Table 1: Shows spectrum of cardiovascular admissions in the medical wards of ATBUTH.

Causes Number Percentage (%) Hypertension-related 735 23.6 Diabetic complications 96 3.1 Peripartal heart failure 51 1.64 Stroke in the young 25 0.8 Dilated cardiomyopathy 18 0.6 Cor pulmonale 9 0.3 Rheumatic heart disease 3 0.1 Congenital heart disease 2 0.06 Myocardial infarction 2 0.06 Cholera 1220 39.3 Others 947 30.1 Total 3108 100