Background: Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major
challenge, especially in communities of low-and middle-income countries with poor medical …

Background: Hypertensive patients undergoing treatment and assessed only by casual
blood pressure (BP) measurement may be subject to mistaken decisions. Objective: To …

Fundamento Sabe-se que em torno de 30% dos pacientes apresentam valores de pressão
arterial (PA) mais elevados quando examinados no consultório do que em suas …

Fundamento Apesar de se recomendar a intervenção em equipe no tratamento da
hipertensão, resultados dessa abordagem em ambientes do mundo real são escassos na …

As taxas de controle da pressão arterial (PA) são muito baixas no Brasil e no mundo, cerca
de 20%. 1-3 Hipertensos tratados e não controlados mantêm elevado risco de eventos …

Introduction Hypertension (HT) remains the leading cause of death worldwide. In Brazil it is
estimated that 35% of the adult population has HT and that about 20% of these have blood …

Fundamento Apesar de se recomendar a intervenção em equipe no tratamento da
hipertensão, resultados dessa abordagem em ambientes do mundo real são escassos na …

Background: It is known that around 30% of patients have higher blood pressure (BP) values
when examined at the office than at home. Worldwide, only 35% of patients with …

Introduction: Arterial hypertension is a disease that has a high impact on cardiovascular
mortality and morbidity; however, it is still insufficiently controlled. Objectives: To assess …

Objective To evaluate and identify variables associated with the control of hypertension and
adherence to antihypertensive drug treatment in a group of patients with hypertension …