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Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy [EDMD] is an uncommon hereditary myopathy characterized by 3 symptoms: slow progressive musclar atrophy, muscular contractures and cardiac disease which affect prognosis. We report a 22 year-old patient with EDMD which shows the typical features of the associated dilated cardiomyopathy, ventricular arrhythmia, atrio-ventricular block, atrial standstill then atrial paralysis
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Humans , Male , Tachycardia, Ventricular , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated , Heart Block , ElectrocardiographyABSTRACT
to assess the medical direct cost of acute myocardial infarction. Method: data are recorded through a prospective study in 7 wards of cardiology of the District of Tunis during one year: from November 2001 to October 2002. cost of hospital stay, biologic analyses, drugs, functional investigations and possible non surgical cardiologic intervention [IC] was calculated. 632 AMI cases are recorded, the death rate is 7.8%. The average of hospital stay was 13.3 days. 49.1% of patients benefited from thrombolytic therapy, 55.5% benefited from a coronary angiography and 16.1% of an act of IC. The mean of direct cost [CGM] was 2171 Tunisian Dinars and the median was 1731 DT, of whom room costs 31.7%, 22.5% acts of IC, 7.2% drugs, 26.2% functional investigations and 12.4% biological analyses. The mean cost of IC was 3030 +/- 401 DT. The methodology of our study remains original in our country and can be used to assess the other aspects of AMI as other diseases cost management
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Humans , Male , Female , Disease Management , Cost of Illness , Health Care Costs , Prospective StudiesSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Testicular Neoplasms/complications , Pericardial Effusion , EchocardiographyABSTRACT
The authors present 14 cases of neoplasic pericarditis: 9 men and 5 women the thoracis pain, and dyspnea were the important symptoms. The cardiomegaly with abnormal chest X.RAY was in 7 cases in the echocardiography, the pericarditis was important in 8 cases. The noplasic nature was posed before the presence of deposits in the pericarditis. The pericarde was thock in one case, and hemorrhagic in 5 cases on 7.The pericardic biopsy was positive in all cases