[Social and occupational repercussions of acute myocardial infarction].

Objectives: The aim of this work was to study the family, social and occupational repercussions of acute myocardial infarction.

Material And Methods: Our study concerns 70 patients less than 66 years old, working before their hospitalization and having been admitted for acute myocardial infarction between January 1st, 1999 and December 31, 2000 in the Department of Cardiac Resuscitation of hospital La Rabta of Tunis. Data were collected from retrospective review of folders and answers to a questionnaire.

[Delays in acute myocardial infarction treatment: results of a multicenter study in the district of Tunis (Tunisia)].

Objective: We aimed to assess the acute myocardial infarction management in Tunis public hospitals during one year (from March 2000 to February 2001).

Method: A standard questionnaire was designed to record prospective data on 740 patients with a follow up during 28 days. Multivariate analysis was performed using the logistic regression model with all-factors as well as age, gender, CHD risk factors as predictors of the delay and fatality.

[Epidemiological transition and health impact of cardiovascular disease in Tunisia].

Objective: We aim at analysing the increase of CVDs in the Tunisian hospitals in order to assess the burden of NCDs in the transitional context.

Methods: Data are recorded through the Tunisian National Morbidity and Mortality Survey (TNMMS). In order to assess the CVDs (CHDs vs RHDs) trend, two representative samples of Cardiology Departements patients were compared one is selected from the TNMMS and the second from the hospitalisations recorded in 1992.