Author(s)

Hadiza Saidu^1*, Abdulwahab Kabir¹, Nkem Ndiche², Jamila A. Yau³, Umar Abdullahi⁴, M. S. Mijinyawa⁵

¹Department of Medicine, Bayero University/Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
²Department of Family Medicine, Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
³Department of Medicine, Public Health and Diagnostic Institute, North-West University, Kano, Nigeria.
⁴Department of Medicine, Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, Nigeria.
⁵Department of Medicine, Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.

Introduction: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a common clinical condition in northern Nigeria. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of PPCM among women with heart failure referred for echocardiography. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of 401 women managed for heart failure referred for echocardiography between October 2016 and September 2017. Their reports were analyzed for demographic and echocardiographic parameters. Results: The mean age of the 401 individuals studied was 41.28 ± 16.25 years. The commonest cause of heart failure was PPCM, accounting for 256 (69.5%), followed by hypertension 79 (19.7%) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) 24 (5.9%). Conclusion: PPCM is a common and important cause of heart failure among women in Northern Nigeria.

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Echocardiography, Northern Nigeria, Tertiary Hospital

Saidu, H. , Kabir, A. , Ndiche, N. , Yau, J. , Abdullahi, U. and Mijinyawa, M. (2018) Prevalence and Characteristics of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy among Women with Cadiac Failure Referred for Echocardiography in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Nigeria. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 6, 95-104. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2018.63007.