Clinical Profile and Etiologies of Heart Failure at the Regional University Hospital Centre of Ouahigouya

Introduction: Heart failure is a public health concern nowadays. It is the possible outcome of any cardiovascular pathology during its evolution. It is therefore one of the main causes of hospitalization but also of the death of these patients. Objective: The objective of our study was to describe the clinical profile and etiologies of acute heart failure at the Regional University Hospital Centre of Ouahigouya. Methods and Patients: This was a ret-rospective study over a twelve (12) months period from January 1 to De-cember 31, 2017 in the medical department of the Regional University Hospital Centre of Ouahigouya. The patients admitted for heart failure during the period were our study population. Results: During our study period, we collected 123 cases of hospitalizations for heart failure, representing 8.33% of hospitalizations in the medical department. The average age of the patients was 52.7 ± 21 years with a sex ratio of 0.80. Dyspnea was the most observed functional sign (97.56%) and heart failure was global in 88.62% of cases. Hypertensive heart disease was the most common etiology with 37.40%. The average length of hospitalization was 10.18 ± 2.64 days. Conclusion: Our study showed that high blood pressure remains the main risk factor for heart failure in our context. This heart failure is willingly global and the average hospital stay remains relatively long.