A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of Cameroon
Abstract Objective The pattern of heart disease is diverse within and among world regions. The little data on the spectrum of heart disease in Cameroon has been so far limited to major cities. We sought to describe the pattern of heart disease in Buea, the South West Region of Cameroon, a semi-urban...
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doaj-c7cace0ec22d4ee1a4ccac55a335f25a2020-11-25T03:28:30ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002017-12-011011610.1186/s13104-017-3034-6A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of CameroonClovis Nkoke0Christelle Makoge1Anastase Dzudie2Liliane Kuate Mfeukeu3Engelbert Bain Luchuo4Alain Menanga5Samuel Kingue6Buea Regional HospitalFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1Douala General HospitalFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1Athena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, Vrije UniversiteitFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1Abstract Objective The pattern of heart disease is diverse within and among world regions. The little data on the spectrum of heart disease in Cameroon has been so far limited to major cities. We sought to describe the pattern of heart disease in Buea, the South West Region of Cameroon, a semi-urban setting. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Between June 2016 and April 2017 the echocardiography register of the Buea Regional Hospital was surveyed. We extracted data on the age, sex and echocardiographic diagnosis. Results Out of 529 patients who underwent echocardiography, 239 (45.2%) had a definite heart disease. There were 137 (57.3%) females. The mean age was 58 years (range 3–94 years). The most common echocardiographic diagnoses were hypertensive heart disease (43.2%), dilated cardiomyopathies (17.6%), ischemic heart diseases (9.6%), and cor pulmonale (8.8%). Rheumatic heart disease affected 6.7% of the patients. The most common rheumatic heart disease was mitral stenosis followed by mitral regurgitation. Congenital heart disease represented 2.1% and 5 patients (2.1%) had pulmonary hypertension. Hypertensive heart disease is the most common cardiac disease in this semi-urban region in Cameroon. Rheumatic heart disease still affects a sizable proportion of patients. Prevention of cardiac disease in our setting should focus on mass screening, the treatment and control of hypertension.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-3034-6Cardiac diseaseHypertensive heart diseaseRheumatic heart diseaseCameroon |
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Clovis Nkoke Christelle Makoge Anastase Dzudie Liliane Kuate Mfeukeu Engelbert Bain Luchuo Alain Menanga Samuel Kingue |
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Clovis Nkoke Christelle Makoge Anastase Dzudie Liliane Kuate Mfeukeu Engelbert Bain Luchuo Alain Menanga Samuel Kingue A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of Cameroon BMC Research Notes Cardiac disease Hypertensive heart disease Rheumatic heart disease Cameroon |
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Clovis Nkoke Christelle Makoge Anastase Dzudie Liliane Kuate Mfeukeu Engelbert Bain Luchuo Alain Menanga Samuel Kingue |
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A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of Cameroon |
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A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of Cameroon |
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A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of Cameroon |
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A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of Cameroon |
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A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of Cameroon |
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predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in buea, a semi-urban setting, south west region of cameroon |
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Abstract Objective The pattern of heart disease is diverse within and among world regions. The little data on the spectrum of heart disease in Cameroon has been so far limited to major cities. We sought to describe the pattern of heart disease in Buea, the South West Region of Cameroon, a semi-urban setting. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Between June 2016 and April 2017 the echocardiography register of the Buea Regional Hospital was surveyed. We extracted data on the age, sex and echocardiographic diagnosis. Results Out of 529 patients who underwent echocardiography, 239 (45.2%) had a definite heart disease. There were 137 (57.3%) females. The mean age was 58 years (range 3–94 years). The most common echocardiographic diagnoses were hypertensive heart disease (43.2%), dilated cardiomyopathies (17.6%), ischemic heart diseases (9.6%), and cor pulmonale (8.8%). Rheumatic heart disease affected 6.7% of the patients. The most common rheumatic heart disease was mitral stenosis followed by mitral regurgitation. Congenital heart disease represented 2.1% and 5 patients (2.1%) had pulmonary hypertension. Hypertensive heart disease is the most common cardiac disease in this semi-urban region in Cameroon. Rheumatic heart disease still affects a sizable proportion of patients. Prevention of cardiac disease in our setting should focus on mass screening, the treatment and control of hypertension. |
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Cardiac disease Hypertensive heart disease Rheumatic heart disease Cameroon |
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