Diagnosis of fungal diseases in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) in Burkina Faso.

Quinoa is an Andean pseudo-cereal crop that is mainly cultivated for its energy and protein-rich, gluten-free seeds. Quinoa is currently being popularized in Burkina Faso, but manifestations of fungal diseases have been observed on the plants. The aim of this study was to establish a causal relationship between the observed symptoms and the associated fungal pathogens.

[Contribution of stress test to the treatment of ischemic heart disease].

Stress test is a useful diagnostic tool in patients with suspected angina pectoris with low sensitivity but high specificity. It is also very useful in the evaluation of the risk, of the effectiveness of treatment and it is a useful guidance on medical prescriptions after controlling the symptoms of ischemia. This study aims to analyze the contribution of stress test to the treatment of ischemic heart disease in the Department of Cardiology at the University Hospital CHU YO.

Development of the roadmap for reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality through the detection, treatment and control of hypertension in Africa: report of a working group of the PASCAR Hypertension Task Force.

The fourth Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) hypertension taskforce meeting was held at the Yaoundé Hilton Hotel on 16 March 2016. Its main goals were to update and facilitate understanding of the PASCAR roadmap for the control of hypertension on the continent, to refine the PASCAR hypertension algorithm, and to discuss the next steps of the PASCAR hypertension policy, including how the PASCAR initiative can be customised at country level. The formation of the PASCAR coalition against hypertension, the writing group and the current status of the PASCAR hypertension policy document as well as the algorithm were presented to delegates representing 12 French-speaking countries.

Right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia worsened during pregnancy.

We report the case of a 35 years old woman without underlying heart disease who was diagnosed with a right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia worsened during pregnancy. The diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia was made early in her pregnancy course but the patient had symptoms three months earlier. Her disease course was marked by rhythmic storms during the second trimester of pregnancy that led to three hospitalizations accounting for about two weeks in total.

Hypertension, urbanization, social and spatial disparities: a cross-sectional population-based survey in a West African urban environment (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso).

Data show that hypertension has become a public health problem in developing countries. Many studies have reported social disparities among the affected populations, but few of them pointed out spatial disparities within towns. We aimed to show that hypertension could be a good indicator of the medical change that occurs unequally in towns.

Tricuspid aseptic endocarditis revealing right endomyocardial fibrosis during an unrecognized Behçet's disease. A case report.

Introduction: Aseptic endocarditis or/and endomyocardial fibrosis are rarely reported in Behçet's disease.

Observation: We report on a case of a 21-year-old man living in Algeria, revealed by verrucous tricuspid valvulitis extending to the ventricular endomyocardium and complicated with right heart failure, initially misdiagnosed and treated as infective endocarditis occurring on rheumatic cardiac after-effects. DISCUSSION; We discuss the lack of specificity of Jones criteria and emphasize the need to include cardiac involvement in Behçet's disease in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic fever carditis.

[Knowledge of an urban population about arterial hypertension: prospective study carried out in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso].

The objective of this prospective survey was to estimate the prevalence of hypertension in the city of Ouagadougou and to evaluate the information level as well as the knowledge of the population regarding hypertension. We carried out a urban community based cross sectional study. Subjects were black African, and aged of 18 years at least.

[Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive African blacks: echocardiographic study of 452 patients].

Objective: The aim of this study was to define in a population of hypertensive Black African, the frequency of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), the different kind of LVH, and the factors of LVH occurring.

Methods: Clinical and echographic (according to Penn convention) data was collected in 452 consecutive hypertensive patients (193 women and 259 men). LVH was defined as an indexed left ventricular mass (ILVM) > 134 g/m2 in man and 110 g/m2 in woman.

[Efficacy of cibenzoline in a case of atrial fibrillation due to cardiac thyrotoxicosis].

The authors report a case of reduction of thyrotoxicosis-related atrial fibrillation by cibenzoline. The initial clinical features of heart failure rapidly resolved and the echocardiographic left ventricular shortening fraction returned to normal. Cibenzoline could be used as antiarrhythmic treatment in atrial fibrillation related to thyrotoxicosis.

[Validation of a method of blood pressure measurement for a study of hypertension in a black African population].

Hypertension is a major public health issue in Black Africa. It is also an important factor of cardiovascular risk. To determine the prevalence of hypertension in a large population in Burkina Faso, it is more practicable to use an automatic device for the measurement of BP.

[Routine electrocardiographic criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy: performance in Black Africans].

Objective: To determine, in Black Africans, the performance of routine electrocardiographic criteria in the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).

Methods: Thirty voluntary healthy subjects and 154 patients were explored at echocardiography (according to Pen convention) and 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG). The performance of Lewis, Sokolow and Cornell (Cornell S1 for a threshold of 28 mm in men, and Cornell S2, for a threshold of 24 mm) criteria were defined by their sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values.

[Cardiovascular diseases and HIV infection: study of 79 cases at the National Hospital of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)].

Cardiovascular diseases during HIV infection are frequent and serious. The aim of this first study in Burkina Faso was to analyse cardiovascular affections in HIV-positive African patients, admitted to the adult cardiology unit of the Yalgado Ouedraogo National Hospital of Ouagadougou. We conducted a retrospective study of consecutive cases admitted to the cardiology unit between 1 January 1993 and 31 March 1999.

[Cardiothyreosis: retrospective study of 32 cases in the cardiology and internal medicine department at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (1993-1998)].

Cardiothyreosis is a relatively frequent condition in Sub-Saharan Africa and represents 1.7% of cardiac admissions in Ouagadougou. In this retrospective study, our aim has been to describe clinical characteristics of the disease and its cross-disciplinary management.