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Avaliação e comparação entre métodos de mensuração de pressão arterial sistólica em gatos hígidos conscientes

Após validação de dois diferentes métodos de mensuração de pressão arterial sistólica (PAS) não invasivos ou indiretos (oscilométrico e Doppler vascular) com o invasivo ou direto (cateterização arterial - padrão ouro) em 12 gatos hígidos anestesiados de mesma faixa etária, os métodos não...

Perception of hypertensive patients about their non-adherence to the use of medication

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (spe), 2016
This qualitative study aims to analyze the perception of patients with hypertension on their non-adherence to medication. 13 participants were interviewed, classified as non-adherent.The analysis was performed using the technique of thematic content analysis. Data points to contradictions in the approach...

Utilização de medicamentos genéricos no município de São Paulo em 2003: estudo de base populacional

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 25 (2), 2016
OBJETIVO: analisar a utilização e a percepção sobre medicamentos genéricos pela população com diabetes e hipertensão na cidade de São Paulo, considerando-se a Política de Medicamentos Genéricos no Brasil. MÉTODOS: estudo transversal com dados do Inquérito de Saúde do Município de São Paul...

Association of polymorphisms within the Renin-Angiotensin System with metabolic syndrome in a cohort of Chilean subjects

ABSTRACT Objective Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia. Thus, genetic variants related with these conditions may modulate its development. We evaluated the effect of polymorphisms in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) on metabolic syndrome risk in a cohort...

Clustering of risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in low-income, female adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the prevalence and clustering patterns of cardiometabolic risk factors among low-income, female adolescents. Materials and methods Cross-sectional study involving 196 students of public schools (11-19 years old). The following risk factors were considered in the analysis:...

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Five Decades of More Light and Less Shadows

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (6), 2016
Abstract Casual blood pressure measurements have been extensively questioned over the last five decades. A significant percentage of patients have different blood pressure readings when examined in the office or outside it. For this reason, a change in the paradigm of the best manner to assess blood pres...

Association between risk factors for hypertension and the Nursing Diagnosis overweight in adolescents

Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (2), 2016
Objective.To identify associations between the risk factors for hypertension and the nursing diagnosis of overweight in adolescents. Methods. Cross-sectional study conducted in 2013 with 347 teenagers attending schools in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, who answered a form about the socioeconomic pro...

Impact of educational group strategy to improve clinical and glycemic parameters in individuals with diabetes and hypertension

Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (2), 2016
Objective.To evaluate the impact of an educational group strategy to improve clinical and glycemic parameters in individuals with diabetes and hypertension. Methods. This descriptive prospective study included 172 individuals living in São José do Rio Preto-SP, Brazil, who were enrolled in a well-integ...

Association between variation in the genes DDAH1 and DDAH2 and hypertension among Uygur, Kazakh and Han ethnic groups in China

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase enzymes (DDAH), which are encoded by the genes DDAH1 and DDAH2, play a fundamental role in maintaining endothelial function. We conducted a case-control study on a Chinese population that included three ethnic groups (Han, Kazakh and Uygur),...

Nefroprotección en una unidad de especialidades médicas de enfermedades crónicas en México
Nephroprotection in a unit of medical specialties for chronic diseases in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 58 (3), 2016