Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation in patients attending emergency department of Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal
Journal Title: Nepalese Heart Journal - Year 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
Background and Aims: Atrial fbrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia. This study aims to evaluate its prevalence in patients attending emergency department of tertiary care cardiac centre. Methods: It was a prospective observational study of 1012 consecutive patients who attended emergency department of Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre from September 2014 to November 2014. Electrocardiogram, demographic features, diagnosis and clinical presentations were reviewed. Results: Among the 1012 patients, 553 (54.6%) were male and 459(45.4%) were female. Mean age was 52.13±17 years. A total of 140 patients (13.8%) patients had AF. The mean age of patients with AF was 55 years. The prevalence of AF was higher in female than male (19.2% Vs 9.4%). Among the Rheumatic heart disease patients, seventy percentages of them had AF. Dyspnea was the commonest symptom of patients with AF followed by palpitation. Conclusion: The prevalence of AF in our study is higher than in western world mainly because of endemic rheumatic heart disease.
Authors and Affiliations
Krishna Prasad Adhikari| Department of cardiology, National Academy of Medical sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Rabi Malla| Department of cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu Corresponding Author: Krishna Prasad Adhikari, National Academy of Medical sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, Deepak Limbu| Department of cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu Corresponding Author: Krishna Prasad Adhikari, National Academy of Medical sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, Binay Kumar Rauniyar| Department of cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu Corresponding Author: Krishna Prasad Adhikari, National Academy of Medical sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, Sudhir Regmi| Department of cardiology, National Academy of Medical sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Anish Hirachan| Department of cardiology, National Academy of Medical sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Yadav Bhatt| Department of cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu Corresponding Author: Krishna Prasad Adhikari, National Academy of Medical sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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