A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Ricardo Mourilhe-Rocha
, Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro
Ricardo Mourilhe-Rocha
, Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro
Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the leading causes of mortality in most high-income countries around the globe. It is estimated by the Brazilian Ministry of Health that circulatory diseases and cancer are the leading causes of mortality in patients over 50 years of age, which makes them the main public health concerns in absolute numbers. This is not only true in treatment-related costs, but also in terms of social harm imposed on an economically productive population and the health system […]
Keywords: Heart failure; Cancer; Epidemiology