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Observational studyJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2024

Common Echocardiographic Diagnoses in Patients at Tertiary Care Center: An Observational Study.

Prabha Chapagain Koirala, Richa Koirala, Lochan Karki, Milan Khadka, Prasanna Bahadur Amatya, Binayak Gautam, Samir Poudel, Kunjang Sherpa, Saroj Ghimire, Rajendra Bhandari and 1 more

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Prabha Chapagain KoiralaDepartment of Cardiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Richa KoiralaB.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Buddha Road, Dharan, Nepal.
Lochan KarkiDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Milan KhadkaDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prasanna Bahadur AmatyaDepartment of Cardiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Binayak GautamDepartment of Cardiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Samir PoudelDepartment of Cardiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kunjang SherpaDepartment of Cardiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Saroj GhimireDepartment of Cardiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Rajendra BhandariDepartment of Cardiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Pragya KoiralaKanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Abstract

Introduction: Echocardiography is an indispensable tool for the diagnosis and management of cardiac patients. It is important to know the spectrum of cardiac abnormalities detected by echocardiography for the proper management of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the echocardiographic diagnosis of patients at a multispecialty tertiary care hospital and find out the prevalence of various cardiac diseases diagnosed via echocardiography. Methods: This was a retrospective cross sectional study carried out at the Echocardiography lab of National Academy of Health Sciences. Records of all patients who had done Echocardiography from February 2024 to April 2024 were analyzed. Ethical approval was obtained from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number:1231/2080/81). Results: Out of 3593 cases, there were 1750 (48.71%) female and 1843 (51.29%) male. Normal Echocardiographic study was seen in 1184 (32.95%). Mean age was 56.13±17.38 years. Left ventricle diastolic dysfunction was seen among 1428 (39.74%), followed by Tricuspid Regurgitation 1026 (28.55%) and, Pulmonary Hypertension 497 (13.83%). Other findings were, left ventricular hypertrophy 204 (5.67%), Left ventricular systolic dysfunction 165 (4.59%), Rheumatic heart Disease 102 (2.83%) and, congenital heart disease was the lowest documented finding, seen in 30 (0.83%). Conclusions: Most common diseases diagnosed by echocardiography in our study were, diastolic dysfunction, tricuspid regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension.

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EchocardiographyHeart DiseasesHypertension, PulmonaryVentricular Dysfunction, LeftAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularMaleMiddle AgedNepalPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRheumatic Heart Diseasediastolic dysfunctiondopplerleft ventricular hypertrophysystolic dysfunctiontransthoracic echocardiography

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PMCPMC11931345

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