From: Rheumatic mitral stenosis in Children: more accelerated course in sub-Saharan Patients
Variables | Frequency (percentage) | |
---|---|---|
Gender (females) | 212 (58.1) | |
Age at diagnosis (years): | Â | |
 | ≤ 5 | 24 (6.6) |
 | 6–10 | 170 (46.6) |
 | 11-15 | 171 (46.8) |
Residence (urban or semi-urban): | 178 (48.8) | |
Mitral valve disease | 359 (98.4) | |
   Pure mitral stenosis (all grades) | 35 (10.0) | |
   Mitral stenosis with regurgitation (all grades) | 91 (24.9) | |
   Mitral regurgitation, no stenosis (all grades) | 233 (63.8) | |
Multi-valvular involvement (mitral valve disease included): | Â | |
   Aortic valve disease (regurgitation and/or stenosis) | 257 (70.4) | |
   Tricuspid valve disease (regurgitation and/or stenosis) | 299 (81.9) | |
Mean transmitral diastolic pressure gradient (n = 108): |  | |
 | <10 mmHg | 4 (3.5) |
 | 10 – 20 mmHg | 40 (35.7) |
 | 21 – 30 mmHg | 61 (54.5) |
 | >30 mmHg | 3 (2.7) |
Mitral valve score for severe mitral stenosis (n = 19) |  | |
 | ≤8 | 2 (10.5) |
 | >8 | 17 (89.5) |
Functional class (New York Heart Association): | Â | |
 | I | 10 (2.7) |
 | II | 276 (75.6) |
 | III | 27 (7.4) |
 | IV | 52 (14.2) |
On secondary prophylaxis against recurrence of rheumatic fever (at the time of referral) | 272 (74.5) |