Patient adherence to ischemic heart disease treatment.

Introduction:: The effectiveness of the treatment of chronic diseases depends on the participation of the patient, influenced by different sociocultural factors, which are not fully recognized by the treatment routine.

Objective:: To search for some of these factors that hinder or facilitate adherence to treatment and use of healthcare resources, approaching patients with ischemic heart disease.

Method:: A cross-sectional study was conducted using face-to-face interviews.

[Prevalence of overweight, obesity and life style associated with cardiovascular risk among middle school students].

Background: To study the prevalence of cardiovascular risk associated to the lifestyle of school children from the 5th to 8th grade, in public and private schools.

Methods: Eighty seven randomly selected school rooms were visited adding up to 2,125 students who completed the questionnaire and whose body mass index was calculated. This sample represents around 2% of students from two school districts in the city of Sao Paulo.