BMC Research Notes · 2019 · 17 citations · 19 references
MedicineCardiologyInternal MedicineCardiothoracic RadiologyClinical CardiologyStructural Heart DiseaseCardiac UltrasoundCardiovascular DiseaseHeart FailureCardiovascular ConditionsCardiovascular Disease PrevalenceHeart Failure EpidemiologyMedian AgeMedical Chart ReviewValvular Heart Disease Epidemiology
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the spectrum of heart diseases among adult patients at the Bamenda Regional Hospital in the North West Region of Cameroon. This is a chart review of echocardiographic records. RESULTS: In total, 673 records were included in our study, of which 506 had a definite heart disease. Of the 506, 93 had mixed cardiopathies. Their ages ranged from 18 to 105 years with a median age of 64.0 (Interquartile range = 47-75) years. Females accounted for a greater proportion (55.3%) of the study population. The most common echocardiographic diagnoses were hypertensive heart disease (41.1%), valvular heart disease (22.3%) and cardiomyopathies (11.4%). The prevalence of heart failure was 17.5%, with hypertensive heart disease being the leading cause.
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