[Situation and new aspects in arterial hypertension in Spain].
This paper briefly presents the situation of high blood pressure in Spain, both its prevalence in different parts of the country and its relevance as a cardiovascular risk factor and its relationship with demographic characteristics and other not removable risk factors. The association high blood pressure/hypercholesterolemia is discussed in greater detail, offering a multifactorial and quantitative approach of risk factors in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Castro Beiras
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Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña.
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Muñiz
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D000367:Age Factors; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health
Situación y nuevos aspectos de la hipertensión arterial en España.