RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASES

Abstract

O b j e c t i v e s : To determine the frequency of rheumatic heart diseases in a hospital based study in Peshawar. D e s i g n : A
cross sectional observational. Setting: Cardiology department, Lady-Reading Hospital Peshawar. Period: From July 2005 to July 2006.
M e t h o d : Relevant in formations were recorded from patients and treatment chart of the patients, on a questionnaire designed in accordance
with the objectives of the study. Results: A total of 88 patients with established diagnosis of rheumatic hear diseases (RHD) were randomly
selected. Out of total 70.45% were females and 29.54% males, with males to females ratio of 1:2.38. The age range of the patients was
from 8 years to 64 years with mean age of 47 years. The mode of age was 35 years. The frequency of rheumatic heart diseases was: Mitral
Stenosis 13.63%, Mitral Regurgitation 60.22%, Mitral Stenosis /Mitral Regurgitation 21.59%, Aortic Stenosis/Aortic Regurgitation 2.27%,
Aortic Stenosis 1.13% and Tricuspid Valve Stenosis 1.13%. We observed that RHD were more common in lower social class people
(42.04%) with income less than 5000/month. C o n c l u s i o n : In our setup RHD are more common in female gender and especially in the
younger age, Mitral Stenosis was recorded as major type of RHD in our patients.