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Categoría: "cardioliga" / 32 Artículos
Uso de medicamentos asociados con prolongación del intervalo QT en hospitales de Colombia durante la Pandemia de Covid19
Background. Many of the therapeutic proposals for COVID-19 have been associated with adverse effects, including the risk of QT interval prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP). The objective was...
Características clínicas, patrones de uso e incidencia de eventos adversos en pacientes con fibrilación auricular no valvular tratados con anticoagulantes orales en Colombia
Objective: The objective was to analyze the characteristics, treatment patterns, and clinical results of Colombian patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) under treatment with oral ...
Perfil de prescripción de fármacos antiarrítmicos en un grupo de pacientes en Colombia
Objetivo: determinar los patrones de prescripción de fármacos antiarrítmicos y variables asociadas a su utilización en una población de pacientes afiliados al ...
Use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in Colombia: A descriptive study using a national administrative healthcare database
Purpose: We aimed to describe time-trends in the use of NOACs among a group of ambulatory patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in Colombia and to describe treatment patterns and ...
Prevalencia de uso de fármacos hipolipemiantes
Introducción: Las patologías de origen cardiovascular son la primera causa de muerte en Colombia y América Latina, y la dislipidemia tiene una importante relación. ...
Prevalence of the Use of Aspirin and Statins for Preventing Cardiovascular Events in the Colombian Population with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus: Comparison of 2008 and 2018
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) greatly increases cardiovascular risk. Primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention lead to lower cardiovascular events, improved quality of life and lower ...
Clinical characteristics and stratification of the cerebrovascular accident risk among patients with atrial fibrillation in Colombia, 2011-2016
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia worldwide. This study aimed to determine the sociodemographic and clinical features of AF in a Colombian ...
Real-World Effectiveness of Therapy With Rosuvastatin Combined With Fenofibric Acid in a Sample of Colombian Patients With Mixed Dyslipidemia
Background: Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world and is associated with dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and other factors. Objective: To ...
Identification of potentially inappropriate cardiovascular prescriptions in the elderly using Beers’ criteria
Introduction: improper use of medication is becoming more frequent and can cause physical or physiological damage.
Objective: to determine the frequency of potentially inappropriate ...