Frequency of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among patients with acute coronary syndrome, Chiclayo

• Autores: Hurtado Noblecilla, Emmanuel, Bartra Aguinaga, Angie, Osada Liy, Jorge, León Jiménez, Franco, Ochoa Medina, Milagros
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/3657
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RMH/article/view/3657
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Enfermedad de la arteria coronaria, factores de riesgo, obesidad, hipertensión, fumar, estilo de vida sedentario, síndromes de la apnea del sueño.; Coronary artery disease, risk factors, obesity, hypertension, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, sleep apnea syndromes.

Objective: To determine the frequency of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in two hospitals in Chiclayo. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried-out among 100 admitted patients with ACS, a survey was applied to gather information on risk factors for cardiovascular disease. To evaluate symptoms associated with sleep-apnea we applied two scales, the Peruvian version of the Epworth somnolence scale and the snoring-somnolence scale. Results: the most frequent risk factors were abdominal obesity 87/88 (98.86%), age above 55 years in males and 65 years in females: 78/100 (78%), blood hypertension: 71/100 (71%), dyslipidemia: 54/97 (55.67%) and sedentarism: 49/97 (50.51%). Advanced age, blood hypertension, sedentarism and abdominal obesity were more common in females, while smoking was more common in males. Conclusions: The most frequent risk factor was abdominal obesity and the less frequent was family history of ACS.