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Awareness and Perception of Seasonal Influenza (Flu) among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Enas Alfalogy, Nahla Hariri, Hamsah S. Alqashqri, Yousra M. Alturki, Rawan M. Alzhrani, Sarah A. Alaboud
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256016

Interfering Barriers to Postpartum Depression Screening among women in Saudi Arabia: A Phenomenological Study
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Hessa Abdulranhman Almutairi, Seham Mansour Alyousef, Diana Selvamony Lalithabai
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256018

Screening the risk of eating disorders among adolescents in primary care centres in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Nahla Hariri
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256020

A three-year audit of the effectiveness of family physician reminders on cervical screening uptake amongst non-responders in a UK family medicine setting
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Faizan Ahmad Awan, Abiya Ahmed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256021

Irritable gastrointestinal syndrome
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Yasemin Kayabasi, Ayse Ceylan, Guner Dede,
Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256024

Self-management behaviours and glycemic control in diabetic patients. A cross sectional study
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Rasha Moussa, Safa S. Mahmud, Lina Okar, Maya Aldeeb, Mohamad Rezek,
Ahmed Shawesh, Tarif Kalash, Muna Aseel
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256025

Population and Community Studies

Knowledge and attitude toward epilepsy and seizure first aid among school teachers in Al-Kharj City, Saudi Arabia
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Daifallah Mohammed Almalki, Mamdouh Ali Kotb, Turki Mathkar Bin Saqyan,
Sultan Mohammed Alkahtani, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Alshaikhi, Lafi Fahhad Alanazi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256027

Cockroach Allergy: Is It Common in Jeddah City? A retrospective study
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Moufag Mohammed Saeed Tayeb
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256028

Sun-protective Behaviours among patients with Cutaneous Hyperpigmentation in Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study
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Manar A Alotaibi, Norah Meshal Al Dera, Reema.F.Muqrin, Mohammed Almashali
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256031

Quality of Life among the Parents of Saudi Arabian children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Riyadh, KSA
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A Alhazmi, A Alduraibi, M Alhemaid, A Albreakan, R Alshaqha
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256038

Regional Covid

Diabetic Care Challenges during COVID-19 Pandemic:
Primary Healthcare Physicians' Perspective

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Abdullah M. Al-Shahrani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256032

The Effect of Online Learning on the Psychological State of Medical Students during Covid-19 at a public Saudi University
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Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Hamad Nasir Alhamlan, Yazeed Mohammed Alqraini,
Yousef Ibrahim Alhoshan, Abdulrahman Hassan Shuraym, Faisal Abdulaziz Alkanhal
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256040

Case Report

Symmetrical Posterior Lower Limb Bruising in A Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Fan - A Case Report

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Faizan Ahmad Awan, Saqib Talat Bhatti
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256034

Education and Training

Medical students' syndrome among medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Rayan A. Bahmaid, Danah M. Alrajhi, Basma A. Alturki,
Faisal A. Alhazani, Faisal T. Alayed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256035

Review

The application of integrated MRI CSF flowmetry in the diagnosis and treatment of CSF dynamic changes in hydrocephalus patients: a systematic review
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Awara Mohialdeen Rahman, Ari Sami Hussain Nadhim, Shahla Mohammed Saeed K
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256037

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February 2023- Volume 21, Issue 1

Changing trends in Rheumatic heart disease: A retrospective tertiary care hospital-based study in the western region of Saudi Arabia

(1) Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
(2) College of Medicine, Taif University, Al-Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
(3) Department of cardiology, AL Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt - Department of cardiology, KAASH, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Corresponding author
Amjad Mohammed Jawhari
Shehar district, Taif city , Saudi Arabia 21944
Phone : +966 530 999 440
Email: Amjad.M.Jawhari@gmail.com
ORCID : 0000-0003-2814-2126

Received: December 2022 Accepted: January 2023; Published: February 1, 2023. Citation: Ziyad M. Alsharif et al. Changing trends in Rheumatic heart disease: A retrospective tertiary care hospital-based study in the western region of Saudi Arabia World Family Medicine. February 2023; 21(1): 6-12 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256015

Abstract


Background: Rheumatic heart disease is a signicant public health concern.

Thirty million people are currently thought to be affected by rheumatic heart disease globally. Despite the decreasing trend, there is still a signicant disease burden, especially in developing nations.

Objective: To determine trends in rheumatic heart disease in the western region of Saudi Arabia, in one decade. (2010-2020)

Methods: A retrospective study was done in a hospital in Taif region, Saudi Arabia, where 81 patients randomly selected from a population of over 688,693 were included. Data was collected from patients’ les, laboratory results data, and echocardiographic results.

Results: The mean age of patients was 47 ± 18 years. The most commonlyreported chronic diseases or surgery were; hypertension 30 (16.4%) and cardiac diseases 24 (13.1%). Almost one-third of the participants presented with a cardiac complication of rheumatic fever in a form of shortness of breath 46 (26.9%). The most common echo nding was mitral valve regurgitation 28 (33.3%).

Conclusion: Mitral regurgitation (33.3%) and mitral stenosis (33.3%) were echocardiographic ndings accounting for more than half of cases. The most commonly reported signs of rheumatic heart disease were murmur and atrial fibrillation which goes with international study findings. We recommend raising the level of public awareness about rheumatic heart disease in order to lower the incidence of the disease.

Keywords: Heart, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Tertiary Care Centers, Saudi Arabia.






 


 

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