Abstract Background: Previous studies have observed a correlation between mortality rates from ischemic heart diseases (IHDs), cerebrovascular diseases (CBVDs), and the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). However, doubts persist about the association between the overall SVI and its dimensions and mortality stratified by sex, ethnicity, and population clusters. Objective: To analyze the evolution of the overall SVI and its dimensions and correlate it with mortality rates due to IHD and CBVD in Brazil and its Federative Units (FUs) from 2000 to […]

Abstract Background There is a strong association between hypertension and cerebrovascular disease, mainly with stroke and cognitive impairment. However, but the mechanistic of this relationship are not completely understood. Objective To analyze the relationship of central, peripheral blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness, with intracranial pressure (ICP) in long-term chronic hypertensive patients. Methods Adult individuals were consecutively included in the study from November 2022 to August 2023. The cut-off point identified to define intracranial hypertension (ICHT) by the wave peak […]

Introduction Vascular kinking is a vascular angular change where an acute angle is formed in an artery. Both embryogenic and acquired causes can lead to this change. Studies indicate that atherosclerosis, hypertension, and aging are significant contributors to carotid abnormalities. Other factors such as trauma, congenital causes, or inflammatory diseases are uncommon and typically associated with atherosclerosis. Congenital factors may manifest clinically later in life, being exacerbated by conditions like systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia, smoking, rheumatological […]

ABOUT THESE STATISTICS The publication Cardiovascular Statistics – Brazil aims to provide an annual compilation of data and research on the epidemiology of CVDs in Brazil. The report integrates official statistics from the Brazilian Ministry of Health and other governmental entities alongside data from the GBD project, coordinated by the IHME at the University of Washington. Additionally, it incorporates data derived from various sources and scientific studies, including cohorts and registries, that relate to CVDs and their associated risk factors. […]

Abstract Background: Previous studies have identified inequalities in the variation of mortality rates from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CBVD) when comparing regions with different levels of socioeconomic development indicators. Objective: To analyze the variation in IHD and CBVD mortality rates and economic development, evaluated by the sociodemographic index (SDI) and social vulnerability index (SVI) in Brazil over a period of 20 years. Methods: Ecological study of time series of crude and standardized mortality rates (direct method, based […]