Guillermo Ganum

Inteligencia emocional y lesión aterosclerótica coronaria: estudio exploratorio en base a la aplicación del test Trait Meta-Mood Scale

Introduccion No existen estudios previos que evaluen la inteligencia emocional en adultos asintomaticos con lesiones ateroscleroticas coronarias. ObjetivoEn este trabajo nos proponemos estudiar la inteligencia emocional como rasgo en adultos asintomaticos con y sin lesiones ateroscleroticas coronarias, junto con comparar los datos estadisticos de los mismos. Diseno y metodo Estudio de corte transversal. Participaron 100 adultos asintomaticos, entre 30 y 80 anos, que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusion y exclusion, y que se realizaron una angiotomografia coronaria derivados por su medico tratante. La presencia o ausencia de lesion se determino utilizando un tomografo computarizado multicorte de 64 canales. La inteligencia emocional se evaluo mediante la aplicacion del test Trait Meta-Mood Scale. Resultados: La muestra fue constituida por 73 por ciento hombres y 27 por ciento mujeres. 51 por ciento tenia lesion aterosclerotica coronaria, 78 por ciento presento puntajes inferiores a los valores de referencia tanto para el factor claridad como para el factor reparacion emocional. 79 por ciento presento puntajes superiores a los valores de referencia para el factor atencion emocional. Se hallaron asociaciones estadisticamente significativas entre la presencia de lesion aterosclerotica coronaria y cada uno de los tres factores evaluados: atencion emocional, Chi-cuadrado: 0,302, p=0,043; claridad emocional, Chi-cuadrado: -0,312, p=0,040; y regulacion emocional, Chi-cuadrado: -0,313, p=0,040. Conclusiones: Las personas con lesiones ateroscleroticas coronarias presentaron una tendencia excesiva a centrarse en la experiencia emocional, observando y pensando sobre las propias emociones, asi como una baja habilidad para identificar, distinguir y describir las emociones que experimentan. Tambien evidenciaron habilidad disminuida para reducir o eliminar las emociones negativas e incrementar o mantener la intensidad de las emociones positivas. Introduction There are no prior studies that assess emotional intelligence in asymptomatic adults with coronary atherosclerosis. Aim The purpose of this study is to explore associations between emotional intelligence in asymptomatic adults with and without coronary atherosclerotic lesions. Design and methodCross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 100 asymptomatic 30 to 80 year-old adults that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and who underwent coronary multislice computed tomography. Coronary atherosclerosis was shown by 64-channel multislice computed tomography. Emotional intelligence was assessed by applying the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. Results The sample was composed of 73 percent men and 27 percent women. Fifty-one percent had coronary atherosclerotic lesions, 78 percent had scores below the reference values for both Clarity and Repair. Seventy-nine percent had scores above the reference values for Attention. Statistically significant associations were found between the presence of coronary atherosclerotic lesion and: a) emotional attention, chi-square: 0.302, p=0.043, b) emotional clarity, chi-square: -0.312, p=0.040, b) emotional regulation, chi-square: -0.313, p=0.040. Conclusions: People with coronary atherosclerotic lesions showed an excessive tendency to focus on their own feelings and higher levels of rumination, together with lower ability to identify, distinguish and describe their emotions. Likewise, they have lower ability to reduce or eliminate negative emotions and to increase or maintain the intensity of positive emotions.

Interrupted aortic arch in a newborn shown on 64-slice multidetector computed tomography angiography

4 A 2-day-old girl was transferred to our hospital for evalation of a heart murmur and severe respiratory distress. An chocardiogram suggested an interrupted aortic arch type B, ith a large interventricular septal defect, a secundum atrial eptal defect, and pulmonary hypertension. She had cardigenic shock and associated multiple organ failure at adission. She was initially treated with intravenous diuretics, rostaglandin E1, and inotropic medications. A 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MSCT) ngiography was performed at the sixth day of life (Aquilion4; Toshiba, Tokyo, Japan), under sedation and with electroardiographic gated technique. The weight of the newborn was ,100 kg. A total of 6 mL of intravenous contrast was injected hrough a 24-gauge cannula in the left femoral vein, at a rate of mL/second, which resulted in a scan time of 3 seconds. After cquisition, 3-dimensional images were reconstructed using itrea 2 version 3.9 application software (Vital Images, Inc., innetonka, MN, USA). The study confirmed the diagnosis of nterrupted aortic arch type B. It showed a small ascending orta giving rise to the brachiocephalic artery and the left ommon carotid artery and a patent ductus arteriosus between