Maro E E, Janabi M, Kaushik R
Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, PO Box 65202, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Trop Doct. 2006 Oct;36(4):225-7. doi: 10.1258/004947506778604904.
There are few published reports of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Africans, partly due to lack of Echocardiography machines at most hospitals. Among 6680 patients referred for echocardiography at Muhimbili National Hospital between June 1998 and October 2002, 134 (0.19%) patients had HCM. Their mean age was 54.8+/-14.2 years. In total 67.9% were men and 32.1% were women. Due to the diverse clinical features only eight (5.9%) patients had a correct diagnosis of HCM prior to their ECHO. The important role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of HCM is stressed with a plea for the increasing availability of this non-invasive technique for early and accurate diagnosis.
关于非洲人肥厚型心肌病（HCM）的已发表报告很少，部分原因是大多数医院缺乏超声心动图仪。在1998年6月至2002年10月期间转诊至穆希姆比利国家医院进行超声心动图检查的6680例患者中，134例（0.19%）患有HCM。他们的平均年龄为54.8±14.2岁。其中男性占67.9%，女性占32.1%。由于临床特征多样，只有8例（5.9%）患者在进行超声心动图检查之前被正确诊断为HCM。强调了超声心动图在HCM诊断中的重要作用，并呼吁更多地提供这种非侵入性技术以进行早期准确诊断。
