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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Arq Bras Cardiol</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">abc</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">1678-4170</issn>
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          <subject>Minieditorial</subject>
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        <article-title>Influ&#234;ncia da Composi&#231;&#227;o Racial Brasileira no Controle da Press&#227;o Arterial: A Necessidade de Novos Olhares al&#233;m do Tratamento Medicamentoso</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Barroso</surname>
            <given-names>Weimar Kunz Sebba</given-names>
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            <sup>1</sup>
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          <name>
            <surname>Batista</surname>
            <given-names>Sandro Rodrigues</given-names>
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            <sup>1</sup>
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            <sup>3</sup>
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          <name>
            <surname>Vitorino</surname>
            <given-names>Priscila Valverde de Oliveira</given-names>
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            <sup>1</sup>
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            <sup>4</sup>
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          <name>
            <surname>Sousa</surname>
            <given-names>Ana Luiza Lima</given-names>
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            <sup>1</sup>
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        <institution content-type="orgdiv1">Liga de Hipertens&#227;o Arterial</institution>
        <institution content-type="orgname">Universidade Federal de Goi&#225;s</institution>
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          <named-content content-type="city">Goi&#226;nia</named-content>
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        <country country="BR">Brasil</country>
        <institution content-type="original">Liga de Hipertens&#227;o Arterial, Universidade Federal de Goi&#225;s, Goi&#226;nia, GO &#8211; Brasil</institution>
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        <institution content-type="orgdiv2">Departamento de Cl&#237;nica M&#233;dica</institution>
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        <institution content-type="orgname">Universidade Federal de Goi&#225;s</institution>
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        <institution content-type="original">Departamento de Cl&#237;nica M&#233;dica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goi&#225;s, Goi&#226;nia, GO &#8211; Brasil</institution>
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        <institution content-type="orgname">Secretaria de Estado da Sa&#250;de de Goi&#225;s</institution>
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        <institution content-type="orgname">Pontif&#237;cia Universidade Cat&#243;lica de Goi&#225;s</institution>
        <institution content-type="orgdiv1">Escola de Ci&#234;ncias Sociais e da Sa&#250;de</institution>
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          <named-content content-type="city">Goi&#226;nia</named-content>
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        <institution content-type="original">Pontif&#237;cia Universidade Cat&#243;lica de Goi&#225;s &#8211; Escola de Ci&#234;ncias Sociais e da Sa&#250;de,Goi&#226;nia, GO &#8211; Brasil</institution>
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        <label>5</label>
        <institution content-type="orgdiv1">Faculdade de Enfermagem</institution>
        <institution content-type="orgname">Universidade Federal de Goi&#225;s</institution>
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          <named-content content-type="city">Goi&#226;nia</named-content>
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        <corresp id="c01"> Correspond&#234;ncia: Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso &#8226; Universidade Federal de Goi&#225;s &#8211; Liga de Hipertens&#227;o Arterial &#8211; Av. Universit&#225;ria Hospital das Cl&#237;nicas. CEP 74605-220, Goi&#226;nia, GO &#8211; Brasil E-mail: <email>sebbabarroso@gmail.com</email> </corresp>
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      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="electronic">
        <day>18</day>
        <month>03</month>
        <year>2022</year>
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        <month>03</month>
        <year>2022</year>
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      <volume>118</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>623</fpage>
      <lpage>624</lpage>
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        <kwd>Hipertens&#227;o</kwd>
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      <p>
        <bold>&#8220; <italic>Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the</italic> </bold>
      </p>
      <p>
        <bold><italic>most shocking and inhumane</italic> &#8221;</bold>
