Prevalencia de infarto lacunar y factores asociado en pacientes mayores de 44 años que consulta al departamento de imagen para realizar resonancia magnética nuclear en el Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, IESS, Cuenca 2013

Abstract

Target: Determine the prevalence of lacunar infarction and frequency of risk factors in patients older than 44 years consulting in the hospital Imaging Department José Carrasco Arteaga MRI performed during 2013.- Material and methods: We performed a descriptive one sample 355 patients. The size was calculated on the basis of 95% confidence, 20% prevalence of lacunar infarction, 5% inference error and 20% for losses. Patients entered the study sequentially. Data were collected by direct interview transcripts of the electronic database that rest in the hospital's Imaging Department questionnaire designed for the purpose, and analyzed with the help of SPSS software.- Results: The 56.5% were women.- The median age of 60 years. The frequency of hypertension was 56.1%, dyslipidemia, 43.9% of sedentary, 82.2% of overweight and obesity, smoking 41.6% and 28.4%. Lacunar infarct prevalence of 62.25% (95% CI 59.96-67.28%). In 59.7% of cases, lacunar infarction in the region was located in the subcortical and 57.2% had a size less than 5 mm.- Conclusion: The prevalence of lacunar infarction was 62.25% (95% CI 59.96-67.28) and the frequency of hypertension and sedentary exceed 50%.AU