[Acute Myocardial Infarction as a Presentation of Takayasu Arteritis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: Case Report and Review of the Topic].

A 36-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis presented with progressive chest pain and neurovegetative symptoms. The electrocardiogram showed ST segment elevation in the inferior wall. The patient had a previous history of fatigue and night sweats.

Repair of aortic coarctation in patients more than 50 years of age.

Background: Most patients with uncorrected coarctation of the aorta die before reaching age 50 years. In those who survive, the beneficial effect of surgical repair on systolic hypertension has been questioned.

Methods: Surgical repair of aortic coarctation was performed in 8 patients aged 51 to 73 years (mean, 58+/-9 years).

Mitral valve repair after excision of a fibrolipoma.

A 2-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation associated with a mass originating from the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve is reported. Excision of the tumor and mitral valve repair was performed. Four years later the child remains asymptomatic with no recurrence of the tumor or regurgitation.

[Tricuspid and pulmonary valve in a case of carcinoid syndrome].

The presence of liver methastasis and serotonin in plasma in the carcinoid tumor are responsible for the carcinoid syndrome. We present a case of tricuspid and pulmonary valvular disease secondary to this syndrome. The finding of liver hyperechogenic nodules added to the described valvular disease by subcostal echocardiogram oriented the diagnosis.