title: [Evolution of cardiovascular diseases' admissions in cardiology departments of Lomé hospitals: a cross-sectional study on 7959 patients from June 2004 to May 2009].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To determine the frequency of cardiovascular diseases, their risk factors as well as their evolution in two cardiology departments of Lomé.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was carried out among patients attending two cardiology departments of Lomé, from June 2004 to May 2009, who had a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 7959 patients were included. Female gender predominated. The mean age was of 49.5 ± 17.2 years. The number of admissions increased from 958 in 2004 to 2399 in 2009. Arterial hypertension (62.7%) and ischemic heart diseases (10.6%) were the most frequent diagnoses. Among patients with a diagnosis of heart failure, the etiology was not recorded for 12.2%. Overweight and dyslipidemia were significantly more frequent in women (P<0.001), while smoking and physical inactivity were significantly more frequent in men (P<0.001). During the period, there was a moderate rise of the prevalence of overweight, dyslipidemia, and physical inactivity, whereas the prevalence of diabetes and smoking remained almost unchanged.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Admissions for cardiovascular diseases increased from 2004 to 2009. This epidemiological transition may be related to poor awareness of cardiovascular disease among the low-income population and the financial burden of health care.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier universitaire, campus Lomé, 03 BP, 30284 Lomé, Togo. kthierry2@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yayehd
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Damorou
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: N'Da
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tchérou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tété
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Layibo
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Doulé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult