Prevalencia de hipotiroidismo subclínico en pacientes con síndrome coronario agudo / Prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with acute coronary syndrome

INTRODUCTION: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is characterized by elevation of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal free thyroxine (FT4). SH has been associated with cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) such as increased blood pressure, lipid level and atherosclerosis; however, its association with coronary heart disease is controversial. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to know the prevalence of SH in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in 3 hospitals of the Viña del Mar-Quillota Health Service. The secondary objective was to know the prevalence of CVRF in patients with SH and euthyroidism. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A cross-sectional study that included patients admitted for ACS. CVRF and thyroid hormone levels were recorded. RESULTS: Of the 81 patients recruited, 11 (13.6 percent) had SH. AHT was present in 68.3 percent of euthyroid and 90.9 percent of SH (p = 0.16). 55 percent of euthyroid and 63.6 percent of SH had dyslipidemia (p = 0.74). Overweight or obesity was found in 76.6 percent of euthyroid and 54.5 percent of SH (p = 0.15). The median CVRF was 3 (IQR 2-4) in euthyroid and 3 (IQR 3-4) in SH (p = 0.78). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of SH in patients with ACS was not higher than that reported in the general population and there were no differences in CVRF between SH and euthyroid. We require prospective cohort studies with a larger sample size to establish incidence and risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in SH.

Comparación de criterios para determinar la edad de adquisición de fonemas lateral y róticos / Comparison of criteria for determining the age of acquisition of lateral phonemes and rhotic

El desarrollo fonético-fonológico es abordado de diferentes formas cuando se estudia el tema. Una de ellas se basa en el establecimiento de edades de adquisición de los fonemas de una lengua. Una revisión de la literatura al respecto evidencia que las distintas investigaciones en esta temática no siempre utilizan los mismos criterios en el análisis de los datos, en la selección de la muestra o en el juicio clínico para definir adquisición, entre otros puntos relevantes. Por esta razón, los objetivos del presente artículo son comparar distintos criterios de análisis y determinar de qué manera la elección de uno u otro influye en la edad de adquisición de los fonemas estudiados. Para llevar a cabo los objetivos, se evaluaron 84 niños de entre 3 años y 4 años 11 meses, organizados en cuatro grupos de 21 niños según rango etario. En todos ellos se evaluó la producción de los fonemas lateral / l / y róticos / ɾ / y / r / en distintos contextos fonológicos. Luego, a la muestra de fonemas obtenida, se le aplicaron los diferentes criterios que se pretendía comparar. Los resultados muestran que la edad de adquisición de los fonemas estudiados varía según el criterio utilizado, incluso en algunos casos existen al menos dos años de diferencia. A partir de los resultados, se discute la importancia de explicitar los criterios que se utilizan para estudiar edades de adquisición y, sobre todo, la implicancia que puede tener seleccionar uno u otro criterio en el ejercicio fonoaudiológico.

Phonological development is approached in different ways in the literature. One is based on the establishment of the age of acquisition of the phonemes of a language. A review of the literature showed that in this area researchers do not always use the same criteria in the analysis of data in the selection of the sample or clinical judgment to determine acquisition, among other important points. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare different approaches and determine how the choice of one or the other influences the age of acquisition of the phonemes studied. To accomplish the objectives, 84 children aged between 3 and 4 organized into 4 groups of 21 children were evaluated according to age range. They were evaluated in the production of the lateral / l / and rhotic phonemes / ɾ / and / r / in different phonological contexts. Then different criteria were applied to the sample of obtained phonemes to compare them. The results showed that the age of acquisition of phonemes studied varies according to the criteria used, in some cases up to two years apart. From the results, there is a discussion of the importance of explaining the criteria used when considering the age of acquisition and especially the implications it may have when different criteria is chosen for a speech therapy exercise.