      </p>
      <p>
        <italic>Martin Luter King, 1966</italic>
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    <p>No contexto da sa&#250;de cardiovascular, algumas caracter&#237;sticas raciais s&#227;o frequentemente associadas a um pior controle da press&#227;o arterial (PA); adultos negros, por exemplo, apresentam hipertens&#227;o arterial mais grave e resistente quando comparados a outros grupos &#233;tnicos.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref> - <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3">3</xref></sup> Quase todas essas evid&#234;ncias foram geradas em contextos populacionais com pouca miscigena&#231;&#227;o e, por isso, &#233; imperativo o entendimento do impacto das caracter&#237;sticas raciais espec&#237;ficas da popula&#231;&#227;o brasileira sobre ocorr&#234;ncia, diagn&#243;stico e controle da hipertens&#227;o arterial.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">5</xref></sup></p>
    <p>O estudo apresentado por Sousa et al.6 traz um novo olhar em rela&#231;&#227;o &#224; quest&#227;o racial e a sua influ&#234;ncia no tratamento e controle da PA em adultos brasileiros. Usando um robusto banco de dados do Estudo Longitudinal da Sa&#250;de do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil), avaliaram a associa&#231;&#227;o entre ra&#231;a/cor da pele autorrelatadas e controle de PA em indiv&#237;duos utilizando v&#225;rias classes de anti-hipertensivos em monoterapia, publica&#231;&#227;o complementar do grupo &#224; influ&#234;ncia da etnia sobre aspectos da doen&#231;a hipertensiva.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">7</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B8">8</xref></sup></p>
    <p>Indiv&#237;duos negros em uso de inibidores da enzima conversora de angiotensina (IECA), bloqueadores de receptor de angiotensina (BRA), diur&#233;ticos tiaz&#237;dicos (DT) e betabloqueadores (BB) em monoterapia apresentaram pior controle de PA em rela&#231;&#227;o aos brancos. Ap&#243;s tratamento estat&#237;stico adequado, os autores conclu&#237;ram que as diferen&#231;as de controle de PA entre os v&#225;rios grupos raciais n&#227;o podem ser explicadas por uma poss&#237;vel menor efic&#225;cia dos IECA e BRA em indiv&#237;duos negros. Embora observacional, o estudo come&#231;a a desvendar alguns t&#243;picos importantes no manejo de pacientes com hipertens&#227;o arterial, pertencentes a alguns grupos espec&#237;ficos (neste caso, a popula&#231;&#227;o negra), al&#233;m de vislumbrar algumas hip&#243;teses que precisam ser investigadas, sobretudo aquelas relacionadas &#224;s iniquidades em sa&#250;de dessa popula&#231;&#227;o e a suas repercuss&#245;es.</p>
    <p>A miscigena&#231;&#227;o racial, caracter&#237;stica da popula&#231;&#227;o brasileira, traz grandes quest&#245;es socioecon&#244;micas ao pa&#237;s e, de forma associada, desafios importantes para o cuidado em sa&#250;de.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">5</xref></sup> Na perspectiva dos determinantes sociais do processo sa&#250;de doen&#231;a, fatores relacionados &#224; composi&#231;&#227;o racial de uma popula&#231;&#227;o (incluindo racismo) podem contribuir para a ocorr&#234;ncia de iniquidades em sa&#250;de e, assim, influenciar negativamente os desfechos relacionados.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">2</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B9">9</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B10">10</xref></sup> Desta forma, dificuldades no acesso aos servi&#231;os de sa&#250;de, &#224;s medidas de preven&#231;&#227;o e prote&#231;&#227;o da sa&#250;de e aos tratamentos mais adequados podem ser frequentes. De acordo com dados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domic&#237;lios (PNAD) (2019), 9,4% dos brasileiros se autorrelataram como pretos, e 46,8% como pardos.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B11">11</xref></sup></p>
    <p>Ainda, precisamos citar caracter&#237;sticas que contribuem sobremaneira para o manejo de doen&#231;as cr&#244;nicas no Sistema &#218;nico de Sa&#250;de:<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B12">12</xref></sup> o acelerado envelhecimento populacional e as crescentes desigualdades sociais associados ao ac&#250;mulo significativo de morbidades cr&#244;nicas em nossa popula&#231;&#227;o (aproximadamente 26 milh&#245;es de brasileiros com &#8805;50 anos relatam mais de duas condi&#231;&#245;es cr&#244;nicas, e hipertens&#227;o arterial est&#225; presente na maioria das combina&#231;&#245;es entre essas).<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B13">13</xref></sup> Cita-se tamb&#233;m o aumento de incid&#234;ncia de todas as doen&#231;as cr&#244;nicas n&#227;o transmiss&#237;veis analisadas pela Pesquisa Nacional de Sa&#250;de (PNS) na compara&#231;&#227;o entre 2013 e 2019.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref></sup></p>
