Mortality due to cerebrovascular disease and arterial hypertension control.Matanzas 1996-2003

Authors

  • José Manuel Morales Rigau Especialista de 2do Grado en Higiene y Epidemiología. CPHE de Matanzas. Profesor Asistente de la FCMM.
  • Fernando Acebo Figueroa Especialista de 1er Grado en Administración de Salud. CPHE Matanzas.
  • Fernando Achiong Estupiñán Especialista de 2do Grado en Administración de Salud y Epidemiología. CPHE Matanzas.
  • Ismary Garrote Rodríguez Especialista de 1er Grado en Higiene y Epidemiología. CPHE de Matanzas.
  • Carmen Leonor Bermúdez Especialista de 1er Grado en Higiene y Epidemiología. CPHE de Matanzas.
  • Berta Bello Rodríguez Especialista de 1er Grado en Higiene y Epidemiología. CPHE de Matanzas.Profesor Instructor

Keywords:

TRASTORNOS CEREBROVASCULARES, TRASTORNOS, CEREBROVASCULARES, HIPERTENSIÓN, HUMANO, ADULTO

Abstract

Cerebrovascular diseases are a group of illnesses that invariably involve blood vessels in change of the nervous central system irrigation,being,at present,a health problem and during the last decades,they have been identified as the third cause of death among the population.Arterial hypertension results are its main risk factor and strategy to diminish cerebrovascular disease(CVD) morbimortality most undoubtedly has to be the control of hypertensive patients as a main priority.This is a descriptive study in which morbimortality due to cerebrovascular diseases in Matanzas province is a reviewed and its relation to arterial hypertension since 1996 to 2003.
The universe and sample include all cases controlled by both diseases during the period mentioned before and those patients who died of CVD.
Results have demonstrated that Matanzas is the province throughout the country with largest prevailance in both diseases,but at the same time it is also the one with largest amount of controlled hypertensive patients,so this positively influenced in cardiovascular disease mortality rate,achieving its decrease at a greater accelerated rhythm than the rect of the country.

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Published

2004-07-15

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Morales Rigau JM, Acebo Figueroa F, Achiong Estupiñán F, Garrote Rodríguez I, Leonor Bermúdez C, Bello Rodríguez B. Mortality due to cerebrovascular disease and arterial hypertension control.Matanzas 1996-2003. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2004 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Jun. 23];26(4):147-53. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/158

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 4 (2004)

Section

Research article

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