Stratification of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients in a city in the interior of Minas Gerais

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate cardiovascular risk and its injuries in hypertensive patients in the municipality of Patos de Minas- MG. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study, of documentary nature and quantitative approach, which counted on the analysis, after authorization by the research ethics committee, of 46 medical records, 23 men and 23 women, from 35 family health teams, totaling 1610 patients. Results: After data collection, each person was stratified according to cardiovascular risk in four phases. The first categorized 629 patients as high risk. The second, using the Global Risk Score, computed 146 patients below, 390 in intermediate and 273 at high risk. The third stage included 157 patients previously identified as intermediate risk as high risk. The fourth phase is based on life-time risk stratification and identified 379 patients. Of these, 317 with a major risk factor and 62 with two to present cardiovascular events according to lifelong exposure. Conclusion: There was a significant number of people at high cardiovascular risk and with aggravating factors that could be transformed, suggesting an unprecedented opportunity to change the course of chronic non-communicable diseases.