Impacto de la hipertensión arterial en el desarrollo de enfermedades cardivosaculares / Impact of arterial hypertension on the development of cardiovascular diseases

Introducción: Las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV) son la primera causa de muerte a nivel mundial. Están fuertemente influenciadas por unos factores de riesgo (FR), algunos de ellos modificables concambios en el estilo de vida. De todos los FR, uno de los más prevalentes en la población es la hipertensiónarterial (HTA), definida por unos valores de presión arterial ≥140-90mmHg. Objetivos: Conocer la relación entre la HTA y el resto FR con el desarrollo de las distintas ECV, identificarel umbral idóneo para evitar sobrediagnósticos y sobretratamientos de la HTA, y reconocer la importanciade unos buenos hábitos de vida como prevención. Resultados y Discusión: En el estudio de FÉLIX-REDONDO et al. se demostró que el FR más influyenteen las ECV era la HTA. Sin embargo, esto puede variar según la edad, tal y como observaron VERA-REMARTÍNEZ et al. con su estudio, cuya media de edad era de 30 años, y el factor más prevalente fue eltabaco. El control de los hábitos de vida que ayuden a reducir tanto la HTA como el resto de factores, serábeneficioso para la prevención primaria y secundaria de ECV. Para evitar un tratamiento demasiadointensivo, es recomendable un enfoque gradual, comenzando con objetivos de prevención para todos lospacientes, independientemente del riesgo, siguiendo con la estratificación del riesgo de ECV y la discusiónde los beneficios potenciales del tratamiento con el paciente. Conclusiones: Las ECV, concretamente la cardiopatía isquémica y las enfermedades cerebrovasculares,son la principal causa de muerte en el mundo, por lo que es muy importante el control de aquellos FR queaceleren la aparición de estas. El más prevalente de ellos, es la presión arterial elevada.(AU)

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. They are stronglyinfluenced by some risk factors (RF), some of them modifiable with changes in lifestyle. Of all the RFs, oneof the most prevalent in the population is arterial hypertension (AHT), defined by blood pressure values≥140-90mmHg. Objectives: Know the relationship between HTA and the rest RF with the development of different CVDs,identify the ideal threshold to avoid overdiagnosis and overtreatment of HTN, and recognize the importanceof good lifestyle habits as prevention. Results and Discussion: In the study by FÉLIX-REDONDO et al. it was shown that the most influential RFin CVD was AHT. However, this may vary according to age, as observed by VERA-REMARTÍNEZ et al. withhis study, whose mean age was 30 years, and the most prevalent factor was tobacco. The control of lifestylehabits that help reduce both hypertension and the rest of the factors will be beneficial for the primary andsecondary prevention of CVD. To avoid overly intensive treatment, a stepwise approach is recommended,starting with prevention goals for all patients, regardless of risk, followed by CVD risk stratification anddiscussion of the potential benefits of treatment with the patient. Conclusions: CVD, specifically ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases, are the main causeof death in the world, so it is very important to control those RFs that accelerate their appearance. The mostprevalent of them is high blood pressure.(AU)

Caracterización de los factores de riesgo de la enfermedad cerebrovascular en mayores de 60 años

Introducción: En Consolación del Sur la enfermedad cerebrovascular constituye la tercera causa de muerte así como para el resto del país, lo que denota una afectación considerable en gran parte de la población. Objetivo: Caracterizar los factores de riesgo de la enfermedad cerebrovascular en pacientes de 60 años y más. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal y prospectivo en el Consejo Popular de "Alonso Rojasˮ perteneciente al Policlínico "5 de Septiembreˮ en el período comprendido entre octubre de 2015 y septiembre de 2019. El universo y la muestra estuvieron constituido por 41 pacientes con el diagnóstico de enfermedad cerebrovascular, los cuales cumplieron con los criterios establecidos en la investigación. Se emplearon métodos de nivel teórico, empírico y procedimientos estadísticos. Resultados: Se analizó el comportamiento de las variables edad, color de la piel, sexo, obesidad, sedentarismo, antecedentes de la enfermedad cerebrovascular, alcoholismo, tabaquismo, hipertensión arterial, tipo de enfermedad cerebrovascular, tipo de discapacidad y grado de validismo. Conclusiones: La enfermedad cerebrovascular se encuentra en pacientes con más de 60 años, con predominio del sexo masculino de tipo isquémico en la raza blanca, cuyo principal factor de riesgo fue el sedentarismo, tiene como secuelas invalidantes, trastornos de la memoria y la parálisis de los miembros inferiores, con un grado de validismo II.

Introduction: In Consolación del Sur, cerebrovascular disease is the third cause of death as well as for the rest of the country, which denotes considerable effect in a large part of the population. Objective: To characterize the risk factors for cerebrovascular disease in patients aged 60 years and over. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional and prospective study was carried out in Alonso Rojas Popular Council from 5 de Septiembre Polyclinic between October 2015 to September 2019. Fourty one patients with the diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease formed the universe and the sample, they met the inclusion criteria established in the investigation. Theoretical and empirical methods and statistical procedures were used. Results: The behavior of the variables age, skin color, sex, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, history of cerebrovascular disease, alcoholism, smoking, arterial hypertension, type of cerebrovascular disease, type of disability and degree of validism was analyzed. Conclusions: Cerebrovascular disease is found in patients over 60 years of age. We found male predominance of the ischemic type in white skin subjects, whose main risk factor was sedentary lifestyle. This disease has disabling sequelae, memory disorders and paralysis of the the lower limbs, with a degree of validism II.

¿Ha dejado de disminuir la mortalidad por enfermedades cerebrovasculares en España? / Has stroke mortality stopped declining in Spain?

