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REAL, Raúl  e  CUEVAS BOGADO², José Luis. Etiology of acute cardiac decompensation in adult patients. Insuf. card. [online]. 2016, vol.11, n.2, pp.62-67. ISSN 1852-3862.

Background. Heart failure is a high prevalence process at present and a public health problem reaching epidemic proportions and leads to progressive and severe deterioration of the patient. Imbalance causes are various but may vary with each region. Objectives. To determine the causes of cardiac decompensation in adult patients. Material and methods. Observational, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study. Patients were included with a diagnosis of heart failure and hospitalized in the services of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the National Hospital of Itauguá (Paraguay) from March to November 2015. Results. Hundred ten patients were included, most of them were males with incomplete basic education. The major cause of heart failure decompensation was irregular medication, excess salt intake in the diet and physical effort. Conclusions. The leading cause of cardiac decompensation was irregular medication, followed by excess salt intake in the diet, as well as physical effort. Most patients had a good treatment schedule before decompensation, but was administered irregularly.

Palavras-chave : Heart failure; Acute cardiac decompensation; Atrial fibrillation; Arterial hypertension.

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