Pattern of valve disease
| Jimma, Ethiopia (n=2000) | Cape Town, South Africa (n=2720) | Bonteheuwel, South Africa (n=1279) | Langa, South Africa (n=1441) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definite cases | N=33 | N=13 | N=3 | N=10 |
| (A) Pathological MR and at least two morphological features of RHD of the MV, n (%) | 32 (97.0) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (20) |
| (B) MS with mean gradient >4 mm Hg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (C) Pathological AR and at least two morphological features of RHD of the AV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (D) Borderline disease of both the AV and MV, n (%) | 1 (3.0) | 10 (76.9) | 2 (66.7) | 8 (80) |
| Borderline cases | N=28 | N=42 | N=13 | N=29 |
| (A) At least two morphological features of RHD of the MV without pathological MR or MS, n (%) | 4 (14.3) | 17 (40.5) | 4 (30.8) | 13 (44.8) |
| (B) Pathological MR, n (%) | 20 (71.4) | 20 (47.6) | 7 (53.8) | 13 (44.8) |
| (C) Pathological AR, n (%) | 4 (14.3) | 5 (11.9) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (10.4) |
AR, aortic regurgitation; AV, aortic valve; MR, mitral regurgitation; MS, mitral stenosis; MV, mitral valve; RHD, rheumatic heart disease.