Incidence of complications of hypertension in patients in tertiary hospital

Objective: To assess the incidence of complications of arterial hypertension in patients admitted to a tertiary hospital. The type of study is retrospective and quantitative. Method : The study was conducted in a tertiary hospital, SUS-related, reference North-Northeast in Cardiopulmonary Diseases. The sample was composed of medical records of patients with hypertension who developed complications of hypertension. Results: In this study, 300(94.33 %) had cardiovascular, cerebrovascular complications in 14 (4.40 %) and renal disease with 11 (3.45%), finally, peripheral vessels (0.62 %). Conclusion: The study allowed us to observe that despite the great efforts early detection of Hypertension as well as treatment adherence and improved quality of life, it is still necessary to assign more incentives to Primary Health Care in order to prevent even the early hypertension and the possible consequences of this complication.