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OBJETIVO: Demonstrar a prevalência da hiperglicemia de estresse em coorte de pacientes com síndrome coronariana aguda e a correlação com óbito, insuficiência cardíaca e/ou disfunção ventricular esquerda sistólica, na fase intra-hospitalar. MÉTODOS: Estudo de coorte prospectiva inicial constituída por pacientes internados com síndrome coronariana aguda, com ou sem supradesnivelamento do segmento ST. Foram comparados os grupos para demonstrar a correlação entre hiperglicemia de estresse e eventos cardiovasculares. Na comparação entre os grupos com e sem hiperglicemia de estresse, foram usados o teste do qui-quadrado ou exato de Fisher, e o teste t de student. As variáveis com valor de p

Objective To demonstrate the prevalence of stress hyperglycemia in a cohort of patients with acute coronary syndrome and to determine the correlation of stress hyperglycemia with death, heart failure and/or left ventricular systolic dysfunction during the intrahospital phase. Methods A prospective initial cohort study of hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome with or without ST segment elevation. The groups were compared to demonstrate the correlation between stress hyperglycemia and cardiovascular events. The chi-square test or Fisher's exact test and student's t-test were used to compare the groups with and without stress hyperglycemia. The variables with p

Our study set out to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and variables that influence its presence in patients hospitalized for heart failure. Depression is associated with a substantially increased risk of developing heart failure in individuals at risk, and has been related to adverse outcomes in patients with established heart failure. It is important to determine its prevalence in different populations and assess related causes.We conducted a cross-sectional study of 103 patients with heart failure, admitted to public hospital, via a questionnaire that evaluates clinical variables, socio-demographics and we applied the Beck Depression Inventory to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and predictors of their presence. We used the chi2, Student test and considered significant when0.05 and subjected to logistic regression analysis when between 0.05 and 0.1.The mean age of the patients in our study was 65.4 ± 13.6. Depressive symptoms were present in 69 (67%) patients: 35 (34%) had mild depressive symptoms, 22 (21.3%) had moderate symptoms and 12 (11.6%) patients presented severe symptoms. Marital status was significant when analyzed, and the predictors of depressive symptoms were marital status, sex, living arrangements and heart failure etiology.Because depressive symptoms in patients hospitalized for heart failure are very common, it is important to detect these disorders. The prevalence of these varies according to socio-demographic and clinical data, and these factors should be taken into consideration when planning future studies, as well as screening and intervention programs for co-morbid depressive disorders in hospitalized patients with heart failure.