Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based study
Introduction: Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia of clinical significance in the adult population, representing an important public health problem. Literature on the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Angola is unavailable. Objective: The goal of this paper is to determin...
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Introduction: Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia of clinical significance in the adult population, representing an important public health problem. Literature on the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Angola is unavailable. Objective: The goal of this paper is to determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in a population from Bengo, a province from northern of Angola, stratified by sex and age and analyse its relationship with some cardiovascular risk factors. Material and Methods: The data were obtained from the CardioBengo study, a cross-sectional community-based study, from which a random sample of individuals aged between 15 and 84 years was selected. In total, 2 379 individuals were included in the final analysis. Results: The average age of the participants was 35 years old, and 63% of the sample was female. The following prevalence rates were noted: prior stroke or transient ischaemic attack, 0.4%; congestive heart failure, 0.3%; ischaemic heart disease, 0.3% and left ventricular hypertrophy, 37.2%. Atrial fibrillation was found in two individuals, reflecting a prevalence of 0.084%. Conclusion: Our study reports a low prevalence of atrial fibrillation compared to rates found in studies conducted in developed countries but similar to other studies from Sub-Saharan Africa.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6e003c139354c2f95f613e3ed61b8f82022-12-22T02:52:11ZengRede Académica das Ciências da Saúde da Lusofonia - RACSRevSALUS2184-48602184-836X2021-12-013210.51126/revsalus.v3i2.146Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based studyMauer Gonçalves0João Pedro1Carina Silva 2Pedro Magalhães3Miguel Brito4Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola (CISA), Caxito, Bengo, Angola; Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola; Centro de Estudos Avançados em Educação e Formação Médica (CEDUMED), Luanda, AngolaCentro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola (CISA), Caxito, Bengo, Angola; EPIUnit, Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, PortugalCEAUL - Centro de Estatística e Aplicações, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa; Health and Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, PortugalFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, AngolaCentro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola (CISA), Caxito, Bengo, Angola; Health and Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal Introduction: Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia of clinical significance in the adult population, representing an important public health problem. Literature on the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Angola is unavailable. Objective: The goal of this paper is to determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in a population from Bengo, a province from northern of Angola, stratified by sex and age and analyse its relationship with some cardiovascular risk factors. Material and Methods: The data were obtained from the CardioBengo study, a cross-sectional community-based study, from which a random sample of individuals aged between 15 and 84 years was selected. In total, 2 379 individuals were included in the final analysis. Results: The average age of the participants was 35 years old, and 63% of the sample was female. The following prevalence rates were noted: prior stroke or transient ischaemic attack, 0.4%; congestive heart failure, 0.3%; ischaemic heart disease, 0.3% and left ventricular hypertrophy, 37.2%. Atrial fibrillation was found in two individuals, reflecting a prevalence of 0.084%. Conclusion: Our study reports a low prevalence of atrial fibrillation compared to rates found in studies conducted in developed countries but similar to other studies from Sub-Saharan Africa. https://revsalus.com/index.php/RevSALUS/article/view/146Prevalenceatrial fibrillationcardiovascular risk factorsAngolaSub-Saharan Africa |
| spellingShingle | Mauer Gonçalves João Pedro Carina Silva Pedro Magalhães Miguel Brito Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based study RevSALUS Prevalence atrial fibrillation cardiovascular risk factors Angola Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based study |
| title_full | Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based study |
| title_short | Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Bengo Province, Angola: Results from a population-based study |
| title_sort | prevalence of atrial fibrillation in bengo province angola results from a population based study |
| topic | Prevalence atrial fibrillation cardiovascular risk factors Angola Sub-Saharan Africa |
| url | https://revsalus.com/index.php/RevSALUS/article/view/146 |
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