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Hypertension and its complications are also common in low-resource specialty clinics

Umar G Adamu1,2, Musa Tanko3, Aisha Abdullahi4

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Bida, Nigeria. ugadamu@yahoo.com.

Hypertension Research : Official Journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension
|October 15, 2022
PubMed

Insights

In a low-resource rural center, hypertensive heart disease was the most common cardiovascular issue. Heart failure and rheumatic valvular disease were also prevalent among patients.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Public Health
  • Rural Health

Background:

  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) spectrum in low-resource rural settings remains under-documented.
  • Understanding local CVD prevalence is crucial for targeted healthcare interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the spectrum of cardiovascular diseases in an outpatient, low-resource, rural specialty tertiary center.
  • To identify the most prevalent cardiovascular conditions in this specific demographic and geographic context.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 748 patient medical records from June 1 to December 31, 2017.
  • Data collection included patient demographics and diagnosed cardiovascular conditions.

Main Results:

  • The mean patient age was 49.11 years, with females being significantly younger than males.
  • Hypertensive heart disease was the most frequent diagnosis (55.6%), followed by heart failure (49.28%).
  • Rheumatic heart disease was the primary cause of valvular heart disease (68% of 75 cases).

Conclusions:

  • Hypertensive heart disease and heart failure are major cardiovascular burdens in this rural, low-resource setting.
  • Rheumatic heart disease contributes significantly to valvular pathology.
  • Findings highlight the need for focused CVD management strategies in similar underserved areas.

Keywords:
Cardiovascular diseasesHypertensionLow-resourceRural specialty clinicSpectrum

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