The
Myocardial Infarction
typical pain transfixing chest which is at sea level
normal EKG Waves Classic
QS in II, III, aVF old diaphragmatic myocardial
HEIGHT CARDIAC INFARCTION WITHOUT PAIN PRESENTS TYPICAL
Myocardial Infarction
typical pain transfixing chest which is at sea level
normal EKG Waves Classic
QS in II, III, aVF old diaphragmatic myocardial HEIGHT CARDIAC INFARCTION WITHOUT PAIN PRESENTS TYPICAL
Hope Hospital in Cerro de Pasco (now defunct in the mid-90), also called American Hospital having been founded in the time of the Cerro de Pasco Copper Corporation, at 4330 meters, Dr. Fernando Acosta reviewed the issue, drawing on his experience as a cardiologist working at height, where he realized that the prevalence of ischemic heart disease was very low if not rare in contrast to the case at sea level (which is a condition of every day).
be tracked for a decade looking for possible suspects in heart disease patients. In 2014 found 135 cases evaluated different carriers and valvular cardiovascular disease, congenital heart disease, chronic lung cor, conduction disorders, rhythm and others.
Only 6 cases were classified as having sequelae of myocardial infarction by electrocardiographic results found. All were male and ages were 55 to 74 years. All were born at levels greater than 4000 m and permanently residing in Cerro de Pasco.
The evaluation of these 6 cases have been explained at length in the study, and reported that they all refused or did not remember any symptoms related to infarction as acute chest pain transfixing. They used the Rose questionnaire, ECG, biochemical tests and stress test.
One of them was diagnosed in a cardiovascular surgical risk, in whom he detected a typical evolution of Asymptomatic Myocardial Infarction.
Consider that a heart attack pain is the translation of myocardial anoxia due to coronary occlusion. Literature also describes painless heart attacks, but acute myocardial failure associated with acute symptoms such as acute pulmonary edema, arrhythmias, fainting or sudden shock. Thus
description Acosta - supported by our clinical observation (who worked with him, is that the clinical behavior of myocardial infarctions in height is different than described in the literature, are quiet or silent and asymptomatic.
been reported also in this blog in the article " THE HEART IS BIGGER, HEAVIER AND HEIGHT vascularized "(even showing images of the coronary circulation), which at birth, at sea level, many coronary vessels are obliterated, understandable process that there is no pressing need to keep them open enough oxygen. But this process does not occur in those born to great heights as the city of Cerro de Pasco, where the vessels would remain open and channeled during the time they remain in their habitat as a mechanism for adaptation to hypoxia, enzymatic and metabolic changes that occur in the myocardial cell in which oxygen extraction by the myocardium should be increased to what is required an increase in vascularization and intercoronary anastomosis.
These anatomical changes in the coronary vasculature not seem to be met in sea level natives living at high altitude.
have also found low prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in the native high, resulting in low frequency of atheromatous plaques in artery walls at autopsy.
The very low prevalence of 3 per thousand mentioned by Acosta would be a compensatory mechanism for life in this condition, "it would seem that was magnanimous nature with native high as in these frigid lands there coronary risk factors"
be tracked for a decade looking for possible suspects in heart disease patients. In 2014 found 135 cases evaluated different carriers and valvular cardiovascular disease, congenital heart disease, chronic lung cor, conduction disorders, rhythm and others.
Only 6 cases were classified as having sequelae of myocardial infarction by electrocardiographic results found. All were male and ages were 55 to 74 years. All were born at levels greater than 4000 m and permanently residing in Cerro de Pasco.
The evaluation of these 6 cases have been explained at length in the study, and reported that they all refused or did not remember any symptoms related to infarction as acute chest pain transfixing. They used the Rose questionnaire, ECG, biochemical tests and stress test.
One of them was diagnosed in a cardiovascular surgical risk, in whom he detected a typical evolution of Asymptomatic Myocardial Infarction.
Consider that a heart attack pain is the translation of myocardial anoxia due to coronary occlusion. Literature also describes painless heart attacks, but acute myocardial failure associated with acute symptoms such as acute pulmonary edema, arrhythmias, fainting or sudden shock. Thus
description Acosta - supported by our clinical observation (who worked with him, is that the clinical behavior of myocardial infarctions in height is different than described in the literature, are quiet or silent and asymptomatic.
been reported also in this blog in the article " THE HEART IS BIGGER, HEAVIER AND HEIGHT vascularized "(even showing images of the coronary circulation), which at birth, at sea level, many coronary vessels are obliterated, understandable process that there is no pressing need to keep them open enough oxygen. But this process does not occur in those born to great heights as the city of Cerro de Pasco, where the vessels would remain open and channeled during the time they remain in their habitat as a mechanism for adaptation to hypoxia, enzymatic and metabolic changes that occur in the myocardial cell in which oxygen extraction by the myocardium should be increased to what is required an increase in vascularization and intercoronary anastomosis.
These anatomical changes in the coronary vasculature not seem to be met in sea level natives living at high altitude.
have also found low prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in the native high, resulting in low frequency of atheromatous plaques in artery walls at autopsy.
The very low prevalence of 3 per thousand mentioned by Acosta would be a compensatory mechanism for life in this condition, "it would seem that was magnanimous nature with native high as in these frigid lands there coronary risk factors"
Cerro de Pasco with his former lagoon in the old town Patarcocha
(Based on: Silent heart attack at the height, Fernando Acosta Raez, "Proceedings of the Third National Congress High Altitude Medicine, 1985, Cerro de Pasco ")
Dr. Achilles MONROY
Doctors in La Oroya Chulec Hospital, October 2007