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- Title
Caracterización de pacientes portadores de marcapasos definitivo en el Hospital Regional de La Serena.
- Authors
Avello V., Pablo; Peña P., Pablo; Quezada P., Eduardo; Echeverría F., Carlos
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The implant of definitive pacemaker is indicated in electrical impulse generation disorders and/or hearth electrical conduction abnormalities. OBJETIVE: Characterize clinically and epidemiologically the profile of patients with definitive pacemaker in the Cardiology Unit of the La Serena Regional Hospital, between July and September 2011. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Descriptive transversal cut study. 103 medical records of DPM diagnosed patients were analyzed by simple random sampling in the Cardiology Unit of the La Serena Regional Hospital. Patients with electrical impulse generation disorders and/or hearth electrical conduction abnormalities aged > 18 years old were included. Data collecting and analyzing were realized by Microsoft Excel 2007. The studied variables included: sex, age, rurality, disease, clinical symptoms, presence or absence of Chagas Disease and cardiopathies. Odss Ratio (OR) was calculated in significant differences situations in order to evaluate risk associated. A p< 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: Of the total of patients, 47.1% was women. The average age was 74.5 ± 12 years. Rurality condition was 49.51 %. Most frecuent clinical symptoms were syncope (37.24%), dyspnoea (32.34%), dizziness (24.46%).Of 103 patients, 22% tested positive for Tripanosoma Cruzi, 38 % tested negative and 40 % without serology test. DISCCUSSION: The main definitive pacemaker indication was Complete Atrioventricular block, wich agree the literature. The association between clinical severity and hearth conduction abnormality type was not significant. We observed statistically significant differences between rurality condition and positive and/or without serologic test for Tripanosoma Cruzi.
- Subjects
CARDIAC pacemakers; CARDIAC patients; MEDICAL records; DIAGNOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES
- Publication
Revista ANACEM, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 2, p80
- ISSN
0718-5308
- Publication type
Article