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Heart Disease in Adult Syrian Refugees: Experience at Jordan University Hospital Cover

Heart Disease in Adult Syrian Refugees: Experience at Jordan University Hospital

Open Access
|Mar 2019

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Age distribution of registered refugees.

AgeMale%Female%All%All
60+1.62.23.824,650
18–5921.723.645.3297,539
0–1726.224.851334,724
Table 2

Cardiovascular disease; risk factors and their prevalence.

Risk FactorNumber (%)MaleFemale
Hypertension584 (60.2%)69.1%30.9%
Diabetes Miletus308 (31.7%)65.6%34.4%
Dyslipidemia281 (28.9%)71.9%28.1%
Smoking227 (24.4%)82.4%17.6%
Table 3

The coronary vessels affected.

ArteryNumber(%)
Left Main75 (7.9%)
LAD597 (62.9%)
Diagonal165 (17.3%)
Ramus22 (2.3%)
Cx and OM504 (53.1%)
RCA501 (52.7%)
Table 4

Recommended interventions.

ProcedureNumber of patients offered treatment
AVR9
MVR9
CABG50
AVR + CABG1
MVR + CABG1
PCI408
PCI VS. CABG5
PACE MAKER2
MYXOMA + MVR1
SVT ABLATION1
Aortic Disease2
Total489
Table 5

In hospital mortality causes.

NumberCause
6MI
3Sepsis
3Renal Failure
5Heart Failure
1Post operative
Table 6

Offered and provided treatment.

ProcedureTreatment offeredTreatment provided
AVR92
MVR95
CABG5013
AVR + CABG10
MVR + CABG11
PCI408296
PCI VS. CABG50
PACE MAKER22
MYXOMA + MVR11
SVT ABLATION11
Aortic Disease21
Total489322 (65.8%)
Surgical7323 (31.5%)
Interventional416299 (71.8%)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2474 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Mar 14, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2019 Amjad Bani Hani, Mahmoud Abu Abeeleh, Moaath Al Smady, Mamoun Shaban, Murad Al Kharabsheh, Zahraa Al-Tamimi, Sandra Eifert, published by Ubiquity Press
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