Prevalencia de Cardiopatía Isquémica en adultos mayores ingresados en el área de hospitalización del Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Ischemic heart disease can be defined as a disease of cardiac origin which is the product of an imbalance between oxygen demand and its supply to the cardiac muscle, which is the heart. Objective: To determine the prevalence of ischemic heart disease in older adults admitted to the hospitalization area of the Hospital de Especialidades TMC in the city of Guayaquil. Methodology: Level: Descriptive; Method: Quantitative; Retrospective; Design: Cross. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Data collection matrix. Population: 9493 older adults. Results: The prevalence of ischemic heart disease in older adults admitted to the hospitalization area of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital in the city of Guayaquil was 59.1%. The majority of older adults were male (74.3%), of mestizo ethnicity (82.4%), with an age between 60 and 80 years (91.95%); they had precordial pain (94.9%), tachycardia (81.4%) and nausea and vomiting (60.8%). Of the diagnoses made, acute myocardial infarction occurred in 53.5%, followed by unstable angina pectoris with 14.3% and finally unstable angina pectoris with 32.2%. Conclusions: Ischemic heart disease is a disease of great importance in the Ecuadorian population, however, due to the high prevalence in older adults, it is established that it is necessary to maintain great care since they represent a population at risk.