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RESUMEN Introducción: La enfermedad arterial periférica (EAP) puede presentarse de forma asintomática, de ahí la necesidad de su diagnóstico para evitar complicaciones. Objetivo: Determinar la presencia de enfermedad arterial periférica mediante el índice tobillo-brazo obtenido por fotopletismografía en pacientes prehipertensos. Método: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, en un universo constituido por los 35 pacientes mayores de 18 años, con diagnóstico presuntivo de prehipertensión arterial, del Consultorio 2 perteneciente al Policlínico Universitario Josué País García de Santiago de Cuba. Para medir el índice tobillo-brazo se empleó el pletismógrafo digital ANGIODIN® PD 3000. Resultados: El 100% de los pacientes carecía de síntomas de EAP, pero al realizar la medición del índice tobillo-brazo se encontró que el 51,43% de ellos tenía signos de esta enfermedad. La EAP fue más frecuente en hombres (52,94 vs. 50,0%), sin que se encontraran diferencias estadísticas significativas (p>0,05). Conclusiones: El índice tobillo-brazo obtenido mediante fotopletismografía resultó útil para determinar la presencia de enfermedad arterial periférica asintomática en pacientes prehipertensos. Se identificó una alta incidencia de la enfermedad, con mayor frecuencia en el sexo masculino.
ABSTRACT Introduction: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) may present with no symptoms at all, hence the need for diagnosis to avoid complications. Objective: To determine the presence of peripheral artery disease by means of the ankle-brachial index obtained by photoplethysmography in prehypertensive patients. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a population of 35 patients over 18 years of age, with a presumptive diagnosis of prehypertension, belonging to the Family Doctor's Office 2 from the Policlínico Universitario Josué País García in Santiago de Cuba. The ANGIODIN® PD 3000 digital plethysmograph was used to measure the ankle-brachial index. Results: None of the patients had symptoms of PAD, but after measuring the ankle-brachial index, 51.43% of them were found to have signs of this disease. Peripheral artery disease was more frequent in men (52.94 vs. 50.0%), with no significant statistical differences (p>0.05). Conclusions: The ankle-brachial index obtained by photoplethysmography was useful in determining the presence of asymptomatic peripheral artery disease in prehypertensive patients. A high incidence of the disease was identified, with a higher frequency in the male sex.
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Purpose: To determine the influence of emotional alterations in the arterial stiffness index and cardiovascular risk of pre-hypertensive patients.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 48 pre-hypertensive patients. Emotional alterations, global cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness index were evaluated. The PPG technique was used to record the arterial pulse wave in the first finger of the lower right limb, using the ANGIODIN® digital plethysmograph.Results: Pre-hypertensive patients with emotional alterations had major Weight, Body Mass Index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and arterial stiffness index with respect to patients who did not find emotional alterations. In pre-hypertensive patients, 58.3% presented a positive Cornell test, 39.6% of them female, and 18.8% male. There was a significant relationship (p<0.001) between the presence of emotional disturbances and moderate cardiovascular risk.Conclusions: Emotional alterations in pre-hypertensive patients is associated with an increase in arterial stiffness and an increased global cardiovascular risk.
