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028 _bWurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102:
028 _bP. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania:
028 _bPhone: +255 28 298 3384:
028 _bFax: +255 28 298 3386:
028 _bEmail: vc@bugando.ac.tz :
028 _b www.bugando.ac.tz
035 _a CUHAS/MD/4000641/T/11
040 _bEnglish
_cDDC
041 _aEnglish
041 _aKiswahili
100 _a Kaawe, Delfin
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245 _aPattern of Heart Failure in Adults Patients Attending MOPD at Bugando Medical Centre.
260 _aMwanza, Tanzania:
_bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] :
_c©2016
300 _a vii; 31 Pages
300 _aIncludes References
520 _aAbstract: Heart failure (HF) is defined as complex syndrome caused by structural or functional abnormality in the cardiac muscles, about 23 million people is affected worldwide, but little data is available on pattern and magnitude of the problem at Bugando medical centre. Objective: To describe the pattern of heart failure among adult patients attending medical outpatients department (MOPD) at Bugando medical centre (BMC). Methodology: This was a descriptive cross sectional study that was carried our between April to June 2016. Social demographic information; medical history physical examination and investigation finding written in the files were collected from study patients. Results: One hundred and eighty five patients were studied, mean average age were 57.45 with SD±19.5, majority of patients were females about 56.7% smocking were more common in male (p=0.03) the main causes of heart failure were hypertension (48%) dilated cardiomyopathy (22%) ischemic heart (13%) rheumatic heart (12%) and pulmonary cause (5%), the commonest clinical presentations were palpitations, dyspnea, orthopnea, pedal edema and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Conclusion: Heart failure is still predominantly non ischemia but coronary heart disease has assumed greater prominence over the last years. Heart failure in our setting affects younger individuals with less gender bias. Control measures should target both non ischemic and ischemic causes and commence early ages.
600 _xInternal Medicine
700 _aPeck, Robert
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