    <p>Dados estratificados conforme ra&#231;a/etnia da PNS 2019 mostram que brasileiros pretos ou pardos relataram pior estado de sa&#250;de, principalmente os do sexo feminino (57,8%). Al&#233;m disso, realiza&#231;&#227;o de consulta m&#233;dica nos &#250;ltimos 12 meses foi mais frequente entre a popula&#231;&#227;o branca que na popula&#231;&#227;o negra, independente de sexo.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref></sup> Comparando-se as edi&#231;&#245;es da PNS de 2013 e 2019, observou-se maior propor&#231;&#227;o de negros hipertensos que relataram uso de medicamentos, realiza&#231;&#227;o de exames complementares e consultas com especialistas em 2019. Esses pacientes tamb&#233;m apresentaram maior taxa de assist&#234;ncia m&#233;dica principalmente no servi&#231;o p&#250;blico e em Unidades B&#225;sicas de Sa&#250;de, embora a &#250;ltima consulta n&#227;o tenha sido realizada com o mesmo m&#233;dico das consultas anteriores.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">5</xref></sup> Ainda neste cen&#225;rio, estudo brasileiro<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">7</xref></sup> mostra que morar em bairros economicamente segregados, onde negros e pardos foram mais propensos a viver, est&#225; associado com maiores chances de hipertens&#227;o arterial (26%) e diabetes (50%) em rela&#231;&#227;o a morar em outros bairros, podendo, assim, constituir um ambiente potencial de impuls&#227;o de desigualdades raciais relacionadas &#224; ocorr&#234;ncia de fatores de risco cardiometab&#243;licos.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">7</xref></sup></p>
    <p>Assim, de forma complementar ao estudo de Sousa et al.,<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6">6</xref></sup> a sociedade brasileira demanda urgentemente por estudos que tragam as v&#225;rias dimens&#245;es do cuidado, desde o acesso aos servi&#231;os de sa&#250;de, medicamentos, exames diagn&#243;sticos e especialistas, at&#233; o cuidado longitudinal e coordenado por equipe multidisciplinar e estrat&#233;gias de autocuidado associadas &#224;s intersec&#231;&#245;es de suas caracter&#237;sticas socioecon&#244;micas, demogr&#225;ficas e culturais.</p>
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        <article-title>Influence of Racial Composition on Blood Pressure Control in the Brazilian Population: The Need for New Perspectives Beyond Drug Treatment</article-title>
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            <sup>1</sup>
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          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2001">
            <sup>2</sup>
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            <sup>1</sup>
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            <sup>2</sup>
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            <sup>3</sup>
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            <sup>1</sup>
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        <institution content-type="original">Secretaria de Estado da Sa&#250;de de Goi&#225;s, Goi&#226;nia, GO &#8211; Brazil</institution>
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        <institution content-type="original">Pontif&#237;cia Universidade Cat&#243;lica de Goi&#225;s &#8211; Escola de Ci&#234;ncias Sociais e da Sa&#250;de, Goi&#226;nia, GO &#8211; Brazil</institution>
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        <institution content-type="original">Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goi&#225;s, Goi&#226;nia, GO &#8211; Brazil</institution>
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        <corresp id="c01001">Mailing Address: Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso &#8226; Universidade Federal de Goi&#225;s &#8211; Liga de Hipertens&#227;o Arterial &#8211; Av. Universit&#225;ria Hospital das Cl&#237;nicas. Postal Code 74605-220, Goi&#226;nia, GO &#8211; Brazil E-mail: sebbabarroso@gmail.com</corresp>
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        <kwd>Hypertension</kwd>
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      <disp-quote>
        <p>
          <bold>&#8220; <italic>Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the</italic> </bold>
        </p>
        <p>
          <bold><italic>most shocking and inhumane</italic> &#8221;</bold>
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        <p>
          <italic>Martin Luter King, 1966</italic>
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      <p>In the context of cardiovascular health, some racial characteristics have been frequently associated with worse blood pressure (BP) control. For example, Black adults have more severe resistant hypertension as compared with other ethnic groups.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref> - <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3">3</xref></sup> A lot of this evidence has been gathered from populations where there had been little racial mixing and, for this reason, understanding the impact of specific racial characteristics of the Brazilian population on the occurrence, diagnosis, and control of hypertension is imperative.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">5</xref></sup></p>
