2014, Number 1
Behavior of acute coronary syndrome with elevation of ST segment in the intensive care unit of Guanabacoa municipality, year 2012
Language: Spanish
References: 17
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To characterize the clinicoepidemiologicalbehavior of the acute coronary syndrome with elevation of ST segmentin theintensive care area of Guanabacoa municipality, during the year 2012.Method: A descriptive transverse study of patients diagnosed with the affection mentioned above, treated in the intensive care areaof Guanabacoa municipalityduring the year 2012. Different sociodemographic and clinical variables were analyzed.
Results: 46 patients were diagnosed, 34 (73, 9%) men and 12 (26,1%) women. 60% were older than 60 years old and 76,1% had white skin. The main reason for consultation was precordial pain (76, 1% of the cases). 60, 9% patients suffered from arterial hypertension, 50% were smokers and 43, 5% had ischemic previous cardiopathy.A thrombolysis was made in 85% of the cases, in 94, 9% of thesebefore 120 minutes. Complications were shown in 47, 8% of patients, being the cardiorespiratory arrest the main episode observed. 7 patients died, 3 of them before being transferred.
Conclusions: The acute coronary syndrome with elevation of ST segment was more frequent in white-skin men,older than 60 years and it was mainly associated to arterial hypertension, smoking and ischemic previous cardiopathy. Injury was more frequently located in the lower face and cardiorespiratory arrestwas the most frequent complication.
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