Publications by authors named "Edgar Eduardo Castro-Osorio"
Characteristics and Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation in Chronic Heart Failure Patients: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Colombian Heart Failure Registry.
Cardiol Res
February 2024
Background: Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) represent conditions that commonly coexist. The impact of AF in HF has yet to be well studied in Latin America. This study aimed to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical features, along with patients' outcomes with AF and HF from the Colombian Heart Failure Registry (RECOLFACA).
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- The study aimed to assess the characteristics of patients over 50 years old with fractures and evaluate the effectiveness of a Fracture Liaison Services program in Colombia, highlighting its role in reducing mortality and refracture risks.
- A total of 438 patients were analyzed, with an average age of 77.5 years; hip and vertebral fractures were the most common types, and 63.5% of the cases required surgical management.
- The program showed effective adherence to clinical guidelines, achieving a 74.6% effectiveness rate, with low rates of new falls (9.1%) and refractures (3.7%) during follow-up.
We aimed to describe and compare characteristics and outcomes of patients with a worsening heart failure episode included in the RECOLFACA registry during 2017-2019 vs population from VICTORIA trial. 2528 patients were included, 1890 (74.8%) had an ejection fraction <45% and a worsening episode.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Falls and bone fractures are important causes of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. The objective of this study was to identify the degree of consistency between the anticholinergic scales used for patients diagnosed with fractures.
Methods: This was an analytical agreement study conducted in patients diagnosed with vertebral and nonvertebral fractures in Colombia.