Objetivos: Analizar los cambios en las tendencias de la mortalidad por enfermedades cerebrovasculares según comunidad autónoma y sexo en España durante el período 1980-2016 utilizando modelos de regresión joinpoint. Métodos: Los datos de mortalidad se obtuvieron del Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Para cada comunidad autónoma y sexo se calcularon las tasas brutas y estandarizadas. El análisis de regresión joinpoint se utilizó para identificar los puntos más adecuados donde se produjo un cambio estadísticamente significativo en la tendencia. Resultados: El análisis joinpoint permite diferenciar comunidades en las que las tasas muestran un descenso continuado a lo largo de todo el periodo en ambos sexos (Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Ceuta y Melilla) o solo en los hombres (Extremadura). En los hombres, en las comunidades en las que se observan cambios en la tendencia se aprecia, en todas ellas (excepto en Aragón, Baleares y Murcia, donde las tasas permanecen estables), un primer periodo de descenso, que oscila entre el −3,4% en Cataluña y Extremadura y el −6,0% en Madrid, y un periodo final donde las tasas muestran tendencias divergentes: siguen descendiendo en Andalucía, Aragón, Baleares y Madrid, han comenzado a estabilizarse en Castilla-La Mancha y Murcia y aumentan en Canarias. En las mujeres, en las comunidades en que se observan cambios en la tendencia se aprecia, en todas ellas (excepto en Aragón, Murcia y País Vasco, donde las tasas permanecen estables), un primer periodo de descenso, que oscila entre el −3,1% en Cataluña y el −6,4% en Navarra, y un periodo final donde las tasas muestran tendencias divergentes: siguen descendiendo en Andalucía, Aragón, Cataluña, Galicia, Madrid y País Vasco, han comenzado a estabilizarse en Extremadura y Murcia, y aumentan en Canarias. [...] (AU)

Objectives: To analyse the changes in stroke mortality trends in Spain by autonomous community and by sex during the period 1980-2016, using joinpoint regression models. Methods: Mortality data were obtained from the Spanish National Statistics Institute. Crude and standardised rates were calculated for each Spanish autonomous community, and for each sex. Joinpoint analysis was used to identify the best-fitting points showing a statistically significant change in the trend. Results: Joinpoint analysis enabled us to differentiate between communities in which mortality rates showed a continuous decline throughout the study period in both sexes (Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and Leon, Ceuta, and Melilla) or in men only (Extremadura). In men, in all those communities in which changes in the trend were observed (all but Aragon, the Balearic Islands, and Murcia, where rates remained stable), we observed an initial period of decline (ranging from –3.4% in Catalonia and Extremadura, to –6.0% in Madrid) and a final period where the trends diverged: mortality rates continued to fall in Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, and Madrid, but began to stabilise in Castile-La Mancha and Murcia and to increase in the Canary Islands. In women, in those communities where changes were observed (all but Aragon, Murcia, and the Basque Country, where rates remained stable), we observed an initial period of decline (ranging from –3.1% in Catalonia to –6.4% in Navarre) and a final period where divergent trends were observed: rates continued to decline in Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia, Galicia, Madrid, and the Basque Country, but began to stabilise in Extremadura and Murcia and to increase in the Canary Islands. [...] (AU)

Has stroke mortality stopped declining in Spain?

OBJECTIVES: To analyse the changes in stroke mortality trends in Spain by autonomous community and by sex during the period 1980-2016, using joinpoint regression models. METHODS: Mortality data were obtained from the Spanish National Statistics Institute. Crude and standardised rates were calculated for each Spanish autonomous community, and for each sex. Joinpoint analysis was used to identify the best-fitting points showing a statistically significant change in the trend. RESULTS: Joinpoint analysis enabled us to differentiate between communities in which mortality rates showed a continuous decline throughout the study period in both sexes (Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and Leon, Ceuta, and Melilla) or in men only (Extremadura). In men, in all those communities in which changes in the trend were observed (all but Aragon, the Balearic Islands, and Murcia, where rates remained stable), we observed an initial period of decline (ranging from -3.4% in Catalonia and Extremadura, to -6.0% in Madrid) and a final period where the trends diverged: mortality rates continued to fall in Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, and Madrid, but began to stabilise in Castile-La Mancha and Murcia and to increase in the Canary Islands. In women, in those communities where changes were observed (all but Aragon, Murcia, and the Basque Country, where rates remained stable), we observed an initial period of decline (ranging from -3.1% in Catalonia to -6.4% in Navarre) and a final period where divergent trends were observed: rates continued to decline in Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia, Galicia, Madrid, and the Basque Country, but began to stabilise in Extremadura and Murcia and to increase in the Canary Islands. CONCLUSIONS: Current data show that stroke mortality rates have decreased (in women in Andalusia), stabilised (in both sexes in Murcia, in men in Castile-La Mancha, and in women in Extremadura), and have even reversed (in both sexes in the Canary Islands). Further study is needed to identify the causes of these trends.

Influencia de la historia de isquemia sobre el estado nutricional en pacientes ingresados por accidente cerebrovascular / Influence of prior ischemic events on the nutritional status of patients hospitalized for stroke

