A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Tiago Ricardo Moreira, Luana Vieira Toledo, Érica Toledo Mendonça, Renata Maria Colodette, Luciana Saraiva Silva, [...]
Tiago Ricardo Moreira, Luana Vieira Toledo, Érica Toledo Mendonça, Renata Maria Colodette, Luciana Saraiva Silva, [...]
Background: Cardiovascular risk (CVR) stratification has traditionally been used as a strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in asymptomatic people. Objective: To identify the CVR in hypertensive patients attending a primary health care center, using the Framingham risk score, and to evaluate possible associations and correlations with sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory variables not included in this score. This cross-sectional study was conducted with hypertensive patients treated in a primary health care center in Brazil (n = 166). Methods: Data […]
Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality; Risk Factors; Hypertension; Life Style; Treatment Adherence anf Compliance; Sedentarism; Obesity; Prevention and Control
Erika Maria Gonçalves Campana
, Rafael Santos Costa
Erika Maria Gonçalves Campana
, Rafael Santos Costa
Background: Cardiovascular risk (CVR) stratification has traditionally been used as a strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in asymptomatic people. Objective: To identify the CVR in hypertensive patients attending a primary health care center, using the Framingham risk score, and to evaluate possible associations and correlations with sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory variables not included in this score. This cross-sectional study was conducted with hypertensive patients treated in a primary health care center in Brazil (n = 166). Methods: Data […]
Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality; Risk Factors; Hypertension; Life Style; Treatment Adherence anf Compliance; Sedentarism; Obesity; Prevention and Control