Prevalence of anaemia among patients with heart failure at the Brazzaville University Hospital.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a frequent cause of ospitalisation in cardiology. Its prognosis depends on several risk factors, one of which is anaemia.

Objectives: We aimed to determine the prevalence of anaemia in patients with heart failure, and evaluate its impact on their prognosis.

[Cardiovascular risk factors and echocardiography in patients victims of ischemic stroke in brazzaville: 83 cases].

Goal: Investigate the cardiovascular risk factors and evaluate the usefulness of echocardiography in the assessment ischemic stroke.

Materials And Methods: Prospective and descriptive study in the neurology department of the teaching hospital of Brazzaville between June 2011 and June 2012, 83 patients enrolled and 55 echocardiograms performed.

Results: The risk factors found were: obesity (19, 22.

[Ambulatory Electrocardiogram In Stroke Patients At The University Hospital Of Brazzaville: 81 Cases].

Objective: To assess the value of Holter ECG in the assessment of patients experiencing ischemic stroke.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective descriptive study conducted in the Department of Neurology of the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville between June 2011 and June 2012.

Results: There were 53 men (63.

[Profile of infective endocarditis at Brazzaville University Hospital].

The goal of this retrospective study was to analyze the current profile of all 35 consecutive patients with infectious endocarditis seen at Brazzaville University Hospital's department of cardiology and internal medicine from January, 2001, through December, 2009. Infectious endocarditis was diagnosed most often when a heart murmur was associated with septicemia and typical vegetations on echocardiography. During this period, 24 women and 11 men were admitted for infectious endocarditis, accounting for 0.