Prevalencia de cardiopatías en pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo en el año 2016.

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that can affect any tissue. Cardiovascular diseases occupy the first place in mortality and morbidity in the world, and within the group of patients with SLE, occupies the second place as far as morbidity is concerned. The cardiac involvement may be the initial manifestation or can be found in those with already established diagnosis, and in many cases, it is presented in a subclinical manner. The severity of this affection could produce life threatening conditions. Method: retrospective, cross-sectional, observational, prevalence study carried out in the IESS Regional Hospital Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, located in the city of Guayaquil - Ecuador, whose sample consisted of 164 patients attended in outpatient clinic, hospitalization and emergency service with the diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. Results: The prevalence of heart disease was 26.2%; 91% were women and 9% men. The age group in which heart disease developed most frequently was between 31 to 50 years. The most frequent alteration was myocardial disorders, specifically diastolic dysfunction. Conclusions: The prevalence of heart disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus is an entity not so prevalent in these patients. When it occurs, it usually occurs within the first ten years of the disease's evolution, and there is a greater probability of developing heart disease within 31 to 50 years of age.