International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 28/jun/2023;36:e20230025.

Monocyte Inflammatory Signaling

Fernando Augusto Alves da Costa

DOI: 10.36660/ijcs.20230025

The human race evolves and is increasingly exposed to new risk factors that increase the chance of acute cardiovascular events. Today, classic risk factors include pollution, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, individual income, marital status, stress due to injuries of all kinds, economic factors, and others.

Observational studies have shown an upward trend towards an increase in deaths from cardiovascular disease due to exposure to risk factors, lack of more efficient control, adherence to treatments, policies for drug distribution, in addition to the possibility of diagnosing the disease. The scenario observed by the high rates of obesity, overweight, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, high blood pressure, and smoking is far from ideal, and, in relation to new risk factors, the situation is still very early.^,

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