[Poorly tolerated atrial tachycardia in a newborn: a case study].

Poorly tolerated cardiac rhythm disorders in the newborn are a real emergency requiring early and adequate management. We here report the case of 15-day old newborn with atrial tachycardia associated with acute heart failure requiring electrical cardioversion.

[Electrocardiographic findings related to young Senegalese basketball players].

Intensive and prolonged practice of sport can lead to cardiovascular and electrocardiographic changes. The purpose of this study was to describe the electrocardiographic changes in some young black Senegalese players practicing competitive basketball. We conducted a prospective descriptive analysis of surface electrocardiogram (ECG) findings related to young Senegalese Black players practicing competitive basketball.

[Poorly tolerated broad QRS complex tachycardia in a newborn].

Poorly tolerated broad QRS complex tachycardia in a newborn poses problems with its diagnosis and emergency management. We report the case of a 35-day-old newborn with broad QRS complex tachycardia admitted because of cardiocirculatory distress. Doppler echocardiography showed morphologically normal heart.

[The prevalence of symptomatic infantile heart disease at Louga Regional Hospital, Senegal].

The management of congenital or acquired infantile heart diseases in sub-Saharan African countries still presents problems, particularly with diagnosis and access to surgical treatment. Our objectives were to describe the heart diseases observed in the paediatric setting of the Louga Regional Hospital (LRH) and report their short-term evolution. In the study period from 1 July 2009 to 31 December 2012, 82 children out of 18,815 presented with heart disease, which was a prevalence of 4.