Abstract Background: Hypertension is the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and its proper control can prevent the high morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. Objective: To assess the degree of compliance of antihypertensive prescriptions with the VI Brazilian Guideli...
Abstract Background: As the world population ages, patients older than 80 years, known as very elderly, are more frequently found. There are no studies in this age group aimed at analyzing the multidisciplinary intervention in the treatment of systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and some comorbidities....
The aim of this study was to verify whether enalapril and captopril would reverse the renal damage caused by N-methylglucamine antimoniate in C57BL/6 mice. We used inbred C57BL/6 female mice, obtained from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, BA. The mice were divided into four groups as foll...
Objetivo: Associado ao efeito anti-hipertensivo, avaliar as possíveis influências sobre o metabolismo de carboidratos do inibidor da enzima conversora trandolapril em hipertensos primários de grau leve e moderado. Métodos: Foram selecionados pacientes, entre 30-65 anos de idade, portadores de hiperte...
Após o infarto agudo do miocárdio podem ocorrer complexas alteraçöes na arquitetura ventricular, envolvendo tanto o ventrículo infartado com o outro ventrículo. Recentemente, estas alteraçöes passaram a ser designadas como remodelaçäo ventricular pós-infarto. Do ponto de vista clínico, a remo...