Fibrilaçäo atrial crônica no idoso / Aspects Chronic atrial fibrillation in elderly patients
Arq. bras. cardiol
; Arq. bras. cardiol;57(2): 109-114, ago. 1991. tab
Article
em Pt
| LILACS
| ID: lil-107931
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Purpose - To evaluate the different aspects of chronic atrialfibrillation (CAF) in elderly patients. Methods - Forty nine patients with CAF (18 men) aged 66 to 87 years (76,1 years on average) were studied. Their evaluation consisted of clinical examination, blood tests, electrocardiogram, chest X-Ray and echocardiogram. Results - The frequency of CAF in the outpatient Geriatric Clinic was 4.8% and it rose with aging. Cardiocirculatory diseases were observed in 39 (79.6%) patients 25 (51.0%) had systemic arterial hypertension, 11 (22.4%) had mitral valve disease and six (11.2%) had aortic valve disease. Thirty patients had diseases of other systems, eight (16.3%) of whom were diabetic and seven (14.3%) had hyperthyroidism. Vascular brain disease was observed in four (8.2%) patients. Electrocardiographic changes other than CAF were observed in 41 (83.7%) patients. Changes in the ST-T segment were the morefrequent, being observed in 28 (57.1%) patients, followed by left ventricular hypertrophy in 15 (30.1%). Cardiomegaly was seen in 36 (78.3%) out of 46 patients who did the chest radiography. An echocardiogram was performed in 35 patients, being found normal in seven (20.0%). In the remaining cases, the abnormality morefrequently seen was the left atrial enlargment, seen in 16 (45.7%) patients. Four patients didn't show clinical, electrocardiographic, radiological or echocardiographic evidence of cardiocirculatory disease and in these, the thyroidfunction was normal. Digitalis therapy was used in 37 patients. Of the remaining 12,10 had normal ventricular frequency without the use of the drug...
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Fibrilação Atrial
/
Doenças Cardiovasculares
/
Doenças do Sistema Endócrino
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil