Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie
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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) · Oct 2000
Case Reports[Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to acromegaly].
In acromegaly, dilated cardiomyopathy is rare. Indeed, arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are more common. The authors report a case of a 42-years-old man with dyspnea (class III NYHA) and palpitations. ⋯ This case is characterized by the absence of arterial hypertension and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The coronary angiography was normal. Consequently, in this particular case, dilated cardiomyopathy seems specific to acromegaly.
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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) · Jan 1999
Case Reports[Intermittent claudication in a young patient. A case of isolated fibromuscular dysplasia of the external iliac artery].
Effort-linked intermittent claudication of arterial origin in sportsmen is often attributed to endofibrosis of the external iliac artery. Some knowledge of possible differential diagnoses, in particular the fibrodysplasia, is of importance regarding the therapy involved. ⋯ However, the same does not apply to fibrodysplasia angioplasty, particularly if the latter is accomplished by inserting an endoprothesis. A case of fibromuscular dysplasia of external iliac artery in a 37 year old woman, treated with endoluminal angioplasty and stent, is reported.
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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) · Oct 1998
Case Reports[Development of double-chambered right ventricle after surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect].
The double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV) is a rare cardiac malformation, often associated with ventricular septal defect (VSD). ⋯ DCRV is usually associated with VSD, but the course of the two diseases can be dissociated. The diagnosis of DCRV must be considered in any child with a history of VSD, even after surgical or spontaneous closure, when clinical examination reveals a systolic ejection murmur.
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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) · Nov 1997
Case Reports[Adams-Stokes syncope disclosing a crisis of rheumatic fever. Apropos of a case].
A high degree atrioventricular block (AVB) is an exceptional finding during an acute episode of rheumatic fever (RF). The authors report a case of complete syncopal AVB requiring a temporary pacemaker, representing the first episode of RF.