Introducción y objetivos: el mal estado nutricional empeora el pronóstico del ictus. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar qué factores se asociaban a una mala situación nutricional en pacientes con ictus en el momento del ingreso. Material y método: estudio transversal de pacientes hospitalizados con ictus que precisaron soporte nutricional enteral, desde enero de 2014 hasta septiembre de 2016. Determinamos el estado nutricional mediante el Mini-Nutritional Assesment y la valoración global subjetiva. Se realizó un análisis de regresión multivariante, incluyendo variables demográficas, situación funcional (escala de Rankin) y variables clínicas y antropométricas, estratificándose por la edad mediana de la muestra. Resultados: se incluyeron 226 pacientes, el 58,3 % varones, con una edad mediana de 77 (66,7-83) años. El 44 % presentaban riesgo de malnutrición y el 24 % desnutrición. Los factores asociados a una mala situación nutricional fueron la edad (odds ratio (OR): 1,03, IC 95 %: 1,01-1,08) y la puntuación en la escala de Rankin (OR: 1,96; IC 95 %: 1,32-2,67). En el análisis estratificado, los factores asociados a una mala situación nutricional fueron, en el subgrupo de los mayores de 77 años, la capacidad funcional previa (OR: 1,88; IC 95 %: 1,26-2,80), y en el subgrupo de los menores de 77 años, la historia de eventos isquémicos previos (OR: 2,86; IC 95 %: 1,01-8,16). Conclusiones: en pacientes hospitalizados por ictus, la mayor edad y la peor situación funcional previa se asociaron a una peor situación nutricional. En los pacientes de mayor edad, el factor principal fue la situación funcional previa, mientras que en los pacientes más jóvenes, fue el antecedente de patología isquémica. (AU)

Background and aims: a poor nutritional status may worsen the prognosis of stroke. We assessed which factors were associated with a worse nutritional status in patients with stroke at the time of hospitalization. Methods: a cross-sectional study in patients with stroke needing enteral nutritional support, from January 2014 to September 2016. Nutritional status was evaluated by the Mini-Nutritional Assessment tool, and the Subjective Global Assessment. We performed a multivariate regression analysis including demographic, baseline disability (modified Rankin scale), and clinical and anthropometric variables, and we stratified the sample based on median age. Results: we included 226 patients, 58.3 % male, with a median age of 77 (66.7-83) years. Forty-four percent were at risk of malnutrition, and 24 % were malnourished. The factors that were associated with a worse nutritional status were age (odds ratio (OR): 1.03; 95 % CI: 1.01-1.08) and modified Rankin scale score (OR: 1.96; 95 % CI: 1.32-2.67). In the stratified analysis, associated factors were, in the subgroup of patients older than 77 years, the baseline degree of disability (OR: 1.88; 95 % CI: 1.26-2.80), whereas in the subgroup of patients younger than 77 years, it was a prior history of ischemic events (OR: 2.86; 95 % CI: 1.01-8.16). Conclusion: in patients hospitalized due to stroke, older age and worse functional status were associated with a worse nutritional status at the time of hospitalization. In elderly patients, the main factor was prior functional status, while in younger patients it was a prior history of ischemic events. (AU)

Recomendaciones diagnóstico-terapéuticas del grupo de trabajo de expertos de FACME ad-hoc sobre el manejo de la trombosis venosa cerebral relacionada con la vacunación frente a COVID-19 / Diagnostic and treatment recommendations from the FACME ad-hoc expert working group on the management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with COVID-19 vaccination

Introducción: Se han reportado casos de trombosis venosas cerebrales en personas vacunadas frente a COVID-19 con vacunas vectorizadas con adenovirus no replicantes. Aportamos recomendaciones sobre el diagnóstico y manejo de pacientes con esta complicación.MétodoEl grupo de trabajo multidisciplinar, liderado por la Federación de Asociaciones Científico Médicas Españolas y representado por distintas sociedades científicas, revisó la evidencia disponible publicada en la literatura y en los informes de la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos. Se estableció una definición de caso sospechoso y recomendaciones diagnóstico-terapéuticas de la trombocitopenia trombótica inducida por la vacunación.ResultadosSe considera caso sospechoso aquella trombosis venosa cerebral ocurrida entre 3 y 21 días tras la administración de vacunas no replicantes de adenovirus que presenten un valor de plaquetas inferior a 150.000 plaquetas por μL o un descenso del 50% respecto de la cifra previa. Los datos indicativos de trombocitopenia trombótica inducida por la vacunación incluyen la presencia de anticuerpos antifactor plaquetario tipo 4, la elevación de dímero-D 4 veces por encima del límite superior de la normalidad o la ausencia de justificación de la trombosis. En su tratamiento, se recomienda administrar inmunoglobulina humana inespecífica intravenosa o realizar plasmaféresis en su defecto, evitar el uso de heparina, empleando como anticoagulantes argatroban, bivalirudina, fondaparinux, rivaroxabán o apixabán, y evitar la transfusión de plaquetas.ConclusionesLas vacunas de vectores no replicantes de adenovirus pueden asociarse a trombosis venosas cerebrales con trombocitopenia, en cuyo manejo es importante el tratamiento del fenómeno disinmune y de la trombosis venosa cerebral. (AU)

Introduction: Cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis have been reported in individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 with non-replicating adenoviral vector vaccines. We issue our recommendations on the diagnosis and management of patients presenting this complication.MethodThe multidisciplinary working group, led by the Spanish Federation of Medical and Scientific Associations and including representatives of several scientific societies, reviewed the available evidence from the literature and reports of the European Medicines Agency. We establish a definition for suspected cases and issue diagnostic and treatment recommendations regarding vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia.ResultsWe define suspected cases as those cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis occurring between 3 and 21 days after the administration of non-replicating adenoviral vector vaccines, in patients with a platelet count below 150,000/μL or presenting a decrease of 50% with respect to the previous value. Findings suggestive of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia include the presence of antibodies to platelet factor 4, D-dimer levels 4 times greater than the upper limit of normal, and unexplained thrombosis. The recommended treatment includes intravenous administration of non-specific human immunoglobulin or alternatively plasmapheresis, avoiding the use of heparin, instead employing argatroban, bivalirudin, fondaparinux, rivaroxaban, or apixaban for anticoagulation, and avoiding platelet transfusion.ConclusionsNon-replicating adenoviral vector vaccines may be associated with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with thrombocytopaenia; it is important to treat the dysimmune phenomenon and the cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. (AU)

Diagnostic and treatment recommendations from the FACME ad-hoc expert working group on the management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with COVID-19 vaccination.

