title: [Etiologic and nosologic considerations apropos of 574 cases of cardiac decompensation in Conakry].
abstract: The authors analyze 574 cases of heart failure observed in the Cardiology Department of the University Hospital Ignace-Deen in Conakry, in a period of 5 years (1981-1985), from the etiological and nosological standpoints. The result is that cardiac insufficiency is very frequent in the department and the patients, in most cases, are found in stage IV of the NYHA (64.98%). There are more men (59.75%) than women (40.25%). Age varies from 15 to 80 years (mean: 49.2 years). Hypertension (37.47%), senile cardiopathies (20.20%), various myocardiopathies (17.24%), rheumatoid valvulopathies (13.95%) are the most frequently encountered etiologies. Pericarditis is rare (0.34%).
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, CHU Ignace-Deen, Conakry, Guinée.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fofana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Touré
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dadhi Balde
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yassima Camara
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Damby Balde
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toure
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000354:Africa, Western; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Considérations étiologiques et nosologiques à propos de 574 cas de décompensation cardiaque à Conakry.