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CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA • Volume 29, No 1, January/February 2018 AFRICA e1
Cardiovascular Topics
Risk assessment of the occurrence of sudden death
related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Dakar
Simon Antoine Sarr, Boubacar Dodo, Kana Babaka, Fatou Aw, Malick Bodian, Mouhamadou Bamba
Ndiaye, Adama Kane, Maboury Diao, Serigne Abdou Ba
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess of the risk of
sudden death in a population of hypertrophic cardiomyopa-
thy patients in Dakar.
Methods: This was a transverse study at the cardiology clinic
of Aristide Le Dantec Hospital from January 2014 to June
2015. We used the European Society of Cardiology risk score
to calculate this risk.
Results: The average age of patients was 53 years. Unexplained
syncope was found in two patients and two others had a fami-
ly history of sudden death. The septal hypertrophy average
was 20.9 mm. Seven patients had left intraventricular obstruc-
tion. One patient had a high risk of sudden death, three had
intermediate risk and 13 had low risk. Competitive sport was
not allowed, 13 patients were under medical treatment, one
had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator and two had no
treatment.
Conclusion: Our study highlighted a low and intermediate risk
of the occurrence of sudden death at five years. One patient
had a high risk of sudden death.
Keywords: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HCM, sudden death,
implantable cardioverter defibrillator, score
Submitted 7/7/16, accepted 12/1/17
Cardiovasc J Afr 2018; 29: e1–e5
DOI : 10.5830/CVJA-2017-010
Evaluation du risque de mort subite lié à la
cardiomyopathie hypertrophique à Dakar
Simon Antoine Sarr, Boubacar Dodo, Kana Babaka, Fatou Aw, Malick Bodian, Mouhamadou Bamba
Ndiaye, Adama Kane, Maboury Diao, Serigne Abdou Ba
Résumé
Objectifs: La cardiomyopathie hypertrophique (CMH) est
l’une des principales causes de mort subite (MS) du sujet
jeune, notamment chez le sportif de moins de 35 ans. Le
niveau de risque est variable et nécessite d’être évalué afin
d’adopter une stratégie préventive adaptée. Nous avons entre-
pris ce travail dans le but d’évaluer le risque de survenue de
mort subite dans une population de CMH à Dakar.
Department of Cardiology, Teaching Hospital Aristide Le
Dantec, Dakar, Senegal
Simon Antoine Sarr, MD
Boubacar Dodo, MD
Kana Babaka, MD,
Fatou Aw, MD
Malick Bodian, MD
Mouhamadou Bamba Ndiaye, MD
Adama Kane, MD
Maboury Diao, MD
Serigne Abdou Ba, MD
Cardiologie, CHU Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal
Simon Antoine Sarr, MD
Boubacar Dodo, MD
Kana Babaka, MD,
Fatou Aw, MD
Malick Bodian, MD
Mouhamadou Bamba Ndiaye, MD
Adama Kane, MD
Maboury Diao, MD
Serigne Abdou Ba, MD