cardiovascular-agents and Barth-Syndrome

cardiovascular-agents has been researched along with Barth-Syndrome* in 2 studies

Other Studies

2 other study(ies) available for cardiovascular-agents and Barth-Syndrome

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[Family form of isolated left ventricular noncompaction; case of a mother and her son observed in Gabon].
    Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie, 2013, Volume: 62, Issue:1

    We describe a case report of a young Gabonese lady who presented an acute pulmonary oedema and we suspected a paripartum cardiomyopathy. Subsequent investigations showed isolated left ventricular noncompaction. A few months later, the same disease was disclosed at her 9 year-old son who presented a cardiac insufficiency. Therefore, we suspect a family form of left ventricular noncompaction. And it is the first description in subsaharan Africa. The hereditary character of this new form of cardiomyopathy linked to a genetic mutation on the X chromosome is well known. This disease is associated with heart failure, high incidence of systemic thromboembolism complications or ventricular arrhythmia. The echocardiography and the cardiac magnetic resonance imaging has been reported to be tools for diagnosis. In Africa, access to these techniques remains a privilege. So the discovery of illness is often late and the family screening are special. In our area, the therapeutic management is the medical treatment of heart failure. Implatable cardioverter defibrillator or heart transplantation are not available. So long-term prognosis of our patients with congestive heart failure stays poor. With best equipment in our hospitals and good training of African cardiologists, we should improve the management of our patients.

    Topics: Adult; Barth Syndrome; Black People; Cardiovascular Agents; Child; Developing Countries; Drug Therapy, Combination; Echocardiography; Female; Gabon; Genetic Testing; Health Services Accessibility; Heart Failure; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Poverty Areas; Prognosis; Puerperal Disorders; Pulmonary Edema; Quality of Health Care

2013
[A familial form of ventricular non compaction in a mother and two of his sons in St. Louis, Senegal].
    Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie, 2013, Volume: 62, Issue:1

    We report a familial form of ventricular non compaction in a mother and two of her sons. It was a young man of 25 years who presented with NYHA stage III dyspnea and a cough with bloody sputum. The clinical examination found left ventricular failure. The echocardiogram done showed left ventricular dilatation with large trabeculae separated by deep intertrabecular recesses in both ventricles suggestive of a non-biventricular compaction. It was possible to note from the family screening by echocardiography of the mother and half-brother a left ventricular non compaction while they were asymptomatic. Thus we concluded a familial form of ventricular non-compaction. This is the first familial case described in Senegal.

    Topics: Adult; Barth Syndrome; Cardiovascular Agents; Developing Countries; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular; Male; Middle Aged; Senegal; Stroke Volume; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; Vitamin K; Young Adult

2013