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Introduction: The management of cardiovascular pathologies has a high cost for users.

Purpose Of The Research: It is therefore important to assess the costs of hospitalization to gain a better understanding of its impact on care.

Results: This was a case series-type, descriptive, observational study with prospective data collection.

[Severe acute limb ischemia resulting in rescue disarticulation in a patient with Nicolau syndrome following intramuscular penicillin injection: a case report].

We here report the case of a 9-year-old child suffering from Nicolau syndrome involving the left pelvic limb with severe acute limb ischemia following intramuscular benzathine penicillin injection into the buttock. Given the rarity of acute limb ischemia in children, this case of complicated Nicolau syndrome combining acute arterial thrombosis and severe rhabdomyolysis leading to rescue hip dislocation is very interesting.

[Elite athletes' electrocardiogram in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso].

High-performance sport results in electrocardiographic changes. Some are benign, other can cause sudden death. The purpose of this study is to describe the features of electrocardiogram at rest in elite athletes living in Bobo-Dioulasso.

[Electrocardiography coupled with transthoracic echocardiography at rest in the diagnosis of cardiac impairments in type 2 diabetics: lessons learned from a cross-sectional case series in Burkina Faso].

Diabetes is a powerful independent cardiovascular risk factor. The aim of this study is to describe the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic abnormalities observed in patients with type 2 diabetes treated in the Department of Medicine at the University Hospital in Bobo-Dioulasso. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of all patients with type 2 diabetes who gave consent from April to September 2014.

[Prevalence and knowledge of arterial hypertension in the elderly: cross-sectional study conducted in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso].

This study aims to determine the prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) in the elderly people as well as their knowledge of this disease. We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study in the town of Bobo-Dioulasso from October to November 2015 at the intervention sites of the Association of Medical Assistance to elderly people "KAFOLI". Patients aged 60 years and more, with or without hypertension, who wished to participate in the study were included.

Can Urbanization, Social and Spatial Disparities Help to Understand the Rise of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Bobo-Dioulasso? A Study in a Secondary City of Burkina Faso, West Africa.

: Unplanned urbanization plays a key role in chronic disease growth. This population-based cross-sectional study assessed the occurrence of cardiometabolic risk factors in Bobo-Dioulasso and their association with urbanization conditions. : Through spatial sampling, four Bobo-Dioulasso sub-spaces were selected for a population survey to measure the adult health status.

[Cardiopathies in children hospitalized at the University hospital Souro Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso: echocardiographic and therapeutic aspects].

Children's heart diseases in Africa represent a public health problem that is difficult to cope with due to young population density, low socioeconomic status and lack of suitable technical platforms. This study aims to highlight the echocardiographic and therapeutic aspects of cardiopathies in children hospitalized at the pediatric department of the University Hospital Souro Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study over the period January 2013-December 2014 (24 months).