Jadelson P. Andrade • Fausto J. Pinto
Donna K. Arnett
Editors

2015

From Current Evidence to Clinical Practice

According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), 56.9 million deaths were reported worldwide in 2008, and of these about 17 million were caused by cardiovascular diseases. From this alarming reported epidemiological reality, the WHO began to encourage all countries of the world to embrace the banner of cardiovascular prevention, proposing an alliance between the nations, governments, civil society, and private sectors to team up in your face.