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SENIOR, Juan Manuel; PLATA, Jesús Alberto  y  NAVAS, Claudia María. Prevalence of musculoskeletal pathology associated with heart failure syndrome. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2014, vol.39, n.3, pp.233-237. ISSN 0120-2448.

Introduction: in patients with heart failure, multiple associated diseases have been described, especially those of musculoskeletal origin which may limit the functional capacity independent of ventricular function and deteriorate quality of life of patients; therefore, its detection allows changes in exercise prescription and aerobic conditioning, physiotherapy and to apply physiotherapeutic and ergonomic measures in cardiac rehabilitation programs according to the specific diagnosis. Materials and methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to the Heart Failure Clinic of Antioquia University and the University Hospital San Vicente de Paul Foundation over a period of one year with the aim of establishing the presence of musculo skeletal pathology. Results: 151 patients were admitted during the study period. 55.6% were men and the median age was 68 years. The leading cause of heart failure was coronary heart disease, followed by hypertension. 33.1% were in functional class II of the New York Heart Association (NYHA) and 32.5% in NYHA III. 66.9% of patients attending the heart failure clinic did not have work activity. Musculoskeletal pathology was demonstrated in 31.8%, being osteoarthritis the most common, eitherof hip or knee, with a frequency of 6.6%, followed by rotator cuff tendinitis (4.6%). Other alterations found were low back pain, myofascial pain, peripheral neuropathy, patellofemoral dysfunction and carpal tunnel syndrome. 35.8% of patients were able to link the cardiac rehabilitation program and establish a program targeted according co-morbidities found. Conclusions: musculoskeletal pathology in patients with heart failure is common, possibly due to metabolic changes and hypoperfusion associated with heart failure. Physical deconditioning associated increases muscle imbalance and facilitates overuse syndromes such as rotator cuff tendinitis. Linking of a heart failure clinic with an established rehabilitation program will allow early detection and appropriate intervention during it of the musculoskeletal pathologies associated, reducing in this way disability and improving the quality of life of these patients.

Palabras clave : exercise; noncardiac comorbidities; musculoskeletal disorders; cardiac rehabilitation.

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