La mejoría electrocardiográfica con el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Chagas crónica, es independiente de la persistencia de Trypanosoma cruzi / No association between persistence of the parasite and electrocardiographic evolution in treated patients with Chagas disease
Zulantay A., Inés; Arribada C., Arturo; Honores P., Patricia; Sánchez P., Gittith; Solari I., Aldo; Ortiz Z., Sylvia; Osuna C., Antonio; Rodríguez T., Jorge; Apt B., Werner.
Rev. méd. Chile
; 133(10): 1153-1160, oct. 2005. tab
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en Español
| LILACS | ID: lil-420143
Background:
International studies show a low compliance with norms for the management of cardiovascular risk factors.Aim:
To assess the prevalence of risk factors in patients admitted for a coronary or vascular event and to evaluate the proportion of patients that normalize these factors after one year of follow up. Material andMethods:
Three hundred and fifty seven patients aged 64±13 years (264 males), admitted to a University Clinical Hospital for a coronary or vascular event were studied. They were educated about cardiovascular risk factors and followed by their treating physicians for a mean of 11.9±2 months. During this period, smoking habits, body mass index. blood pressure, serum lipid levels, blood glucose and the appearance of new cardiovascular events were registered.Results:
One year survival was 96% (all 13 deaths were of cardiac origin). Eighty seven percent of patients were free of major cardiovascular events. At discharge from hospital and at the end of follow up 49% and 44% had a total cholesterol over 200 mg/dl respectively, 9,6% and 20,8% had systolic pressure over 140 mmHg. There was no diastolic hypertension in these patients, 27% and 31% had a body mass index over 25 kg/m2 and 2% smoked (versus 32% before the event).Conclusions:
After one year of follow up, the prevalence of risk factors in patients that had suffered a cardiovascular event, continues to be high.
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