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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1682-0037</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Angiol Cir Vasc]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1682-0037</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1682-00372019000200006</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de los pacientes con diagnóstico precoz de aneurisma de la aorta abdominal]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of patients with early diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Acosta Arias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yuniesky]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínicoquirúrgico "Freyre de Andrade"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>20</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1682-00372019000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1682-00372019000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1682-00372019000200006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la incorporación de la ecografía a los métodos diagnósticos de los aneurismas aórticos abdominales favorece su detección precoz.  Objetivo:  Describir las características de los pacientes a quienes se les detectó precozmente un aneurisma aórtico abdominal.  Métodos:  Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en 243 pacientes pertenecientes al área de salud del Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico "General Freyre de Andrade", clasificados como población de riesgo (hombres &gt; 50 años y mujeres &gt; 60 años). El periodo de estudio: noviembre de 2016 a octubre de 2017.  Resultados:  Se realizó el diagnóstico de aneurisma aórtico abdominal en 2,1 % (n= 5); en estos pacientes prevaleció el grupo de edad de 70 a79 años (80 %) y el sexo masculino (60 %). Los factores de riesgo predominantes fueron el tabaquismo, la hipertensión arterial y la enfermedad arterial periférica, todos con igual porcentaje (100 %). El segmento aórtico más afectado fue el infrarrenal (100 %), los diámetros aórticos predominantes fueron: transversal (3-3,9 cm), longitudinal (5-10 cm) y antero-posterior (3-3,9 cm). La proteína C reactiva estuvo incrementada (mayor de 5 mg/L) en el 100 % de los casos. La claudicación intermitente fue la más frecuente.  Conclusiones:  A pesar de la baja prevalencia porcentual encontrada, destaca en todos los pacientes con aneurisma aórtico abdominal la presencia de factores de riesgo relevantes como es el tabaquismo, la hipertensión arterial y la enfermedad arterial periférica; incremento en la concentración de la proteína C reactiva, afectación en el segmento infrarrenal así como alto porcentaje con edades por encima de 70 años.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in the population benefits from the incorporation of ultrasound to diagnostic methods due to the importance of their early detection.  Objective:  To describe the characteristics of patients who are early detected with an abdominal aortic aneurysm.  Method:  A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 243 patients belonging to the health area of "General Freyre de Andrade&#8221; Clinical- Surgical Hospital that were classified as a risk population (men &gt; 50 years and women &gt; 60 years). The study was conducted from November 2016 to October 2017.  Results:  The diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm was performed in 2.1 % (n= 5); in these patients predominated the age group of 70 to 79 years (80 %), male sex (60 %) and white skin color (80 %). The predominant risk factors were smoking habit, arterial hypertension and peripheral arterial disease; all with equal percentage (100 %). The most affected aortic segment was the infrarenal (100 %), the predominant aortic diameters were: transversal (3-3.9 cm), longitudinal (5-10 cm) and anterior-posterior (3-3.9 cm). The C-reactive protein increased (greater than 5 mg/L) in 100 % of the cases. Intermittent claudication was the most frequent.  Conclusions:  Although the percentage prevalence of the disease was low, it was present in all the patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm, risk factors that are favorable to aneurysms, high concentrations of C-reactive protein, affectation in the infrarenal aortic segment, and high percentage of ages of more than 70 years.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[proteína C reactiva]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[abdominal aortic aneurysm]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ultrasound]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[risk factors]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[C- reactive protein]]></kwd>
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