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
;
79(3): 197-200, jul.-sept. 2009. ilus, tab
Artículo
en Español
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| ID: lil-565622
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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Asunto principal:
Síncope
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Investigación cualitativa
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Factores de riesgo
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
México
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Arch. cardiol. Méx
Asunto de la revista:
Cardiología
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
México
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez/MX
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