[Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and electrocardiographic criteria of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients treated in primary care].

Unlabelled: FUNDAMENTALS AND OBJECTIVE: Electrocardiographic voltage criteria are the preferred method for diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in Primary Health Care (PHC). Several of these have been described as major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) predictors. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between MACE occurrence in a cohort of hypertensive subjects in PHC and different electrocardiographic criteria recorded.

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and left ventricular geometric patterns in hypertensive patients treated in primary care.

Introduction And Objectives: Numerous hospital studies have shown that different left ventricular (LV) geometric patterns have different effects on cardiovascular risk. The aims of this study were to estimate the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in hypertensive patients seen in primary care and to identify any association with LV geometric pattern.

Methods: In total, 265 hypertensive subjects attending primary care were randomly selected and followed up for 12 years.

[Follow-up and monitoring of hypertension. Is this performed the same in the autochthonous and immigrant populations?].

Objectives: To evaluate the degree of control of blood pressure (BP) in the autochthonous and immigrant populations and to find the variables linked to good control.

Design: Cross-sectional, observational study.

Setting: Urban primary care team, Spain.