Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients on operated for rheumatic mitral stenosis at JKCI from January 2020 to April 2021 (N = 54)
Variable | Mean (±SD)/Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender (female) | 34 (63) |
Age of patients (years) | 37.98 ± 12.78 |
Duration of symptoms, mean (years) | 6.83 ± 5.51 |
Proportion residing outside of Dar Es Salaam | 45 (83.3) |
Proportion married | 36 (66.7) |
Proportion without health insurance | 17 (31.5) |
The proportion of low income | 42 (77.8) |
The proportion of primary education | 35 (64.8) |
Hypertensives | 6 (11.1) |
Patients with stroke | 9 (16.7) |
Patients with atrial fibrillation | 24 (44.4) |
Patients in heart failure NYHA class III-IV | 15 (27.8) |
Proportion on anticoagulants (preoperatively) | 10 (18.5) |
The proportion with pure MS | 19 (35.2) |
The proportion of pulmonary hypertension | 45 (83.3) |
The proportion with moderate-severe dilated LA | 43 (79.6) |
Mitral valve area, mean (cm2) | 1.14 ± 0.39 |
Trans mitral pressure gradient, mean (mmHg) | 12.54 ± 3.57 |
Proportion with elevated C-reactive protein | 33 (61.1) |
Proportion who underwent SVR | 37 (68.5) |