Risk factors in patients with ischemic heart disease admitted to the Hospital de la Fundación Tesãi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

Abstract

Introduction: cardiovascular diseases occupy the first place of mortality worldwide, so it is important to know the most frequent risk factors in patients with ischemic heart disease. Objective: to describe the frequency of risk factors in patients with ischemic heart disease admitted to the Hospital de la Fundación Tesãi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Methodology: the study design was observational, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional, it included 61 patients older than 20 years admitted to the Hospital de la Fundación Tesãi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, between March 2018 and March 2019. Results: the representative age was in the age range of 45 to 64 years in the group of men, and 65 to 74 years in the group of women, with a predominance of males. The most relevant risk factors were arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia. However, smoking was the least frequent. Conclusion: arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia are the most frequent risk factors.