Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the Americas, accounting for 30% of all deaths, or 2.1 million people every year.
In the last 30 years, obesity-related deaths have increased by 38.5% and diabetes-related deaths have increased by 71.6%.
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CVD is the leading cause of death in the Americas
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die every year from CVD in the region
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High blood pressure is responsible for nearly half of all CVD deaths in the region
Voices of Chagas: A disease that knows no borders
Our Members
American College of cardiology
acc.org
American Heart Association
heart.org
American Society of Echocardiography
asecho.org
Argentine Federation of Cardiology
fac.org.ar
Argentine Society of Cardiology and Argentine Heart Association
sac.org.ar
Brazilian Heart Foundation
coracao.org.br
Brazilian Society of Cardiology
cardiol.br/conheca/default_ing.asp
Chilean Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
sochicar.cl
CLAS Coalition for Americas' Health
clasonline.org
Colombian Heart Foundation
corazonesresponsables.org
Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
scc.org.co
Conarec
conarec.org
Costa Rica Cardiovascular Association
acc.co.cr
Direct Relief
directrelief.org
Dominican Heart Foundation
Dominican Society of Cardiology
sodocardio.com
Ecuadorian Foundation of Cardiology
Ecuadorian Society of Cardiology
scardioec.org
Estrellita de Belen Foundation Corp
fedbhearts.org
Family Heart Foundation
thefhfoundation.org
Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts
global-arch.org
Guatemala Association of Cardiology
agcardio.gt
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados
hsfbarbados.org
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
heartandstroke.ca
Heart Foundation of Jamaica
heartfoundationja.org
Heart Sistas Inc.
heartsistas.com
Honduran Association of Cardiology
ahcardio.org
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association
4hcm.org
InterAmerican Heart Foundation
interamericanheart.org
Interamerican Society of Cardiology
siacardio.com/english
International Atherosclerosis Society
athero.org
International Council on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
globalcardiacrehab.com
International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
iscvdp.org
International Society of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
iscep.info
Mexican Society of Cardiology
smcardiologia.org.mx
National Association of Cardiologists of Mexico
ancam.org.mx
National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
nationalforum.org
Paraguayan Heart Foundation
fundacardio.org.py
Paraguayan Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
spc.org.py
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
pcna.net
Project HOPE
projecthope.org
Resolve to Save Lives
resolvetosavelives.org
Salvando Latidos
salvandolatidos.org.mx
South American Society of Cardiology
sscardio.org
Team Heart
teamheart.org
The Heart Fund To Fight Cardiovascular Diseases
theheartfund.eu
Trinidad and Tobago Heart Foundation
ttheartfoundation.org
Uruguayan Society of Cardiology
suc.org.uy
Venezuelan Heart Foundation
svcardiologia.org/es
Venezuelan Society of Cardiology
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