Diastolic dysfonction

INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of coronary disease and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. The main objective of our work is to study the correlation of left atrial volume index with coronary disease in type 2 diabetics. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional, analytical, single-center study with prospective recruitment of 330 type 2 diabetic patients carried out at the Constantine Regional Military University Hospital over a period of 03 years (2016-2018) among which 18...

PROBLEMATIC AND OBJECTIVE: Masked arterial hypertension (MHTN) is a recently described entity that is associated with the same cardiovascular risk as permanent hypertension. Its prevalence is more frequent in patients with diabetes. The objective of this study is to assess the value of systematic screening for MHTN by 24-hour blood pressure monitoring in a population of type 2 diabetic patients by estimating its prevalence and looking for predictive factors of MHTN in this population...

INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of coronary disease and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. The main objective of our work is to study the correlation of diastolic function of the left ventricle with coronary disease in type 2 diabetics. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Analytical cross-sectional, monocentric prospective-looking study of 703 type 2 diabetic patients performed at the Military Regional Hospital of Constantine over a period of 04 years (2016-2019)...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic and progressive disease leading to right heart failure and ultimately death if untreated. The first classification of PH was proposed in 1973. In 2008, the fourth World Symposium on PH held in Dana Point (California, USA) revised previous classifications. Currently, PH is devided into five subgroups. Group 1 includes patients suffering from idiopathic or familial PAH with or without germline mutations. Patients with a diagnosis of PAH should systematically been screened regarding to underlying mutations of BMPR2 gene (bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2) or more rarely of ACVRL1 (activine receptor-like kinase type 1), ENG (endogline) or Smad8 genes...

Freidreich ataxia is the most frequent ataxia of early onset and of autosomal recessive transmission. It is associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 34 to 77% of cases. The purpose of this article is to describe the cardiac manifestations of two patients affected by this disease. The first case report is about a 34-years-old, bedridden male patient having muscular hypotony and osteotendinous areflexia of the lower limbs. Chest x-ray findings showed a cardiac silhouette distorted by scoliokyphosis. ECG revealed frequent auricular extrasystoles...