Estudo multicêntrico de idosos atendidos em ambulatórios de cardiologia e geriatria de instituições brasileiras
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1997
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Purpose - To evaluate epidemiological, clinical and
therapeutic aspects of elderly patients with cardiovascu-
lar disease in Brazil.
Methods - Elderly patients with cardiovascular disease
treated in 36 centers of cardiology and geriatrics were inves-
tigated through a questionnaire applied to those who had an
appointment during the analyzed period .
Results - 2196 elderly patients ranging from 65 to 96
years of age were analyzed, 60% of which were females.
The main risk factors were: sedentarism (74%); high
blood pressure (53%), high LDL-cholesterol (33%), high
total cholesterol (30%), obesity (30%), low HDL-choles-
terol (15%), diabetes (13%) and smoking (6%). A higher
prevalence of females existed among those with > 3 risk
factors. The main reason for the medical appointment was
high blood pressure (48%). Stress test and coronario-
graphy were requested more often in males. The most com-
mon diagnoses were hypertension (67%), and coronary
disease (29%). The most often used medications were di-
uretics (42%).
Conclusion - There was high prevalence of risk factors
(93%), mainly in females; sedentarism was the most com-
mon risk factor and prevalence increased with age; hyper-
tension was the most common reason for a medical appoint-
ment . Diuretics were the most used drugs; congestive heart
failure was the main disease associated to hospitalization
(31%) and emergencies (10%).
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Idoso, Doença cardiovascular, Estudo multicêntrico, Elderly, Multicenter study, Cardiovascular disease
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TADDEI, Cláudia F. Gravina et al. Estudo multicêntrico de idosos atendidos em ambulatórios de cardiologia e geriatria de instituições brasileiras. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, São Paulo, v. 69, n. 5, p. 327-333, 1997.