical, epidemiological characteristics and risk factors.
Methods: Prospective study of cases of sudden death secondary to pulmonary embolism, whose autopsy was performed in the forensic department of Tunis, between October 2009 and of September, 2011.
Results: During study period, 37 cases of pulmonary embolism were recorded.
Background: The sudden cardiac death remains a major public health problem. Several studies have reported weekly variation of this dramatic event.
Aim: The aim of this work is to determine the day-of-week variability in sudden cardiac death in northen Tunisia.
Background: The sudden cardiac death remains a major public health problem. This dramatic event has not been well investigated in Tunisia.
Aim: The aim of this work is to study the epidemiological and socio demographic characteristics of Tunisian victims.
Background: Several studies have reported a circadian variation in the occurrence of sudden cardiac death.
Aim: To analyze the circadian, weekly and seasonal variations of sudden cardiac death occurring in northern Tunisia.
Methods: We prospectively collected epidemiological and autopsic data of victims of sudden cardiac death occurring in the northern governorates of Tunisia between October 2010 and September 2012.
Background: The cardiovascular risk appears very early in the history of diabetes mellitus and is related not only to hyperglycemia but mainly to the other risk factors associated to diabetes mellitus.
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of non-conventional cardiovascular risk factors in a Tunisian diabetic population.
Patients And Methods: The prospective study enrolled 120 type 2 diabetic patients recently diagnosed and 60 healthy people, sex and age matched.
Aim: To identify prognostic risk factors for in-hospital outcome of right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVI).
Methods: A retrospective study of 20 patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction with a RVI defined by ST segment elevation > or = 1 mm in V3R and V4R leads.
Results: The mean age was 62 years.
Aim: Define echocardiographic predictors of the result after percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy (PMC).
Methods: PMC by the Inoue balloon was attempted in 247 patients (77% female) with severe mitral valve stenosis. The mean age was 35 years.
We present the case of a 30-year-old female patient with few coronary risk factors for atherosclerosis but with 3-vessel coronary artery disease possibly secondary to Kawasaki disease. Coronary angiography showed total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery and a right coronary artery aneurysm. Quadruple coronary artery bypass was performed.
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