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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1726-8958</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica La Paz]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Méd. La Paz]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1726-8958</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Médico de La Paz]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1726-89582024000300018</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[INFARTO AGUDO DE MIOCARDIO EN GRANDES ALTURAS (4.000MSNM)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AT HIGH ALTITUDE (4000M)]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lavadenz Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salgueiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jaime]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quiroga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arce]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mauricio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Seguro Social de Caminos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Bancaria Privada de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Torax  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>18</fpage>
<lpage>24</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1726-89582024000300018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1726-89582024000300018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1726-89582024000300018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción.- Los registros hospitalarios o poblacionales de una determinada enfermedad, mediante la toma de las variables, en este caso del infarto agudo de miocardio, son los mejores métodos para conocer la incidencia y prevalencia de esta enfermedad  Objetivos.- Conocer la frecuencia del infarto agudo de miocardio en la ciudad de La Paz. Determinar sus características. Cuantificar su letalidad. Mencionar los factores de riesgo. Enumerar los distintos tratamientos efectuados  Métodos.- Se tomaron en cuenta los casos de infarto agudo de miocardio ocurridos en los años 2022 y 2023, en los hospitales y Centros de Salud de La Paz. Los datos de las variantes, se anotaron en una base de datos, los cuales fueron digitalizados en la aplicación Docs Google. Com. Luego, se calculó la cantidad de casos para cada año y por 100000 habitantes  Resultados.- Se informaron 122 casos, por lo tanto se presentaron 61 pacientes por año, 5 por mes y 1 o 2 por semana. Los factores de riesgo más frecuentes fueron: hipertensión arterial sistémica hiperlipidemia y diabetes. Angioplastia primaria se efectuó a 63%. La letalidad fue 3,2% (4 pacientes) 2 por choque cardiogénico.  Conclusiones.- La prevalencia del infarto de miocardio en La Paz, según estos datos, es de 2,9 por 100000 habitantes y por año. La letalidad fue baja, estos datos, comparados con otros registros, son diferentes. La angioplastia primaria practicada, aunque con una cifra importante (63%), es menor, si se compara a otros registros del exterior del país.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction.- Hospital or population records of a certain disease, by taking the variables, in this case acute myocardial infarction, are the best methods to know the incidence and prevalence of this disease,  Objetives.- To know the frequency of acute Myocardial infarction in the city of La Paz. Determine its characteristics. Quantify its lethality. Mention the risk factors. List the Different treatments carried out.  Methods.- The cases of acute myocardial infarction that occurred in the years 2022 and 2023 were taken into account, in the hospitals and Health Centers of La Paz. The variant data was recorded in a database, which was digitized in the application: Docs Google.com. Then the number of cases was calculated for each year and per 100000 inhabitants  Results.- One hundred and twenty two cases were reported, therefore 61 patients presented per year , 5 per month and 1 o 2 per week. The most frequented risk factors were: systemic arterial hipertensión, hyperlipidimia an diabetes. Primary angioplasty was performed in 63%. Fatality was 3,3% (4 patients) 2 due To cardiogenic shock.  Conclusions.- The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction in La Paz according to thes data is 2,9 per 100000 inhabitants per year. The fatality was low; these data compared to other records are different. The primary angioplasty performed, although with a significant number, is lower when compared with other registries outside the country.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Letalidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Angioplastia primaria.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Registration]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Acute myocardial infarction]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lethality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Primary]]></kwd>
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