Objetivos: Evaluar la relación existente entre la magnitud de la glucemia de ingreso y su relación con la mortalidad y morbilidad intrahospitalaria en pacientes con Síndrome Coronario Agudo. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, de cohortes, longitudinal y comparativo de 199 pacientes con hiperglicemia que ingresaron por síndrome coronario agudo al Servicio de Emergencia del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo es de Enero del 2009 a Diciembre de 2012. Resultados: el 67.8% fueron varones y el 32.2% fueron mujeres. La media de la edad fue de 59.2+/-14.2 años, con una mínima edad de 31 años y una máxima de 93 años. El 26.6% tuvo angina más de un mes. El 15.6% tuvo el antecedente de infarto de miocardio previo. El 15.1% tuvo insuficiencia cardíaca. El 1% tuvo CABG. El 3.5% presentó el antecedente de ACV. El 4.5% insuficiencia renal. El 38.7% tuvieron e...

Introducction: neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the Central Nervous System in Perú; it is hyperendemic in the Highlands and also in some areas of the Coast and Jungle.Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors related to neurocysticercosis in workers of a slaughterhouse in an impoverished area of Lima.Materials and methods: this is a transversal study in 60 workers of a slaughterhouse in the capital of Perú; the workers underwent a clinical, epidemiological and serological (EITB) evaluation; an axial computer tomography was obtained from those who were EITB positive. The O.H Del Brutto (1996) neurocysticercosis diagnostic criteria were used. The prevalence of neurocysticercosis and its association with risk factors were calculated with the SPSS statistical package, v 10.0.Results: the prevalence of neurocysticercosis in our st...

Introducction: neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the Central Nervous System in Perú; it is hyperendemic in the Highlands and also in some areas of the Coast and Jungle.Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors related to neurocysticercosis in workers of a slaughterhouse in an impoverished area of Lima.Materials and methods: this is a transversal study in 60 workers of a slaughterhouse in the capital of Perú; the workers underwent a clinical, epidemiological and serological (EITB) evaluation; an axial computer tomography was obtained from those who were EITB positive. The O.H Del Brutto (1996) neurocysticercosis diagnostic criteria were used. The prevalence of neurocysticercosis and its association with risk factors were calculated with the SPSS statistical package, v 10.0.Results: the prevalence of neurocysticercosis in our st...

Mid-ventricular hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a rare subgroup within hypertrophic cardiomyopathies that may present with apical aneurysm. This condition is associated with an increased risk of cardiac adverse events, including cardiac arrest, heart failure, thromboembolic events, or sudden cardiac death. We present a case of a 41-year-old man who presented with a history of exertional dyspnea and syncope. Multimodality imaging with echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance showed hypertrophy of the mid-ventricular segments with apical aneurysm. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted to prevent sudden cardiac death.

Mid-ventricular hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a rare subgroup within hypertrophic cardiomyopathies that may present with apical aneurysm. This condition is associated with an increased risk of cardiac adverse events, including cardiac arrest, heart failure, thromboembolic events, or sudden cardiac death. We present a case of a 41-year-old man who presented with a history of exertional dyspnea and syncope. Multimodality imaging with echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance showed hypertrophy of the mid-ventricular segments with apical aneurysm. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted to prevent sudden cardiac death.