Prevalência de Achados eletrocardiográficos no paciente idoso: estudo envelhecimento e saúde de São Paulo

Abstract

Background: The determination of the prevalence of electrocardiographic alterations in the older age strata of the Brazilian population represents important information with clinical and epidemiological purpose.

Targeting stroke risk and improving outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation in Latin America

“…31 Another study on low-income residents aged > 65 years in São Paulo found higher prevalence of coronary heart disease, left bundle-branch block and atrial fibrillation, consistent with the burden of stroke mortality in Brazil. 32 However, this disparity is not limited to urban areas, given that a 2011 survey of residents aged > 35 years in ribeirinha communities compared with urban residents of the same municipality found higher crude prevalence of stroke in rural areas (6.3 versus 3.7%, respectively) after adjustment for sex and age. 33 Despite trends showing declining stroke mortality rates across Brazil consistent with the worldwide trend, stroke mortality rates remain high among lowincome Brazilians and have not dramatically decreased over the last three decades.…”

Atrial fibrillation of Paraguay hospital interior

“…En este trabajo el sexo masculino es el más afectado representando el 85,71% de los casos con fibrilación auricular, similar con un trabajo realizado en San Pablo, Brasil, que evaluó a 1524 personas de ambos sexos durante 3 años, siendo más frecuente en varones con una prevalencia de 6,2% entre 75-79 años y 7,9% en mayores de 80 años 26 , también similar a los datos del estudio Framingham con la salvedad del tiempo de seguimiento de 38 años, donde los varones tienen un riesgo 1,5 veces superior que las mujeres de desarrollar una fibrilación auricular 27. Con relación a la hospitalización por fibrilación auricular hay que evaluarla en los años posteriores a fin de corroborar si existe un aumento de dichas internaciones, tal como lo afirma un trabajo realizado en los Estados Unidos donde las hospitalizaciones con el diagnóstico de fibrilación auricular prácticamente se duplico entre los años 1985 y 1999 28 . Como conclusión, la frecuencia de fibrilación auricular es de 11,86%; más frecuente en el sexo masculino (85,71%) y la franja etaria más afecta es la de mayor a 70 años.…”

Stroke prevention within primary care: management of atrial fibrillation using oral anticoagulation

“…2,3 Another study in the state of Minas Gerais with data from primary care units showed similar prevalence, 4 and these surveys revealed that the frequency of atrial fibrillation increased exponentially according to age strata, such that, for example, for people aged 80 to 89, the prevalence ranged from 7.5% to 9.8%. [2][3][4] Despite this epidemiological profile, atrial fibrillation is still not included as a public health issue, due to the paucity of epidemiological studies addressing elderly individuals' health issues. 1 On the other hand, accurate clinical knowledge of atrial fibrillation (formerly known as auricular fibrillation) has been available since the 1930s.…”