The prevalence of arterial hypertension (HT), diabetes, obesity, active smoking, hyperlipidemia and family history of coronary heart disease was 54.1%, 22.8%, 65.8%, 18.3%, 33.8% and 20%, respectively. Women had significantly more HT (62.1 vs 51.4%), diabetes (29.9 vs 20.4%), obesity (77 vs 62%) and family history of coronary disease (25.1 vs 18.2%). The prevalence of active smoking was significantly higher in men (20.4 vs 12%). The prevalence of hyperlipidemia was not different between men and women (34.5 vs 31.8%). Stepwise logistic regression showed that HT and diabetes were both independently associated with BMI and age, while diabetes and not HT was independently associated with female gender. The prevalence of classical CV risk factors was very high in this population with OSAS requiring CPAP, especially in women. There is thus a very elevated CV risk level independent of that directly related to OSAS. It is important to screen for and treat classical CV risk factors in this population.
We report a case of a 31-year-old male with primary pneumococcal pericarditis. Severe acute constrictive pericarditis developed within a month of the onset of the illness in spite of adequate antibiotic therapy and pericardial drainage.
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