Coronary heart disease and stroke mortality trends in Brazil 2000-2018.
Patrícia Vasconcelos Leitão MoreiraAdélia da Costa Pereira de Arruda NetaSara Silva FerreiraFlávia Emília Leite Lima FerreiraRafaela Lira Formiga Cavalcanti de LimaRodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo ViannaJevuks Matheus de AraújoRômulo Eufrosino de Alencar RodriguesJosé Moreira da Silva NetoMartin O'FlahertyPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The downward trend CHD and stroke mortality rates is continuing. Policy intervention directed to strengthen care provision and improve population diets and lifestyles might explain the continued progress, but there is no room for complacency.