High blood pressure (HBP) is the leading risk factor for years of life lost in Brazil. Factors
associated with HBP awareness, treatment and control need to be understood better. Our …

Background: Non-adherence to treatment is an important and often unrecognized risk factor
that contributes to reduced control of blood pressure (BP). Objective: To determine the …

FUNDAMENTO: A não adesão terapêutica é um importante e frequentemente não
reconhecido fator de risco que contribui para o reduzido controle da Pressão Arterial (PA) …

Background Hypertension is a public health problem and a major risk factor for
cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a …

Las enfermedades crónicas constituyen la primera causa de morbilidad y también de
mortalidad en Cuba, la vigilancia de ellas constituye un elemento importante para alertar al …

Adrenoceptors are the receptors for catecholamines, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. They
are divided in α (α1 and α2) and β (β1, β2 and β3). α1-adrenoceptors are subdivided in α1A …

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the adherence of patients to antihypertensive treatment
conducted in a Primary Care Unit (PCU), as well as the related factors of low adherence to …

Objetivos: Analisar a adesão de pacientes ao tratamento anti-hipertensivo realizado em
uma Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS), assim como os fatores relacionados à baixa adesão …

Background Around 30% of Brazilian population is hypertensive. Brazilian's Family Health
Strategy (FHS) is a community-based approach to provide primary health care and control …

Objective ed to investigate the association between blood pressure and acute phase stroke
lethality in a Brazilian intensive care unit. Methods This was an observational, prospective …