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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7523</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev cubana med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7523</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-75232021000400009</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efectividad del tratamiento con acupuntura en la urgencia hipertensiva]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in hypertensive emergency]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alina María]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rosabal Maldonado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar Penas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leyra Maday]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Batista Pupo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Frank Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Montero Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Félix Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas &#8220;Mariana Grajales Cuello&#8221; Policlínico &#8220;Fray Benito&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Holguín]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>60</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75232021000400009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75232021000400009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75232021000400009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La hipertensión arterial constituye un problema de salud, tanto a nivel mundial como en Cuba, por las complicaciones e implicaciones que tiene en la morbilidad de la población mayor de 15 años. Una mayor y mejor asistencia sanitaria no consiste tan solo en la práctica de costosos tratamientos, sino ante todo en educar, sanitariamente, a la población en la utilización de los recursos de la naturaleza, así como en el empleo de técnicas y la búsqueda de terapias menos invasivas y sin efectos secundarios.  Objetivo:  Evaluar la efectividad del tratamiento acupuntural en la urgencia hipertensiva.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio cuasi-experimental en el Policlínico &#8220;Fray Benito&#8221;, municipio Rafael Freyre, en el período comprendido enero de 2019 y mayo de 2020. El universo lo conformaron todos los pacientes que acudieron al cuerpo de guardia de dicho policlínico, remitidos del consultorio médico de familia con diagnóstico de urgencia hipertensiva. La muestra de estudio se escogió de forma aleatoria y quedó constituida por aquellos pacientes con diagnóstico de urgencia hipertensiva, que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión y los criterios de exclusión. Las principales variables utilizadas fueron edad, sexo, resultados del tratamiento, presencia de reacciones adversas o no.  Conclusiones:  Se demostró la efectividad del tratamiento acupuntural en la urgencia hipertensiva en el Policlínico &#8220;Fray Benito&#8221;.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Hypertension constitutes a health problem, both worldwide and in Cuba, due to the complications and implications it has on the morbidity of the population over 15 years of age. More and better health care does not consist only in the practice of expensive treatments, but above all in educating the population in health, in the use of natural resources, as well as in the use of techniques and the search for less invasive therapies and without side effects.  Objectives:  To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in hypertensive emergency.  Methods:  A quasi-experimental study was carried out at Fray Benito Community Clinic, Rafael Freyre municipality, from January 2019 to May 2020. The universe was made up of all the patients who attended the emergency room of said polyclinic, referred from their family doctor's office with emergency hypertensive diagnosis. The study sample was chosen randomly with those patients with a hypertensive emergency diagnosis, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The main variables used were age, sex, treatment results, presence of adverse reactions or not.  Conclusions:  The effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in hypertensive emergencies was demonstrated at Fray Benito Community Clinic.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[medicina natural y tradicional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[acupuntura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[urgencia hipertensiva]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[natural and traditional medicine]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[acupuncture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hypertensive urgency]]></kwd>
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