Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive and normotensive type 2 diabetic females in Port Harcourt

  • DC Nworah
  • CPR Chike
  • MR Akpa
  • A Nwafor
  • DV Dapper

Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence of electrocardiographically determined left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive and normotensive type 2 diabetic females who went for consultation at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Rivers State, Nigeria. Two hundred participants mean age 52years, attending the medical outpatient clinic over a 6-month period were recruited for the study. Of the population studied, 16.5% of the hypertensive and 13.0% of the normotensive diabetics had left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiovascular abnormalities notably bifascicular block, left atrial block, right ventricular enlargement, and right atrial enlargement were predominately among hypertensive diabetes and also notably was arrhythmia and atrial flutter among normotensive diabetes. The significance of these findings is discussed.

Keywords: Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Cardiovascular disease, Left ventricular hypertrophy

Nig. J. Physiol. Sci. 26(June 2011) 007 – 010

Author Biographies

DC Nworah
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt , Choba,Rivers State,P.M.B. 5323, Nigeria
CPR Chike
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt , Choba,Rivers State,P.M.B. 5323, Nigeria
MR Akpa
Department of Internal Medicine,Faculty of Clinical Sciences; College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt ,Choba,Rivers State,P.M.B. 5323, Nigeria
A Nwafor
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt , Choba,Rivers State,P.M.B. 5323, Nigeria
DV Dapper
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt , Choba,Rivers State,P.M.B. 5323, Nigeria
Published
2013-01-24
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