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Presented by the    Universidade Estácio de Sá, the study Controle e acompanhamento da saúde dos idosos hipertensos: desafios para as equipes de Saúde da Família de Vila Vintém, AP 5.1, bairro de Padre Miguel, Rio de Janeiro - Control and attendance to the health of hypertensive seniors: challenges faced by teams at the Saúde da Família de Vila Vintém, AP 5.1, in the neighborhood of Pedre Miguel, Rio de Janeiro, by Zelina Sales de Oliveira Filha, suggests that An aging population should be recognized as a natural, worldwide fact. In Brazil this population has grown very quickly, and there are now more than 20 million people aged 60 years or over, totaling 10% of the Brazilian population. The aging process occurs at the onset of chronic diseases, and these diseases are multiple, complex and costly, requiring constant care. Among them, high blood pressure, highly prevalent among the elderly, is considered a public health problem in Brazil and across the world, because it is one of the risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases and chronic renal.