Etiologies and Patterns of Valvular Heart Disease Among Cardiac Patients at the Cardiac Center of Ethiopia During February 2000 to April 2022

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Table 1 Patterns of Valvular Heart Disease and Its Severity Among Valvular Heart Disease Patients Registered to the Cardiac Centre of Ethiopia from February 2000 to April 2022 (N = 3257)

S. No	Types of VHD	N (%)	Severity	N (%)
1.	AS	70(2.1)	Mild	22(0.67)
			Moderate	9(0.27)
			Severe	39(1.19)
2.	AR	125(3.8)	Mild	45(1.38)
			Moderate	34(1.04)
			Severe	46(1.41)
3.	MS	346(10.6)	Mild	39(1.2)
			Moderate	6(0.18)
			Severe	301(9.24)
4.	MR	466(14.3)	Mild	181(5.55)
			Moderate	99(3.03)
			Severe	186(5.71)
5.	PS	488(15)	Mild	201(6.17)
			Moderate	47(1.44)
			Severe	240(7.36)
6.	PR	15(0.5)	Mild	8(0.24)
			Moderate	6(0.18)
			Severe	1(0.03)
7.	TR	135(4.1)	Mild	54(1.65)
			Moderate	30(0.92)
			Severe	51(1.56)
8.	Multiple VHD	1612(49.5)	-----	49.5

Abbreviations: AS, Aortic stenosis; AR, Aortic regurgitation; MS, Mitral stenosis; MR, Mitral regurgitation; PS, Pulmonary stenosis; PR, Pulmonary regurgitation; TR, Tricuspid regurgitation; Multiple VHD, Multiple valvular heart disease.

Table 2 Types of VHD Based on Age and Sex Distribution Among Valvular Heart Disease Patients Registered to the Cardiac Centre of Ethiopia from February 2000 to April 2022 (N = 3257)

Types of VHD		Age Category						Sex Category
		1–17	18–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	≥75	Male	Female
		N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
1	AS (N=70)	26(0.79)	19(0.58)	4(0.122)	4(0.122)	8(0.25)	9(0.27)	34(1.04)	36(1.1)
2	AR (N=125)	45(1.38)	50(1.53)	9(0.27)	7(0.21)	5(0.153)	9(0.27)	70(2.15)	55(1.69)
3	MS (N=346)	58(1.78)	227(6.96)	34(1.04)	17(0.52)	7(0.21)	3(0.09)	106(3.25)	240(7.4)
4	MR (N=466)	209(6.41)	168(5.15)	23(0.7)	25(0.78)	22(0.675)	19(0.58)	168(5.16)	298(9.15)
5	PS (N=488)	380(11.6)	93(2.85)	1(0.03)	3(0.092)	4(0.122)	7(0.21)	228(7)	260(8)
6	PR (N=15)	9(0.27)	6(0.18)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	7(0.21)	8(0.25)
7	TR (N=135)	86(2.64)	29(0.89)	6(0.18)	5(0.153)	6(0.18)	3(0.092)	67(2.06)	68(2.08)
8	Multiple VHD (N=1612)	460(14.12)	881(27.04)	112(3.43)	57(1.75)	60(1.84)	42(1.23)	649(19.92)	963(29.56)
Total		1273(39.08)	1473(45.2)	189(5.8)	118(3.62)	112(3.43)	92(2.82)	1329(40.8)	1928(59.2)

Abbreviations: AS, Aortic stenosis; AR, Aortic regurgitation; MS, Mitral stenosis; MR, Mitral regurgitation; PS, Pulmonary stenosis; PR, Pulmonary regurgitation; TR, Tricuspid regurgitation; Multiple VHD, Multiple valvular heart disease.

Table 3 Aetiologies of VHD Based on Sex, Age, and Types of VHD Among Valvular Heart Disease Patients Registered to the Cardiac Centre of Ethiopia from February 2000 to April 2022 (N = 3257)

Category		Etiologies of VHD				Total
		Rheumatic	Congenital	Degenerative	Unknown
Age Category	1–17	590(18.11)	538(16.52)	5(0.153)	140(4.3)	1273(39.08)
	18–44	1073(32.94)	225(6.9)	12(0.37)	163(5)	1473(45.2)
	45–54	148(4.54)	15(0.46)	5(0.153)	21(0.65)	189(5.8)
	55–64	82(2.52)	13(0.4)	10(0.3)	13(0.4)	118(3.62)
	65–74	71(2.2)	16(0.5)	13(0.4)	12(0.37)	112(3.43)
	≥75	51(1.56)	21(0.65)	14(0.43)	6(0.18)	92(2.82)
	Total	2015(61.9)	828(25.42)	59(1.81)	355(10.9)	3257(100)
Sex Category	Male	803(24.65)	352(10.8)	29(0.9)	145(4.45)	1329(40.8)
	Female	1212(37.2)	476(14.6)	30(0.92)	210(6.5)	1928(59.2)
	Total	2015(61.9)	828(25.42)	59(1.81)	355(10.9)	3257(100)
Types of VHD	AS	35(1.07)	24(0.73)	6(0.18)	5(0.153)	70(2.1)
	AR	57(1.75)	37(1.14)	6(0.18)	25(0.77)	125(3.8)
	MS	262(8)	30(0.92)	4(0.122)	50(1.53)	346(10.6)
	MR	276(8.5)	126(3.9)	10(0.3)	54(1.66)	466(14.3)
	PS	57(1.75)	376(11.54)	4(0.122)	51(1.56)	488(15)
	PR	3(0.09)	11(0.34)	0(0)	1(0.03)	15(0.5)
	TR	40(1.22)	75(2.3)	3(0.09)	17(0.52)	135(4.1)
	Multiple VHD	1285(39.4)	149(4.6)	26(0.34)	152(4.67)	1612(49.5)
	Total	2015(61.9)	828(25.42)	59(0.8)	355(10.9)	3257(100)

Abbreviations: AS, Aortic stenosis; AR, Aortic regurgitation; MS, Mitral stenosis; MR, Mitral regurgitation; PS, Pulmonary stenosis; PR, Pulmonary regurgitation; TR, Tricuspid regurgitation; Multiple VHD, Multiple valvular heart disease.

Figure 1 Etiologies of VHD among valvular heart disease patients registered to the Cardiac Centre of Ethiopia from February 2000 to April 2022 (N = 3257).