Abstract Background Nothing is known about ischemic heart disease (IHD) in the Germans who emigrated to Brazil during the last century. Objective We sought to compare age at diagnosis and IHD manifestations between German immigrants and their first-generation descendants in the region of Blumenau, Brazil. Methods We reviewed medical records of hospitals in Blumenau. Comparison of the groups in the evaluation times was made by analysis of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures, and comparison of two factors was made by […]

The study in this issue of the Journal analyzed the sex and gender gap that exists for ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. The authors reviewed all the factors that differ between genders in terms of incidence, mortality, pathophysiology and clinical implications, diagnosis, and treatment. The article highlights firstly that there has been an increase in the annual change in proportional mortality from ischemic heart disease in women in recent years, with an age-standardized incidence of 104 per 100 000 […]