Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Moh. Zyn Regional Public Hospital of Sampang, Madura, East Java, Indonesia

Tóm tắt

Background

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is characterized by permanent damage to the valves of the heart that develops as a severe consequence of repeated episodes of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Heart valve damage can cause various complications such as congestive
heart failure, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, endocarditis, which can cause death.

Methods

The study intends to prove the preferences of age, sex, the number of valve lesions, and RHD severity.  The study was an analytic observational with a cross-sectional design of 43 patients with definite RHD from January 2022 to April 2023 in Moh. Zyn Regional General Hospital Sampang, Madura

Results

The study with a sample of 43 people showed that patients were dominated by women totaling 33 patients (76.7%), with the broadest age range at the age of 31-40 years (34%), then multivalvular lesions of as many as 25 patients (58.1%) and the degree of severity resulted in 34 patients (79.1%) in the degree of severity

Conclusion

The data results showed that the number of valve lesion were associated with RHD severity (p=0.044) whereas age and sex has no statistical difference.