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. 2013 Apr;24(3):82–87. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2013-004

Table 2. Clinical Presentation And Complications.

Complication Total n (%) Males n (%) Females n (%)
Total cases 309 (100) 113 (36.6) 196 (63.5)
Symptoms
Palpitations 263 (85.1) 117 (44.4) 146 (56.6)
Fatigue 261 (84.5) 138 (52.8) 123 (47.2)
Chest pain 138 (44.7) 59 (42.7) 79 (57.3)
Oedema 112 (36.2) 36 (32.1) 76 (67.9)
Syncope 20 (6.4) 13 (65) 7 (35)
Complications
Congestive heart failure 145 (46.9) 56 (49.5) 89 (45.4)
Acute rheumatic fever 35 (11.4) 16 (14.3) 19 (9.7)
Stroke 4 (1.3) 1 (0.9) 3 (1.5)
Clinically symptomatic peripheral embolism 0 0 0
Major bleeding 0 0 0
Infective endocarditis 14 (4.5) 7 (6.2) 7 (3.6)
Atrial fibrillation 43 (13.9) 16 (14.2) 27 (13.8)
Pulmonary hypertension 98 (32.7) 37 (32.7) 61 (31.1)