<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1684-1859</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Informática Médica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[RCIM]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1859</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18592022000100013</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La mortalidad materna por causas cardiovasculares en Cuba (2013-2019)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Maternal Mortality from Cardiovascular Causes in Cuba (2013-2019)]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Araujo Inastrilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Facultad de Tecnología de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18592022000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18592022000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18592022000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: en Cuba las enfermedades del sistema cardiovascular se han considerado una de las principales causas de muerte materna, con valores muy elevados en contraposición con otros indicadores de salud. Conocer la esencia de este fenómeno es imprescindible para el manejo adecuado de las políticas que permitan disminuir este indicador.  Objetivo: describir el comportamiento de la mortalidad materna en Cuba por causas cardiovasculares desde el 2013 hasta el 2019.  Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo longitudinal retrospectivo, que comprendió las muertes maternas por causas cardiovasculares en el período del 2013 al 2019. Se realizó un análisis de la tendencia de este indicador y una predicción del comportamiento del mismo para los años siguientes al período, a través de complementos del software Microsoft Excel. Se emplearon las tasas de mortalidad materna general y por causas como medida de resumen para el análisis estadístico.  Resultados: la mortalidad materna por causas cardiovasculares tendió a la oscilación alrededor de la media en todo el período. Este indicador aumentó en un 10,3%. Las principales causas de muerte fueron las enfermedades del sistema circulatorio (65,5%) y los trastornos hipertensivos (34,2%). Se predijo un aumento de las tasas por estas causas para 2021.  Conclusiones: el comportamiento de la mortalidad materna por causas cardiovasculares no tuvo un patrón específico en su tendencia, sin embargo existe una resistencia a la disminución. Se estimó un posible aumento para años venideros por lo que se recomienda una revisión de este problema por parte del Sistema de Salud.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  in Cuba diseases of the cardiovascular system have been considered one of the main causes of maternal death, with very high values &#8203;&#8203;in contrast to other health indicators. Knowing the essence of this phenomenon is essential for the proper management of policies that allow reducing this indicator.  Objective:  to describe the behaviour of maternal mortality from cardiovascular causes in Cuba since 2013 to 2019.  Methods:  a retrospective longitudinal descriptive study was carried out, which included maternal deaths due to cardiovascular causes in the period from 2013 to 2019. An analysis of the trend of this indicator was carried out and a prediction of its behaviour for the years following the period, through Microsoft Excel software add-ins. General and cause-based maternal mortality rates were used as a summary measure for statistical analysis.  Results:  maternal mortality from cardiovascular causes tended to oscillate around the mean throughout the period. This indicator increased by 10.3%. The main causes of death were diseases of the circulatory system (65.5%) and hypertensive disorders (34.2%). An increase in rates for these causes was predicted for 2021.  Conclusions:  the behaviour of maternal mortality due to cardiovascular causes did not have a specific pattern in its trend, however there is a resistance to the decrease. A possible increase was estimated for future years, so a review of this problem by the Health System is needed.]]></p></abstract>
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