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The Need for Brazil to Focus on CVD
Authors:
Diandro Mota,
Research Division at Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, São Paulo, BR
Antônio Cordeiro Mattos,
Research Division at Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, São Paulo, BR
Gustavo Oliveira,
Research Division at Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, São Paulo, BR
Alvaro Avezum
Research Division at Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, São Paulo, BR
Abstract
Highlights
- Over the last 5 decades, CVD have been the leading cause of death in Brazil.
- Brazil has faced challenges to reassure an efficient health system for preventing CVD and for overcoming existing barriers to reduce CVD burden.
- Proposals to address those barriers were presented by the World Heart Federation in 2015 through the Roadmaps to achieve 25% CVD mortality by 2025.
- Implementation of the World Heart Federation Roadmaps has been already launched in Brazil by means of a comprehensive coalition including medical societies, civil society, private stakeholders, and government.
Published on
01 Dec 2016.
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