The Burden of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease in Enugu South‑East Nigeria: An Echocardiographic Based Study
| Autor: | Oguanobi Ni, EC Ejim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Nigeria Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Pulmonary hypertension 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Mitral valve Internal medicine South east Medicine In patient 030212 general & internal medicine Degenerative mitral valve disease Nigeria Pulmonary hypertension business.industry Mean age Degenerative mitral valve disease General Medicine medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiology Original Article Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research; Vol 6, No 3 (2016); 172-175 Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research |
| ISSN: | 2141-9248 |
| Popis: | Background: Pulmonary hypertension is a common complication of degenerative mitral valve disease, and contributes significantly to both morbidity and mortality. The use of medications for reduction of pulmonary pressure in patients is not a common practice by most physicians in this part of the world because of the absence of data on pulmonary hypertension. Aim: The authors set out to find the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in patients with degenerative mitral valve disease and to determine if there are gender differences in affectation. This will form a basis for future research on the management of pulmonary hypertension in sub‑Saharan Africa. Subjects and Methods: The echocardiographic records of 1390 patients carried out over a period of 4 years were retrospectively reviewed. The examinations were done with a Logic 500 MD echocardiographic machine. Tricuspid valve regurgitation velocity above 250 cm/s defined pulmonary hypertension. Data obtained included presence of degenerative mitral valve disease, pulmonary hypertension, age, and gender. Results: A total of 1390 echocardiogram reports done at Conquest Medical Imaging, Enugu, from July 2009 to August 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Degenerative mitral valve disease was noted in 18.7% of the patients, (259/1390) made up of 149 males and 110 females with a mean age of 68.3 (14.4) years. Pulmonary hypertension was present in 30% of the patients (78/259) and affected males more than females. Conclusion: Pulmonary hypertension is common in patients with degenerative mitral valve disease in Enugu, and affects males more than females.Keywords: Degenerative mitral valve disease, Nigeria, Pulmonary hypertension |
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