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Table 6 Precipitating factors, underlying and co-morbid diseases of acute heart failure patients admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia between May 15 to September 12, 2017 (n = 169)

From: Treatment outcome and its predictors among patients of acute heart failure at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia: a prospective observational study

Factors / diseases

Frequency (%)

Precipitating factors (n = 160)

 Pneumonia

76 (47.5)

 Atrial fibrillation

55 (34.4)

 Anemia

39 (24.4)

 Drug discontinuation

36 (22.5)

 Infective endocarditis

7 (4.4)

 Acute coronary syndrome

6 (3.8)

 Others (Pregnancy, uncontrolled hypertension)

6 (3.8)

Underlying (n = 169)

 Chronic rheumatic heart disease

82 (48.5)

 Degenerative heart disease

38 (22.5)

 Congenital heart disease

33 (19.5)

 Hypertensive heart disease

17 (10.1)

 Ischemic heart disease

17 (10.1)

 Cor pulmonale

14 (8.3)

 Dilated cardiomyopathy

14 (8.3)

Co-morbid (n = 169)

 Chronic kidney disease

18 (10.7)

 Pulmonary hypertension

17 (10.1)

 Hypertension

14 (8.3)

 Diabetes mellitus

8 (4.7)

 Coronary artery disease

8 (4.7)

 Asthma

8 (4.7)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

7 (4.1)

 Tuberculosis

6 (3.6)

 HIV/AIDS

4 (2.4)

 Othersa

8 (4.7)

  1. NB: aCancer, hyperthyriodism, pericardial effusion, stroke