[Valvular cardiopathies in Conakry. Apropos of 182 hospitalized cases]. / Les cardiopathies valvulaires à Conakry. A propos de 182 cas hospitaliers.

ABSTRACT

The cardiovascular pathology is dominated in Guinea, as in most third-world countries, by valve cardiopathies. These valve diseases are particularly severe and affect children and teen-agers, representing a real public health problem. The severity of these cardiopathies is also obvious because of the severe haemodynamic repercussions and the palliative nature of the medical treatment, since most of these patients are in need of a valve replacement procedure, which currently is only available to some of them. Thus, everything must be done to prevent and treat these diseases. The present study, carried out in a hospital environment, concerns 182 cases of valve cardiopathies hospitalized in the Cardiology Department of the University Hospital Ignace-Deen between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 1987.