ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2018
The burden of rheumatic heart disease among children in Lagos: how are we fairing?
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- Rheumatic Heart Disease in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of rheumatology · 2023Review
- Clinical Profile and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children and Young Adults at a Tertiary Cardiac Center in Indonesia.Frontiers in surgery · 2020Article
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- Echocardiographic screening of 4107 Nigerian school children for rheumatic heart disease.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2019Article
- The Prevalence Rates of Acute Rheumatic Fever in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sage open pediatricsReview
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding prevention of rheumatic heart disease among primary health-care workers in sokoto metropolis, Sokoto State, Nigeria.Annals of African medicineArticle
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Abstract
introductionRheumatic heart disease still remains a cause of morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries, despite its eradication in developed societies. The study aimed to document the features of children with rheumatic heart disease using clinical evaluation and echocardiography and compare it with reports from other part of the country.
methodsA review of a prospectively collected data of patients with rheumatic heart disease who had echocardiography done from April 2007-Dec 2016. Information obtained from patients include age, sex, clinical indication for echocardiography, echocardiographic characterization of the valvular lesions and associated complications.
resultsA total of 324,676 patients were seen at the Paediatric unit of LASUTH from 2007 to 2016, out of which 36 had Rheumatic heart disease. This translates to a prevalence of 1.1 per 10,000 patients who presented at the study site during the study period. The prevalence of RHD amongst all the patients with structural heart disease was 2.6%. The mean age of patients was 9.12 ± 2.75 years with a male to female ratio of 1.6: 1. The most common valve affected was mitral valve. Heart failure was the most common mode of presentation found in 91.6%. Other complications were pulmonary hypertension and pericardial effusion.
conclusionRheumatic heart disease is still prevalent among children in Lagos although the prevalence is reducing. Heartfailure is the commonest mode of presentation and complication in them.
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