[Clinical profile of aged patients with severe aortic stenosis]. / Perfíl clínico de idosos portadores de estenose aórtica severa.
Arq Bras Cardiol
; 68(6): 415-20, 1997 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
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 50% in 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.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estenose da Valva Aórtica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Arq Bras Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article