Marfan syndrome and aortic dissection in Bamako: a case report and literature review.

Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Acute aortic dissections account for 85 to 95% of acute aortic syndromes. This is a potentially fatal pathology of the aortic wall due to the spontaneous occurrence of an intimal lesion causing blood to escape from the arterial lumen to the media, leading to the formation of a false circulatory channel. We describe a dissection of the ascending aorta in a 30-year-old man with Marfan syndrome. It was complicated by severe aortic insufficiency with a PHT at 121 ms and severe renal failure with a GFR of 10 mL/min/m². A CMD with LVEF 34%, an infectious syndrome, and abnormal liver function tests with severe blood clots were detected. The patient received only medical care and died of congestive heart failure.

MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT TOWARDS REGISTRATION IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS DURING PREGNANCY IN SAGBAMA LGA BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

Sat, 31 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Aim/Objective: This study determines maternal attitudes towards antenatal registration in primary health care centers during pregnancy. Materials and Methods; A cross sectional approach and a simple random method was use in selecting the respondents (n=199) with the aid of questionnaire. Results: Observation from this study shows greater number of the respondents within the age of above 36yrs (34.19%) and 26-35yrs (37.19%) with a higher number of tertiary (52.26%) educational level backgrounds. Outcome from this study shows 89.95% of respondents having knowledge of registration compared with 10.05% of no knowledge during pregnancy. Their source of information was mainly from PHC centers (57.27%) and the media (23.62%) respectively. The centers registered was mainly PHC (49.25%) and hospitals (30.15%) while the participants awareness to antenatal care was (89.95%) as against (10.05%) with no awareness. More so 86.43% see antenatal care as important and 85.43% agreed that there are benefits from health seminars during pregnancy. Furthermore (87.94%) strongly agree that PHC registration during pregnancy improve safe delivery compare with (12.06%) that disagree. Conclusion: Most respondents in this study agree and have adequate knowledge about the benefit of early registration for antenatal care in PHC centers and hospitals as well during pregnancy. Therefore the government should build more health centers and hospitals that should be well equipped with modern facilities to promote good health and safe delivery among pregnant women in rural villages.

IPHO-Journal of Advance Research in Medical & Health Science

Marfan syndrome and aortic dissection in Bamako: a case report and literature review.

MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT TOWARDS REGISTRATION IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS DURING PREGNANCY IN SAGBAMA LGA BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA