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.

Aging, female sex, migration, elevated HDL-C, and inflammation are associated with prevalence of metabolic syndrome among African bank employees.

Background: The objective of this study was to compare four different criteria for diagnosing metabolic syndrome (MS) and to correlate sociodemographic data, liver enzymes, lipids, inflammation, and insulin resistance with MS definitions.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included a random number of 126 African bank employees from Brazzaville, Congo.

Results: THE PREVALENCE OF MS VARIED ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS USED: 4.

[Pericardial effusion with pretamponade leading to diagnosis of hypothyroidism: two cases in Congo].

The purpose of this report is to describe two cases of pericardial effusion with pre-tamponade leading to diagnosis of underlying hypothyroidism. Both patients were women with large longstanding pericardial effusion. The first patient was 47-years-old and the second was 46.

Achieving blood preSsure goals sTudy in uncontrolled hypeRtensive pAtients treated with a fixed-dose combination of ramipriL/hydrochlorothiazide: the ASTRAL study.

Background: Hypertension is a common cardiovascular disease, affecting adults worldwide and it accounts for up to 30% of all deaths. The need for better control of arterial hypertension justifies observational studies designed to better understand the real-life management of hypertensive patients. The ASTRAL study was primarily designed to evaluate the percentage of hypertensive patients achieving blood pressure goals after eight weeks of treatment with a fixeddose combination of ramipril/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).

[Rheumatic heart disease in schoolchildren in Brazzaville].

The purpose of this study is to screen for rheumatic heart disease as a basis for treatment of the disease and determination of its prevalence in schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo. Surveying was conducted in 4 schools located in suburban districts of Brazzaville from May to June 2005. A cohort of 2250 school children was enrolled by random sampling at 3 levels.

[Heart failure in elderly patients in Brazzaville, Congo: clinical and etiologic aspects and outcome].

The aim of the study is to report clinical, etiologic aspects and the outcome of heart failure in elderly hospital patients treated in Brazzaville, Congo. This retrospective study was carried out over a 20-month period from January 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006. In addition to age over 60 years, the main inclusion criteria was diagnosis of heart failure based on clinical, radiological, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic evidence.

[Recovery from exercise in trained smokers].

Aim: Assess the influence of tobacco on recovery after exercise in sportsmen.

Methods: Sixty-three smokers aged 18-33 years, practising soccer, participated in this study. These subjects belonged to second division congolese league clubs.

[Endomyocardial fibrosis: report of 22 Congolese cases].

A study has been made of 22 cases of endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) observed over a 12-year period. The epidemiological characteristics have been described, and the importance of the echocardiographic findings in the diagnosis of the disease has been emphasized. EMF constitutes 0.

[Aortic dissection among blacks. Report of 6 Congolese cases].

Introduction: The authors report on six cases of aortic dissection (AD). The work intended to bring out AD characteristics and attempt to define a profile of African patients who manifested this disease. The diagnosis of AD was determined on the basis of: clinical and radiological criteria (six cases); echocardiographic data (five cases); aortographic and surgical informations (two cases).

[Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in elderly persons in a tropical zone. Apropos of 175 cases in the Congo].

The objective of this study has been to estimate the frequency of AIDS occurring in older age groups on the basis of hospital statistics and note the prognostic particularities in these groups. One hundred and seventy five (175) cases of AIDS reported to the University Hospital Center of Brazzaville occurring in persons aged 55 years and over were followed up retrospectively from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1996. The results of this study indicate that AIDS is not rare in older age groups: 4.

[Kawasaki syndrome: apropos of 2 cases observed in Brazzaville].

The authors report for first time in Congo two cases of Kawasaki syndrome. One case from a five years boy carried out a typical form of an adeno-mucocutaneous syndrome; the other from a six month little girl was an incomplete form. In both cases, the immediate development has been excellent.

[Etiology of oligoarthritis in equatorial Africa. A retrospective study of 80 cases in Brazzaville, Congo].

Purpose: The objective was to determine causes of oligoarthritis in patients hospitalized in a Central Africa teaching hospital.

Methods: We collected case reports of patients presenting with arthritis located in two or three joints. Analysis included the disease frequency, age, gender, and etiology.

[Idiopathic subvalvular aneurysm of the left ventricle. Anatomical, clinical and developmental characteristics. Apropos of 13 cases].

The authors report 13 cases of idiopathic subvalvular left ventricular aneurysm (ISVLVA), observed over a 7-year period in a total of 29,617 patients (0.04%). They describe the clinical features, results of complementary investigations and clinical course of this disease.

[Tricuspid infectious endocarditis in Brazzaville. Apropos of 12 cases].

The authors report their experience of the clinical and echocardiographic aspects and course of tricuspid infectious endocarditis, based upon 12 cases collected between September 1985 and December 1992. The diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of the association of signs of septicemia (12 cases), at least two positive blood cultures for the same organism (9 cases) and well-defined vegetations seen by trans-thoracic echocardiography (12 cases). All patients were young women: mean age = 21.

[Lethal osteogenesis imperfecta in a Congolese newborn infant].

Background: Several forms of osteogenesis imperfecta have been described. The perinatally lethal forms (type II of Sillence) have been subclassified into groups A, B and C on the basis of radiological features. This report describes a case of type IIA.

[Infectious endocarditis of gyneco-obstetric origin. Apropos of 15 cases].

With the object of analyzing current characteristics of post-partum and post-abortum infective endocarditis (IE), authors carried out a retrospective study of 15 cases between september 1985 and may 1992. Mean age was 22.2 +/- 4.

[Value of a mass vaccination campaign: measles cases in the hospital milieu in Brazzaville (Congo)].

In November 1986, Congo got up an immunization for measles of nine to 36 months old infants. The aim of this study was to compare the morbidness and the death rate of measles in a 20 months period before and after November 1986. The infants less than nine months old constituted 57.

[Infectious endocarditis. Experience of a service in Brazzaville. 47 cases].

The aim of this study was to report the authors' experience of infective endocarditis (IE) from 47 cases collected between 1976 to 1991. Infective endocarditis (IE) was documented with surgical (n = 9), microbiological (n = 26), and echocardiographic (n = 30) criteria. There were 11 male, 36 female: mean age, 26.

[Loa loa filariasis: cause of severe eosinophilia].

Two cases of very high hypereosinophilia (28,160 and 11,232/mm3) observed in congolese patients are presented. Although microfilaraemia was not detectable, loiasis was diagnosed, given the clinical manifestations, epidemiological data, history of sub-conjunctival migration of the adult worm (in one case), spectacular recovery (clinical and biological) after treatment with diethylcarbamazine. This "allergic form" of filariasis is often considered unusual in indigenous subjects.

[Clinical and developmental aspects of 1-vessel right coronary atheroma. Therapeutic consequences].

This study analysed the clinical profile, prognosis and consequences on left ventricular function of isolated obstructive atherosclerosis of the right coronary artery in order to establish the indications of percutaneous angioplasty. The inclusion criteria were at least one stenotic lesion greater than 75 p. 100 of a dominant or equilibrated right coronary artery and exclusion of stenosis of the other coronary vessels.