Table 1. Demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations, and clinical history.
| Characteristics | Percentage (n) |
| Gender distribution | |
| Female | 59.3 (89) |
| Male | 40.7 (61) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 94.0 (141) |
| Unmarried | 6.0 (9) |
| Age distribution | |
| 18 to 40 years | 30.7 (46) |
| 41 to 65 years | 50.0 (75) |
| More than 65 years | 19.3 (29) |
| Clinical history | |
| Hypertension | 42.7 (64) |
| Diabetes | 6.7 (10) |
| Smoker | 8.0 (12) |
| Ischemic heart disease (IHD) | 2.7 (4) |
| Myocardial infarction (MI) | 5.3 (8) |
| Rheumatic heart diseases (RHD) | 55.3 (83) |
| Transient ischemic attack (TIA) / Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | 22.7 (34) |
| Clinical manifestation | |
| Systolic blood pressure (SBP) | 115.5 ± 21.5 mmHg |
| Pulse rate | 123.6 ± 29.6 bpm |
| Serum creatinine | 1.1 ± 0.6 mg/dL |
| Hemoglobin (HB) | 11.7 ± 1.9 gm/dL |
| Shortness of breath (SOB - IV) | 89.3 (134) |
| Angina | 5.3 (8) |
| Dizziness | 35.3 (53) |
| Palpitation | 78.7 (118) |
| Orthopnea | 46.0 (69) |