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Table 5 Comparison of present study with previous studies in Nigeria

From: Spectrum of heart diseases in a new cardiac service in Nigeria: An echocardiographic study of 1441 subjects in Abeokuta

Parameter

Present study

Aje et al[20]

Sani et al [7]*

Ike et al[21]

Ukoh et al[22]*

Agomuoh et al[23]

Balogun et al[9]

Adesanya et al[8]*

Number

1441

1544

594

2527

869

141

100

249

Duration

18 mths

19 mths

24 mths

10 yrs

8 yrs

36 mths

30 mths

12 mths

HHD

817

687

228

436

249

48

53

24

VHD

53

54

64

868

152

13

7

14

CM

44

40

144

237

165

28

21

14

PD

26

22

7

228

12

6

4

20

CP

26

15

7

31

12

1

0

0

IHD

9

18

23

20

22

0

2

0

CHD

6

10

6

334

52

2

0

0

NS

449

674

100

275

58

43

13

17

  1. * Classification of various conditions was reclassified. Only the main common diagnoses were included. HHD = Hypertensive Heart Disease, VHD = Valvular Heart Disease, CM = Cardiomyopathy, PD = Pericardial Diseases, CP = Cor-pulmonale, IHD = Ischaemic Heart Disease, CHD = Congenital Heart Disease, NS = Normal Study