Electrocardiographic modifications induced by breast implants.

Background: Echocardiography realization can be challenging in the presence of breasts implants (BI). It is less known if electrocardiograms (ECG) may be modified in the presence of BI.

Methods: ECG from women with BI (and without any known cardiac structural disease) were sent and analyzed by two experienced electrophysiologists (EP1 and EP2) who were blinded and completely unaware of the context of the patients (Group 1).

Pacemakers implantation and radiofrequency catheter ablation procedures during medical missions in Morocco: an 8-year experience.

Aims: Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for arrhythmias in the context of short-term medical missions (MM) in a developing country has not been reported so far. We describe here our experience with RFCA and pacemaker implantation in Morocco with a fully portable electrophysiological (EP) system under the auspice of the Monaco-Morocco Cardiology Association.

Methods And Results: Since November 2007, two to three MM (mean duration 4 days including transportation) per year were conducted (including two physicians and one nurse from Monaco) and were alternately located in Marrakech, Fes, Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat, Essaouira, and Oujda.

[The use of transesophageal echocardiography to guide the trans-septal puncture. Practical guide, tips and tricks].

Transesophageal echocardiography is very useful to guide transseptal puncture for left atrial ablation procedures. This paper is a practical guide for the ultrasonographer who seeks to meet the expectations of the electrophysiologist, but also for young EP's in order to improve their understanding of the echocardiographical views and to ameliorate the communication between the two specialists. The tips and tricks of all the steps of the exam are presented.

[A non-fatal Nerium oleander self-poisoning: case report and discussion].

Nerium oleander is potentially lethal plants after ingestion. We report a case of poisoning by these plants. Our patient complained of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea.

[Usefulness of tricuspid annular displacement (TAD) to identify right ventricular dysfunction in normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism].

Background: Echocardiographic criteria of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) differ among published studies. Assessment of RV systolic function remains difficult because of the RV's complex shape. We aimed to evaluate RV systolic function with TAD in patients (pts) with acute PE.