Banca de DEFESA: GIZELE FRANCISCO FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO

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STUDENT : GIZELE FRANCISCO FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO
DATE: 10/06/2020
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Sala VIRTUAL da Rede Universitária de Telemedicina - RUTE
TITLE:

Vestibular evaluation through Video Head Impulse Test in patients with Heart Failure

KEY WORDS:

Heart Failure; Head Impulse Test; Vertigo; Vestibular Tests; Cardiovascular Diseases.

PAGES: 89
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fonoaudiologia
SUMMARY:

Introduction: Heart Failure (HF) presents high prevalence, several etiologies and high mortality rates. Vestibular symptoms, secondary to HF, are not commonly studied, but it is known that, besides generating physical symptoms, they can lead to losses in the performance of social activities of these patients. Objective: To verify the association between the findings of the clinical evaluation of postural balance, the gain of vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), the self-perception of cardiological and vestibular symptoms with the advancement of age in patients with HF. Method: Cross-sectional, analytical-descriptive, observational, prospective study, structured in two stages: (1) Report of three cases on high-frequency vestibular evaluation in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy. (2) Clinical and objective assessment of vestibular function in patients with HF, divided by age group. Participated 34 subjects submitted to clinical assessment of postural balance, quality of life questionnaires and vestibular evaluation through the Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT).  Results: The prevalence of reduced VOR gain in the vertical semicircular channels (SCC) was found, as well as some loss of postural balance in patients with HF, whether of Chagas origin (study 1), multifactorial or ischemic cardiomyopathies (study 2). In study 2, there was no significant association between the gain of VOR, self-perception of cardiological and vestibular symptoms with advancing age. However, there was a statistical association of the results of the Unterberger-Fukuda test with parameters evaluated by vHIT, among the age groups. Conclusion: In both studies, the prevalence of peripheral vestibular hypofunction was observed in patients with HF, regardless of age and etiology.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2322959 - ERIKA BARIONI MANTELLO
Externo à Instituição - MIGUEL ANGELO HYPPOLITO
Externa à Instituição - STHELLA ZANCHETTA - USP