Características del síndrome coronario agudo en pacientes ancianos españoles.

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Title:	Características del síndrome coronario agudo en pacientes ancianos españoles.
Alternate Title:	Features regardingacute coronary syndrome in elderly Spanish patients.
Authors:	Cabrerizo-García, José L.¹ j_cabrerizo@hotmail.com, Zalba-Etayo, Begoña² bzalbaetayo@gmail.com
Source:	Revista de Salud Pública. jul/ago2012, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p657-667. 11p.
Subjects:	ACUTE coronary syndrome, CORONARY disease, ETIOLOGY of diseases, COMORBIDITY, PATIENTS, DISEASE risk factors
Abstract (English):	Objective Elderly patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are poorly represented in research and practice clinical guides. This study was aimed at ascertaining characteristics in patients aged older than seventy years having a high risk of ACS. Methods This was a prospective and descriptive study of 161 patients aged older than seventy years suffering ACS with and without ST segment elevation and high risk according to ACC/AHA guidelines. Analytic, electrocardiographic, echocardiography and epidemiological variables were included. Mortality and adverse cardiovascular events like post-infarct angina, re-infarct or heart failure were observe dafter six months. Results Average age was 79.4+3.4 years old; 59.6 % of the sample was male. Arterial hypertension was the most common background (33.5 %). 57.8 % of the patients had an elevated ST segment, 44.7 % having a preserved ejection fraction (>50 %). Most patients had kidney failure (average 61.4+21.8 ml/min/1.73m2 (MDRD-4) and 23.6 % suffered arrhythmia on admission to hospital. 48.4 % of ACS having ST elevation received early reperfusion treatment with fibrinolytic therapy or percutaneous coronary intervention. They had an adverse prognosis as 20.5 % of them suffered stroke and 24.2 % died. Conclusion The ACS profile for people aged older than seventy years consisted of a hypertensive male having suffered previous angina, maintained ejection fraction, kidney failure, high morbimortality and conservative treatment at the time of initial healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	Objetivos Los pacientes ancianos que sufren un síndrome coronario agudo (SCA) de alto riesgo están escasamente representados en trabajos de investigación y guías de práctica clínica. El objetivo del trabajo es conocer las características del SCA de alto riesgo en pacientes de >75 años. Métodos Estudio prospectivo descriptivo de 161 pacientes de >75 años con SCA con y sin elevación del segmento ST de alto riesgo según criterios de la ACA/ AHA. Se recogieron variables analíticas, electrocardiográficas, ecocardiográficas y epidemiológicas. Tras seis meses de seguimiento observamos el pronóstico en relación con mortalidad y eventos cardiovasculares adversos (ECVA) de tipo de angorpostinfarto, reinfarto o insuficiencia cardíaca. Resultados La edad media de edad era de 79,4+3,4 años. El 59,6 % eran varones, La hipertensión arterial era el factor de riesgo cardiovascular más frecuente (65,2 %) y el angor el antecedente más común (33,5 %). El 57,8 % presentaban elevación del segmento ST y predominaba la fracción de eyección conservada (>50 %): 44,7 %. La mayoría presentaban algún grado de disfunción renal con media de: 61,4+21,8 ml/min/1,73m2(MDRD-4). El 23,6 % sufrían arritmias durante el ingreso. El tratamiento de reperfusión precoz con trombolíticos y/o intervencionismo coronario percutáneo en el SCACEST fue de un 48,4 %. El pronóstico era adverso, 20,5 % sufrían algún ECVA y fallecían el 24,2 %. Conclusión El perfil del SCA en pacientes de 75 años y más es un varón hipertenso, con angor previo, fracción de eyección conservada, deterioro de la función renal, alta morbimortalidad y tratamiento inicial conservador. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Objective Elderly patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are poorly represented in research and practice clinical guides. This study was aimed at ascertaining characteristics in patients aged older than seventy years having a high risk of ACS. Methods This was a prospective and descriptive study of 161 patients aged older than seventy years suffering ACS with and without ST segment elevation and high risk according to ACC/AHA guidelines. Analytic, electrocardiographic, echocardiography and epidemiological variables were included. Mortality and adverse cardiovascular events like post-infarct angina, re-infarct or heart failure were observe dafter six months. Results Average age was 79.4+3.4 years old; 59.6 % of the sample was male. Arterial hypertension was the most common background (33.5 %). 57.8 % of the patients had an elevated ST segment, 44.7 % having a preserved ejection fraction (>50 %). Most patients had kidney failure (average 61.4+21.8 ml/min/1.73m2 (MDRD-4) and 23.6 % suffered arrhythmia on admission to hospital. 48.4 % of ACS having ST elevation received early reperfusion treatment with fibrinolytic therapy or percutaneous coronary intervention. They had an adverse prognosis as 20.5 % of them suffered stroke and 24.2 % died. Conclusion The ACS profile for people aged older than seventy years consisted of a hypertensive male having suffered previous angina, maintained ejection fraction, kidney failure, high morbimortality and conservative treatment at the time of initial healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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