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Depression, Cardiovascular Disease, and Female Gender: An Underestimated Triad

Walkiria Samuel Avila et al. Maria Alayde Mendonça Rivera Ivan Romero Rivera

Introduction

Depression is a global disease affecting around 330 million people, corresponding to 4.4% of the global population, and is the second cause of incapacitation in the USA.In Brazil, it is estimated that 5.8% of the population, 11 million people, suffer from this disease, placing the country first in Latin America and the second in the Americas considering the number of cases.In addition, the data published by the National Health Survey (PNS) conducted in 2013 verified that 78.8% of Brazilian people with significant depressive symptoms were not receiving any treatment.

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Cardiovascular Diseases
Depression
Female Gender
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
Immune System
Renin Angiotrensin Aldosterone System

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