Left ventricular non compaction and septal defects.

We report the case of a 23-year-old woman with a not yet described (to the best of our knowledge) association of left ventricle non-compaction with both atrial and ventricular defects. Family genetic survey concluded to, a probably sporadic, E101K gene mutation.

Feasibility and safety of Same-Day Discharge after transradial percutaneous coronary intervention: a Tunisian monocentric study.

Background: The continuing increase in care, needs and costs in cardiology with the advances in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) techniques represent the ideal scenario for considering same-day discharge (SDD) PCI program.

Aim: The primary endpoints were to examine feasibility and safety of SDD-PCI.

Methods: We conducted a comparative observational study of a prospective cohort (April 2017 to September 2017) where patients benefited from SDD-PCI with a retrospective cohort (October 2016 to March 2017) where patients were conventionally managed.

Outcome predictors of cardiogenic shock complicating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Background: Cardiogenic shock complicating ST elevation myocardial infarction is burdened by a high mortality. There is only limited evidence for the management except for early revascularization and the relative ineffectiveness of intra-aortic balloon pump.

Aim: Our objectives were to evaluate outcome and predictors of early all-cause 30-day mortality in the setting of cardiogenic shock complicating ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Unprotected left main percutaneous coronary intervention: prognostic value of SYNTAX score II.

Background: Unprotected left main (LM) coronary artery disease (CAD) represents a challenging lesion with a major prognostic impact.

Aim: Evaluate the clinical outcome and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) predictors of unprotected LM percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in an "all-comers" population.

Methods: We performed a prospective observational study of patients with unprotected LM stenosis treated by PCI.

Factors associated to adequate time in therapeutic range with oral vitamin K antagonists in Tunisia.

Introduction:   The quality of chronic anticoagulation and predictor factors of poor anticoagulant control in patients under acenocoumarol were unknown in North Africa.

Methods: It is an observational study, carried out between November 2015 and November 30, 2016. The international normalized ratio (INR) values were prospectively obtained, and TTR was calculated using the Rosendaal method.

Design and Rationale of the National Tunisian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicenter Trial.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important health problem in Tunisia. A significant change in the epidemiological pattern of heart disease has been seen in the last 3 decades; however, no large prospective multicenter trial reflecting national data has been published so far. Robust data on the contemporary epidemiological profile and management of AF patients in Tunisia are limited.

[Contrast-induced nephropathy after cardiac catheterization: a prospective study of 180 patients].

Background: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is associated with an increased cardiovascular morbi-mortality. Little is known about the incidence and risk factors of CIN after cardiac catheterization in Tunisian patients.

Aim: To determine the incidence of CIN and its predictors after coronary angiography as well as its prognostic and therapeutic repercussions in a Tunisian patients' cohort.

Bare metal stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Patients undergoing coronary stenting during acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are exposed to a higher risk of stent thrombosis (ST) than those undergoing elective stenting. FEW STUDIES HAVE AIMED TO IDENTIFY ST INCIDENCE AND PREDICTORS IN THIS SPECIFIC POPULATION.

Methods And Results: This single-center study enrolled 611 consecutive Tunisian patients with ACS who underwent coronary stenting with bare metal stents (BMS).

[Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen: two case reports].

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the spleen is an uncommon entity with debated etiology, characterized by a mixture of inflammatory cells and a component of myofibroblastic spindle cells. This lesion needs to be distinguished from the follicular dendritic cell tumor and the inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. We report two cases of splenic PTI in a 69-year old and a 62-year old women.

[Radiofrequency ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways. Predictive factors of immediate and long-term results].

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy of catheter ablation of accessory pathways (APs) and to identify predictive factors of acute result and outcome. The patient population included 173 patients who had undergone ablation of an AP. The success rate was 91.

[Gastric and intestinal bezoars].

The authors report a retrospective study of 10 cases of gastric and small bowel bezoars. There was one gastric trichobezoar diagnosed by an abdominal mass and 9 small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoars. All patients underwent surgery: the gastric trichobezoar was removed through a gastrotomy; small bowel bezoars were treated either by enterotomy (n = 3), fragmentation (n = 5) or bowel resection (n = 1).