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Effects of conventional and virtual reality cardiovascular rehabilitation in body composition and functional capacity of patients with heart diseases: randomized clinical trial

Background: Virtual reality is an alternative therapeutic resource to be inserted into cardiovascular rehabilitation, stimulating the practice of physical activity through man-machine interaction. Objective: To compare the effects of conventional and virtual reality cardiac rehabilitation on body composi...

Conflicto decisional en personas con diabetes mellitus e hipertensión arterial usuarias del nivel primario de atención de salud de Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Decisional conflict refers to the personal uncertainty about which course of action to take when the choice involves risk, regret, or challenge to personal life values. Aim: To determine the level of decisional conflict (DC) of people with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or High Blood Pressure (HBP) ...

Consideraciones en torno a las Guías USA 2017 de hipertensión arterial

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
The 2017 Guidelines on hypertension of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, which proposed values of 130/80 mmHg as the cutoff points for the onset of hypertension, aroused great interest. This recommendation is based in the SPRINT study (The Systolic Pressure Intervention T...

Socio-demographic and clinical profile of hypertensive patients accompanied by the family health strategy

Mundo Saúde (Online); 42 (4), 2018
Hypertension is a disease of high prevalence, affecting about seven million people in the world. The knowledge of risk factors, such as anthropometric, socioeconomic and health profiles, allows programming interventionist measures in health promotion. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the socio...

Potential drug interactions in prescribed and nonprescribed medicinal products for hemodialytic patients

Mundo Saúde (Online); 42 (4), 2018
The treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) requires the use of a large quantity of drugs, a factor related to the increased possibility of detection of Potential Drug Interactions (PDI), which can occur more frequently when it involves the practice of self-medication. This study was conducted with the...

La atención farmacéutica mejora los parámetros clínicos de las enfermedades crónicas
Pharmaceutical care improves clinical parameters of chronic diseases

Prevalencia de hipertensión arterial en escolares de Córdoba, Argentina, y su relación con el nivel socioeconómico

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (5), 2018
Introducción. Estudios previos en Argentina encontraron prevalencias variables de hipertensión arterial (HTA) en niños, utilizando diferentes métodos de medición. El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer la prevalencia de HTA en escolares de la ciudad de Córdoba y su relación con el sexo, el estado...

Estenosis de la arteria renal unilateral de diagnóstico neonatal

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (5), 2018
La estenosis de la arteria renal es una causa rara de hipertensión arterial neonatal de origen renovascular. Hay muy pocos casos descritos en la literatura en esta etapa. La mayor parte de los pacientes con esta afectación permanecen asintomáticos, y la hipertensión se detecta en las revisiones pedi...

Síndrome da encefalopatia posterior reversível: uma patologia pouco descrita no idoso

A síndrome da encefalopatia posterior reversível, conhecida como PRES, é rara e pouco descrita em idosos e é caracterizada pelo início subagudo de um conjunto de sinais clínicos e radiológicos e uma variedade de sintomas neurológicos, como cefaleia, crises convulsivas e transtornos da cognição....