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Med Trop (Mars) ; 67(6): 569-72, 2007 Dec.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18300517

ABSTRACT

This retrospective study was carried out from January 2005 to December 2006 to ascertain the profile of patients admitted for treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) in a modern emergency reception facility (ERF) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnosis of MI was based on clinical presentation, electrocardiography (persistent ST-segment depression), and laboratory findings (measurement of troponine T and CPK MB). Study data included epidemiological parameters (including risk factors and interval between onset of symptoms and admission), clinical and paraclinical findings, therapeutic modalities (including any prehospital management), complications at the time of admission, and mortality within the first five days. Men accounted for 77% of the 52 consecutive patients hospitalized for MI during the study period. Mean age was 59 years. Risk factors included hypertension in 46% of cases, tobacco use in 40%, and diabetes in 21%. The mean interval for management was approximately 29 hours with only 5 patients receiving care within the first 6 hours. Chest pain was the main reason for coming to the ERF (86%). The location of pain was anterior in 58% of cases and inferior in 37%. Diagnosis was confirmed by laboratory findings in 96% of patients. Ten patients benefited from transportation by ambulance and four patients underwent thrombolysis before hospitalization. Complications at the time of admissions included cardiovascular collapse (n=3), acute pulmonary edema (n=13), and arrhythmia (n=6). Eleven patients (21%) died within the first five days. These findings confirm the need to educate the population in an effort to reduce the interval for management, to develop prehospital medical care, and to increase the availability of coronary artery revascularization modalities to improve the prognosis of MI in the acute phase.


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Emergency Service, Hospital , Myocardial Infarction/epidemiology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Chest Pain/etiology , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Hypertension/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Infarction/therapy , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Senegal/epidemiology , Smoking/epidemiology , Thrombolytic Therapy , Time Factors , Transportation of Patients/statistics & numerical data
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Médecine Tropicale ; 67(6): 569-572, 2007.
Article in French | AIM (Africa) | ID: biblio-1266794

ABSTRACT

Les auteurs ont realise une etude retrospective de Janvier 2005 a Decembre 2006 sur le profil des patients admis pour infarctus du myocarde (IDM) dans un service d'accueil des urgences (SAU) moderne enAfrique subsaharienne. Le diagnostic d'IDM reposait sur la presentation clinique; l'electrocardiogramme (sus-decalage persistant du segment ST) et les parametres biologiques (mesure de la troponine T et de la CPK MB). Ont ete etudies les parametres epidemiologiques (incluant les facteurs de risque et le delai moyen symptomes-admission); cliniques et paracliniques; therapeutiques (incluant le cas echeant la prise en charge prehospitaliere); les complications a l'admission et la mortalite durant les cinq premiers jours. Sur 52 patients consecutifs hospitalises pour IDM; 77etaient des hommes. L'age moyen etait de 59 ans. Parmi les facteurs de risque; l'hypertension arterielle etait retrouvee dans 46des cas; le tabagisme dans 40des cas et le diabete dans 21des cas. Le delai moyen de consultation etait d'environ 29 heures; et seulement sept patients (19) ont ete vus dans les six premieres heures. La douleur thoracique etait le principal motif de consultation (86). La localisation etait anterieure dans 58des cas; et inferieure dans 37des cas. Une confirmation biologique du diagnostic a ete obtenue chez 96des patients. Dix patients ont beneficie d'un transport par ambulance et quatre patients ont ete traites par thrombolyse a la phase prehospitaliere. A l'admission; des complications a type de collapsus cardio-vasculaire (trois cas); d'oedeme aigu du poumon (13 cas) et de troubles du rythme (six cas) ont ete notees. Onze patients (21) sont decedes dans les cinq premiers jours. Cette etude confirme la necessite de promouvoir l'education sanitaire des populations afin d'essayer de reduire les delais de prise en charge; de developper les structures de medecine prehospitaliere; et plaide pour la diffusion des moyens de revascularisation coronaire pour ameliorer le pronostic de l'IDM a la phase aigue


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Myocardial Infarction , Risk Factors
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