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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1870-7203</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta médica Grupo Ángeles]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-7203</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Grupo Ángeles, Servicios de Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-72032018000400304</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efecto de la terapia antihipertensiva en la rigidez arterial evaluado por tonometría de aplanamiento]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effect of antihypertensive therapy on arterial stiffness evaluated by flattening tono]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meneses Guevara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Blanca Angélica]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Luna Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[David]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Matías]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adrián]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad La Salle Facultad Mexicana de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles Metropolitano  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles Metropolitano  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>16</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>304</fpage>
<lpage>309</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-72032018000400304&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-72032018000400304&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-72032018000400304&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  La enfermedad cardiovascular es la principal causa de muerte en el mundo. El sistema arterial sufre cambios estructurales de forma acelerada consecuencia de la hipertensión arterial. La determinación de la presión arterial central a través de las ondas radiales de la presión tiene un importante valor predictivo de complicaciones cardiovasculares.  Material y métodos:  Estudio piloto, prospectivo, descriptivo, longitudinal para evaluar la rigidez arterial por tonometría por aplanamiento radial y la comparación entre los diferentes antihipertensivos.  Resultados:  De los 52 pacientes evaluados, se observó una disminución de la rigidez arterial en los pacientes en quienes se inició tratamiento antihipertensivo con calcioantagonistas de novo de 94.75 ± 24.82% en la medición inicial a 78.38 ± 25.64% en la medición final (p = 0.01).  Conclusiones:  Existe evidencia de la disminución de la rigidez arterial en pacientes en quienes se inicia de novo tratamiento antihipertensivo con calcioantagonistas. Sin embargo, en necesario la realización de estudios posteriores para evaluar el mantenimiento del mismo y el impacto en la disminución del riesgo cardiovascular.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world. The arterial system underwent structural changes in an accelerated way due to arterial hypertension. The determination of the central arterial pressure through the radial pressure waves has an important predictive value of cardiovascular complications.  Material and methods:  Pilot, prospective, descriptive and longitudinal study to evaluate the arterial stiffness by tonometry by radial flattening and the comparison between the different antihypertensives.  Results:  Of the 52 patients assessed, there was a decrease in arterial stiffness in patients who started antihypertensive treatment with calcium channel blockers of 94.75 ± 24.82% in the initial measurement at 78.38 ± 25.64% in the final measurement (p = 0.01).  Conclusions:  There is evidence of decreased arterial stiffness in patients who initiate antihypertensive treatment with calcium channel blockers. However, we need of subsequent studies to evaluate the maintenance of the same and the impact on the reduction of cardiovascular risk.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rigidez arterial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tonometría por aplanamiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[antihipertensivos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Arterial stiffness]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[applanation tonometry]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[antihypertensives.]]></kwd>
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