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Cardiovascular Disease in Women Rio Grande do Sul state Brazil

BRAZIL. Cardiovascular Disease in Women Rio Grande do Sul state Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul state. Rio Grande do Sul Cardiology Society (SOCERGS) has 665 members, among them, 153 (23%) are women. DCM (Heart Disease in Women) is a new SOCERGS’s Department 

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Cardiovascular Disease in Women Rio Grande do Sul state Brazil

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  1. BRAZIL Cardiovascular Disease in Women Rio Grande do Sul state Brazil Rio Grande do Sul state

  2. Rio Grande do Sul Cardiology Society (SOCERGS) has 665 members, among them, 153 (23%) are women. DCM (Heart Disease in Women) is a new SOCERGS’s Department  (one year existence) committed in fighting against cardiovascular disease in women.

  3. Demographic data • 2010 Brazil’spopulation – 185.712.713 inhabitants • 2010 RGS’spopulation – 10.576.758 inhabitants Men: 5.205.705, lifeexpectancyatbirth 69.42 YO Women: 5.489.827, lifeexpectancyatbirth 77.01 YO • Racedistribution in South region (RGS, Santa Catarina and Paraná states, accordingto IBGE Census 2007) White :78.7% Black: 4.3% Others:17% Source: IBGE Census 2007 and 2010

  4. Mortality in RGS state according the 5 leading causes: difference between genders, Year 2008 External causes: accidents, violence, suicide.

  5. Cardiovascular disease mortality trends for males and females RGS state from year 2006 to 2009

  6. Cardiovascular disease mortality trends for males and femalesRGS state from year 2006 to 2009 • From 2006 to 2009 more Women than Men died from CVD in RGS state, southern Brazil • The mortality rate remains unchanged over the last years • Data were obtained in the Health Government Department’s site, from the Rio Grande do Sul (RGS) state Source: http://www.saude.rs.gov.br/wsa/portal/index.jsp?menu=organograma&cod

  7. Mortality trends in women according to the type of CVD CeVD:cerebrovascular disease, IHD:Isquemic heart disease

  8. Mortality trends in women according to the type of CVD • Amongalltypesof CVD, CeVDistheleading cause ofdeath in women • IHD isthesecondone • Women use to do thepreventionofbreastcancerand are unawarethat CVD isthefirstonekiller in any age(around 3 times more under 50 YO, andtenfold more over 50 YO) • Consideringonly IHD, even in age under 50 YO, sometimes it kills more thanbreastcancer

  9. Comparison between the most frequent causes of CVD deaths and breast cancer deaths CeVD:Cerebrovascular disease, IHD:Isquemic heart disease

  10. Mortality trends in women age < 50 Years old CVD and breast cancer CVD: Cardiovascular disease

  11. Mortality trends in women age > 50 Years CVD and Breast cancer

  12. Mortality trends in women age < 50 YO IHD and breast cancer IHD: Isquemic heart disease

  13. Mortality trends in women age > 50 YO IHD and breast cancer

  14. Highest incidences (new cases/100.000 women) of breast cancer among Brazil’s states Year 2010 Pernambuco: 46.35 Minas Gerais: 45.92 Rio de Janeiro: 88.3 São Paulo: 68.04 Paraná: 54.46 Santa Catarina: 49.58 Rio Grande do Sul: 81.57 Source: Estimate/2010-incidence of cancer in Brazil. http://www.inca.gov.br

  15. Go Red for Women Campaign Objectives • 1- Enable the reduction of CVD in women through improved • prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, • beginning with increasedawareness • Policy-makers and governments include CVD in women on global and national health agendas • Medical professionals focus increased attention on CVD in women • Women take better care of their heart health • 2- Build global awareness, attention and commitment to CVD in women • Increased funding, partners and supporters of the cause

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