Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Latin America, with ischemic
heart disease as the principal cause in most countries. Risk factors for cardiovascular …

BACKGROUND: Whereas developed nations have witnessed a drop in the occurrence and
mortality of ischemic heart disease, developing nations have recorded a constant rise. The …

Introduction: There are certain variables that help us to determine the probability of an
individual developing cardiovascular disease, those variables are called risk factors. The …

Background Limited knowledge on the prevalence and distribution of risk factors impairs the
planning and implementation of cardiovascular prevention programs in the Latin American …

Aging, globalization and urbanization in Latina America and the Caribbean (LAC) have
made cardiovascular disease (CVD) the number one cause of death and disability, while …

Background—Current knowledge of the impact of cardiovascular risk factors in Latin
America is limited. Methods and Results—As part of the INTERHEART study, 1237 cases of …

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and disability in adults in Latin America.
Women are more affected by these diseases than by all forms of cancer. Latin American …

Background Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death, and its mortality is increasing
in Latin America. However, population-based data on cardiovascular disease risk factors are …

Abstract PATINO-VILLADA, Fredy A.; ARANGO-VELEZ, Elkin F.; QUINTERO-VELASQUEZ,
Mario A and ARENAS-SOSA, Mónica M.. Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en una …

SUMMARY MTSAC Full Member of Sociedad Argentina of Cardiología 1 Member of
Scientific Committee of the CARMELA Study 2 CEMIC Coronary Care Unit, Coordinator in …