Perfíl clínico de idosos portadores de estenose aórtica severa / Clinical Profile of Critical Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly
Arq. bras. cardiol
; 68(6): 415-420, Jun. 1997. tab
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| ID: lil-320327
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RESUMO
PURPOSE:
To evaluate clinical symptoms and echocardiographic findings in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis and possible gender differences.METHODS:
We studied 54 patients, 24 (44.5) males and 30 (55.5) females aged 80.7 +/- 5.2 years with severe aortic stenosis. The following variables were analyzed presence of clinical manifestations (dyspnea, angina, and syncope) and echocardiographic indices (left ventricular [LV] dimensions, ejection fraction [EF], and mass index).RESULTS:
Dyspnea was the most frequent symptom with overall prevalence of 44. EF was lower than 50in only 2 patients. There were no gender differences in the prevalence of any of the clinical manifestations. Male patients had higher LV volumes (p < 0.05) and lower EF (p = 0.03).CONCLUSION:
The data showing dyspnea as the most common clinical manifestation; EF > 50; lower LV volumes and greater EF in female patients suggest that the adaptive mechanisms to this condition may be different between the two sexes.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Pt
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil