Table 2 Aetiology of heart failure among studied subjects
Aetiology | All patients | Males | Females | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N = 79 | N = 44 | N = 35 | Â |
Hypertensive heart disease | 45(57.0%) | 33(75.0%) | 12(34.3%) | <0.001* |
Peripartum cardiomyopathy | 11(13.9%) | __ | 11(31.4%) | __ |
Rheumatic heart disease | 10(12.7%) | 6(13.6%) | 4(11.4%) | 0.769 |
Pericardial disease | 10(12.7%) | 5(11.4%) | 5(14.2%) | 0.698 |
Dilated cardiomyopathy | 8(10.1%) | 6(13.6%) | 2(5.7%) | 0.246 |
Acute myocardial infarction | 6(7.6%) | 6(13.6%) | 0(0%) | __ |
Cor-pulmonale | 2(2.5%) | 0(0%) | 2(5.7%) | __ |