MARTINS, Diogo Silveira.
Resumen:
Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is a multifactorial clinical condition.
It is frequently associated with functional and/or structural changes in
target organs (heart, mind, kidneys and blood vessels) and the metabolic
disorders with consequent increase risk of fatal and nonfatal
cardiovascular event. . Hypertension is currently one of the most
common problems of global public health and is associated with high risk
of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Its incidence increases with the
aging of population, even it affects mainly elderly. The HAS is diagnosed
by detection of high and sustained levels of BP by casual measurement.
This way, this currently work has as goal to describe the Systemic
Arterial Hypertension emphasizing to the relationship between the blood
pressure and the salt intake. For this, a review of the integrative way
literature was performed in Medine, Pubmed, Lilacs, Scielo and national
and international health committees of articles published in the last 14
years, approaching the arterial hypertension. They surveyed 185 articles
of which only 74 were used to support this subject, as the total
represents a significant sample to explain the theme. Studies based in
food surveys have shown that Brazilian people has high sodium intake
which comes mainly from table salt and spices with this ingredient
although also point to that there is a linear and intensive increase of the
total of the sodium which comes from processed foods that is described
in several studies which excessive intake of sodium, increases blood
pressure and gives more power to develop other cardiovascular
diseases. It is conclude that excessive sodium intake; mineral frequently
presented in the food has been correlated with AH.
