CARACTERÍSTICAS EPIDEMIOLÓGICAS DE PACIENTES HOSPITALIZADOS COM INFARTO AGUDO DO MIOCÁRDIO EM BELÉM-PA

Abstract

Within the global and national collective health scenario, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are among the main causes of mortality and morbidity. Acute Myocardial Infarction, in turn, is characterized as the main exponent among all CVD's, in prevalence. The present study aimed to describe the epidemiological profile of patients hospitalized for AMI in Belém do Pará, between January 2016 and November 2020. The results revealed a total of 5,854 patients hospitalized for AMI in Belém do Pará between 2016 and 2020. Among the characteristics assessed, it was noted that the majority were male (70.8%), brown (80%) and elderly (62.29%). Although a large drop in the number of deaths of patients hospitalized for AMI was noted, especially in 2020, it was not possible to associate this result with improvements in intensive management and hospital infrastructure. Apparently, similar to other studies, the drop in the number of deaths during the aforementioned moment had a direct influence on the SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, most hospitalizations in intensive care units were for patients with acute respiratory syndrome. In this sense, there was a decrease in the number of hospitalizations for other diseases due to the shortage of beds.