The World Health Organization estimates that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death globally, accounting for 17.5 million deaths per year, a number that is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030. Similarly, in Brazil, diseases of the circulatory system caused 30.68 % of the total deaths in 2014. Hypertension is quantitatively the most important risk factor for CVD, such as stroke, myocardial infarction, and cardiac failure. The global prevalence of hypertension in adults aged […]