Metrics details. To investigate the frequencies and patterns of cardiovascular diseases CVDs , including rheumatic and congenital heart diseases, among patients with abnormal hearts assessed by echocardiographic examination.
This retrospective, descriptive registry reviewed abnormal echocardiographic findings of patients aged 0โ years who were admitted to the cardiology outpatient clinic at a tertiary training institution in Mogadishu.
Hypertensive heart disease HHD n, Congenital heart diseases CHDs were detected in Rheumatic heart disease RHD was observed in 84 7.
Mitral insufficiency n, Peer Review reports. Cardiovascular diseases CVDs are the leading cause of death worldwide [ 1 ]. The frequency, treatment options, subgroups including congenital heart diseases CHDs and rheumatic heart disease RHD , and outcomes have been well documented in developed countries so far. There are, however, still serious concerns regarding the quality and reliability of available data in low-middle income countries.
Further supporting this conclusion, 1. Of note, CHDs was significantly related to poor cardiovascular outcome among young children and adolescents living in Africa [ 3 ]. However, unlike CHDs, which have a relatively similar distribution all over the world, RHD resulting from damage to the heart valves caused by one or more episodes of rheumatic fever is naturally preventable and also another important contributor to morbidity and mortality in low-middle income countries [ 4 ].
