Cardiovascular disease: a major future problem for Oman

Studies of village populations by medical students in oman have indicated moderately high prevalence rates of hypertension and obesity. With the known high prevalence of diabetes and an increasing trend towards cigarette smoking, attention is drawn to the likelihood of a future epidemic of cardiovascular disease in oman. A suggested strategy of transferring the responsibility for identification and management of risk factors for cardiovascular disease prevention from specialist to primary health care is suggested in an attempt to prevent this potential epidemic

Hipertensión arterial: causas poco frecuentes presentación de cinco casos clínicos / Arterial hypertension: non frequent causes. Report of 5 cases

En el lapso de dos años (1987-1989) fueron diagnosticado en el Hospital Militar "Dr. Carlos Arvelo" de Caracas (347 casos de Hipertension Arterial, de los cuales 108 pertenecieron al Servicio de Nefrología; de ellos resultaron 52 casos de Hipertension Arterial Esencial y 56 casos de Hipertensión Arterial Secundaria. Traemos a consideración cinco casos de Hipertensión Arterial Secundaria: un (1) caso de Glomerulonefritis rápidamente progresiva; un (1) caso de Hipertensión Arterial multicausal; un (1) caso de Hiperaldosteronismo Primario; un (1) caso de Hipertensión Renovascular por Fibrodisplasia Renal bilateral y un (1) caso de Hipertensión Renovascular por Arteriosclerosis