RESUMEN
Se buscó establecer el impacto de la prehipertensión como causa de eventos cardiovasculares en pacientes del Hospital Universitario San Jorge de Pereira. Se incluyeron pacientes no identificados previamente como hipertensos o que recibieran tratamiento para tal condición y que clasificaran con cifras tensionales sistólicas entre 120 y 139 mmHg y diastólicas entre 80 y 89 mmHg. Del total de prehipertensos se determinó que el 43.4% ingresaron con eventos cardiovasculares, siendo las más prevalentes el evento cerebrovascular y el infarto agudo de miocardio. Se refuerza la indicación de definir la prehipertensión como factor de riesgo a identificar y tratar haciendo énfasis especial en cambios terapéuticos en estilo de vida
An research has been developed with the subject to evaluate the impact of side effects of prehypertension as cardiovascular events on patients of the university hospital San Jorge in the city of Pereira, they include patients non previously identified as hypertensive or who been receiving treatment for that condition and classify with systolic blood pressure between 120 and 139 mmHg and diastolic between 80 and 89 mmHg. From the research where found that 43.4% was ingress with cardiovascular events been more significant stroke and acute coronary syndrome. Those results enhance the indication of defining prehypertension as risk factor to identify and emphasize on therapeutically changes on life style. Within research limitations were found that the time factor was a limitation to increase the samples, which could be important for future research