A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Marcela Corso Arend, Jessica Olivaes Pereira, Melissa Medeiros Markoski
Marcela Corso Arend, Jessica Olivaes Pereira, Melissa Medeiros Markoski
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20160200
Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and their associated pathologies are among the greatest causes of morbidity and mortality, entailing approximately 17.3 deaths a year. This class of pathology as a whole has a multi-factor etiology. Its possible prognoses lead to public health issues, with its incidence being related to behavioral, metabolic and genetic risk factors. In spite of the fact that the treatments established for the CVDs and their possible prognoses decrease the rhythm of progression of the illness, the need […]
Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality; Genomics; Molecular Biology; Morbidity; Prevention & Control; Risk Factors