30-Day and 1-Year Acute Myocardial Infarction Outcomes in Côte d'Ivoire: The REACTIV Study.

Background: Whereas the increasing burden of acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been reported in sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about short- and long-term prognosis following acute MI.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess in-hospital, 30-day, and 1-year all-cause mortality and adverse outcomes in patients with MI hospitalized at a cardiac center in Côte d'Ivoire.

Methods: This prospective cohort study used data from the REgistre des syndromes coronariens Aigus de CôTe d'IVoire (REACTIV).

[Characteristics and predictive factors of death in acute coronary syndromes among the elderly: data from the Acute coronary syndrome registry at the Abidjan Heart Institute].

Introduction-objective: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are the leading cause of death among the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of ACS among the elderly at the Abidjan Heart Institute.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional study from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019.

[Contribution of the AVR lead in the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease in one case at the Institute of Cardiology of Abidjan (Ivory Coast)].

Abnormalities in the aVR lead would provide useful information on the risk of coronary heart disease. This clinical case is an illustration. Indeed, this is a 60-year-old patient, an active smoker and a former type 2 diabetic who presented with angina-like chest pain with a positive stress test.

[Levine's sign in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome with non-contributory electrocardiogram: About one case at the Abidjan Cardiology Institute (Ivory Coast)].

Acute chest pain is usually expressed in typical language; which is sometimes assigned a particular sign. One of the signs is that of Levine, usuallytranslating a coronary involvement. This clinical case highlights a patient who is admitted for chest pain with Levine's sign and a non-contributory electrocardiogram.

Acute Coronary Syndromes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 10-Year Systematic Review.

Background Data in the literature on acute coronary syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. Methods and Results We conducted a systematic review of the MEDLINE (PubMed) database of observational studies of acute coronary syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2020. Acute coronary syndrome was defined according to current definitions.

Prognostic value of admission hyperglycaemia in black Africans with acute coronary syndromes: a cross-sectional study.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between acute hyperglycaemia and in-hospital mortality in black Africans with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Methods: From January 2002 to December 2017, 1 168 patients aged ≥ 18 years old, including 332 patients with diabetes (28.4%), consecutively presented to the intensive care unit of the Abidjan Heart Institute for ACS.

Primary PCI in the management of STEMI in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Abidjan Heart Institute catheterisation laboratory.

Background: Implementation of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in sub-Saharan Africa remains a challenging issue. The aim of this study was to report the results of primary PCI and outcomes in the catheterisation laboratory of the Abidjan Heart Institute.

Methods: Between April 2010 and March 2019, all patients aged 18 years presenting to the Abidjan Heart Institute for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) over the study period and who underwent primary PCI were included.

Medium and long-term follow-up after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a sub-Saharan Africa population: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Major in-hospital mortality rate in patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in Sub-Saharan Africa has been reported. Data on follow-up in these patients with STEMI are scarce. We aimed to assess medium and long-term prognosis in patients with STEMI admitted to Abidjan Heart Institute.