ISSN 2326-7275
International Journal of Anatomy and Physiology ISSN 2326-7275 Vol. 12 (1), pp. 001-003, January, 2023. © International Scholars Journals
Short Communication
Cardiothoracic ratio of non - hypertensive patients at Jos University teaching hospital (JUTH)
A Shugaba1*, M Umar1, A Asunugwo1, C. Uzokwe1, A Rabiu2, R Matthew3 and S Mohammed4
1Department of Human Anatomy, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
2Department of Human Physiology, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
3Pathfinder International, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria.
4Department of Radiology, Maitama General Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Accepted 17 October, 2022
Abstract
Radiography of the heart and great vessels is the commonest examination performed as routine investigation of cardiovascular system; it identifies abnormalities associated with the size, shape and contours of the heart. The aim of the study is to determine the mean cardiothoracic ratio among non-hypertensive patients at Jos university teaching hospital (JUTH).A retrospective assessment of 126 chest radiographs of non- hypertensive patients performed at radiology unit of university of Jos teaching hospital from June 2009 to July 2010 using the simple random sampling method.Of the 126 subjects 73 were males and 53 were females within an age range of 18- 86years. The mean cardiothoracic ratio (C.T.R) was 0.462. From the study 126 patients (73 males and 53 females) had their CTR measured and there was no significant difference between the CTR of males and females p 0.115 >0.05 The mean heart diameter is 13.3849, mean thoracic diameter 28.9357 and mean CTR 0.4622
Keywords: Cardiothoracic ratio, non - hypertensive patients and Jos University teaching hospital (JUTH)