Observational studyBMC cardiovascular disorders2021
Spectrum of cardiovascular diseases at a referral tertiary care hospital in Somalia, Mogadishu: an echocardiographic study.
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- Prevalence of ischemic heart disease among cardiac patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Burden, spectrum, and treatment gaps in cardiac diseases in Ethiopia: an 11-year analysis of 10,999 patients at a National Charity Cardiac Center.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Etiologies and Patterns of Valvular Heart Disease Among Cardiac Patients at the Cardiac Center of Ethiopia During February 2000 to April 2022.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- Pulmonary hypertension among maintenance hemodialysis patients in Somalia: a hospital-based observational study.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo investigate the frequencies and patterns of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including rheumatic and congenital heart diseases, among patients with abnormal hearts assessed by echocardiographic examination.
methodsThis retrospective, descriptive registry reviewed abnormal echocardiographic findings of 1140 patients aged 0-100 years who were admitted to the cardiology outpatient clinic at a tertiary training institution in Mogadishu.
resultsHypertensive heart disease (HHD) (n:454, 39.8%), valvular heart disease (VHD) (n:395, 34.6%), and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) (n:351, 30.8%) were the most frequent comorbidities. Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) were detected in 151 (13.2%) of the patients, with the most common ones including atrial septal defect (ASD) (n:37, 3.2%) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) (n:26, 2.3%). Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) was observed in 84 (7.4%) patients, among whom the most common age range was 16-30 years (40.5%), followed by 31-45 years (31%) and 0-15 years (15.5%). Mitral insufficiency (n:541, 47.5%) was detected as the most frequent VHD, followed by aortic insufficiency (n:437, 38.3%), and tricuspid insufficiency (n:264, 23.2%) and mitral valve stenosis (n:39, 3.4%) was the least common VHD.
conclusionIn the present study, we found that HHD was the most common comorbidity, followed by VHD, and HFrEF. Moreover, the most common VHD was mitral insufficiency and the most common CHD was ASD.
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