Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of death in Brazil and worldwide, determining an increase in morbidity and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). The prevalence of CVD increased from 271 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 257–285) in 1990 to 523 million (95% UI: 497–550) in 2019, and the number of deaths steadily grew from 12.1 million (95% UI: 11.4–12.6) in 1990 to 18.6 million (95% UI: 17.1–19.7) in 2019 in the 21 world regions analyzed by the Global Burden of […]