Tahirou Iliassou
Senegal
Research Article
Research of Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Abnormalities in Rheumatoid Arthritis without Clinical Cardiovascular Events
Author(s): Mouhamadou Nazirou Dodo-Siddo, Mouhamadou Bamba Ndiaye, Malick Bodian, Simon Antoine Sarr, Souhaibou Ndongo, Adama Kane, Alassane Mbaye, Tahirou Iliassou, Habibou Harouna, Maboury Diao, Moustapha SARR, Abdoul Kane, Serigne Abdou BA and Thérèse Moreira DiopMouhamadou Nazirou Dodo-Siddo, Mouhamadou Bamba Ndiaye, Malick Bodian, Simon Antoine Sarr, Souhaibou Ndongo, Adama Kane, Alassane Mbaye, Tahirou Iliassou, Habibou Harouna, Maboury Diao, Moustapha SARR, Abdoul Kane, Serigne Abdou BA and Thérèse Moreira Diop
Introduction: IT has been known for many years that the heart may be involved in rheumatoid arthritis. The aim of this study is to investigate the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic abnormalities in a population of Senegalese patients with rheumatoid arthritis without clinical cardiovascular disease. Patients and method: Seventy three consecutive patients between the age of 18 and 75 years admitted to the internal medicine department of University Hospital Center Aristide Le Dantec in Dakar, Senegal, with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis without clinically evident cardiovascular disease. Each patient had a cardiological assessment which included a history and examination with ECG, echocardiography standard. We conducted laboratory tests (CRP, fibrinogen, ESR, Rheumatoid factors: Latex and Waaler Rose, Anti-CCP, antinuclear factors and anti-ENA antibodies). Data were an.. View More»
