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This article is published in Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia.The article was published on 2010-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 580 citations till now.

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The 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale: validation of a Brazilian-Portuguese version in hypertensive adults.

TL;DR: Psychometric evaluation of the Portuguese version of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale indicates that it is a reliable and valid measure to detect patients at risk of non-adherence.
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome: Association with Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Complications in an Urban Population

TL;DR: The prevalence of MS found is similar to that in developed countries, being influenced by age, body mass index, educational levels, physical activity, and leading to a higher prevalence of cardiovascular complications after the 4th decade of life.

Original Research The 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale: Validation of a Brazilian-Portuguese version in hypertensive adults

TL;DR: In this article, the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the structured self-report eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) were examined among patients with hypertension.
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Hypertensive crisis: clinical-epidemiological profile.

TL;DR: Adequate control of BP should be pursued as a way to avoid this severe complication of hypertension, and individuals with HE are older and sedentary and have lower rates of antihypertensive treatment.
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