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Tropicalizando A Medicina [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Tropicalizando A Medicina [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
A Odisseia Do Paje, Paulo A. Lotufo
Premature Mortality From Heart Diseases In Brazil. A Comparison With Other Countries[Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Premature Mortality From Heart Diseases In Brazil. A Comparison With Other Countries[Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Chronic diseases have been the main cause of mortality in the Brazilian metropolitan areas since 1960. Circulatory diseases are the main causes of chronic diseases. The aim was to compare the heart disease related premature deaths in Brazil with other countries in 1984-87. Methods: We studied the deaths from the official mortality statistics from eight metropolitan areas with good assurance of information: Belém, Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, Porto Alegre. Death causes analyzed were coronary heart disease (410-414); and heart diseases [ischemic heart disease (410-414) plus heart failure (428) plus, hypertension (401-404)]. The population was …
Tratamento Anti-Hipertensivo. Prescrição E Custo De Medicamentos. Pesquisa Em Hospital Terciário, Paulo A. Lotufo
Tratamento Anti-Hipertensivo. Prescrição E Custo De Medicamentos. Pesquisa Em Hospital Terciário, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
To study the most prescribed anti-hypertensive drugs, evaluating their agreement with established guidelines and drug cost. Methods - One hundred and forty one (101 women, mean age = 53.3 years) hypertensive patients who searched spontaneous attention were interviewed in a tertiary-care hospital. The inclusion criteria were previous diagnosis of hypertension and non cardiovascular complaints. Results - The majority of the 107 (75.9%) patients were on medical treatment. In those receiving monotherapy, thiazides were the most utilized drugs, followed by methyldopa, ACE inhibitors, calcium channel-blockers, a n d b e t a - b l o c k e r s …
Epidemiologia Das Doenças Isquemicas No Brasil [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Epidemiologia Das Doenças Isquemicas No Brasil [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
O Estado Atual Do Controle Do Diabetes, Da Dislipidemia E Da Hipertensão [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
O Estado Atual Do Controle Do Diabetes, Da Dislipidemia E Da Hipertensão [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.