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Hypertension in patients on dialysis: diagnosis, mechanisms, and management

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (3), 2019
Abstract Hypertension (blood pressure > 140/90 mm Hg) is very common in patients undergoing regular dialysis, with a prevalence of 70-80%, and only the minority has adequate blood pressure (BP) control. In contrast to the unclear association of predialytic BP recordings with cardiovascular mortality, ...

La reproducibilidad de la hipertensión no controlada oculta es escasa a expensas de la pobre reproducibilidad de la presión de consultorio
The reproducibility of hypertension is not hidden controlled is scarce at the expense of the poor reproducibility of office pressure

Inter-Individual Responses to Citrulline Malate Oral Supplementation on Post-Exercise Hypotension in Hypertensives: A 24-Hour Analysis

Arq. bras. cardiol; 113 (2), 2019
Abstract Background: Studies have persuasively demonstrated that citrulline has a key role in the arginine-nitric oxide system, increasing nitric oxide bioavailability, an important mediator of peripheral vasodilation. Objective: To analyze the inter-individual post-exercise hypotension responsivenes...

Análise crítica dos estudos que mudaram a prática clínica recente: hipertensão arterial

Os três estudos que tiveram importante influência na prática clínica de quem trabalha com hipertensão arterial foram os estudos SIMPLICITY HTN-3, PATHWAY 2 e SPRINT. O estudo SIMPLICITY HTN-3 pôs a dúvida um procedimento que já estava sendo utilizado na prática clínica, qual seja, denervaçÃ...

Electronic APPS in assessing risk and monitoring of patients with arterial hypertension

Prensa méd. argent; 105 (4), 2019
The medical social significance of the arterial hypertension (AH) in the world is determined by its high prevalence, which allows to call it a non-infectious pandemic of today. The AH still remains the most common chronic disease that triggers the cardiovascular continuum, significantly reduces the bodyâ...

Hipertensión arterial en la infancia: recomendaciones para su diagnóstico y tratamiento. Parte 2 Rama de Nefrología Infantil, Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (3), 2019
Resumen: La hipertensión arterial (HTA) en niños y adolescentes es una importante patología, de reservado pronóstico, asociada a factores modificables y no modificables. La prevalencia estimada es de apro ximadamente un 3,5%, la cual va aumentando progresivamente con la edad. El método ideal para su...

El grado de alfabetización en salud y adherencia al tratamiento en pacientes con hipertensión arterial en un hospital nacional de Lima, Perú

RESUMEN Objetivos . Evaluar el nivel de alfabetización en salud y el grado de adherencia al tratamiento en pacientes hipertensos que acuden al consultorio externo en un hospital de Lima, Perú. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio transversal en 276 pacientes, quienes llenaron un cuestionari...

O Planejamento e a construção das Redes de Atenção à Saúde no DF, Brasil

Resumo O artigo objetiva descrever o planejamento e a construção das Redes de Atenção à Saúde (RAS), por meio da Planificação da Atenção à Saúde (PAS), na Região Leste, Distrito Federal. Trata-se de um relato de experiência sobre a PAS, realizada de 2016 a 2018. As atividades foram desenvol...

¿Qué representa cambiar el umbral diagnóstico de la hipertensión arterial? Guías ACC/AHA 2017 y su aplicación en Perú

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (5), 2019
Introduction and Objective: There is little evidence in Latin America about the impact of the ACC/AHA 2017 guideline. Taking as reference the JNC 7 guideline, the objective of our study is to estimate changes in the prevalence of arterial hypertension (HBP) according to socio-demographic characteristics ...