Subclinical atherosclerosis in health institution workers

Authors

  • Marelys Castro Iglesias Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera)
  • Danay Castro Iglesias http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0947-5200 Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera). hospitales@cislapradera.cu
  • Janet de las Mercedes Seoane Piedra Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera).
  • Loida Torres Pérez Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera).
  • Ariel González López Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera). Especialista en Imagenología. La Habana, Cuba.
  • Claudia Margarita Aguirre Castro Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Miguel Enríquez. Residente de primer año en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias.

Keywords:

Enfermedad subclínica, aterosclerosis, factores de riesgo de la enfermedad aterosclerótica, complejo íntima media

Abstract

Introduction: Atherosclerosis is the main cause of coronary disease. Its presence in the vascular network is shown from very early age. It is ensured that it is present from intrauterine life and becomes larger and larger over the years, both due to the action of aging and the presence of other factors that accelerate and perpetuate it. Subclinical atherosclerosis is a term that should be used to express that there is a degree of evidence of arterial wall injury without clinical appearance.Objective: To identify the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis and its relationship with atherogenic risk factors.Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in workers of “La Pradera” International Health Center from January to December 2019.Results: Subclinical atherosclerosis was detected in 129 subjects (32.7%). It was associated with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and smoking. Conclusions: Subclinical disease was present in health workers, apparently healthy and young, who had at least one risk factor for atherosclerotic disease.

 

Keywords: subclinical disease; atherosclerosis; risk factors for atherosclerotic disease; intimate media complex.

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Author Biographies

Marelys Castro Iglesias, Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera)

-       http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4395-6160

. Especialista en Medicina Interna. Profesora Asistente. La Habana, Cuba

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Danay Castro Iglesias, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0947-5200 Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera). hospitales@cislapradera.cu

Especialista en Medicina Interna. Profesora Asistente. La Habana, Cuba.

Janet de las Mercedes Seoane Piedra, Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera).

-          http://orcid.org/000-0003-1404-8403

 Especialista en Neurología. Profesora instructor. La Habana, Cuba.Tel: 52434372. Correo:

Loida Torres Pérez, Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera).

-        http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6169-3355

 Especialista en Laboratoro Clínico. La Habana, Cuba. Tel: 53995978. Correo:

Ariel González López, Centro Internacional de Salud La Pradera (CIS La Pradera). Especialista en Imagenología. La Habana, Cuba.

-        http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-7676

 

Tel: 53874753. Correo:

Claudia Margarita Aguirre Castro, Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Miguel Enríquez. Residente de primer año en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias.

-         Dra. . http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7054-0622

 

Tel: 53298992. Correo:

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Published

2020-12-10

How to Cite

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Castro Iglesias M, Castro Iglesias D, Seoane Piedra J de las M, Torres Pérez L, González López A, Aguirre Castro CM. Subclinical atherosclerosis in health institution workers. Rev Cubana Med [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 10 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];60(3). Available from: https://revmedicina.sld.cu/index.php/med/article/view/2134

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 3 (2021): julio-septiembre

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Original articles

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