INTRODUCTION: Cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis have been reported in individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 with non-replicating adenoviral vector vaccines. We issue our recommendations on the diagnosis and management of patients presenting this complication. METHODS: The multidisciplinary working group, led by the Spanish Federation of Medical and Scientific Associations (FACME) and including representatives of several scientific societies, reviewed the available evidence from the literature and reports of the European Medicines Agency. We establish a definition for suspected cases and issue diagnostic and treatment recommendations regarding vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia. RESULTS: We define suspected cases as those cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis occurring between 3 and 21 days after the administration of non-replicating adenoviral vector vaccines, in patients with a platelet count below 150 000/µL or presenting a decrease of 50% with respect to the previous value. Findings suggestive of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopaenia include the presence of antibodies to platelet factor 4, D-dimer levels 4 times greater than the upper limit of normal, and unexplained thrombosis. The recommended treatment includes intravenous administration of non-specific human immunoglobulin or alternatively plasmapheresis, avoiding the use of heparin, instead employing argatroban, bivalirudin, fondaparinux, rivaroxaban, or apixaban for anticoagulation, and avoiding platelet transfusion. CONCLUSIONS: Non-replicating adenoviral vector vaccines may be associated with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with thrombocytopaenia; it is important to treat the dysimmune phenomenon and the cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

[Influence of prior ischemic events on the nutritional status of patients hospitalized for stroke]. / Influencia de la historia de isquemia sobre el estado nutricional en pacientes ingresados por accidente cerebrovascular.

INTRODUCTION: Background and aims: a poor nutritional status may worsen the prognosis of stroke. We assessed which factors were associated with a worse nutritional status in patients with stroke at the time of hospitalization. Methods: a cross-sectional study in patients with stroke needing enteral nutritional support, from January 2014 to September 2016. Nutritional status was evaluated by the Mini-Nutritional Assessment tool, and the Subjective Global Assessment. We performed a multivariate regression analysis including demographic, baseline disability (modified Rankin scale), and clinical and anthropometric variables, and we stratified the sample based on median age. Results: we included 226 patients, 58.3 % male, with a median age of 77 (66.7-83) years. Forty-four percent were at risk of malnutrition, and 24 % were malnourished. The factors that were associated with a worse nutritional status were age (odds ratio (OR): 1.03; 95 % CI: 1.01-1.08) and modified Rankin scale score (OR: 1.96; 95 % CI: 1.32-2.67). In the stratified analysis, associated factors were, in the subgroup of patients older than 77 years, the baseline degree of disability (OR: 1.88; 95 % CI: 1.26-2.80), whereas in the subgroup of patients younger than 77 years, it was a prior history of ischemic events (OR: 2.86; 95 % CI: 1.01-8.16). Conclusion: in patients hospitalized due to stroke, older age and worse functional status were associated with a worse nutritional status at the time of hospitalization. In elderly patients, the main factor was prior functional status, while in younger patients it was a prior history of ischemic events.

INTRODUCCIÓN: Introducción y objetivos: el mal estado nutricional empeora el pronóstico del ictus. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar qué factores se asociaban a una mala situación nutricional en pacientes con ictus en el momento del ingreso. Material y método: estudio transversal de pacientes hospitalizados con ictus que precisaron soporte nutricional enteral, desde enero de 2014 hasta septiembre de 2016. Determinamos el estado nutricional mediante el Mini-Nutritional Assesment y la valoración global subjetiva. Se realizó un análisis de regresión multivariante, incluyendo variables demográficas, situación funcional (escala de Rankin) y variables clínicas y antropométricas, estratificándose por la edad mediana de la muestra. Resultados: se incluyeron 226 pacientes, el 58,3 % varones, con una edad mediana de 77 (66,7-83) años. El 44 % presentaban riesgo de malnutrición y el 24 % desnutrición. Los factores asociados a una mala situación nutricional fueron la edad (odds ratio (OR): 1,03, IC 95 %: 1,01-1,08) y la puntuación en la escala de Rankin (OR: 1,96; IC 95 %: 1,32-2,67). En el análisis estratificado, los factores asociados a una mala situación nutricional fueron, en el subgrupo de los mayores de 77 años, la capacidad funcional previa (OR: 1,88; IC 95 %: 1,26-2,80), y en el subgrupo de los menores de 77 años, la historia de eventos isquémicos previos (OR: 2,86; IC 95 %: 1,01-8,16). Conclusiones: en pacientes hospitalizados por ictus, la mayor edad y la peor situación funcional previa se asociaron a una peor situación nutricional. En los pacientes de mayor edad, el factor principal fue la situación funcional previa, mientras que en los pacientes más jóvenes, fue el antecedente de patología isquémica.

Stroke as a complication and prognostic factor of COVID-19. / Ictus como complicación y como factor pronóstico de COVID-19.

INTRODUCTION: Contradictory data have been reported on the incidence of stroke in patients with COVID-19 and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients with history of stroke. METHODS: This study systematically reviews case series reporting stroke as a complication of COVID-19, and analyses the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 and history of stroke. The pathophysiological mechanisms of stroke in patients with COVID-19 are also reviewed. CONCLUSIONS: History of stroke increases the risk of death due to COVID-19 by 3 times. Stroke currently seems not to be one of the main complications of COVID-19.

Has stroke mortality stopped declining in Spain? / ¿Ha dejado de disminuir la mortalidad por enfermedades cerebrovasculares en España?

