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Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.) ; 33(4): 371-376, July-Aug. 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1134382

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Abstract Background The Adult Treatment Panel III (ATPIII) guidelines aim to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In Ecuador, 20% of people have high LDL cholesterol levels, and 39% have high triglyceride levels. Objective To analyze lipid-lowering regimens in Ecuadorian patients and determine the achievement rate of the ATPIII goals for lipid profile. Methods Using a retrospective analysis, 385 subjects older than 30 years, who received pharmacological treatment for dyslipidemia for at least three months was randomly selected from institutions at two large cities in Ecuador. Data were collected from patients' medical records and analyzed by chi-square test or paired t-test; p-values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results Baseline total cholesterol values were above 200 mg/dL in 75% of subjects, LDL-c values above 129 mg/dL in 83% of subjects and triglycerides values above 150 mg/dL in 79% of subjects. Most (n = 253, 95.8%) patients at very high cardiovascular risk were taking statins, 50% of them atorvastatin. Considering the ATPIII guidelines' goals, only 24 subjects (19%) at high CV risk achieved an LDL-c < 100 mg/dl, while a significantly lower percentage (p = 0.04) of patients at very high risk reached an LDL-c < 70mg/dl (11%; n = 30). Conclusion These data indicate a low rate of compliance with the ATPIII guidelines, independent of the medication used or duration of the treatment. This may be attributed to the prescription of low doses of medication and a therapy targeting isolated lipid fractions rather than a complete lipid profile. (Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2020; 33(4):371-376)


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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control , Hypolipidemic Agents/therapeutic use , Triglycerides/blood , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Cholesterol/blood , Retrospective Studies , Ecuador , Dyslipidemias/epidemiology , Heart Disease Risk Factors
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Medicina (Guayaquil) ; 14(1): 7-13, dic. 2008.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-617776

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Tipo de Estudio: clínico, comparativo, longitudinal, tipo prospectivo de dos ramas, que se llevó a cabo en la consulta externa del hospital “Luís Vernaza”, de Guayaquil. El universo del estudio constituyó todos los pacientes que ingresaron a la consulta con el diagnóstico de insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva de origen isquémico y no isquémico durante el período comprendido desde junio de 2002 a diciembre de 2007. Objetivos: el principal es demostrar que los betabloqueantes, carvedilol y bisoprolol son igual de eficientes al reducir el riesgo de la progresión de la enfermedad basándonos en la mejoría de los parámetros ecocardiográficos y la clase funcional de los pacientes. Resultados: se reclutaron 60 pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca de base etiológica isquémica (68,3) y no isquémica (31,7), la edad promedio fue 68,35 (SD 6,089) predominando el género femenino en 56,7. Se encontró mejoría en la FE con un aumento de 36,9 a 42,4 en el grupo de carvedilol y asimismo para el bisoprolol con 33,9 al 43,4 (p=0,083). En cuanto al DDVI en el grupo de carvedilol se reportó un ligero aumento de 57 a 57,5mm en comparación al grupo de bisoprolol donde hubo mejoría al disminuir de 58,8 a 56,8 mm sin mostrar diferencia significativa entre ambos betabloqueantes (p=0,156). El DSVI en ambos grupos tanto para el carvedilol y bisoprolol se lograron reducciones de 45 a 44,4mm y de 47,2 a 44,5mm respectivamente sin mostrar tampoco diferencia estadística (p=0,188). En cuanto al grado funcional los pacientes que previo al tratamiento ingresaron con CF III en 51,9 mejorando a la CF I en 63,5 Conclusiones: el estudio demuestra que ambos betabloqueantes tanto el carvedilol y bisoprolol son igual de eficientes como parte del tratamiento en pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva al momento de disminuir el riesgo de progresión de la enfermedad ya que demostró mejoría en sus parámetros ecocardiográficos y en su grado funcional.


