title: Latin American consensus on diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus and hypertension, responsible of a major burden of cardiovascular complications, are increasing their incidence in Latin America in similar proportions to the rest of the world. The metabolic syndrome, a strong predictor of both diabetes and hypertension deserves more attention from the primary care physicians. Evidence based and updated guidelines on detection, prevention and treatment of diabetes and hypertension, issued by local experts, are willing to inform and translate these recommendations to the clinical practice of physicians assisting these patients throughout Latin America.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burlando
authors.forename: Ramiro A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Felipe H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Carl E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Mogensen
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zanchetti
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence