Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are responsible for approximately 19 million deaths annually in the world.In Brazil, they are involved in one third of deaths. A significant improvement in cardiovascular medicine has been observed in the last decades. However, cardiac failure, which is the final common pathway following heart injury, remains with a high incidence, prevalence, and mortality. A better understanding of CVD may allow the development of new pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to their treatment. In 2021, the Arquivos Brasileiros de […]