Pattern of heart disease in Socotra Island

الملخص EN

Socotra is a small archipelago in Yemen located in Indian Ocean and consists of the main island of Socotra and three smaller islands.

The healthy service in this island is rare and there is lack of medical facilities in this island .There is no studies were done regarding the pattern of heart disease in this island, so the aim of this studt to high light the cardiovascular problem among SOCOTRIAN people and show its pattern which reflects the magnitude of problem.

Aim : The aim of our study is to estimate the pattern of heart disease in Socotra Island.

Methods : During March 2013 while out reach program which is organized by non-governmental organizations which was held in Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan hospital-Hadibu district (the capital of the island), 123 patients were consulting and subjected to clinical examination and suspected cases were referred to ECG and echocardiography beside the routine laboratory and chest X-ray.

The data collected and subjected to statistical analysis and main abnormality was left ventricular hypertrophy.6 patients were diagnosed as congenital heart disease mainly non cyanotic .9 patients had rheumatic heart disease mainly double valve disease.

14 patients were found to have arterial hypertension, and 11 patients needs cardiac intervention (coronary angiography, valve replacement, percutaneous mitral and pulmonary valvulopalsty).

Recommendations : Cardiovascular disease represents a big problem in SOCOTRA Island.

Rheumatic heart disease and arterial hypertension was more common cardiovascular disease and health and health organizations with ministry of health should interfere to tackle this health problem either by preventive of curative program.