Hipertensão arterial: um desafio para a Equipe de Saúde do município São José da Varginha.

Abstract

Hypertension is a clinical condition of high prevalence and low rates of control. It is considered one of the major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, which is leading cause of death in Brazil and responsible for high frequency of hospitalizations, resulting in high costs is an important risk factor for diseases, stemming from atherosclerosis and thrombosis, wich predominantly passing by cardiac involvement, renal, cerebral and peripheral vascular. It (HAS) can, in manycases, be controlled only with dietary hygienic measures (proper nutrition, physical activity, smoking and alcohol abstention and weight control), while in other cases it is necessary the concomitant use of drug treatment. The present study focuses on hypertension and its target audience users watched by the county health team São José da Varginha, Minas Gerais. Believing in the potential of the family healthstrategy, we make decided for an intervention in hypertensive groups assisted, with the purpose of improving the quality of life of patients and acting on risk groups preventing the disease.