INTRODUCCIÓN: La fibrilación auricular es la arritmia cardiaca más frecuente a nivel mundial, como también es una de las principales causas de accidente cerebrovascular, insuficiencia cardíaca, muerte súbita y morbilidad cardiovascular. Se estima que el número de casos de fibrilación auricular aumente considerablemente en los próximos años. Las patologías cardiovasculares presentan características distintas en altura ya que estos pacientes están expuestos a hipoxia relativa constante lo que supone cambios fisiopatológicos importantes. OBJETIVO: Determinar los factores de riesgo de fibrilación auricular en pacientes adultos habitantes de altura hospitalizados en el Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Nacional Ramiro Prialé Prialé, en el periodo 2013-2017. METODOLOGÍA: Se realizó un estudio observacional, analítico, de tipo casos y controles que evaluó 140 pacien...

Objetive: Characterize the scientific production on COVID-19 by institutions located in Peru, period 2020-2022. Materials and methods: The study covered two databases (MEDLINE and Scopus). Original articles were included in which there was at least one researcher affiliated with an institution located in Peru, articles were excluded: i) in which there was no term about the pathology or viral agent in the title or objective of the study, ii) preprint. For the characterization, indicators of production, visibility and impact, and collaboration were used. Results: 1066 articles were analyzed. A growing scientific production was evidenced from 2020 to 2022. The top three topic areas were pandemic, mental health, and mortality. Two hundred seven (19.4%) articles were published in the United States journals and 185 (17.4%) in United Kingdom journals. The San Ignacio de Loyola University was th...