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Objective
The primary objective of this document is to stimulate improvements in women’s health conditions in Brazil, with a focus on cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is responsible for 17.5 million premature deaths yearly worldwide. This number is predicted to increase to 23 million by 2030. CVD are responsible for one third of all deaths in Brazil, with similarities between men and postmenopausal women. These data assume even greater importance when we consider that 80% of premature deaths could have been avoided by controlling four risk factors: tobacco use, inappropriate diet, physical inactivity, and harmful alcohol use.
This document further aims to create a permanent discussion group that will play a leadership role in Brazilian healthcare policies, providing administrators with an overall view of the relevance of CVD to women so that they may establish strategic actions to reduce the prevalence of risk factors and improve diagnosis and therapeutic approach, thus reducing mortality and morbidity.
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