There are important sex-related differences in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Women are older,more frequently frail,and present more comorbidities than men.Atypical symptoms at presentation are als...There are important sex-related differences in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Women are older,more frequently frail,and present more comorbidities than men.Atypical symptoms at presentation are also more common in female patients,they are leaded to a delayed diagnosis and treatment.Coronary angiography and subsequent revascularization are frequently underused in elderly women and they tend to receive less guidelines-recommended therapies.The prognosis in elderly frail women with ACS is poor,and it is with high mortality and readmissions rates.Bleeding is recurrent ischemic events in which it is more frequent in women than in men.Recovery time might be long,and a multidisciplinary approach is desirable to improve prognosis and quality of life.Further studies are needed in order to clarify the benefit of the different therapies in the group of frail women,and this is particularly true for revascularization,as scientific evidence in this group is very scarce.展开更多
Introduction Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the most common causes of death and causes frequent hospital admissions.[1] The increase in life expectancy and the appearance of new treatments,[2] is changing in the cli...Introduction Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the most common causes of death and causes frequent hospital admissions.[1] The increase in life expectancy and the appearance of new treatments,[2] is changing in the clinical profile of CV disease, with a rise in chronic processes and concomitant comorbidities.[ 3] These changes are probably reflected in the current profile of patients admitted to cardiology departments, and in their causes of mortality.展开更多
Dyspnea is a common and disabling symptom of respiratory and heart diseases, which is growing in incidence. During hospital admis- sion, breathlessness is under-diagnosed and under-treated, although there are treatmen...Dyspnea is a common and disabling symptom of respiratory and heart diseases, which is growing in incidence. During hospital admis- sion, breathlessness is under-diagnosed and under-treated, although there are treatments available for controlling the symptom. We have developed a tailored implementation strategy directed to medical staff to promote the application of these pharmacological and non-pharmacological tools in dealing with dyspnea. The primary aim is to decrease the rate of patients that do not receive an adequate relief of dyspnea. This is a four-stage quasi-experimental study. The intervention consists in two teaching talks that will be taught in Cardiology and Respiratory Medicine Departments. The contents will be prepared by Palliative Care specialists, based on available tools for management of dyspnea and patients＇ needs. A cross-sectional study of dyspnea in hospitalized patients will be performed before and after the intervention to ascertain an improvement in dyspnea intensity due to changes in medical practices. The last phase consists in the creation of consensus protocols for dyspnea management based in our experience. The results of this study are expected to be of great value and may change clinical practice in the near future and promote a changing for the better of dyspnea care.展开更多
文摘There are important sex-related differences in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Women are older,more frequently frail,and present more comorbidities than men.Atypical symptoms at presentation are also more common in female patients,they are leaded to a delayed diagnosis and treatment.Coronary angiography and subsequent revascularization are frequently underused in elderly women and they tend to receive less guidelines-recommended therapies.The prognosis in elderly frail women with ACS is poor,and it is with high mortality and readmissions rates.Bleeding is recurrent ischemic events in which it is more frequent in women than in men.Recovery time might be long,and a multidisciplinary approach is desirable to improve prognosis and quality of life.Further studies are needed in order to clarify the benefit of the different therapies in the group of frail women,and this is particularly true for revascularization,as scientific evidence in this group is very scarce.
文摘Introduction Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the most common causes of death and causes frequent hospital admissions.[1] The increase in life expectancy and the appearance of new treatments,[2] is changing in the clinical profile of CV disease, with a rise in chronic processes and concomitant comorbidities.[ 3] These changes are probably reflected in the current profile of patients admitted to cardiology departments, and in their causes of mortality.
文摘Dyspnea is a common and disabling symptom of respiratory and heart diseases, which is growing in incidence. During hospital admis- sion, breathlessness is under-diagnosed and under-treated, although there are treatments available for controlling the symptom. We have developed a tailored implementation strategy directed to medical staff to promote the application of these pharmacological and non-pharmacological tools in dealing with dyspnea. The primary aim is to decrease the rate of patients that do not receive an adequate relief of dyspnea. This is a four-stage quasi-experimental study. The intervention consists in two teaching talks that will be taught in Cardiology and Respiratory Medicine Departments. The contents will be prepared by Palliative Care specialists, based on available tools for management of dyspnea and patients＇ needs. A cross-sectional study of dyspnea in hospitalized patients will be performed before and after the intervention to ascertain an improvement in dyspnea intensity due to changes in medical practices. The last phase consists in the creation of consensus protocols for dyspnea management based in our experience. The results of this study are expected to be of great value and may change clinical practice in the near future and promote a changing for the better of dyspnea care.
