Cardiovascular risks and outcomes: ethnic variations in hypertensive patients

Editorial Cardiovascular risks and outcomes: ethnic variations in hypertensive patients

Epidemiological studies of international variations in disease incidence have helped to generate and test hypotheses about the relative importance of genetic, environmental, social, and cultural factors in causing cardiovascular diseases. Studies of racial and ethnic variation within countries have also contributed in advancing such understanding. Indian, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani people born ...

Cardiovascular risks and outcomes: ethnic variations in hypertensive patients.

Epidemiological studies of international variations in disease incidence have helped to generate and test hypotheses about the relative importance of genetic, environmental, social, and cultural factors in causing cardiovascular diseases. Studies of racial and ethnic variation within countries have also contributed in advancing such understanding. Indian, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani people born ...

BHOPAL and SUSHMITA SENGUPTA - WIEBE variations in hypertensive patients Cardiovascular risks

Diabetes and cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients.

To determine the relation of self-reported history of diabetes as well as baseline and in-treatment blood sugar to subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in treated hypertensive patients, we assessed the experience of 6886 participants in a systematic treatment program. The presence or absence of a history of diabetes was known for all patients, who were then stratified into 3 groups according...

Progression of Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Hypertensive Patients in a Reference Center

Background: Hypertension is a public health problem, considering its high prevalence, low control rate and cardiovascular complications. Objective: Evaluate the control of blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular outcomes in patients enrolled at the Reference Center for Hypertension and Diabetes, located in a medium-sized city in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Methods: Population-based study compa...