Prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a large sample of the Spanish working population.
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
; 221(6): 315-322, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
To date, in Spain, there are no studies that have evaluated the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a large sample of the working population of Spain. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The study included 13,179 workers (73% men; mean age 40 years) from 5 regions of Spain who, between May 2008 and November 2010, had a medical examination with an electrocardiogram. The workers with suggestive abnormalities in the electrocardiogram or a predisposing medical history (exertional syncope or sudden death of a family member younger than 50 years) were referred for an echocardiographic evaluation. We defined hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as a parietal thickness ≥13mm in any segment of the left ventricle. We estimated the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the entire sample and in the workers without hypertension.RESULTS:
A total of 1008 workers were selected for the echocardiogram, although only 496 (49.2% of those selected) of these attended the appointment. After the echocardiogram, we detected 16 cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, estimating a prevalence of 0.24% for the entire sample. In the subgroup of workers with no hypertension, we observed 10 cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which corresponds to an estimated prevalence of 0.19%.CONCLUSIONS:
In our sample of the working population in Spain, the estimated prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was 0.24%. In the subgroup of patients with no hypertension, the estimated prevalence was 0.19%.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
Ano de publicação:
2021
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