Study of Clinical Profile of Cardiomyopathy at Tertiary Care Centre
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract:Breathlessness and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea (PND) is a common cause of emergency visit in our country. Cardiomyopathy is among most common cause of Breathlessness and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea (PND). The disease is often misdiagnosed and mistreated. There are very few studies on Cardiomyopathies from India.To evaluate clinical and demographic profile of patients with cardiomyopathy. We undertook this study in a tertiary care Medical College of North India. It is retrospective observational study of 80 patients. Routine echocardiography was done to diagnose cardiomyopathy. Patients with DCM were then evaluated as per protocol. We had a total of 80 patients in our study with a male: female ratio of 50:30. Most patients were aged over 40 years. The most common type of cardiomyopathy is Idiopathic CMP. Keywords: Cardiomyopathy, Breathlessness, PND (Paroxysmal Nocturnal dyspnoea).
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Neha Bhargava, Ram Awatar Rawat
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