OBJECTIVES: To analyse the changes in stroke mortality trends in Spain by autonomous community and by sex during the period 1980-2016, using joinpoint regression models. METHODS: Mortality data were obtained from the Spanish National Statistics Institute. Crude and standardised rates were calculated for each Spanish autonomous community, and for each sex. Joinpoint analysis was used to identify the best-fitting points showing a statistically significant change in the trend. RESULTS: Joinpoint analysis enabled us to differentiate between communities in which mortality rates showed a continuous decline throughout the study period in both sexes (Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and Leon, Ceuta, and Melilla) or in men only (Extremadura). In men, in all those communities in which changes in the trend were observed (all but Aragon, the Balearic Islands, and Murcia, where rates remained stable), we observed an initial period of decline (ranging from -3.4% in Catalonia and Extremadura, to -6.0% in Madrid) and a final period where the trends diverged: mortality rates continued to fall in Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, and Madrid, but began to stabilise in Castile-La Mancha and Murcia and to increase in the Canary Islands. In women, in those communities where changes were observed (all but Aragon, Murcia, and the Basque Country, where rates remained stable), we observed an initial period of decline (ranging from -3.1% in Catalonia to -6.4% in Navarre) and a final period where divergent trends were observed: rates continued to decline in Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia, Galicia, Madrid, and the Basque Country, but began to stabilise in Extremadura and Murcia and to increase in the Canary Islands. CONCLUSIONS: Current data show that stroke mortality rates have decreased (in women in Andalusia), stabilised (in both sexes in Murcia, in men in Castile-La Mancha, and in women in Extremadura), and have even reversed (in both sexes in the Canary Islands). Further study is needed to identify the causes of these trends.

Comportamiento de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica en cuidados intensivos de adultos / Behavior of mechanic ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult at intensive care

Introducción: las neumonías asociadas a la ventilación causan grandes inquietudes a los médicos que plantean serias dificultades diagnósticas las que a su vez motivan a menudo la toma de decisiones terapéuticas desproporcionadas que favorecen la génesis de la resistencia antimicrobiana. Objetivo: valorar el comportamiento de la neumonía asociada a la ventilación mecánica como indicador de calidad asistencial en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva de Adultos del Hospital General Docente Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja de Baracoa entre enero-diciembre de 2015. Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal. De un universo de 67 pacientes se tomó una muestra de 27 pacientes por el método aleatorio simple, que desarrollaron esta enfermedad asociada a la ventilación según grupos de edades, sexo, afecciones que propiciaron usarla, tiempo de aparición de los síntomas y resultados microbiológicos. Resultados: las enfermedades de base que más incidieron fueron las enfermedades cerebrovasculares seguidas por distrés respiratorio y sepsis severa. En los primeros nueve días fue que aparecieron los síntomas. Se obtuvo mayor aislamiento de gérmenes Gram negativo. Conclusiones: el comportamiento de las neumonías asociadas a la ventilación estuvo dado en el sexo masculino, mayores de 60 años, se asociaron con mayor frecuencia a las enfermedades cerebrovasculares, en su mayoría los síntomas aparecieron entre 4 y 6 días; el Staphylococcus epidermidis y la Klebsiellap neumoniae fueron los gérmenes que con mayor frecuencia se aislaron en estos pacientes(AU)

Introduction: pneumonias associated with ventilation cause great concern to physicians who pose serious diagnostic difficulties which in turn often motivate the making of disproportionate therapeutic decisions that favor the genesis of antimicrobial resistance. Objective: assess the behavior of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation as an indicator of quality of care in the Unit of Intensive Adult Therapy of the General Teaching Hospital Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja of Baracoa between January-December 2015. Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. From a universe of 67 patients, a sample of 27 patients was taken by the simple random method, which developed this disease associated with ventilation according to age groups, sex, conditions that led to its use, time of onset of symptoms and microbiological results. Results: the underlying diseases that most affected were cerebrovascular diseases followed by respiratory distress and severe sepsis. In the first nine days, the symptoms appeared. Greater isolation of Gram negative germs was obtained. Conclusions: the behavior of the pneumonias associated to ventilation was given in the male sex, older than 60 years, they were associated with a greater frequency to the cerebrovascular diseases, in the majority the symptoms appeared between 4 and 6 days; Staphylococcus epidermidis and Klebsiellap pneumoniae were the germs that were most frequently isolated in these patients(AU)

Introdução: as pneumonias associadas à ventilação são motivo de grande preocupação para os médicos que apresentam sérias dificuldades diagnósticas, que por sua vez, muitas vezes motivam a tomada de decisões terapêuticas desproporcionais que favorecem a gênese da resistência antimicrobiana. Objetivo: avaliar o comportamento da pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica como um indicador de qualidade de atendimento na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de Adultos do Hospital Geral de Ensino Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja de Baracoa entre janeiro-dezembro de 2015. Método: foi realizado um estudo descritivo transversal. De um universo de 67 pacientes, uma amostra de 27 pacientes foi tomada pelo método aleatório simples, que desenvolveu essa doença associada à ventilação de acordo com as faixas etárias, sexo, condições que levaram ao seu uso, tempo de início dos sintomas e resultados microbiológicos. Resultados: as doenças de base que mais afetaram foram as doenças cerebrovasculares, seguidas de desconforto respiratório e sepse grave. Nos primeiros nove dias, os sintomas apareceram. Maior isolamento de germes Gram negativos foi obtido. Conclusões: o comportamento das pneumonias associadas à ventilação foi dado no sexo masculino, com idade superior a 60 anos, foram associadas com maior frequência às doenças cerebrovasculares, na maioria os sintomas apareceram entre 4 e 6 dias; Staphylococcus epidermidis e Klebsiellap pneumoniae foram os germes mais freqüentemente isolados nesses pacientes(AU)