Study type: Clinical, comparative, longitudinal, prospective type of two branches that was carried out in outpatient consultation at “Luis Vernaza” hospital of Guayaquil. The crowd for the study were all the patients who entered to the consultation with the congestive heart failure diagnosis of ischemic and non-ischemic origin from June 2002 to December 2007. Objective: The main one is to demonstrate that beta blockers, carvedilol and bisoprolol are both efficient when progression risk is reduced based in the improvement of echocardiography parameters and the functional class of patients. Results: 60 patients with heart failure of etiological ischemic base (68.3) and non-ischemic base (31,7) were recruited, the average age was 68,35 (SD 6,089) predominating the female gender in 56,7. Improvement was evidenced in the FE “Fracción de Eyección” (Ejection Fraction) with an increase of 36,9 to 42,4 in the carvedilol group and likewise for bisoprolol with 33,9 to 43,4 (p=0,083). In terms of DDVI “Diámetro Diastólico del Ventrículo Izquierdo” (Left Ventricle Diastolic Diameter), in the carvidol group a slight increase of 57 to 57,5 mm was reported compared to bisoprolol group where there was improvement when diminishing from 58,8 to 56,8 mm without showing significant difference between both beta blockers (p=0,156). Reductions from 45 to 44,4.and from 47,2 to 44,5mm were also obtained in both groups carvedilol and bisoprolol The DSVI “Diametro Sistolico del Ventriculo Izquierdo” (Left Ventricle Sistolic Diameter, but without showing statistic difference either (p=0,188). As far as the functional rank is concerned, patients who previous to the treatment entered with CF III (Cystic Fibrosis III) in 51,9 improved to the CF I in 63,5.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adrenergic beta-1 Receptor Antagonists , Clinical Evolution , Heart Failure , Myocardial Infarction , Bisoprolol , Efficacy
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Medicina (Guayaquil) ; 10(1): 43-48, ene. 2005.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-652442

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Objetivo: Determinar las causas más comunes de una respuesta inadecuada al tratamiento antihipertensivo en nuestro medio, y qué porcentaje de la población hipertensa controla su presión con el tratamiento aplicado.Diseño del estudio: El presente es un estudio retroprospectivo, analítico, llevado a cabo en el Servicio de cardiología de la Consulta Externa del hospital Luis Vernaza de Guayaquil. La muestra fue de 100 pacientes hipertensos tratados en quienes se trató de determinar la eficacia del tratamiento antihipertensivo. De estos pacientes, a 30 no controlados se les realizó una encuesta para establecer la causa de su respuesta inadecuada al tratamiento.Resultados: Aproximadamente 60% de pacientes presentó un control eficaz de su presión arterial. Dentro de los no controlados se observó que la causa principal de la respuesta inadecuada al tratamiento fue la falta de sometimiento al mismo, (53,33%), y a su vez esta se debió en su mayor porcentaje al olvido y a los costos de la medicación (44% c/u), siendo pocos los casos de abandono por intolerancia al fármaco empleado.Conclusión: Con lo observado se estableció la necesidad de reducir esta falta de colaboración al tratamiento mediante un seguimiento más persistente e integral de los pacientes hipertensos, el que incluye educación del paciente sobre la importancia y consecuencias a corto, mediano y largo plazo de su enfermedad y los beneficios de la terapia.


Objective: To determine common causes of an inadequate response to the antihypertensive treatment in our environment and how many patients can control their blood pressure with their treatment.Study Design: This is a retro prospective study made in cardiology service of Luis Vernaza Hospital – Guayaquil, where we chose 100 hypertensive patients under treatment and tried to determine its efficacy. We chose those who were not controlling their pressure and tried to establish more common causes of their inadequate response to the treatment. Results: Approximately 60% of patients had an effective control of their blood pressure. In those who were not under control we found that the outstanding cause of an inadequate response to the treatment was the lack of adherence (53.33%) and at the same time this lack of adherence to the treatment was due to forgetting as much as medication expenses (44%) and there with few cases of withdrawal for intolerance to the drugConclusion: As we observed, it is necessary to reduce this lack of adherence to the treatment by means of a more aggressive and integral following of hypertensive patients, which should include education of the patient about the importance and short-term and long-term consequences and also the benefits of the treatment.


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Male , Adult , Female , Aged , Arterial Pressure , Hypertension , Medication Adherence , Patient Dropouts , Therapeutics
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