Hypertension and the cardiometabolic syndrome in Chile: a review of concepts and consequences for the developing world.
Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis
; 1(1): 83-90, 2007 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19124397
We review some recent developments regarding the concept of cardiometabolic syndrome and its relation with hypertension and overall cardiovascular disease risk. We emphasize how this new clinical entity has helped to understand multimorbidity in chronic diseases. This concept has important consequences for individual patient treatment as well as public health policy. The challenge derived from cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions is increasing worldwide, but the highest burden is located in the developing world. Thus, new and cost-effective approaches are needed for diseases that are mainly occurring in the poorest and less educated populations. We illustrate this situation analyzing hypertension and cardiometabolic syndrome data derived from a recent national health survey in Chile.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome Metabólico
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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TERAPEUTICA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido