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SummaryBackground: Inappropriate and subtherapeutic anticoagulants dosages may result in severe thromboembolic and bleeding complications. The use of this treatment requires special attention and strict clinical and laboratory follow-up.

SummaryBackground: Despite its clinical and social relevance, resumption of sexual activity after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a subject that is poorly addressed by healthcare providers and one that is given scant emphasis during hospitalization. Erectile dysfunction is a common complaint among cardiac patients, and these patients are in doubt regarding the safety of resuming sexual activity after a cardiovascular event.

OBJETIVOS: Verificar a adesão à terapêutica farmacológica e não farmacológica de pacientes atendidos por uma equipe multidisciplinar, em um ambulatório de prevenção secundária da doença arterial coronariana, bem como identificar fatores que possam interferir na adesão. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal que avaliou a adesão farmacológica através do teste de Morisky e a não farmacológica, através das modificações no estilo de vida em pacientes após primeiro infarto. RESULTADOS: Dos 92 pacientes avaliados, 64,1% eram homens e a média de idade foi de 56,4±10,9 anos. Adesão à terapêutica farmacológica foi verificada em 56,5% e adesão à não farmacológica, em 40,2% dos pacientes. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados demonstraram pacientes com baixa aderência à terapêutica de prevenção secundária da doença arterial coronariana.

Objective: to evaluate the sexual dysfunction in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive patients. Method: this was a cross-sectional study. Samples were composed of 54 hypertensive patients and 54 normotensive patients. The female sexual dysfunction was evaluated by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Results: the average FSFI score differed highly between hypertensive and normotensive patients (22.4± 7.4 versus 26.8 ±5.4, p< 0.001). Among hypertensive patients, 63% showed sexual dysfunction in opposition to 39% of normotensive patients (p=0.02). Hypertensive women had 1.67 more chances of showing the dysfunction than women with normal blood pressure. Conclusion: the sexual dysfunction prevalence is higher in hypertensive than in normotensive women hence, hypertension is a potentiator factor for female sexual dysfunction.