Abstract Background: Lack of adherence to pharmacological treatment is one of the main causes of low control rates in hypertension. Objective: To verify treatment adherence and associated factors, as well as blood pressure (BP) control in participants of the Resistant Hypertension Optimal Treatment (ReHOT) clinical trial. Method: Cross-sectional study including all 109 patients who had completed the ReHOT for a...
FUNDAMENTO: Poucos estudos exploraram o valor prognóstico da monitorização ambulatorial da pressão arterial (MAPA) em pacientes hipertensos resistentes, um grupo que apresenta alto risco. OBJETIVO: Investigar o valor prognóstico da pressão arterial (PA) de vigília, em mulheres hipertensas resistentes. MÉTODOS: Foram acompanhadas por até 8,9 anos (média 3,9), 382 mulheres hipertensas resistentes com idade entre ...
CONTEXT: Hypertension is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors but its control is still a challenge for physicians all around the world. For blood pressure control to be improved, it is important to guarantee the quality of attendance provided for hypertensive patients, especially in teaching hospitals, where future physicians are being trained. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the profile of hyperten...
OBJECTIVE: The present study aims to evaluate the environmental role in the distribution of hypertension, obesity, and smoking and spousal concordance for the presence/absence of these 3 cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The households were randomly selected. Odds ratios were estimated to measure spousal concordance, across soci...
No ano de 1978 foram registrados no Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (HU-UFRJ), 5.262 pacientes moradores da XX Região Administrativa do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Quinhentos e três destes prontuários (9,6%) com idade >20 anos foram separados aleatoriamente e 483 destes possuiam registro de pressão arterial (PA) com 138 casos (28,6%) apresentando hipertensão arterial (HA) (PA >140/9...