Comportamiento de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica en cuidados intensivos de adultos / Comportamento de pneumonia associado à ventilação mecãnica em terapia intensiva de adultos / Behavior of mechanic ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult at intensive care

Introducción: las neumonías asociadas a la ventilación causan grandes inquietudes a los médicos que plantean serias dificultades diagnósticas las que a su vez motivan a menudo la toma de decisiones terapéuticas desproporcionadas que favorecen la génesis de la resistencia antimicrobiana. Objetivo: valorar el comportamiento de la neumonía asociada a la ventilación mecánica como indicador de calidad asistencial en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva de Adultos del Hospital General Docente Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja de Baracoa entre enero-diciembre de 2015. Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal. De un universo de 67 pacientes se tomó una muestra de 27 pacientes por el método aleatorio simple, que desarrollaron esta enfermedad asociada a la ventilación según grupos de edades, sexo, afecciones que propiciaron usarla, tiempo de aparición de los síntomas y resultados microbiológicos. Resultados: las enfermedades de base que más incidieron fueron las enfermedades cerebrovasculares seguidas por distrés respiratorio y sepsis severa. En los primeros nueve días fue que aparecieron los síntomas. Se obtuvo mayor aislamiento de gérmenes Gram negativo. Conclusiones: el comportamiento de las neumonías asociadas a la ventilación estuvo dado en el sexo masculino, mayores de 60 años, se asociaron con mayor frecuencia a las enfermedades cerebrovasculares, en su mayoría los síntomas aparecieron entre 4 y 6 días; el Staphylococcus epidermidis y la Klebsiellap neumoniae fueron los gérmenes que con mayor frecuencia se aislaron en estos pacientes(AU)

Introduction: pneumonias associated with ventilation cause great concern to physicians who pose serious diagnostic difficulties which in turn often motivate the making of disproportionate therapeutic decisions that favor the genesis of antimicrobial resistance. Objective: assess the behavior of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation as an indicator of quality of care in the Unit of Intensive Adult Therapy of the General Teaching Hospital "Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja" of Baracoa between January-December 2015. Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. From a universe of 67 patients, a sample of 27 patients was taken by the simple random method, which developed this disease associated with ventilation according to age groups, sex, conditions that led to its use, time of onset of symptoms and microbiological results. Results: the underlying diseases that most affected were cerebrovascular diseases followed by respiratory distress and severe sepsis. In the first nine days, the symptoms appeared. Greater isolation of Gram negative germs was obtained. Conclusions: the behavior of the pneumonias associated to ventilation was given in the male sex, older than 60 years, they were associated with a greater frequency to the cerebrovascular diseases, in the majority the symptoms appeared between 4 and 6 days; Staphylococcus epidermidis and Klebsiellap pneumoniae were the germs that were most frequently isolated in these patients(AU)

Introdução: as pneumonias associadas à ventilação são motivo de grande preocupação para os médicos que apresentam sérias dificuldades diagnósticas, que por sua vez, muitas vezes motivam a tomada de decisões terapêuticas desproporcionais que favorecem a gênese da resistência antimicrobiana. Objetivo: avaliar o comportamento da pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica como um indicador de qualidade de atendimento na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de Adultos do Hospital Geral de Ensino "Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja" de Baracoa entre janeiro-dezembro de 2015. Método: foi realizado um estudo descritivo transversal. De um universo de 67 pacientes, uma amostra de 27 pacientes foi tomada pelo método aleatório simples, que desenvolveu essa doença associada à ventilação de acordo com as faixas etárias, sexo, condições que levaram ao seu uso, tempo de início dos sintomas e resultados microbiológicos. Resultados: as doenças de base que mais afetaram foram as doenças cerebrovasculares, seguidas de desconforto respiratório e sepse grave. Nos primeiros nove dias, os sintomas apareceram. Maior isolamento de germes Gram negativos foi obtido. Conclusões: o comportamento das pneumonias associadas à ventilação foi dado no sexo masculino, com idade superior a 60 anos, foram associadas com maior frequência às doenças cerebrovasculares, na maioria os sintomas apareceram entre 4 e 6 dias; Staphylococcus epidermidis e Klebsiellap pneumoniae foram os germes mais freqüentemente isolados nesses pacientes(AU)

Criteria for training and accreditation in Interventional Neuroradiology-Neurointervention, approved by the Spanish Group of Interventional Neuroradiology (GENI), the Spanish Society of Neuroradiology (SENR), the Spanish Group of Cerebrovascular Diseases (GEECV), the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN), and the vascular disease specialists in the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC). Requirements for accreditation in Interventional Neuroradiology-Neurointervention for institutions and specialists. / Criterios para la formación y capacitación en Neurorradiología Intervencionista-Neurointervencionismo, acordados por el Grupo Español de Neurorradiología Intervencionista (GENI), la Sociedad Española de Neurorradiología (SENR), el Grupo de Estudio de Enfermedades Cerebrovasculares (GEECV) de la Sociedad Española de Neurología (SEN) y el grupo experto en enfermedades vasculares de la Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía (SENEC). Bases para la obtención de una Acreditación de Centros y Especialistas en Neurorradiología Intervencionista-Neurointervencionismo.

BACKGROUND: The development of endovascular techniques has put Interventional Neuroradiology (INR) as the first-option treatment in the majority of vascular diseases of the central nervous system. Scientific societies in developed countries have created standard procedures for training and accreditation for a safe practice in these procedures. DISCUSSION: In Spain, we are waiting for the development of the legislation on the accreditation for specialists which will establish the official formative model to achieve an accreditation in INR. Until this moment comes, it is necessary to establish standards that define desirable minimums for the formative period in INR. Radiology specialists as well as neurologists and neurosurgeons will have access to INR accreditation. Specific requirements for the hospitals that wish to offer this technique and training should also be defined. CONCLUSION: The Spanish Group of Interventional Neuroradiology (GENI), the Spanish Society of Neuroradiology (SENR), the Spanish Group of Cerebrovascular Diseases (GEECV), the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) and the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC) have approved the content of this document and will create a committee in order to put into practice the accreditation of formative centres and INR specialists.

