Role of Echocardiography in Detection of the Cardiac Diseases in Adult Patients

Abstract

This was a cross sectional study conducted in Khartoum state, Sudan; in the echocardiography departments of Sudan Heart Center. The study carried out during the period from December 2016 to April 2017.The problem of the study was most of cardiac disease were common causes of death and so we needed available and saved tool for differentiation between them. The study aimed to detect role echocardiography in cardiac disease in adult patients. There were 131 patient scanned using ARTIDA machine with multi frequency phased array probe to evaluate cardiac disease. All patients had classified and analyzed by using statistical package for the social sciences. The study found that (55.7%) were male and (44.3%) were female out of 113 patients. The most common age group above than 60 years which represented (51.1%) was affect by cardiac disease. Most common causes of Cardiac disease were ischemic heart disease represent (45.8%). Most common symptom of cardiac disease was chest pain represent (29.8%). Most common risk factor of cardiac disease was hypertension represent (19.8%) and also the study reflects significant correlation between the heart disease with symptom, also between the heart disease with risk factor.The study concluded that older patients and risk factor for example hypertension, diabetes, obesity and smoking more exposure to cardiac disease. the study recommended that echocardiogram should be routinely used in the diagnosis, management and follow up of patients with any suspected or known cardiac disease.