Valuation of the frequency of cardiovascular brain events in hypertensive patients with and without blood pressure control
International Journal of Development Research
Valuation of the frequency of cardiovascular brain events in hypertensive patients with and without blood pressure control
Received 19th August 2017; Received in revised form 25th September, 2017; Accepted 20th October, 2017; Published online 29th November, 2017
Copyright © 2017, Natália Duarte Moreira Marques et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: Introduction: Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is the main factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). HBP is a clinical condition that involves many factors characterized by elevated and sustained blood pressure (BP) levels. Objective: to evaluate the frequency of cardiovascular brain events in hypertensive patients who control or not blood pressure. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in which the frequency of cardiovascular brain events in hypertensive patients with and without BP control was evaluated. 424 patients diagnosed with SAH according to the criteria adopted by the Brazilian Hypertension Guidelines, that is, systolic pressure equal to or greater than 140 mmHg and diastolic pressure equal to or greater than 90 mmHg participated in this study. The patients were divided into two groups, group one (GI) composed of 135 individuals with blood pressure control and group two (GII), composed of 289 individuals without blood pressure control. Results: Mean age of study participants was 60.2 ± 12. The age was similar for both groups (p=0.89). The GI indicated a lower percentage in relation to alcoholism and smoking compared to GII. 81 participants who did not control blood pressure responded that their health was worse than the previous year. The risk of events was for GII increased for OR 1.29. It was seen that the prevalence of events was higher in the GII group. Smokers and alcoholics have greater difficulty in controlling blood pressure, as well as those with other associated diseases. Conclusion: Hypertensive individuals who did not control BP had more cardiovascular brain events. Smokers and alcoholics and other associated diseases have greater difficulty in controlling blood pressure.
