Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes (Apr 2016)

HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS AND CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS: GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE 2015. COMMITTE ON HYPERTENSION AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS. SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE DIABETES

  • Silvana Milrad,
  • Ángela M Luongo,
  • Eva López González,
  • Alicia Beatriz García,
  • Solange Houssay,
  • María Lidia Ruiz Morosini,
  • María Cristina Varela,
  • Alejandro Chertkoff,
  • Mabel Ferraro,
  • Blanca Ozuna,
  • Liliana Glatstein,
  • Natalia Basualdo,
  • Fabiana Calabria,
  • Guillermo Dieuzeide,
  • Julieta Méndez,
  • Alicia Elbert,
  • Alfredo Wassermann,
  • Alberto Villamil,
  • Ricardo Antonucci,
  • Mario Saravia,
  • Ramiro Sánchez,
  • Guillermo Burlando

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v50i1.73
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 50, no. 1
pp. 17 – 34

Abstract

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Introduction: arterial hypertension (AH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are diseases of high prevalence which are frequently associated. Objective: to provide useful information and relevant knowledge to support clinical practices that aim at optimizing the diagnosis and offering appropriate therapeutic decisions. Methodology: these Guidelines for Clinical Practice were created based on the evidence available, large clinical trials published in the last years and adapted diagnostic and therapeutic resources in our country, The outcomes of our effort resulted in a set of recommendations, focusing on special situations such as pregnancy, childhood, the elderly, and chronic complications.

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