Prevalencia del evento cerebrovascular isquémico asociado a fibrilación auricular en pacientes atendidos en el Hospital Luis Vernaza en el periodo de mayo 2018 a abril 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation is the main cardioembolic risk factor which may originate an ischemic stroke. Materials and methods: Transversal, observational and descriptive study in 2018 to 2019 in patients attended at Luis Vernaza Hospital. Results: We gathered a universe of 432 patients with atrial fibrillation of which 70 were eligible according to the inclusion criteria, it was estimated that the prevalence rate was 16,20%, being the main risk factor arterial hypertension representing 84,8%. Additionally, the age group that was affected the most were patients between ages 70 to 79 years old, resulting in the 50% of the sample we had, whose middle age was 74,5 years. Conclusion: The prevalence of ischemic stroke associated with atrial fibrillation is 16,20% in patients admitted to Luis Vernaza Hospital between May of 2018 and April 2019.