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Revista Costarricense de Cardiología
versão impressa ISSN 1409-4142
Resumo
CHAVERRI FERNANDEZ, José Miguel et al. Pharmacotherapy of heart failure: analysis of cases of hospitalized patients in a private health center in Costa Rica. Rev. costarric. cardiol [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.2, pp.14-21. ISSN 1409-4142.
Pharmacotherapy of heart failure: analysis of cases of hospitalized patients in a private health center in Costa Rica
Objective:
Heart failure is a disease that affects a highly proportion of the adult population worldwide; about 23 million people endure this ailment, being one of the main causes of cardiovascular mortality. Therefore, the aim was to evaluate the correlation between the current therapy in a hospital setting and international guidelines, as well as the impact on morbidity and mortality.
Methods:
Observational prospective study, to analyze multiple variables from physical and electronic registers from all hospitalized patients for heart failure at Hospital Clínica Bíblica from January 2014 to December 2016, with the intention to compare the prescribed therapy at the hospital with selected therapeutical guidelines.
Results:
There were 72 patients, from which 35% were between 81 and 90 years old, 58% were men, 61% were hospitalized between 1-5 days, 9 were readmitted and 63 had their first admission, 69 were discharged and 3 perished.
Conclusions:
The pharmacotherapeutic approach in patients with heart failure has had a satisfactory evolution, and it’s according to clinical guidelines, which could have repercussions regarding the reduction of mortality rates, hospitalization stays and rehospitalization rates.
Palavras-chave : falla cardiaca; medicina basada en la evidencia; farmacoterapia cardiovascular; heart failure; evidence-based medicine; cardiovascular pharmacotherapy.