Prevalencia arritmias cardiacas supraventriculares, factores asociados, pacientes adultos, consulta externa cardiología. Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca, 2018.

Abstract

Background: in Ecuador, in 2016 cardiac arrhythmias were the basic cause of death for 4,430 patients with ischemic diseases and 1,368 for heart failure. Its incidence is becoming more frequent. Objective: to determine the prevalence of supraventricular cardiac arrhythmias and associated factors in adults’ outpatient from the cardiology unit of José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital, Cuenca. 2018 Methodology: an observational, analytical, cross-sectional and prevalence study was conducted in 608 adult outpatients from the HJCA cardiology unit. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS V.26, and Epi Info 07; the results are presented with frequencies, percentages, mean and SD; to test the hypothesis, Chi square and T Student were determined. Results: of 608 patients, 57.1% are women; 43.9% are overweight while 27.6% presented normal BMI. Chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes had a frequency of 44.4% and 16% respectively. 20.4% of patients consume diuretics, 16% antidiabetics, 11.5% antidepressants and 0.3% antithyroid. Atrial fibrillation is the main supraventricular arrhythmia diagnosed with a prevalence of 44%, and sinus arrhythmia with the 24%. A higher prevalence of arrhythmias (50%) was found in patients using antithyroid drugs than when they are not consumed, but this result is limited by the small number of positive cases found. Conclusions: The main cardiac arrhythmia diagnosed was atrial fibrillation followed by sinus arrhythmia. No significant relationship was found with any factor, only with antithyroid consumption, which approached an adequate significance (p value = 0.05).