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Rev Esp Cardiol ; 52(7): 532, 1999 Jul.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10439680

ABSTRACT

It is known that ophthalmic beta-blockers can induce atrioventricular block. In our series of 243 patients with atrioventricular block, 12 were treated with topic ophthalmic timolol. None of them recognized the eye-drops as a treatment. In 7 cases the sinus rhythm was recovered and in 5 a pacemaker was implanted. There is a significant percentage of atrioventricular blocks produced by the ophthalmic beta-blockers that the patient does not recognize as treatment, and 60% of them are reversible. It is important to ask about the use of eye-drops in patients with bradycardia or atrioventricular block.


Subject(s)
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/adverse effects , Heart Block/chemically induced , Timolol/adverse effects , Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/administration & dosage , Aged , Female , Heart Block/physiopathology , Humans , Male , Ophthalmic Solutions , Timolol/administration & dosage
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Rev Esp Cardiol ; 52(6): 403-14, 1999 Jun.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10373774

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To analyze the etiology and the prevalence of risk factors in patients with atrial fibrillation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Applying an unpaired case controlled study, we examined 300 consecutive patients (143 men) with atrial fibrillation and a mean age of 66 +/- 8 years. This group is compared with a control group of 700 patients (mean age 64 +/- 12 years). RESULTS: In the group with atrial fibrillation the etiology in 32% was arterial hypertension, in 20% coronary heart disease, in 13% valvular heart disease, in 11% heart failure, in 4% hyperthyroidism and in 20% idiopathic. 50% presented hypertension, 29% tobaccoism, 26% left ventricular hypertrophy, 20% consumption of alcohol, 19% hypercholesterolemia and 16% diabetes. Compared with the control group, patients with atrial fibrillation had coronary heart disease (p < 0.05), VHD (p < 0.01), myocardiopathy (p < 0.05), HT (p < 0.001), left ventricular hypertrophy (p < 0.001), diabetes (p < 0.01) and alcohol consumption (p < 0.01) more frequently. In the multivariant analysis heart failure (odds ratio 2.1 [1.2-3.3]), the valvular heart disease (odds ratio 2.2 [1.4-3.5]), the coronary heart disease (odds ratio 1.8 [1.2-2.6]), the arterial hypertension (odds ratio 1.7 [1.2-2.3]), the left ventricular hypertrophy (odds ratio 2.6 [1.7-3.8]), the diabetes (odds ratio 1.9 [1.2-2.9]) and alcoholic habits (odds ratio 2 [1.3-3.9]) were independent risk factors for atrial fibrillation in our population. CONCLUSIONS: Atrial fibrillation in our study, is more frequent in patients with arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease or valvular heart disease. There are other risk factors such as arterial hypertension, diabetes and consumption of alcohol too, the modification of which could diminish the risk of the appearance of atrial fibrillation.


Subject(s)
Atrial Fibrillation/etiology , Aged , Atrial Fibrillation/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors
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An. med. interna (Madr., 1983) ; 16(3): 117-122, mar. 1999. tab, graf
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-22

ABSTRACT

Fundamento: Se estudia la prevalencia de cardiopatía y la asociación con otros factores de riesgo cardiovascular. Método: En una muestra prospectiva de 166 varones consumidores excesivos de alcohol (>60 grs/etanol/día) con edad media de 60ñ10 años (Grupo A). Este grupo se compara con 367 varones no bebedores y con edad media de 61ñ9 años (Grupo C). Resultados: En nuestro medio el 89 % de los varones con hábito etílico eran fumadores, el 36 porciento tenían hipertensión arterial, el 25 porciento niveles altos de colesterol total y el 17 porciento de triglicéridos, el 19 porciento hiperuricemia, el 13 porciento diabetes y el 15 porciento hipertrofia ventricular izquierda. La cifra media de HDL-Col fue de 67ñ12 mgrs/dl en el grupo A y de 58ñ10 en el grupo C con p<0,001. El 48 porciento del grupo A presentaba algún tipo de cardiopatía, isquémica en el 15 porciento, insuficiencia cardíaca en el 18 porciento y fibrilación auricular en el 15 porciento. Comparados con el grupo control se encontraron diferencias significativas para el tabaquismo (89 % A y 50 porciento C, p<0,001), la diabetes (13 % A y 7 porciento C, p<0,05), la hiperuricemia (19 % A y 8 % C, p<0,001), la hipertrigliceridemia (17 % A y 8 porciento C, p<0,01) y número total de factores de riesgo (2,9ñ1,2 A y 1,5ñ1,2 C, p<0,001). El porcentaje de individuos con cardiopatía es mayor en los varones bebedores (69 porciento C y 52 % A, p<0,05), siendo mayor también la prevalencia de insuficiencia cardíaca (18 % A y 10 porciento B, p<0,05) y fibrilación auricular (15 % A y 9 porciento C, p<0,05). Conclusiones: Los varones consumidores excesivos de alcohol en nuestro medio presentan habitualmente otros factores de riesgo coronario, fundamentalmente tabaco, diabetes, hiperuricemia e hipertrigliceridemia. En este grupo es más frecuente la presencia de cardiopatía, siendo el alcohol un factor de riesgo importante para el desarrollo de fibrilación auricular e insuficiencia cardíaca (AU)


Subject(s)
Aged , Male , Middle Aged , Humans , Risk Factors , Alcoholism/complications , Heart Diseases/epidemiology , Heart Diseases/etiology , Tobacco Use Disorder/pathology , Hypertension/epidemiology , Hypertension/etiology , Hypercholesterolemia/epidemiology , Hypercholesterolemia/etiology , Hypertriglyceridemia/epidemiology , Hypertriglyceridemia/etiology , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Diabetes Mellitus/etiology , Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/epidemiology , Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/etiology , Heart Failure/etiology , Heart Failure/epidemiology , Alcohols/adverse effects
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