Prevalencia de síndrome coronario en pacientes diabéticos mayores a 40 años atendidos en el Hospital De Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo enero 2017 a enero 2020.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease accounts for approximately one-third of global deaths, and coronary artery disease is the leading cause of mortality and disability in both developed and developing countries. Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem throughout the world and is strongly associated with cerebrovascular diseases. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome older than 40 years treated at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital from January 2017 to January 2020. METHODOLOGY: We carried out a descriptive study whose population was 337 patients, and with the shows 197 patients who were and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS: With the results obtained, the analysis shows that the reported cases of patients with Diabetes Mellitus associated with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) are 58.45% of the total cases, with the prevalence of ACS with ST segment elevation being 77.16 %. CONCLUSION: In this study it can be concluded that the average age is 58 and 64 years old diabetic patients who tend to develop acute coronary syndrome and being the male sex the most frequent and among the most affected arteries is the right coronary artery.