Brazil is a large country, with an evolving economy, but marked social inequalities. The
population is formed by an admixture of native Brazilians, Europeans, and Africans; is …

Ischaemic heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, with an increasing trend
from 6.1 million deaths in 1990 to 9.5 million in 2016, markedly driven by rates observed in …

• Diabetes melito é uma doença crônica e progressiva, caracterizada por alterações
metabólicas decorrentes de hiperglicemia persistente resultante de defeitos na secreção …

• The classification of diabetes is based on its etiology. The most prevalent types are type 2
and type 1 diabetes, representing 90-95% and 5-10% of the cases, respectively. Type 2 …

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the greatest single cause of mortality and loss of disability-
adjusted life years worldwide, and a substantial portion of this burden falls on low-and …

Background Oral anticoagulation is underused in patients with atrial fibrillation. We
assessed the impact of a multifaceted educational intervention, versus usual care, on oral …

Worldwide, there are∼ 18 million deaths each year from cardiovascular disease and at least
2–3 times as many experience non-fatal cardiovascular events. Numerous evidence-based …

Background—Despite effective treatments to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, their
translation into practice is limited. Methods and Results—Using a parallel arm cluster …

Importance In China and other parts of the world, hospital personnel adherence to evidence-
based stroke care is limited. Objective To determine whether a multifaceted quality …

Importance Although international guidelines recommend use of the Global Registries of
Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score (GRS) to guide acute coronary syndrome (ACS) …