[Late stent thrombosis in a young patient who had ulcerative colitis].

Background: Arterial and venous thrombosis are well recognized systemic complications of inflammatory bowel disease predominantly in patients with crohn's colitis and in those with ulcerative colitis (UC). Aim : report a new case.

Case: We describe the case of a 35 years old man presenting previously an anterior infarct with a tighten stenosis in the middle part of the left anterior descending artery (LAD).

[Assessment of endothelial function reliably predicts the existence and the severity of coronary disease].

Background: Endothelial dysfunction has been proven to be a cornerstone of atherosclerosis occurrence, development and progression. However, its use in clinical practice is still unclearly defined.

Aim: To prospectively assess how accurately endothelial function assessment predicts the existence and the extensiveness of significant coronary artery disease.

[Immediate and 12-month outcomes of an interventional reperfusion strategy in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction. Report of 208 successive patients].

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been proven to be the gold standard of reperfusion therapies in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the western world. Highly trained teams and good logistical management of cathlabs may be limiting factors in developing countries and data about outcomes following PCI in such areas is scarce.

Aim: The objectives of this study were to describe the procedural and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing PCI for STEMI at a university hospital in Tunisia and make a comparison with outcomes from the West.

Radial access for concomitant coronary, subclavian and renal artery angioplasty: one case report.

Background: Concomitant coronary and peripheral angioplasty is a more frequently reported situation. Patient's outcome is significantly conditioned by access site complications especially in femoral and brachial approaches. The radial artery access is a safe and a well established alternative in coronary interventions and could be suitable for many peripheral angioplasty cases, thanks to devices enhancement.