[ rare cause of myocardial infarction: carbon monoxide intoxication]

We describe a 34-year-old man who suffered an acute myocardial infarction after carbon monoxide domestic exposure. The coronary angiogram was normal. The necrosis is explained in part by a severe coronary spasm. The purpose of this work was to assess the pathophysiology and the treatment of this rare cause of myocardial infarction

[Aortic infective endocarditis on native valve]

Between 1990 and 2002, 32 patients with mean age of 34 years has been treated for an aortic infective endocarditis on native valve. All the patients had recognised heart disease before developing the infection. 24 patients are opered for aortic valve replacement. The hospital mortality was 15,6% [5 patients]. The mean follow-up was 47,4 months. The survival rate was 75%. Aortic infective endocarditis remains a serious affection with poor prognosis, despite the contribution of echocardiography and advances in antimicrobial therapy and cardiac surgery. Significants morbidity and mortality are usually caused by sequele of the disease rather than by the infection itself