Journal of Thrombosis and Circulation: Open Access

Diack Aminata

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• Research Article
  Spasmophilia in the Cardiological Outpatient Department: A Retrospective Study of 228 Sub-saharan Africans over 5 Years
  Author(s): Ba Djibril Marie, Sow Mamadou Saidou, Diack Aminata, Diallo Cheikh Omar, Barkire Ismaila, Dieng Fatou Kine and Fall Moussa DaoudaBa Djibril Marie, Sow Mamadou Saidou, Diack Aminata, Diallo Cheikh Omar, Barkire Ismaila, Dieng Fatou Kine and Fall Moussa Daouda
  
  Background: Spasmophilia also called latent tetany is a disorder with a very heterogeneous clinical manifestation which affects particulary young women. Chest pain, constriction of the throat and palpitations are symptoms common to spasmophilia and ischaemic heart disease (IHD). The objective of this work was to assess the incidence and to study the epidemiological, clinical features of spasmophilia in patients with symptoms of ischaemic heart disease. Metods: This was a retrospective study conducted at the cardiology Department of Military Hospital of Ouakam, in Dakar, Senegal, from January 1st 2009 to December 31st 2014). We included all patients who were admitted with manifestation of ischaemic heart disease and who subsequently had a negative evaluation for IHD. We observed the occurrence of neuromuscular hyperexcitability, assessed with.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2572-9462.1000121

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