Echocardiographic Standards and Sub-Saharian Africans (SSA) Migrants' in New Aquitaine Region (NEMANA)

University of Limoges (UL)

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Diagnosis

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Echocardiography measures on SSA participants

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04865068

87RI20_0020 /NEMANA

Details and patient eligibility

About

Standards Echocardiographic have been defined mainly on caucasian or Asian populations. In the EchoNoRMAL study the criteria for African populations were based solely on data from 198 subjects. This study suggests the presence of different standards depending on the ethnic origin of the subjects. The aims of this study is to describe the proportion of subjects reclassified (normal-pathological) according to the use of echocardiographic norm differences showed in TAHES population (Sub Saharian Africans) with those routinely used

Full description

Sub-Saharian Africans populations seem to be more vulnerable in the field of health in general and in cardiovascular pathologies in particular.

The echocardiographic standards were mainly defined for Caucasian or Asian populations (EchoNoRMAL col. 2014 and 2015). In the EchoNoRMAL study, the criteria for the African populations were based on a reduced workforce (data from 198 subjects).
This study suggests the presence of different standards depending on the ethnic origin of the subjects. The authors noted that the establishment of references according to the ethnic origin of the subjects is necessary and highlighted the need for additional study for the underrepresented groups, in particular those including subjects of African origin.

The need for different ECG standards in African subjects, was confirmed in a study in the general African population (TAHES), represents 16% of immigrants in 2015 (INSEE According to reports from the health insurance funds, the migrant population,

Enrollment

100 estimated patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

SSA Major Subjects (first generation or from or from first generation parents) admitted to the hospital for an echocardiography

Exclusion criteria

Participation refusal;
Any acute heart disease (endocarditis, myocarditis, coronary syndrome);
Valvulopathy justifying an intervention;
Diseases of overload.
Any acute heart disease (endocarditis, myocarditis, coronary syndrome);
Valvulopathy justifying an intervention;
Diseases of overload.
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