University Hospital Centre la Renaissance of N'Djamena, Chad
Research Article
Cardio-Renal Syndrome in N'Djamena-Chad
Author(s): Ibrahim Hamat*, Naibe Dangwe Temoua, Aboubakar Abdelkerim Mahamat, Haoua Youssouf Seid, Nassima Hissein, Charfadine Senoussi Abdelkerim, Djibril Youssouf Hassan, Djibrine Mahamat Djibrine, Mahamat Abderraman G. Zalba, Zakaria Abdelmadjid, Adjougoulta Allah- amine, Mahamat Hissein Ali and Ali Mahamat Moussa
Introduction: The Cardio-Renal Syndrome (CRS) is a pathological entity affecting the heart and kidneys during which, the acute or chronic dysfunction of one of these organs induces an acute or chronic dysfunction of the other. Its incidence in Africa, and especially in Chad, is not well known. The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of the management of CRS.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study including all patients aged over 18 years, hospitalized for cardiac and renal diseases between December 2018 and August 2019 in the cardiology department of the University Hospital Center la Reference National and the nephrology department of the University Hospital Center la Renaissance.
Results: Sixty-Three patients were selected for the study, representing a frequency of 25%. The average age wa.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2472-1220.23.9.1.01-03
