Assessment of cardiovascular risk of patients with arterial hypertension of a public health unit

Assessment of cardiovascular risk of patients with arterial hypertension of a public health unit

Objective: To assess the cardiovascular risk, using the Framinghamrisk score, in a sample of hypertensive individuals coming from a public primary care unit. Methods: The caseload comprised hypertensiveindividuals according to criteria established by the JNC VII, 2003, of2003, among 1601 patients fo...

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Main Authors: Evandro José Cesarino, André Luiz Gomes Vituzzo, Julliane Messias Cordeiro Sampaio, Danilo Avelar Sampaio Ferreira, Heloísa Andrião Ferreira Pires, Luiz de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Hypertension/prevention & control
Cardiovascular diseases/ prevention & control
Dyslipidemias
Hypercholesterolemia
Smoking
Primary prevention
Risk assessment
Health centers
Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1835-33-38.pdf

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