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Table 2 Some specific heart diseases

From: The spectrum of cardiac disease in the West Region of Cameroon: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Specific heart diseases

Frequency (%)

Congenital heart diseases (N = 29)

Persistent ductus arteriosus

8 (27.6)

Tetralogy of Fallot

6 (20.7)

Inter-atria/interventricular communication

6 (20.7)

Ebsteins disease

2 (6.9)

Left ventricular atresia

2 (6.9)

Others

5 (17.2)

Cardiomyopathies (N = 382)

Dilated cardiomyopathy

300 (78.5)

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

72 (18.9)

 

Restrictive cardiomyopathy

10 (2.6)