Cardiovascular risk assessment in hypertensive patients

OBJECTIVE: to assess cardiovascular risk by means of the traditional Framingham score and the version modified through the incorporation of emerging risk factors, such as family history of acute myocardial infarction, metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease. METHOD: participants were 50 hyp...

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Main Authors: Elaine Amaral de Paula, Rogério Baumgratz de Paula, Darcília Maria Nagen da Costa, Fernando Antonio Basile Colugnati, Elenir Pereira de Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692013000300820&lng=en&tlng=en