2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2005001600015
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Projeto Corações do Brasil

Abstract: Knowledge of cardiovascular diseases has grown exponentially in the last decades due to an intensive multidisciplinary research program endeavored by the scientific community. Relevant aspects of the physiopathology of atherosclerosis and acute vascular occlusion have been provided by basic research. Epidemiological research, in turn, identified the importance of specific risk factors and greatly improved our tools to identify individuals with an increased risk of disease and/or cardiovascular events.

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“…Nonwhite older individuals presented higher odds of being affected by hypertension. The black population due to several factors, which include genetic alterations, is more prone to have hypertension [35, 36]. In the present study, it was not possible to analyze the relationship between hypertension and black skin color.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 85%
“…Nonwhite older individuals presented higher odds of being affected by hypertension. The black population due to several factors, which include genetic alterations, is more prone to have hypertension [35, 36]. In the present study, it was not possible to analyze the relationship between hypertension and black skin color.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 85%
“…The Corações do Brasil Study has reported the following distribution: native population, 11.1%; yellow population, 10%; mixed heritage/mulatto, 26.3%; white, 29.4% and black, 34.8%. 21 The ELSA-Brazil Study has shown the following prevalences: white, 30.3%; mixed heritage, 38.2%; and black, 49.3%. 11 …”
Section: Conceptmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Atualmente, a população mundial acometida pela diabetes é da ordem de 415 milhões de adultos. Em 2040, estima-se que esse número subirá para 642 milhões [4][5] .…”
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