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<journal-id>1028-4818</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Multimed]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Multimed]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-4818</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1028-48182020000501086</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Eficacia de la Acupuntura en el tratamiento de la Hipertensión Arterial]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Efficacy of Acupuncture in the treatment of Arterial Hypertension]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Eficácia da Acupuntura no Tratamento da Hipertensão Arterial]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Corrales.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Deysi Ramona]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fonseca González.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramón]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barreras Guevara.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Marín.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daiana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mesa Batista.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramona Marlenys]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma Policlínico Jimmy Hirzel ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bayamo Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Bayamo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>1086</fpage>
<lpage>1098</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-48182020000501086&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-48182020000501086&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-48182020000501086&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  las enfermedades cardiovasculares son hoy en día, la principal causa de muerte en la mayoría de los países, siendo la hipertensión arterial una enfermedad considerada como problema de salud pública.  Objetivo:  evaluar la eficacia de un modelo de tratamiento con acupuntura en la hipertensión arterial.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio de ensayo clínico en 93 pacientes de 15 a 65 años edad con hipertensión arterial leve, que acudieron a la Sala de Rehabilitación, en el período comprendido entre mayo 2016 a mayo de 2019, para lo cual se conformaron 2 grupos: uno de estudio, al que se le aplicó la acupuntura, y otro de control, que recibió tratamiento convencional; los cuales fueron evaluados a los 3, 6, 10 y 15 días de iniciada la terapia. Se emplearon las pruebas de hipótesis para proporciones de grupos independientes para el análisis de la comparabilidad y el test Chi2, tomando como valores significativos aquellos donde la probabilidad calculada resulte menor o igual a 0.05.  Resultados:  se obtuvo que todos los pacientes tratados con acupuntura disminuyeron las cifras de tensión arterial elevadas, en un corto periodo de tiempo sin necesidad de recurrir a otro tipo de terapia.  Conclusiones:  se demostró que esta alternativa terapéutica es efectiva para tratar la hipertensión arterial leve, por lo cual se recomendó su uso a tal efecto. Será fácil de generalizar, pues es económico y relativamente inocuo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  cardiovascular diseases are nowadays the main cause of death in most countries, with arterial hypertension being a disease considered as a public health problem.  Objective:  to evaluate the efficacy of an acupuncture treatment model in arterial hypertension.  Methods:  a clinical trial study was conducted in 93 patients aged 15 to 65 years with mild arterial hypertension, who attended the Rehabilitation Room, in the period from May 2016 to May 2019, for which 2 groups were formed: a study one, to which acupuncture was applied, and a control one, which received conventional treatment; which were evaluated 3, 6, 10 and 15 days after starting therapy. Hypothesis tests for proportions of independent groups were used for the comparability analysis and the Chi2 test, taking as significant values &#8203;&#8203;those where the calculated probability is less than or equal to 0.05.  Results:  it was found that all the patients treated with acupuncture decreased their high blood pressure figures in a short period of time without the need to resort to another type of therapy.  Conclusions:  this therapeutic alternative was shown to be effective in treating mild arterial hypertension, for which its use was recommended for this purpose. It will be easy to generalize, as it is inexpensive and relatively safe.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO  Introdução:  as doenças cardiovasculares são hoje a principal causa de morte na maioria dos países, sendo a hipertensão arterial uma doença considerada um problema de saúde pública.  Objetivo:  avaliar a eficácia de um modelo de tratamento com acupuntura na hipertensão arterial.  Métodos:  foi realizado um estudo de ensaio clínico em 93 pacientes de 15 a 65 anos com hipertensão arterial leve, que compareceram à Sala de Reabilitação, no período de maio de 2016 a maio de 2019, para os quais foram formados 2 grupos : um estudo, no qual foi aplicada acupuntura, e um controle, que recebeu tratamento convencional; que foram avaliados 3, 6, 10 e 15 dias após o início da terapia. Testes de hipóteses para proporções de grupos independentes foram utilizados para a análise de comparabilidade e o teste de Chi2, tomando como valores significativos aqueles em que a probabilidade calculada é menor ou igual a 0,05.  Resultados:  constatou-se que todos os pacientes tratados com acupuntura diminuíram seus valores de hipertensão em um curto período de tempo sem a necessidade de recorrer a outro tipo de terapia.  Conclusões:  essa alternativa terapêutica mostrou-se eficaz no tratamento da hipertensão arterial leve, para a qual seu uso foi recomendado para esse fim. Será fácil generalizar, pois é barato e relativamente seguro.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hipertensión arterial]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Arterial hypertension]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Arterial hypertension]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Acupuntura]]></kwd>
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