Introduction: Cardiac Insufficiency is progressively taking over as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world and a major public health problem in Chad. Our study was to contribute and provide a deeper understanding of the clinical and etiological aspects concerning the etiology and management of Cardiac Insufficiency in N'Djamena, Chad. Due to having no published data to distinctly understand this pathology in this part of the world, we represent here a summary of available data which could be used to describe the clinical and etiological aspects of Cardiac Insufficiency and to help in changing practices for an optimal management as a baseline for comparison in future studies. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective, descriptive study conducted from November 30th 2011 to May 30th 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital of N'Djamena. Results: 100 hospitalized patients were included consecutively. The sex ratio was 1.08 with an average age of 40.21 ± 21.30 years. The main cardiovascular risk factors were high blood pressure (15%), obesity (12%) and diabetes (11%). Clinically, exertional dyspnea was found in 95% of cases, and signs of congestive heart failure in 61% of cases. The etiologies were 50% of Rheumatic valvulopathy, 22% of Dilated cardiomyopathy, 13% of Hypertensive cardiomyopathy and 12% of Congenital heart disease. Conclusion: The most common etiologies were Rheumatic valvulopathy, Congenital heart disease, Dilated cardiomyopathy and Hypertensive cardiomyopathy.
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