      <p>The study by Sousa et al.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6">6</xref></sup> provides a new perspective on the influence of race on the treatment and control of BP in Brazilian adults. Using a robust database of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), the authors evaluated the association of self-reported race/skin color with BP control in individuals under different monotherapy antihypertensive regimens. This publication complements previous studies of the group on the influence of ethnicity on several aspects of hypertensive disease.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">7</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B8">8</xref></sup></p>
      <p>Black individuals using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), thiazide diuretics (TD) and beta blockers showed a worse BP control than White individuals. After statistical treatment of the data, the authors concluded that the differences in BP control between the racial groups could not be explained by a possible lower efficacy of ACEI and ARBs in Black patients. Despite the observational nature of the study, it starts to reveal some important topics about the management of hypertensive patients belonging to specific groups (in this case, Black population), and put forward some hypotheses that need to be investigated, mainly those related to racial health inequality and its repercussions.</p>
      <p>Racial mixing, characteristic of the Brazilian population, raises important socioeconomical questions, and important challenges to health care in the country.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">5</xref></sup> From the perspective of social determinants of health and disease processes, factors related to racial composition of the population (including racism) can contribute to health inequality, and thereby negatively influence the outcomes.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">2</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B9">9</xref> , <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B10">10</xref></sup> Difficulty in accessing health services, preventive and protective measures, and adequate treatment may be common. According to the 2019 Brazilian National Household Sample Survey (PNAD, Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domic&#237;lios), 9.4% of respondents self-reported as Black, and 46.8% as <italic>Pardo</italic> .<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B11">11</xref></sup></p>
      <p>Also, we need to mention some features that strongly contribute to the management of chronic diseases in the Brazilian Unified Health System:<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B12">12</xref></sup> the accelerated population aging and increasing social inequality, associated with the marked increase of chronic morbidities in our population (approximately 26 million people aged &#8805; 50 years report more than two chronic conditions, where hypertension is present in most of them).<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B13">13</xref></sup> There is also the increase in the incidence of all non-communicable diseases from 2013 to 2019, as reported in the Brazilian National Health Survey (PNS).<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref></sup></p>
      <p>In fact, data stratified by race/ethnicity from the 2019 PNS showed that Black and <italic>pardo</italic> individuals, mainly women (57.8%), reported worse health status. Besides, White people reported higher attendance at medical appointments than Black people, regardless of sex.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref></sup> As compared with the 2013 PNS, a higher proportion of Black hypertensive patients who self-reported use of medications, performance of complementary tests and visits to specialists was found in the 2019 PNS. These patients also showed higher rates of attendance at medical care, especially in public services and primary health centers, although they were seen by different physicians at the last visit from the ones in previous consultations.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">5</xref></sup> Also, a Brazilian study showed that living in economically segregated neighborhoods, where Black and Pardo people are more likely to live, is associated with higher odds of hypertension (26%) and diabetes (50%) as compared with living in other areas. Thus, economically segregated neighborhoods may represent potential environment for promoting racial inequalities regarding the occurrence of cardiometabolic risk factors.<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">7</xref></sup></p>
      <p>Therefore, extending the findings of Sousa et al.,<sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6">6</xref></sup> the Brazilian population urgently calls for further studies that provide a wider perspective of care, from access to health services, medications, diagnostic tests, and specialists, to a longitudinal, coordinated multidisciplinary care and self-care strategies consistent with their socioeconomic, demographic and cultural characteristics.</p>
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            <italic>Short Editorial related to the article: Racial Differences in Blood Pressure Control from Users of Antihypertensive Monotherapy: Results from the ELSA-Brasil Study</italic>
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