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<journal-id>1729-519X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev haban cienc méd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1729-519X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1729-519X2019000100045</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Comorbilidad de pacientes ingresados con diagnóstico de Hipertensión arterial en salas de Medicina Interna]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Comorbidity in patients with the diagnosis of Arterial Hypertension admitted to Internal Medicine wards]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Shunchao]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kou]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Xueqing]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Li]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Blanco Aspiazu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Ángel]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bacallao Gallestey]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Centro de investigaciones y referencias de aterosclerosis de La Habana (CIRAH) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Policlínico Docente &#8220;Ramón González Coro&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>45</fpage>
<lpage>59</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1729-519X2019000100045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1729-519X2019000100045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1729-519X2019000100045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Como problema de la práctica de la profesión, la comorbilidad implica mayor complejidad en el plano del diagnóstico, el tratamiento, la creación de protocolos de atención y en la investigación. Es necesario identificar la comorbilidad del paciente hipertenso atendido en salas de medicina interna y su ordenamiento en mecanismos etiopatogénicos, fisiopatológicos y terapéuticos.  Objetivo: Identificar la magnitud de la comorbilidad en pacientes con diagnóstico de hipertensión arterial ingresados en salas de Medicina interna.  Material y Métodos:  Se realizó una investigación descriptiva y prospectiva de 144 pacientes hipertensos. Se recogió la información necesaria a partir de la entrevista y examen clínico de los enfermos, las historias clínicas y la discusión con los médicos de asistencia. Los datos obtenidos se registraron en la planilla confeccionada al efecto y luego fueron vertidos en la base de datos del paquete estadístico SPSS versión 11.5.  Resultados:  Las comorbilidades más frecuentes fueron la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en el 72,9%; la cardiopatía isquémica 54,9% y la enfermedad cerebrovascular 36,1%.  Conclusiones:  La magnitud de la comorbilidad en los hipertensos que ingresan en salas de Medicina interna tiene como asociación etiopatogénica más importante a la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y a las complicaciones ateroscleróticas derivadas de ambas entidades como las asociaciones fisiopatológicas más relevantes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Comorbidity, as a problem in the practice of the medical profession, implies greater complexity in terms of diagnosis, treatment, creation of care protocols, and research. It is necessary to identify comorbidity in the hypertensive patient treated in internal medicine wards and establish etiopathogenic, pathophysiological, and therapeutic mechanisms.  Objective:  To identify the magnitude of comorbidity in patients with arterial hypertension admitted to the Internal Medicine wards.  Material and Methods:  A descriptive and prospective research was carried out on 144 hypertensive patients. The necessary information was collected from medical interviews, patients´ clinical exams, clinical histories, and case discussions with the doctors that were providing medical care to these patients. The data obtained were recorded in the database of Statistical Package SPSS software version 11.5.  Results:  The most frequent comorbidities were type 2 diabetes mellitus in a 72.9%; ischemic heart disease in a 54.9%, and cerebrovascular disease in a 36.1%.  Conclusions:  The magnitude of comorbidity in hypertensive patients admitted to Internal Medicine Wards recognizes Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and atherosclerotic complications derived from both entities, as the most relevant pathophysiological associations.]]></p></abstract>
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