Comportamiento de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica en cuidados intensivos de adultos / Behavior of mechanic ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult at intensive care

Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal con el objetivo de valorar el comportamiento de la neumonía asociada a la ventilación mecánica (NAV) en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva de Adultos del Hospital General Docente Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja de Baracoa entre enero-diciembre de 2015. De un universo de 67 pacientes se tomó una muestra de 27 pacientes por el método aleatorio simple, que desarrollaron esta enfermedad asociada a la ventilación según grupos de edades, sexo, afecciones que propiciaron usarla, tiempo de aparición de los síntomas y resultados microbiológicos. El comportamiento de las neumonías asociadas a la ventilación estuvo dado en el sexo masculino, mayores de 60 años, se asociaron con mayor frecuencia a las enfermedades cerebrovasculares, en su mayoría los síntomas aparecieron entre 4 y 6 días; el Staphylococcusepidermidis y la Klebsiellapneumoniae fueron los gérmenes que con mayor frecuencia se aislaron en estos pacientes(AU)

A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate the behavior of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the Adult Intensive Care Unit of the General Teaching Hospital Octavio de la Concepción and de la Pedraja in Baracoa between January -December 2015. From a universe of 67 patients, a sample of 27 patients was taken by the simple random method, which developed this disease associated with ventilation according to age, groups, sex, conditions that led to its use, time of onset of symptoms and microbiological results. The behavior of mechanic ventilator-associated pneumonias in males, older than 60 years, were more frequently associated with cerebrovascular diseases, most of the symptoms appeared between 4 and 6 days; Staphylococcus epidermidis and Klebsiellappneumoniae were the most frequently isolated germs in these patients(AU)

Análisis de la mortalidad por enfermedades cerebrovasculares en Costa Rica entre los años 1920-2009 / Analysis of cerebrovascular disease mortality in Costa Rica between the years 1920-2009

Resumen Objetivo Analizar la tendencia de la mortalidad por enfermedades cerebrovasculares en Costa Rica y su impacto sobre la mortalidad general entre los años 1920-2009. Métodos Se obtuvieron las tasas brutas por trienios y quinquenios del lapso estudiado, así como las tasas estandarizadas del grupo etario entre 35-74 años durante el lapso 1970-2009. Igualmente, la proporción de muertes por accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) en relación a la mortalidad general. Resultados La tendencia durante el periodo 1920-1969 fue hacia el ascenso (r = 0.82, r2 = 0.67, betha: 0.30; p = ≤ 0,00) en tanto que para el lapso 1970 ocurrió lo contrario (r = 0.42, r2 = 0.18, betha: −0.064; p = 0.01). Las tasas ajustadas para el grupo 35-74 años entre 1970-2009 descendieron en un 58.03%, siendo la tendencia estadísticamente significante para ambos sexos; varones: r2 = 0.94, betha: −0.73; mujeres: r2 = 0.97, betha: 0.95. El máximo porcentaje de la mortalidad por ACV en relación a la mortalidad general fue de 7,22 alcanzado en el quinquenio 1985-1989, descendiendo a 5.92% en el periodo 2005-2009. Conclusiones En el contexto latinoamericano, las tasas de mortalidad por ACV en Costa Rica son bajas, pero todavía constituyen un grave problema de salud pública por la gran mortalidad, morbilidad y discapacidad que ocasionan, pese a una tendencia hacia el descenso.

Abstract Objective To analyze the trend in mortality from cerebrovascular diseases in Costa Rica and its impact on overall mortality from 1920 to 2009. Methods Crude rates by triennium and quinquennium were obtained. We also obtanied age standardized rates in the age group 35-74 years during the period 1970-2009. Finally we got the death percentage from stroke in relation to overall mortality. Results The trend for the period 1920-1969 was to the upside (r=0.82, r2 =0.67, betha 0.30; P≤0.00) whereas for the period 1970 occurred otherwise (r=0.42, r2 =0.18, betha −0064; P=0.01). Adjusted for the group 35-74 years between 1970-2009 rates decreased by 58.03% was statistically significant trend for both sexes; men r2=0.94, betha: —0.73; women: r2=0.97, betha: 0.95. The maximum percentage of mortality from stroke in relation to the overall mortality was 7.22 in the period 1985-1989 reached down to 5.92% in 2005-2009. Conclusions In the Latin American context, stroke mortality rates in Costa Rica are low but still represent a serious public health problem by the high mortality, morbidity and disability that they cause, despite a downward trend.

[Analysis of cerebrovascular disease mortality in Costa Rica between the years 1920-2009]. / Análisis de la mortalidad por enfermedades cerebrovasculares en Costa Rica entre los años 1920-2009.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the trend in mortality from cerebrovascular diseases in Costa Rica and its impact on overall mortality from 1920 to 2009. METHODS: Crude rates by triennium and quinquennium were obtained. We also obtanied age standardized rates in the age group 35-74 years during the period 1970-2009. Finally we got the death percentage from stroke in relation to overall mortality. RESULTS: The trend for the period 1920-1969 was to the upside (r=0.82, r2=0.67, betha 0.30; P≤0.00) whereas for the period 1970 occurred otherwise (r=0.42, r2=0.18, betha -0064; P=0.01). Adjusted for the group 35-74 years between 1970-2009 rates decreased by 58.03% was statistically significant trend for both sexes; men r2=0.94, betha: -0.73; women: r2=0.97, betha: 0.95. The maximum percentage of mortality from stroke in relation to the overall mortality was 7.22 in the period 1985-1989 reached down to 5.92% in 2005-2009. CONCLUSIONS: In the Latin American context, stroke mortality rates in Costa Rica are low but still represent a serious public health problem by the high mortality, morbidity and disability that they cause, despite a downward trend.

Diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment and its main categories.

OBJECTIVE: A review of current criteria for the diagnosis of categories related with vascular cognitive impairment, in particular the nomenclature, diagnostic criteria, and differential clinical-radiological findings. DEVELOPMENT: The criteria for the diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment have evolved, but available criteria were designed basically for differentiating between vascular dementia and dementia due to Alzheimer disease, and for research purposes. Nevertheless, in clinical practice precise elements are required for: 1) Clinical diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impairment; 2) Clinical and neuroimaging criteria for identification of the various cerebrovascular lesions associated with cognitive dysfunction, and 3) A formulation of the aetiogenic-pathogenic relationship between cognitive impairment and cerebrovascular lesions. For this reason, a review was carried out on the diagnostic elements of vascular cognitive impairment categories, classification, and their most relevant characteristics. It highlights the characteristic for the diagnosis of multi-infarction dementia, strategic single infarct dementia, small vessel disease with dementia, mixed dementia, and vascular mild cognitive impairment. CONCLUSIONS: Standardisation is required, by a multidisciplinary expert team, as regards nomenclature and criteria for the diagnosis of the full spectrum associated with vascular cognitive impairment and especially for vascular dementia and its categories.

Respuesta eléctrica de la corteza contralateral al área de infarto en pacientes con enfermedad cerebrovascular isquémica / Electric response of the contralateral cortex to the myocardial infarction area in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease

Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo de 28 pacientes con enfermedad cerebrovascular isquémica, ingresados en el Servicio de Enfermedades Cerebrovasculares del Hospital General Docente "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero hasta diciembre del 2011, con vistas a evaluar la respuesta eléctrica de la corteza cerebral contralateral al área de infarto y su papel en la recuperación motora de los afectados hemipléjicos por la lesión. La valoración de la actividad eléctrica se efectuó mediante el análisis cuantitativo del electroencefalograma digital y la de la recuperación funcional, por el índice de Barthel. En la serie la edad media fue de 67,2 años ± 2, predominó el sexo masculino y todos los pacientes presentaron alteración de la actividad eléctrica cortical, de los cuales, 39,3 % la manifestaba en el hemisferio contralateral al área de infarto, con una peor recuperación motora a los 6 meses de evolución. Por último, la afectación eléctrica de la corteza cerebral contralateral al área de infarto constituye una manifestación observada frecuentemente en pacientes con enfermedades cerebrovasculares isquémicas, lo que influye de manera negativa en su recuperación motora.

An observational, descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 28 patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease, admitted in the Cerebrovascular Diseases Service of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to December, 2011, with the objective of evaluating the electric response from the contralateral cerebral cortex to the myocardial infarction area and its role in the motor recovery of the affected hemiplegic patients. The evaluation of the electric activity was made by means of the quantitative analysis of the digital electroencephalogram, and that of the functional recovery through the Barthel index. In the series the mean age was of 67.2 years ± 2, the male sex prevailed and all the patients presented changes of the electrical cortical activity, of which, 39.3% manifested it in the contralateral hemisphere to the myocardial infarction area, with a worse motor recovery after 6 months of the clinical course. Lastly, the electric damage of the contralateral cerebral cortex to the myocardial infarction area constitutes a frequently observed manifestation in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular diseases, what influences in a negative way in their motor recovery.

Respuesta eléctrica de la corteza contralateral al área de infarto en pacientes con enfermedad cerebrovascular isquémica / Electric response of the contralateral cortex to the myocardial infarction area in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease

Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo de 28 pacientes con enfermedad cerebrovascular isquémica, ingresados en el Servicio de Enfermedades Cerebrovasculares del Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero hasta diciembre del 2011, con vistas a evaluar la respuesta eléctrica de la corteza cerebral contralateral al área de infarto y su papel en la recuperación motora de los afectados hemipléjicos por la lesión. La valoración de la actividad eléctrica se efectuó mediante el análisis cuantitativo del electroencefalograma digital y la de la recuperación funcional, por el índice de Barthel. En la serie la edad media fue de 67,2 años ± 2, predominó el sexo masculino y todos los pacientes presentaron alteración de la actividad eléctrica cortical, de los cuales, 39,3 por ciento la manifestaba en el hemisferio contralateral al área de infarto, con una peor recuperación motora a los 6 meses de evolución. Por último, la afectación eléctrica de la corteza cerebral contralateral al área de infarto constituye una manifestación observada frecuentemente en pacientes con enfermedades cerebrovasculares isquémicas, lo que influye de manera negativa en su recuperación motora(AU)

An observational, descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 28 patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease, admitted in the Cerebrovascular Diseases Service of Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to December, 2011, with the objective of evaluating the electric response from the contralateral cerebral cortex to the myocardial infarction area and its role in the motor recovery of the affected hemiplegic patients. The evaluation of the electric activity was made by means of the quantitative analysis of the digital electroencephalogram, and that of the functional recovery through the Barthel index. In the series the mean age was of 67.2 years ± 2, the male sex prevailed and all the patients presented changes of the electrical cortical activity, of which, 39.3 percent manifested it in the contralateral hemisphere to the myocardial infarction area, with a worse motor recovery after 6 months of the clinical course. Lastly, the electric damage of the contralateral cerebral cortex to the myocardial infarction area constitutes a frequently observed manifestation in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular diseases, what influences in a negative way in their motor recovery(AU)