Programa Nacional de Telessaúde no município de Braúnas: uma avaliação do serviço de eletrocardiograma digital

Abstract

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is an examination of fundamental importance in the detection of most heart disease. With the rise of information technologies and communication, information technology is gaining ground within the area of health, with great impact on diagnostic tests such as ECG-digital, facilitating user access to people in distant locations of specialized services. We analyzed 320 ECGs of patients in the city of Braúnas - MG, carried out from August 2008 to July 2009, lying in computerized files. The number of examinations of women was higher than those of men, while greater representation in the age group 51 to 60 years. Among the patients analyzed, 38% were hypertensive, followed by 11.4%, patients with obesity, diabetes getting third place with 6.5%. Showed mostly nonspecific alterations of ventricular repolarization with 37%, followed by blocking Branch Law with 17%, and 2% of cases of Acute Myocardial Infarction. The project Minas Telecardio brought a reduction in spending to the public coffers of this city, because there is no such as ECG outside the city, reducing the number of referrals. The presence of ECG-digital examination in the city improved the resolution of the service and, consequently, a decrease of injuries or complications for delay in appropriate conduct.