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Background: The electrocardiogram (ECG) and Doppler transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) remain key diagnostic tools that also help identify the etiology, assess severity and guide the therapeutic strategy for heart failure. This study aimed to characterize sex-specific electrocardiographic and echocardiographic profiles among patients admitted for heart failure. Methods: We conducted a retrospective descriptive study at Central Hospital of Yaoundé, including all adults aged ≥18 years hospitalized for heart failure between September 2022 and April 2024. Data from resting surface ECGs and Doppler TTEs performed during hospitalization were extracted from medical records. Results: We included 397 patients: 230 women [F] vs 167 men [M] with heart failure. Smoking was more frequent in men (19.8%) than in women (6.09%) (p Conclusion: Among hospitalized patients with heart failure, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic profiles were broadly similar between sexes, except for Doppler echocardiography evidence of right atrial dilation, which was more frequent in women. On ECG, sinus rhythm predominated; on TTE, LVEF was mostly reduced.

The Public Health Mobile Unit (PHMU) supports access to immunization and testing in Nova Scotia. To help ensure local access to these important services, PHMU will be holding clinics in communities across the province over the next week. All upcoming clinics can be found online at www.nshealth.ca/PHMU. The following services will be offered at all clinics for those who are eligible:

A woman whose blood is so rare that it is frozen for up to three decades feels "very special".

A woman whose blood is so rare that it is frozen for up to three decades feels "very special".

Quezon City reports 100 measles cases since the start of the year, with most infections affecting children aged 10 and below, according to the city’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Division.

TNIE zooms in on this year’s vital wellness mantra: ‘Sleep Well, Live Better’

Parts of the quilt, previously shown at the Tate Modern, are being displayed at Brighton University.

NSW Health is advising people in northern and western Sydney to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a new confirmed

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