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:...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-06-01
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Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692013000300820&lng=en&tlng=en |