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
Artigo
em Espanhol
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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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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Síncope
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
México
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Arch. cardiol. Méx
Assunto da revista:
Cardiologia
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
México
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez/MX
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