FREQUENCY OF DIFFERENT VALVULAR LESIONS OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE PRESENTING TO A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Rheumatic Hearth Disease (RHD) is still prevalent in our country and a great source of morbidity. This study was done with an objective to determine relative frequency of different valvular lesions of RHD presenting in a tertiary care hospital. This cross sectional study was conducted at the Cardiol...

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Published in:	Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 128
Main Authors:	Rehman, Javaid Ur, Marwat, Zahid Irfan, Ahmad, Zahoor, Shah, Islam, Khattak, Asifullah, Falah, Sheikh Fahad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pakistan 01-01-2015
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Heart Valve Diseases - epidemiology Heart Valve Diseases - etiology Humans Male Pakistan - epidemiology Prevalence Rheumatic Heart Disease - complications Rheumatic Heart Disease - epidemiology Tertiary Care Centers - statistics & numerical data Young Adult Pakistan
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Summary:	Rheumatic Hearth Disease (RHD) is still prevalent in our country and a great source of morbidity. This study was done with an objective to determine relative frequency of different valvular lesions of RHD presenting in a tertiary care hospital. This cross sectional study was conducted at the Cardiology Department of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. A total of 171 cases of RHD were included through consecutive sampling technique. There were 64.33% females. Mean age was 25.6 +/- 6.95 years ranging from 15 to 40 years. The different percentage of valvular lesions in RHD were MR (59.06%), MS (46.78%), AR (43.85%) and mixed lesions (38.59%). Rheumatic heart disease is a very common disease in our community and mitral regurgitation is a predominant lesion at presentation Females are usually affected more than males.
ISSN:	1025-9589