Caracterización clínica de los pacientes diagnosticados con enfermedad cerebrovascular en el Hospital Alcívar en el periodo del 2019 - 2022.

Abstract

Background: Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is the second leading cause of mortality worldwide, the main cause of disability, and the third leading cause of years of life lived with disability. Objective: To clinically characterize patients diagnosed with cerebrovascular disease at the Alcivar Hospital during the period 2019-2022, in order to identify the most relevant clinical characteristics of this pathology. Methodology: We conducted a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study, in which we analyzed those patients attended at Hospital Alcivar (n=100) over 18 years of age diagnosed with Cerebrovascular Disease during the period 2019-2022. Results: Of the 100 patients with clinical and imaging diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic type CVD who were attended at Hospital Alcivar. It was observed that 73% presented hemorrhagic CVD, the remaining 27% was ischemic type. The most frequent age groups were > 65 years, with a predominance of females (52%) and males (48%). Fifty-eight percent had longstanding arterial hypertension, 2% had diabetes mellitus and 16% had a combination of both risk factors. Conclusion: Patients diagnosed with cerebrovascular disease seen at Hospital Alcivar during the period 2019-2022 were mainly female, older than 65 years, with risk factors such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension together. Being hemorrhagic type CVD the most frequent compared to ischemic CVD.