Estimation of global cardiovascular risk in patients who suffer from type 2 diabetes mellitus of debut

Authors

  • Onelis Góngora Gómez
  • Yadnil Elizabeth Gómez Vázquez
  • Rosalí Bauta Milord
  • Wilber Jesús Riverón Carralero

Keywords:

type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular riskfactors, global cardiovascular risk

Abstract

Introduction: chronic illnesses not transmissibleconstitute the principal cause of death in the world in thepresent moment. Diabetes Mellitus become manifest like a set of metabolic upsets that affects different organs and tissues and characterizes itself for an alteration of thelevels of glucose in blood, is associated with multiplecomplications. The control of risk factors cardiovascular isan essential element for the primary prevention and itwould back up cardiovascular of the disease in patients with diabetes mellitus. Objective: to determinate the global cardiovascular risk in patients who suffer from type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Docent Universitary Policlinical “Alex Urquiola Marrero”, in the period of October of 2018 toOctober of 2019. Methods: An observational, descriptivestudy was made of a series of cases in which the universeconsisted of 59 patients of Docent Universitary Policlinical “Alex Urquiola Marrero” that debuted with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the period studied. The sample consisted of 55 patients that accepted belong to the study, selectedthrough a non-probabilistic or intentional sampling. Results: in studied patients predominated male sex with 54.6 %, such as etary group of 41 to 50 with 41.8 %, 83.6% presented total colesterol elevated and 69.1 % was a global cardiovascular risk high. Conclusions: patients who debuted with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a increased cardiovascular global risk of suffer from a cardiovascular disease in next 10.

Published

2020-07-12

How to Cite

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Góngora Gómez O, Gómez Vázquez YE, Bauta Milord R, Riverón Carralero WJ. Estimation of global cardiovascular risk in patients who suffer from type 2 diabetes mellitus of debut. Rev 16 de abril [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 12 [cited 2024 Dec. 12];59(278):e929. Available from: https://rev16deabril.sld.cu/index.php/16_04/article/view/929

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