Atrial fibrillation in patients with ischemic stroke in the University Hospital Comandante Faustino Pérez. 2017

Abstract

Introduction: it was carried out a transversal observational study in the in-patients with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke in the neurology ward of the Faustino Pérez Hospital in 2017.

Objective: to characterize the atrial fibrillation   in these patients taking into account age, sex, risk factors, fibrillation type and embolic risk.

Materials and methods: the universe of the study was 40 patients with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke. During the hospitalization, a survey was applied to patients and/or their relatives for collecting the information.

Results: The 75-84 age group predominated and male patients predominated. With 50 % and 70 % respectively. The most frequent risk factors in patients with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke were arterial hypertension and being more than 75 years old with 85 % and heart failure with 70 %. The most frequent atrial fibrillation was the one diagnosed for the first time with 55 %.  According to the ventricular answer, atrial fibrillation with fast ventricular answer predominated, with 75 %. The predominant embolic risk factors were arterial hypertension and patients aged ≥ 75 years with 85 %, followed by heart failure with 70 %.

Conclusion: atrial fibrillation in in-patients with ischemic stroke was predominant in male hypertensive patients aged 75 years and more with cardiac failure; in most of the patients the atrial fibrillation was made during the hospitalization with ischemic stroke.