One of the main causes of death in Chile and the world are cardiovascular diseases. Multiple strategies seek to reduce them, with local epidemiology becoming relevant for that. Objectives: To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of rural and urban patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (IMEST) in the province of Biobío. Methods: A prospective registry was made of all patients admitted for IMEST between October 2019 and October 2020. Results: 100 records were obtained. 32% corresponded to rural population and 68% to urban population (p <0.001). The age in urban patients was lower than rural ones (58.9 vs 66.5 years, p<0.05). For both groups, the predominant sex was male. Smoking was higher in the urban population (51.4 vs 31.2%, p<0.05). LDL cholesterol was lower in the rural population (106 vs 122.7mg / dL, p<0.05). There was no difference in ischemia time, diabetes, HDL, reperfusion and mortality. Conclusions: A third of the study population were rural patients, with epidemiological profile different from the urban ones. That may be related to lifestyle habits that condition the above. Our study
Keywords:
myocardial infarction, rural population,, urban population, public health
Mallol S., M. ., Domínguez L., A., & Meza F., E. (2024). Comparación de población urbana y rural con infarto transmural al miocardio en la provincia del Biobío, Región del Biobío, Chile. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 35(3), 229–37. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2024.76970
