SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING

Abstract

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting restores the coronary circulation in ischemic areas, preventing muscle necrosis, chronic and acute, preserving and/or improving ventricular function, prolonging life and improving its quality considerably. Objective: To describe the demographic characteristics of patients undergoing myocardial revascularization in a reference public hospital with excellent reputation in cardiology. Method: Descriptive and analytical cross sectional transversal study with evaluation and data collection of 165 patients preoperatively, February 2012 to March 2013. Results: The main data included: men, 102 (61.8%), age 62.69 ± 9.26 years (42 to 84), 37 (22.5%) 60 years; women, 63 (38.2%), age 62.16 ± 8.52 years (40 to 77), 25 (15.2%) <60 years; 107 (64.9%) married or common-law marriage, race/color self-declared as brown/dark-skinned in 102 (61.8%), limited schooling at elementary school in 105 (63.6%); family income ≤ minimum wage in 136 (82.5%) and 95 (57.5 %) retirees/pensioners, domestic labor activity in 44 (26.7 %) women, between 46 to 77 years, and Catholic 111 (67,4 %).Conclusion: Population with low education and low income, with emphasis to the percentage of individuals aged <60 years and minimum age of 40 years, characterizing poverty as major risk factor of coronary artery disease.