Utilidad de la ergometría en pacientes con dolor precordial en el Hospital Naval de Guayaquil en el 2021.

Abstract

Precordial pain is a fairly common symptom, the importance of addressing it correctly lies in the consequences associated with it, since there are no data that alone determine the correct diagnosis. Therefore, ergometry allows reproducing angina pectoris in a controlled manner for its diagnosis. This test not only helps to make a correct diagnosis and stratify the patient's risk, but it is also useful to assess the prognosis and identify those patients in whom coronary artery revascularization would benefit and improve their long-term survival. Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of ergometry in patients with precordial pain in the naval hospital of Guayaquil during 2021. Methodology: the study has a quantitative approach with a descriptive, retrospective crosssectional design. Results: The prevalence of precordial pain recorded during the year 2021 was 15.58 per 100 patients who attended the outpatient area with cardiac pathologies and clinical manifestations at the Naval Hospital of Guayaquil, more frequently in men 61%, the age group with higher incidences was evident in patients older than 65 years 40%, overweight in 50% was the main risk factor in patients, the stress test presented a sensitivity of 75% and a specificity of 38.5%. Conclusion: the usefulness of the stress test or ergonomic test is very useful for the diagnosis of cardiac ischemia in patients with precordial pain.