Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7536362 | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The World Health Organization goal's to reduce mortality due to chronic nonâcommunicable diseases by 2% per year demands a huge effort from member countries. This challenge for health professionals requires global political action on implementation of social measures, with costâeffective population interventions to reduce chronic nonâcommunicable diseases and their risk factors. Systemic arterial hypertension is highly prevalent in Portugueseâspeaking countries, and is a major risk factor for complications such as stroke, acute myocardial infarction and chronic kidney disease, rivaling dyslipidemia and obesity in importance for the development of atherosclerotic disease. Joint actions to implement primary prevention measures can reduce outcomes related to hypertensive disease, especially ischemic heart disease and stroke. It is essential to ensure the implementation of guidelines for the management of systemic hypertension via a continuous process involving educational actions, lifestyle changes and guaranteed access to pharmacological treatment.
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Authors
Gláucia Maria Moraes de Oliveira, Miguel Mendes, Marcus VinÃcius BolÃvar Malachias, João Morais, Osni Moreira Filho, Armando Serra Coelho, Daniel Pires Capingana, Vanda Azevedo, Irenita Soares, Alda Menete, Beatriz Ferreira,