Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Rio Grande do Sul stateBrazil

Rio Grande do Sul state

BRAZILBRAZIL

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.

Demographic data

• 2010 Brazil’s population – 185.712.713 inhabitants• 2010 RGS’s population – 10.576.758 inhabitants Men: 5.205.705, life expectancy at birth 69.42 YO Women: 5.489.827, life expectancy at birth 77.01 YO• Race distribution in South region (RGS, Santa

Catarina and Paraná states, according to IBGE Census 2007)

White :78.7% Black: 4.3% Others:17%

Source: IBGE Census 2007 and 2010

Mortality in RGS state according the 5 leading causes: difference between genders, Year 2008

External causes: accidents, violence, suicide.

Cardiovascular disease mortality trends for males and femalesRGS state from year 2006 to 2009

Cardiovascular disease mortality trends for males and females

RGS 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

http://www.saude.rs.gov.br/wsa/portal/index.jsp?menu=organograma&cod

Source:

Mortality trends in women according to the type of CVD

CeVD:cerebrovascular disease, IHD:Isquemic heart disease

Mortality trends in women according to the type of CVD

• Among all types of CVD, CeVD is the leading cause of death in women

• IHD is the second one• Women use to do the prevention of breast

cancer and are unaware that CVD is the first one killer in any age(around 3 times more under 50 YO, and ten fold more over 50 YO)

• Considering only IHD, even in age under 50 YO, sometimes it kills more than breast cancer

Comparison between the most frequent causes of CVD deaths and breast cancer deaths

CeVD:Cerebrovascular disease, IHD:Isquemic heart disease

Mortality trends in women age < 50 Years oldCVD and breast cancer

CVD: Cardiovascular disease

Mortality trends in women age > 50 YearsCVD and Breast cancer

Mortality trends in women age < 50 YOIHD and breast cancer

IHD: Isquemic heart disease

Mortality trends in women age > 50 YOIHD and breast cancer

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: 88.3São Paulo: 68.04

Paraná: 54.46Santa Catarina: 49.58

Rio Grande do Sul: 81.57

Source: Estimate/2010-incidence of cancer in Brazil. http://www.inca.gov.br

1- Enable the reduction of CVD in women through improved prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, beginning with increased awareness

• 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

Go Red for Women Campaign Objectives