Acompanhamento de hipertensos no município de Resplendor, após a implantação da estratégia de saúde da família

Abstract

Systemic Hypertension (SH) is a disease of worldwide distribution, thus translating into a public health problem that deserves to confrontation, especially since it is the main risk factor for developing cardiovascular and renal disease. In Brazil, cardiovascular diseases account for 33% of deaths with known causes. Thus, it becomes evident the importance of professional working in primary care, as agent for early detection of these cases and subsequent follow-up aiming to postpone the evil effects of this disease on the target organs. This paper examines the monitoring of SH in the city of Resplendor (MG) in the period 2003-2010, which corresponds to the implementation of Strategy of Family Healthin the city.