Prevalencia de disfunción cardiaca en pacientes de 35 A 75 años con diagnóstico de hipotiroidismo atendidos en el Hospital Naval de Guayaquil durante el periodo 2018 - 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Hypothyroidism is an endocrinological disease characterized by a deficiency of thyroid hormones, it’s evolution has important effects in the cardiovascular system, being able to generate alterations in cardiac inotropism, peripheral vascular resistance, blood pressure and heart rhythm. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of cardiac dysfunction in patients between 35 and 75 years old with diagnosis of hypothyroidism treated at the Hospital Naval de Guayaquil during the period 2018 - 2020. Methods and Materials: An observational, retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out. Results: The prevalence of cardiac dysfunction in the present study was 20.75%, equivalent to 22 patients of the 106 individuals considered in the study; of which 10 presented diastolic dysfunction, 10 valvular disease and 2 patients presented both affectations. It was also found that 38.70% (n = 41) suffer from arterial hypertension and that 67.9% of hypothyroid patients are female and 32.10% are male. Conclusion: One twentieth of the patients suffer from some type of cardiac dysfunction; however, both diastolic dysfunction and valve pathologies occurred with the same frequency; arterial hypertension is common in hypothyroid patients, and both hypothyroidism and the disorders that came with it are more common in women.