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

Authors

  • Javaid ur Rehman
  • Zahid Irfan Marwat
  • Zahoor Ahmad
  • Islam Shah
  • Asifullah Khattak
  • Sheikh Fahad Falah

Abstract

Background:   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. Methods: 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. Results: 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%). Conclusion: 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.

Keywords: Rheumatic heart disease, Mitral stenosis, Mitral regurgitation, Aortic regurgitation

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2015-03-01

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Rehman, J. ur, Marwat, Z. I., Ahmad, Z., Shah, I., Khattak, A., & Falah, S. F. (2015). FREQUENCY OF DIFFERENT VALVULAR LESIONS OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE PRESENTING TO A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 27(1), 128–130. Retrieved from https://demo.ayubmed.edu.pk/jamc/index.php/jamc/article/view/1085