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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1817-7433</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Científica Ciencia Médica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cient Cienc Méd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1817-7433</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simón.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1817-74332021000100025</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.51581/rccm.v24i1.340</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[BENEFICIOS DE LA TERAPIA ANTIHIPERTENSIVA COMBINADA, EN EL CONTROL DE LAS CIFRAS DE PRESIÓN ARTERIAL]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[BENEFITS OF COMBINED ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY IN THE CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira Gould]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Soledad]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Coronel Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Geovanna]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivarola Vargas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Alesia]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Previsión Social  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Previsión Social  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Previsión Social  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>25</fpage>
<lpage>29</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1817-74332021000100025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1817-74332021000100025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1817-74332021000100025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción: La hipertensión arterial es definida en cifras mayores o iguales a 140/90 mmHg, es de alta prevalencia e incrementa la morbimortalidad general y cardiovascular. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de hipertensión arterial en pacientes que acuden a consultorio de clínica médica del Hospital Distrital de Villa Elisa, caracterizando a los pacientes hipertensos, evaluando el tratamiento que utilizan y sí están o no controlados. Metodología: Estudio observacional, descriptivo, retrospectivo, de corte transversal, muestreo de casos consecutivos, con pacientes atendidos en consultorio de junio a setiembre 2019, fichas clínicas de 488 pacientes. Los resultados fueron analizados basándose en las guías europeas de hipertensión arterial del año 2018. Resultados: Se encontró que el 35% tenían el diagnóstico de Hipertensión Arterial y recibían tratamiento para la enfermedad; el 67% de la muestra procedente de Villa Elisa. La mediana de la edad fue de 62 años, donde el 75% de la muestra son mujeres. Solo un 13% de los pacientes tenían Índice de Masa Corporal menor a 25, 35% tenían sobrepeso y 52% obesidad. El 40% de los pacientes están bien controlados con cifras menores a 140/90 mmHg con el tratamiento. Entre los hombres solo 25% tenía Hipertensión Arterial controlada, sin embargo el dato fue de 45% en las mujeres. El 48% de los pacientes utilizaba monoterapia, el 39% utilizaba dos fármacos combinados. Conclusión: En el considerable porcentaje de hipertensos en la población, las mujeres registran más consultas que los hombres; la mayoría de los pacientes presentan sobrepeso u obesidad. Menos de la mitad presentó buen control de cifras tensionales y en los hombres el control se reduce al cuarto de la población; la monoterapia prevalece.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction: Arterial hypertension is defined in figures greater than or equal to 140/90 mmHg, is of high prevalence and increases general and cardiovascular morbimortality. Objective: To determine the prevalence of hypertension in patients attending the medical clinic of the Villa Elisa District Hospital, characterizing hypertensive patients, evaluating the treatment they use and whether or not they are controlled. Methodology: Observational, descriptive, retrospective, retrospective, cross-sectional study, sampling of consecutive cases, with patients seen in the clinic from June to September 2019, clinical records of 488 patients. The results were analyzed based on the 2018 European guidelines on arterial hypertension. Results: 35% were found to have a diagnosis of arterial hypertension and were receiving treatment for the disease; 67% of the sample from Villa Elisa. The median age was 62 years, where 75% of the sample were women. Only 13% of the patients had a Body Mass Index lower than 25, 35% were overweight and 52% obese. Forty percent of the patients are well controlled with figures below 140/90 mmHg with treatment. Among the men only 25% had controlled arterial hypertension, however the figure was 45% in women. Forty-eight percent of the patients used monotherapy, 39% used two drugs in combination. Conclusion: In the considerable percentage of hypertensive patients in the population, women registered more consultations than men; most of the patients were overweight or obese. Less than half presented good control of blood pressure figures and in men control was reduced to a quarter of the population; monotherapy prevails.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Therapeutics]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Combined Modality]]></kwd>
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