Yaniel Castro-Torres1, Nabeel Yar Khan2, Raimundo Carmona-Puerta3. 1. Hospital Universitario Celestino Hernández Robau, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba. 2. Policlínico Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón, Cumanayagua, Cienfuegos, Cuba. 3. Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the maximum P-wave duration (Pmax) and P-wave dispersion (PWD) according to blood pressure (BP) and uric acid (UA) levels in geriatric patients. METHOD: An analytical study was performed in 83 patients aged over 60 years treated at the Family Medical Office 5 of the Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón Polyclinic, in Cienfuegos, Cuba between January and December 2015. The sample was divided into two groups (patients with hyperuricemia and patients with normal UA levels). RESULTS: We found a linear and significant correlation between diastolic BP and Pmax in patients with hyperuricemia (r=0.695; p=0.026), but not in patients with normal UA (r=0.048; p=0.757). A linear and significant correlation was demonstrated between diastolic BP and PWD in patients with hyperuricemia (r=0.657; p=0.039), but not in patients with normal UA (r=0.054; p=0.730). CONCLUSION: There is correlation between diastolic BP and Pmax plus PWD in elderly patients with hyperuricemia.
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the maximum P-wave duration (Pmax) and P-wave dispersion (PWD) according to blood pressure (BP) and uric acid (UA) levels in geriatric patients. METHOD: An analytical study was performed in 83 patients aged over 60 years treated at the Family Medical Office 5 of the Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón Polyclinic, in Cienfuegos, Cuba between January and December 2015. The sample was divided into two groups (patients with hyperuricemia and patients with normal UA levels). RESULTS: We found a linear and significant correlation between diastolic BP and Pmax in patients with hyperuricemia (r=0.695; p=0.026), but not in patients with normal UA (r=0.048; p=0.757). A linear and significant correlation was demonstrated between diastolic BP and PWD in patients with hyperuricemia (r=0.657; p=0.039), but not in patients with normal UA (r=0.054; p=0.730). CONCLUSION: There is correlation between diastolic BP and Pmax plus PWD in elderly patients with hyperuricemia.