@article{10.11648/j.ccr.20220604.15,
  author = {Okechukwu Iheji and Boma Oyan and Nkemegbunam Okoli and Rosemary Stanley and Ngozi Pauline Onwueme},
  title = {Heart Failure in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria - An Aetiological Perspective},
  journal = {Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research},
  volume = {6},
  number = {4},
  pages = {118-123},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ccr.20220604.15},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ccr.20220604.15},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ccr.20220604.15},
  abstract = {Introduction. The impact of heart failure in Africa is worthy of attention owing to its economic and social impact on life expectancy in individuals who are young and economically active, and thus, identification of the aetiology of heart failure is important as some of the causes are potentially treatable. Methods. A total of one hundred and sixty heart failure patients in the Cardiology clinic and medical wards were recruited. Basic demographic information was obtained, and a clinical examination was performed. All patients underwent a resting Electrocardiography and Echocardiography. Results. The mean age of the respondents was 52.49±13.89 years and 52.5% were female. The commonest cause of HF was hypertension which was the causative factor in 51.3% of the cases, while dilated cardiomyopathy and Rheumatic heart disease, which had 16.3% each, distantly followed this. Ischaemic heart disease was present in 5.0%. There was a significant difference in age group representation with hypertension, dilated cardiomyopathy and ischaemic heart disease being more predominant in the middle-aged group while rheumatic heart disease and pericardial disease occurred in the young (pConclusion. Hypertension, dilated cardiomyopathy and rheumatic heart disease are the major aetiologies of heart failure while ischemic heart disease is assuming a greater prominence as a cause of HF in our environment.},
 year = {2022}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Heart Failure in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria - An Aetiological Perspective
AU  - Okechukwu Iheji
AU  - Boma Oyan
AU  - Nkemegbunam Okoli
AU  - Rosemary Stanley
AU  - Ngozi Pauline Onwueme
Y1  - 2022/12/27
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ccr.20220604.15
DO  - 10.11648/j.ccr.20220604.15
T2  - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research
JF  - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research
JO  - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research
SP  - 118
EP  - 123
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2578-8914
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ccr.20220604.15
AB  - Introduction. The impact of heart failure in Africa is worthy of attention owing to its economic and social impact on life expectancy in individuals who are young and economically active, and thus, identification of the aetiology of heart failure is important as some of the causes are potentially treatable. Methods. A total of one hundred and sixty heart failure patients in the Cardiology clinic and medical wards were recruited. Basic demographic information was obtained, and a clinical examination was performed. All patients underwent a resting Electrocardiography and Echocardiography. Results. The mean age of the respondents was 52.49±13.89 years and 52.5% were female. The commonest cause of HF was hypertension which was the causative factor in 51.3% of the cases, while dilated cardiomyopathy and Rheumatic heart disease, which had 16.3% each, distantly followed this. Ischaemic heart disease was present in 5.0%. There was a significant difference in age group representation with hypertension, dilated cardiomyopathy and ischaemic heart disease being more predominant in the middle-aged group while rheumatic heart disease and pericardial disease occurred in the young (pConclusion. Hypertension, dilated cardiomyopathy and rheumatic heart disease are the major aetiologies of heart failure while ischemic heart disease is assuming a greater prominence as a cause of HF in our environment.
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
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