Hypertension is a major preventable risk factor for atherosclerosis and ischemic heart
disease. Although modern and effective antihypertensive drugs are available, most patients …

Background When treating elevated blood pressure (BP), doctors often want to know what
blood pressure target they should try to achieve. The standard blood pressure target in …

GIUSEPPE MANCIAa, STÉPHANE LAURENTb, ENRICO AGABITI-ROSEIc, ETTORE
AMBROSIONId, MICHEL BURNIERe, MARK J. CAULFIELDf, RENATA CIFKOVAg, DENIS …

Importance Despite extensive knowledge of hypertension treatment, the prevalence of
uncontrolled hypertension is high and increasing in low-and middle-income countries …

Objective Cardiovascular disease is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable.
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be cost-effective and efficacious in high …

An important strategy in primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is the early
identification of high-risk individuals. Effective implementation of a strategy to identify these …

Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, with an impact on
global health. Multiple studies have suggested that various dietary factors are associated …

Guía de práctica clínica de la Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiología sobre prevención
primaria de enfermedad cardiovascular en la mujer SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library …

Guía Consenso Latinoamericano de Hipertensión en pacientes con Diabetes tipo 2 y Síndrome
Metabólico1. Latin American consen Page 1 40 An Venez Nutr 2013; 26(1): 40 - 61 Guía …

Importance Evidence to support initiation of pharmacologic treatment in low-risk patients
with mild hypertension is inconclusive, with previous trials underpowered to demonstrate …