Prevalencia de síncope en una muestra de mujeres mexicanas residentes de la ciudad de México / Prevalence of syncope in a sample of Mexican women residents in Mexico City
Arch. cardiol. Méx
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79(3): 197-200, jul.-sept. 2009. ilus, tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify the frequency of syncope in a sample of women regular residents of Mexico City.METHODS:
Two hundred and twenty one women between 18 and 88 years old with voluntary participation were included in the study. Trained interviewers through a structured questionnaire obtained syncope information. Prevalence of syncope was obtained, and it's relation with age, time since the last syncope and frequency of syncope in their live span was registered.RESULTS:
Thirty eight percent informed they had suffered syncope, of them 50% had only one syncopal episode during their lives. The others had two or more episodes. Most women had their last syncope between 19 and 50 years of age.CONCLUSIONS:
The frequency of syncope was a little higher than previous studies. This is a first approximation, which must be corroborated with larger studies with well population variability representation.
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Main subject:
Syncope
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. cardiol. Méx
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez/MX
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