[Contribution of the 6-minutes walking test and the plasma NT-proBNP at admission and discharge to the prognostic evaluation of patients with NYHA class II-III Heart Failure.].

Objective: To study the 6MWT and NT-proBNP contribution to the prognosis evaluation of patients with NYHA class II-III heart failure in the Yalgado Ouédraogo Teaching Hospital.

Methods: We carried out a nine months prospective observational cohort from the 1 February to the 31 October 2020. Patients with NYHA class II-III HF who consented to participate were included in the study.

[Evaluation of the quality-of-life of patients with pacemakers : experience of Burkina Faso about 120 patients paired with the collaboration of doctors from AUVERGNE (France)].

Introduction: In Burkina Faso, cardiac stimulation was introduced in October 2000 has grown over time.In orderto evaluate the effectiveness of stimulation on life, we proposed to evaluate the quality of life of patients with a pacemaker. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: to study the effect of the pacemaker on the quality of life of patients PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study aimed at describingthe wearers of a pacemaker for at least six months at the Yalgado OUEDRAOGO University Hospital and the Schiphramedical center.

Glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 genes deletion polymorphisms and blood pressure control among treated essential hypertensive patients in Burkina Faso.

Objective: Glutathione S-transferases have been associated with experimental resistance to some drugs. The present study investigated the factors associated with blood pressure control in patients with essential hypertension, especially the role of GSTT1 and GSTM1 genes polymorphisms. This cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso consisted of 200 patients with essential hypertension and under treatment.

[Elite athletes' electrocardiogram in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso].

High-performance sport results in electrocardiographic changes. Some are benign, other can cause sudden death. The purpose of this study is to describe the features of electrocardiogram at rest in elite athletes living in Bobo-Dioulasso.