Hipertensión arterial sistémica mal controlada como factor asociado en el desarrollo de evento cerebrovascular de tipo isquémico en el Hospital Abel Gilbert Pontón.

Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension is a disease that prevails in Latin American society, occupying important relevance in the morbidity of the general population. Cerebrovascular events share a close relationship with arterial hypertension, as this is the major modifiable risk factor that accelerates and is associated with endothelial injury, resulting in focal brain tissue dysfunction. Objective: To analyze the connection of poorly controlled arterial hypertension as a predisposing factor in the development of ischemic cerebrovascular event. Methodology: 181 patients who attended the Hospital de Especialidades Abel Gilbert Pontón, meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria, were selected to carry out this relational, analytical, retrospective and cross-sectional study. Results: Grade 3 AHT was the one that predominated, constituting 36.5% of the patients. The most frequent symptom was hemiparesis in 56.9% of the patients. The age group that prevailed was that corresponding to those over 60 years of age, in addition it was also demonstrated that the male sex was the one that appeared most frequently in the patients. The associated pathology that most predominated in the study population was kidney disease. Conclusion: Systemic arterial hypertension is a disease that, by complying with adequate therapeutic adherence, largely prevents the development of cerebrovascular complications.